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Has none else been bothered by the fact that Euron Greyjoy built a fleet of huge ships from a place with very few trees and in record time. I know that’s a couple seasons back but it always amazes me the things the screen writers completely gloss over just to make their story work.
Last week they’re sailing from White Harbor (in the north) to Dragonstone and get ambushed by a fleet of ships hiding behind an island that has never been there before while sailing north. Whey didn’t Danny see the ships while flying air cover? Again, suspending any sense of reality to make their story work.
Despite these little pet peeves, have enjoyed this show immensely!
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Had one with the unfluted cylinder that looked like a flywheel on an old New Holland hay baler... Bought it in 02 after IDPA changed the revolver rules. Ended up selling it a couple years later after I bought a 646 and then...IDPA changed the revolver rules again! Should have kept the 610. It was a beast!
Should have learned not to buy or customize revolvers for IDPA or USPSA. Had my GP100 converted to 10 MM by Clement Custom 10mm and then USPSA changed the rules allowing 8-shot revolvers. Would like to find a 627 or 929 but am afraid if I buy one, they'll change the rules again disallowing 8-shots or they'll let 10-shot 32 Fed Magnum in...
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Most of the firearm handling in Strike Back - both the original and the newer version - is realistic. When they get in firefights they don’t have endless magazines in the weapons or a never ending supply of mags.
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I enjoyed watching it. I've read all of Clancy's Jack Ryan books over the years and could see elements of different ones in this show. Not sure why they had to change some of the basic elements - i.e.,Boston College instead of Annapolis, but was able to look past it.
Looking forward to seeing Season 2. Nice to see an actress who isn't a size 0 for a change...
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On 9/26/2018 at 4:24 PM, Powder Finger said:
make sense since Selleck had that line in one western movie about the spacing of some girls eyes.
I think he said something like "but your eyes a might far apart"
That would be from the TV movie "The Sacketts" based on Louis L'amour's books. Ty told Orrin (Tom) that that girls were too far apart like a crazy old roan horse they owned
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Enjoyed it immensely. Am watching the Amazon Prime series Britannia right now. Interesting take on the interaction between the Celts and Romans.
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On 11/20/2017 at 8:56 AM, Joe4d said:
Looks there were also 300 3" models made. Dont get the unfluted cylinder though.
I bought a 646 with titanium cylinder for IDPA, and right after I bought it, IDPA changed the rules and I had to shoot major out of it. 646 was pretty light I think 28 oz.
So much for rule stability. I ended up trading it a couple years later. Wasnt reliable at major with the titanium cylinder. Rounds would be a bit sticky. Worked fine at minor. Probably coulda goe to a slower powder and fixed it if I had kept it.Yup, had both of them. Bought the 4" 610 with the "flywheel" unfluted cylinder in 2002 right after IDPA outlawed the 5" barrels. Shot that for a year and bought the 646. Traded the 610 for a shotgun in fall of 2004 because of course I didn't need it and shooting the 646 was more fun. Three months later they change the rules and now I've got to shoot major in the 646. #@$%$#%$!!! You're right - those 170 PF loads tended to stick in the titanium cylinder. Unfortunately a few years ago I had to send it back to Smith for a divot in one of the chambers and they said they didn't have any cylinders available for it and they weren't making it anymore. They were going to send me a brand new 686 but I already had mine setup and had shot it for years so I had them send me an M&P Pro instead. Doubt they would have sent it back to me so I could have got a custom cylinder made for it. Probably someone at Smith ended up with it...
Long story, but the point is we've all gone through several revolvers trying to find the one that worked best for us. Some of us have got there and some of us are still looking. But then again that's half the fun of it anyway...
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Have it milled off and install a Wiegand sight base. That's what I did with mine and it allows a lot more front sight variety like the new 686's
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Finally got around to watching this one. Fairly good action - showed a little bit more of Jack's human side with the girl and that he isn't infallible. Cobie Smulders was kickass as the Army Major.
Here's the thing - is anyone else getting tired of the "ex-military contractor goon" or "CIA goon"? Seems to be the flavor of the month bad-guy character. Also shows you what the pinheads in Harrrrrywood think about the military
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Neil Diamond Hot August Night Prolog - Crunchy Granola Suite. I was watching an Air Force Now film at Commanders Call in 76 when I was stationed at Tanagra, Greece. The film segment was talking about the release of the Vietnam POWs and their repatriation. They started playing the music when it showed them getting on the C141s in Vietnam and then as their touching down at either Clark or Hickam the prolog hits its crescendo and the drums kick in for Crunchy Granola Suite.
its been 40 years but every time I hear that music I see that film in my head.
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41, Azshooter is right - showing up the bottom feeders is the fun part. I hadn't shot much the last three years because of health reasons but dug out my 686 and shot an IDPA match a few weeks ago. Even though I hadn't shot the gun in almost four years, I still kicked their butts on a couple of stages. Just the looks on their faces when they were beat by an old left handed revolver shooter made my day!
I was one of the guys looking for a way to get an edge so I had my GP100 converted to 10mm/40 Smith right about the same time the rules changed. (While it might not load as fast as the 625, it's a shooter - besides I had to replace my 646 when it went TU.) The point is I spent a chunk of money converting that gun that I could have spent on a 627/929 if I'd known the rules were going to change. So now I have two six shot guns that aren't competitive anymore in USPSA revolver. Guess what, that isn't going to stop me from shooting and striving to do my best with what I've got. I figure I've got enough to work on to hone my skills. When I get to the point that I think the gun is holding me back, I'll buy an 8-shot and go that route. Of course, if I found a deal I couldn't pass up on an 8-shot before then, I'd have to take it
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On August 27, 2016 at 0:56 AM, Brian B said:
I use FMJ RN (FULL METAL JACKET ROUND NOSE) in a Smith 610 revolver for IPSC ( USPSA
Brian BWhat bullet are you using? That was always the hardest thing - finding a .40 jacketed pointy round nose bullet in 180 or 200 grain.
