pucker said:

Well said. But it seems to me lobbying doesn't scale well. A lobby will always grow, and money (what makes them function) will always manipulate their actions...therefore, I'm saying the corruption is inherent in the process.

Do you think 100% transparency in funding is realistic? It would require politicians (trying to get rich) and lobbies (trying to make them rich) telling us exactly where all the money is coming from. Hiding the source of money is easier than hiding its existence all together.

Given the ease of communication today, could our representatives get back to actually speaking (phone, stream, town-halls in THEIR district/state, etc.) with their constituents instead of being busy getting wined, dined, vacationed, and their next campaign funded (another issue...term limits!) by said perpetually-corrupted lobbies leveraging their greed and desire to stay in office?

The first struggle is obviously finding a moral and ethical non-psychopath to elect...which highlights the real issue, that you and I are discussing subtle differences in fighting symptoms of the same disease.

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Rothprec said:

I built a RimX with a 1.20” straight barrel and EC V2. Sent to Whidden for Eley lot testing and bought a case of Tenex. Shoots really well and accurately to 325 yards without adjusting the tuner from 0. I’m 500+ rounds in and decided to order another case based on performance. Called Whidden and unfortunately sold out of the lot.

Yes, I have a ton left, but this is my favorite rifle and shoot it most often. Plus, my 2 boys can shoot it well. I expect to go through this case by spring.

Should I return it to Whidden for lot testing in the future ($140 fee plus approx $150 shipping round trip) or gamble with a lot of similar FPS and tune?

Thanks!

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lariat said:

Ukraine now officially ordering Kramatorsk evacuation​

https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/ukraine-now-officially-ordering-kramatorsk-evacuation

"Hal Turner Snide Remark

Gee, how can this be? I'm constantly being told that "Ukraine is winning." Yet Ukraine is the only side evacuating cities month after month. HMMMMMMM"

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faylix said:

77gr OTMs from defender ammo and hsl are sub 60 cents a round and do excellent.

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srt-4_uk said:

He's also bitching about the 3000 round barrel life estimate. You have to find one of the other 14 posts on the same subject to figure that out though.

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Fx51LP308 said:

I have seen some reductions, recently, in Pasco County. Still, I concur with FL "losing" the gas war. I attribute it to 1) the demand for gas in FL (all the driving that's done here); and 2) the lack of refinery facilities in FL and the costs associated with transporting it here. That, and the taxes. Most of the price of a gallon of gas is tax. And since FL has no income tax and low property taxes, they have to get the revenue from somewhere. Gas tax seems like a perfect place to impose the tax as it's easier to hide it there (no one recognizes it). Same thing with tobacco taxes.

Supply, demand, and taxes. I think most of that makes gas prices higher.

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doubloon said:

I went through a food inventory a while back after having all kinds of problems which I won't list in entirety here but waking up with night sweats and painful cramps were a couple along with getting up to pee 3 or 4 times a night and a few others that were downright scary.

I cut out pretty much all processed foods for a while then stopped eating wheat, seafood, dairy and beef entirely. Talk about a limited diet. Long story short, everything is back except dairy in any form. No butter, cheese, whey, milk, yada yada ... not a single thing that lists any milk based ingredient or may have been made where dairy might contaminate it. It's not a lactose intolerance it's more like a genuine dairy allergy.

Cramps are gone, sweats are gone, don't get up to pee at all. Still don't sleep much but that's always been a problem so maybe I'll try the magnesium glycinate.

Point being, different people have different triggers.

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Baron23 said:

There are other things I care less about....but not many.

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MO Fugga said:

Tampa was getting bad 23 years ago. Time to bail. Never looked back.

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Lawless said:

I already knew that clearing buildings is stupid for 99.9% of scenarios but here it is explained pretty well.

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Lawless said:

A guy on a non-gun forum posted an experience he had this week of a strange car in his driveway at like 2am. He made a lot of mistakes and laughed at himself some but was asking for advice. Most advice was the typical rambo crap or gun brand BS ect.

I told him that going outside was the dumbest thing he could do. It has no upside. Simply turning on an outside light, an inside light and looking out a curtain would handle this every time unless it was a hit squad and if it is a hit squad going outside is still dumb as heck.

Best way to handle violence is to not be there. You can do everything right and still be unlucky.

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Lawless said:

Gary Brecka (who saved Dana White’s life) recommends this brand.

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