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Pres. Trump fails to win Nobel Peace Prize this year...

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looks like FL here is loosing the gas war. averaging about $3.20 which is still a big improvement over $3.90 or 4+.

Nothing to see a $0.30 swing in less than a week in central FL. It's almost predictable. Paid $2.97 yesterday. Will fill up again on Wednesday and I'll bet even money it will be $3.19 - $3.29.

Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

tried some sweet taters in the garden a few years ago, they did not produce, and not sure what I did wrong,

however, pic related

I have a couple (or more) of those big bastard looking spiders that roam my shop, they are Wolf spiders in this area, usually have a stripe of 2 on them, they can bite, but are relatively harmless to humans

not aggressive to me, but will jump about now and again, and help keep other bugs etc at bay,
customers sometimes see one, but are told not to stomp, just leave be,

all are named Boris, regardless of how or what they identify as
That's the only wolf spider I have seen around here colored like that. But there are spiders around here, that arent supposed to be.

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What’s cool to do/see near Dallas Tx?

The jfk stuff is interesting, great way to kill (no pun intended) a morning or afternoon. Deep Ellum is fun, lots of shops, breweries, food, etc… Terry blacks for bbq, I know it’s not exactly local or old school, it’s expensive as shit, but great food. The funny part though is, right across the street is an old school place making fried chicken that smelled amazing. Almost wish we went there instead of Terry Blacks.
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Athlon Helos BTR Gen2 2-12?

I had a bunch of 2-12 Athlons, but gradually they have been replaced by S&B 3-12 Klassiks. The Athlon is better at bad breath distance, and has a much better dialability.
The glass in the S&B is just better, and unfortunately a 20% improvement costs 300% more.
So be it.
What I'd like to see is the 2-12 made in Japan. They'd rule the world.

2025 BigJimFish Review / Article blog: More 350L, Garmin and Athlon Chronos, Leopold Mark 4HD, BurstFire, Field Optics Research, videos and visits

Update 10-12-2025

The review of the Leupold Mark 4HD 4.5-18x52mm is now up. This review also effectively includes the Mark 4HD 6-24x52mm as well as my buddy purchased one of those at the same time and I did all the mechanical and optical testing on both models. As you can probably guess, I really liked the Mark 4HD scopes. I am a big fan of the Mark 5HD 5-24x56mm that I reviewed a few years back and these are lighter, less expensive, and have a few nice feature updates such as the 25yd close focus distance.

Of course, there will also be a video summary of this review on YouTube when I get to filming and editing it.

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The Leupold Mark 4HD 4.5-18x52 on the Pure Precision SKLTN 350L shooting off a Field Optics Research Pro39 tripod

I expect you will probably see the Field Optics Research tripods review as the next article. I have been using these now for two years and have a lot of time using both for a wide variety of applications such as spotting, shooting, and even recording YouTube videos. I think it’s time to write it all up.