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I use the Safariland block mounted on top of the "It's a Box" from Dillon. It's mounted to the flip lid with sheet metal screws. I've used the L series block for both L and K frame speed loaders. Since all my speed loaders have been "Bubberized" there's not a lot of binding on the cases. This setup still allows me to store small items in the top tray, as well as the main tray inside the box.
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Yup, binge watched the entire series on Amazon Prime. Pretty good gun handling for the most part but does have parts that make you say WTF? Or dang she looks good naked but her gun handling skills need improvement ...
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Bought the book about 12 years ago and have read it twice. Outstanding read! Living in the metro east side of St. Louis and working in St Louis, I was very familiar with a lot of the places in the book.
In some ways it reminded me of Clancy's Debt of Honor ending.
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Another series I haven't seen from the beginning but thanks to syndication can see five or six episodes in a row. My teenage granddaughters actually watch it with us.
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I enjoyed Banshee from the beginning - even got my wife to watching it. She actually saw there was more than just nudity and sex - pretty good plot lines.
I missed the Strike Back series when it was on but bought all of the seasons and watched them all on Amazon Video. Gun handling was good for the most part and a lot of kickass action!
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Guess that makes me an old timer since I've done that!
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I bought a 5" 625 barrel from MidwayUSA and had my gunsmith install it. Cost me less than $250 for the whole thing. Of course, I realize that these are relegated to antique status now...
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Like some of the other folks here I started IDPA at our club in March 98 and have seen some of the most inane rules come out of IDPA. I made my opinion known to HQ and dealt with it at a club level. We had the customers who wanted to shoot IDPA and we did our best to put together interesting matches so we kept shooting it til we lost our range. I kept shooting at other clubs in the area and shooting a few nationals. As a side note, I started shooting "combat shooting" back in the early 80's and have shot USPSA since 96 so I didn't just start a couple years ago. I've shot good and bad USPSA and IDPA matches, but like they say - a bad day shooting beats a good day at work...
The point is I kept shooting it because I enjoyed it. When IDPA changed the rules it wasn't the end of the world, it was an inconvenience. Either folks continued to shoot or they didn't - they voted with their feet. That is my message to everyone - vote with your feet, either shoot IDPA or don't.
It just amazes me that this thread has taken 14 pages over a potential scoring rule change that I don't believe will fundamentally change the sport. I don't have an issue with the scoring change. Should have been that way all along - would have simplified all those hand written score sheets...
My point is - shoot it or don't.
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Got to this discussion a little late. Had the same discussion with the guys we started IDPA with at our club in 98. Since several of us were either military or LEO, we knew that IDPA was not real tactical training but came to the conclusion that it was better than square range training and we tried to address some of the shortfalls with some creative stage design. For the Tueller drill, we took a wood H frame target stand and put lawnmower wheels on the corners. Took some vinyl downspouts, cut them in half to make ramp tracks and then set the target at the top of the ramp with a pin to hold it in place. We had a big hill as our backstop so there weren't any concerns about shooting over the berm. The stage instructions were " At the buzzer, engage the target with a minimum of 6 rounds.". The first time we did it we had the ASO pull the cord when the buzzer went off. The target started out slow but sped up as it came down the track. One of the desired outcomes was to see who stood in one spot and got run over by the target and who got off the line. The trick was running this as a "blind" stage that the follow on shooters couldn't see what was going on and adapt their strategy. Needless to say, we had some folks who made the proper "tactical" decision and moved off the line. Others had a close encounter with the target and a bewildered look on their faces when the target didn't stop.
We always felt blind stages provided the best measure of who could solve the problem without seeing them ahead of time. Some folks didn't like them and whined about the SO's having an advantage. I tried to design blind stages with small variables that changed the stage regardless who shot it and they get the least resistance in a club match because when you set them up in a state match, someone always whines about them.
One thing we always wanted to do was setup a stage and have a remotely controlled paint gun aimed 3-4" off of the barricade and have the shooters engage targets with a full face shield while having the paintball gun shooting back at them.
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The only problem with Arnold is you have to be a member to shoot. I used to shoot there all the time until they started enforcing that.
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I picked up another 686 cylinder and figured I'd have it cut for 38 super and moon clips after I fit it to my gun. Glad to know I'm not the only one thinking that way. I know you can go the 38 short route but with my luck I'd bend about half of my skinny moon clips!
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For me, it is tight enough that getting a Safariland Comp 3 to release is sometimes a struggle.
"Bubberizing" your speedloaders will help with that.
Ruger Super GP 100 Cylinder Release
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Being a lefty, I've been looking for an extended release for GP100 for a while. Thought I had a line on a gunsmith who made them but it didn't pan out. Made a couple of my own mock-ups. The first one used a modified factory smith release (talk about irony) and the second one used a piece of flat stock I had installed on a Blackhawk hammer to lower it before you could get the Super BH hammers and install them. I used liquid weld to put them on. As is, not really meant to shoot a match just to function test. The function test real well and make my reloads a lot quicker.
Will be glad to see Hogue come out with some.