babyguppy said:

uhh,

Volkswagen Is Turning Engine Performance into a Subscription Upgrade​

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Volkswagen is now offering owners of its ID.3 EV hatchback the option to boost their car’s performance — for a monthly subscription fee. Instead of following the traditional model of offering improved performance through upgraded components, VW has locked its car’s true potential behind a software subscription

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/08/19/volkswagen-is-turning-engine-performance-into-a-subscription-upgrade/

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Probably because there isn't much money to be made in maintenance on electric vehicles outside of tires and brakes. Just like the states pushing for these for the environment, then realizing they made zero tax dollars on fuel, so they are creating mileage tax.

If you got a drone over there by the target, Y the fuck are you taking a 2.5 mile shot? Just kill 'em with the drone, dude.

They're also saying "AI guidance" - fuck, AI couldn't guide me 2.5 miles home on my bicycle today after dropping off my kids at school.

Watch the embedded video, it's hilarious.

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Almost 5 years later, I hope you still have this rifle man.

Welcome. This site is full of scammers now. I’ve been in the same situation and always FaceTime to verify. And if people are hesitant to do that, just pass and move on.

It could be worse. You could be Deersniper.

I keep things simple.

I start in the middle of "book" in 0.3g increments and watch the brass / primer . I watch the pattern on the groups and see it swing from stringing horizontal / vertical then go round then close up.

Rinse swish repeat till I get up to a full grain less than book. If I find a node past there it's probably where I stop. The next node is possible with some powders and sometimes not with others.

If I keep going and see a scatter load, that's it I'm done. Pull everything else no regrets .
Primer squish next 0.3g on some powders like cfe 233 for one.

Go back and bracket by 0.1 increments the node and seating depth depending on bullet.

The book max references a brand of brass, it doesn't specify new or fire formed to their universal receiver running 1 in 12 twist in a standard 24 inch barrel. Using (223 example) from most.

Do any of you run 1 in 12 twist in a 24 inch barrel?

Watch your brass, primers and ass at the range and read the pattern from your barrel just for fun.

lash said:

Oh, I know. I went through thousands of rounds with them until they fell apart. Probably still have some stashed away somewhere.

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What fell apart, the ammo or the groups?

I would definitely use a nylon brush on the necks before running a mandrel into them. And then, as stated by Baron23, use pin gauges to check the I.D. of the neck.

Have you fired those rounds that have different seating pressures? Would be interesting to see if there is a difference in group size and ES/SD.

No it is not.

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All the spacers are installed in the picture?

Engine 22 said:

12-1/2” to 13-3/4” in 1/4” increments to the best of my ability to measure. Sorry, it’s been awhile and I don’t remember what Tom and I discussed when it was built.

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BytorJr said:

Ahhh, many an argument with my folks who were born right before depression. Always about "how FDR saved us from the depression and WW2." To which I always replied...WW2 saved us from depression. Also had to point out how much commie poop was going down under FDR and how he tried stacking the court, etc, etc. That all his programs were the basis for the welfare state, that had he let capitalism work we'd been out of the depression in much less time than it took. Never sure I won that argument because I didn't live through it.

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Hindsight is 20/20.
My parents were born in '32 and '34 in eastern NC. Momma said everyone was already poor there. When the Depression hit...well they were used to being poor already under reconstruction. Grandaddy said it wasn't like Sherman. No one was burning towns and killing livestock, so they got by.
The carpetbaggers didn't fare well.........

The Depression dare i say, was actually good for the southern states.
Yeah. They loved them some FDR....but within reason. He was a yankee...

Here’s mine. Grey one is a 260 and the blue one is a 300 Norma Magnum both Mausingfield actions. Love the stocks. Bedding has made no difference in precision

Threadcutter308 said:

It'll be challenged in court and ultimately shot down........

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Maybe, but it is SOP for many professions (doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, dentists). They all have to be licensed in the state they are practicing in. Move to another state, must get licensed in that state - often requiring an exam to demonstrate their knowledge and competence, depending on the state. I see no reason why a teacher's certification in the state should be any different.

JayOpticspecialist said:

There is a point of diminishing returns, but you pay for the additional performance at the margins. In my experience people aren't spending that kind of money for ego, generally if you are going to that level of optics, there is a very specific reason for it and it wasn't met until the end user got to that level. years ago scopes with a consistent zero stop started at 2k, so to get that you had to invest at least that much. things have certainly changed and move forward for the better.

all that said, you'll only know what you need or best suits your application and your eyes by getting behind the optic. I've always said different eyes see and perceive things differently.

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Yea, you do have to get behind the optic and glass field to make a good judge if it suits your needs. ALTHOUGH, (of course each person's experiences very) I find most people with 6000 dollar scopes dont really need them. They buy them because they can. No different than all the ferrari and vette drivers on my local cruise strip. NONE of them race. Defeating the ENTIRE POINT of spending all that money for horsepower they'll never use. 98% of difficult shots in competitions can be made with a 2500 dollar scope. That extra 2500 dollars is for nothing but that last little shot that's super hard to see due to resolution in the mirage or limited light conditions. That's fine; if you have the money ya mind as well spend it on something fun lol.

If you record and the resulting video file is the same purple lines, I'm going to guess the sensor has failed.

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Funny. I was a back the bluer in my younger years.


Back the blue
Until it happens to you




The problem is I speak the truth and truthful insults are the only ones that hurt

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I just gave up a GS-14 position in the beltway and moved far, far into the country - where I make nothing, see nothing, and hear nothing, and am 100% happier.

Kids pray at lunch at schools, they fly the Christian flags, and we don't observe MLK day. I should probably shut up now before I get "followers" too.

2 more shots isn’t going to make a lousy 3 shot group better.

play me a game there is a bacteria called a and there be other bacteria that lived about the same time as a however through petri dish experiments bacterias changed but a remained and through the experiment always other than a tried to kill bacteria a

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Play a game with some AI on this Maybe try it to find analogue of bacteria a…

Semites are vermin human scum and should be erased from the face of the earth (apologies for those few of you that are decent and worthy human beings).

armorpl8chikn said:

This is actually.....a pretty good idea.

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I agree

What are the overall thoughts on the badger vs area 419 cantilevers? The area 419 seems to have the edge on paper. I also don’t know how I feel about the additional piece around the scope tube if adding a rail up top on the badger…I’m sure it’d be fine but is still one more thing to be installed concentric and not bind.

What length barrel is on that chassis? I’ve been trying to find out what the shortest barrel you can put on an AAC Elite, and it looks like that is it.

Fx51LP308 said:

There's a classic one of these from the sixties. Kids would drop "F" bombs as Graffiti on bridges, and other structures. Someone would come behind them and alter the "F" to a "B" and the other two letters. So you'd see "Book" instead of "F***."

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Book instead of Fook? WTFook?

plong said:

Do I see a red, with pink nose and green eyes...? If so, very desirable!

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he was a rescue, but he does have a pink nose and brown eyes. good to know! yours are cute too, hope that tomato plant does well too!