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I never understood why anyone did the admin thing on sites anyways. I did it once probably almost 20 years ago. Within a couple of days I was spending 4+ hours a day policing my buddies for $20/ month (the free monthly membership or whatever). It was some hall monitor bullshit. I've been offered admin positions on a few other sites since then and I couldn't refuse fast enough. It's like volunteer work for a bunch of people who will lowkey hate you for doing a job you don't get any compensation for. Makes zero sense. These sites make money. It varies, but they make money, and then they get people to do the grunt work for a digital pat on the back. Miss me with that bullshit forever.
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Optics Advice for AR-15

The PLX 1-8 is incredible for what it is. The C just improved on it supposedly. I haven’t used it but the original is killer. True 1x. Griffin reticle and horseshoe is daylight bright illumination and super easy to get behind on 1x. It isn’t intended for benchrest and definitely didn’t miss its mark. Glass is great but it’s heavy. Built like a tank so, again, what it’s intended for. 8x is basically for if you really needed it with the tree hash marks at distance. He needs an MPVO as you’ve said. That doesn’t change how great the PLX is though.
We're getting off on a bit of a tangent here, But I don't agree that PA hit the mark with the original PLX LPVO. Again, I think they missed the mark.

Going to an LPVO is a part of a progression. You start with a red dot. You need more magnification. You add a magnifier, but there isn't much magnification and magnifiers suck. The rig is also starting to get heavy for what it is. So, you go to an LPVO.

The ideal LPVO should add significant capability with little sacrifice in terms of size and weight, when compared to a red dot/magnifier setup. I just don't see how you can say that an LPVO that is a foot long and weighs around 34 oz with a decent mount hit the mark. My MPVO setup with a piggyback red dot is just about as long, but weighs significantly less and has more capability.
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My $0 Tax Stamp Rant

First, the worst thing a Dem admin can do is reinstate the tax to $200. The $200 figure is in the text of the NFA, to increase it would require amending the statute itself, so unless you get Dems with full control of both House and Senate with a filibuster proof majority, that can't happen.

As the NFA was only upheld as a tax act, a $0 tax essentially makes the act unconstitutional on it's face, at least as it applies to the 0 tax items. Lawsuit to remove it inbound already.

One Big Beautiful Bill Passes the House!

So now it's over, and we got partially shafted, sadly by the worst part of partial.

On the up side, a whole lot of my taxable income has been obliterated by the SALT thing.

It was far from a 'perfect' bill. But it did some really good things.

And proved that the Republicans can get things through that matter. AND they managed to put a lot of Trump's EO's into law. So much for him being a king and ruling by fiat.

And the best part is that we have at least another year + to look at the things that BBB did not do well enough... and have BBB 2.0. Or lots of little bills. That the democrats can rail against all they want. But they can be passed.

BBB is not the 'end' of legislation for this Congress. It is the beginning.

And it's a hell of a lot more than King Potato von Autopen did AT ALL... except to rule by executive orders. Oh, wait... he didn't know what time it was and thought he was a fireman or a stoat. Our government was in the hands of unelected American Socialist Party scum who controlled the Autopen. And their party Congress went along with it for four years... lying to protect their cabal and their autopen.

Maybe I'm being too optimistic... but this is a start. Not an end.

And while the republicans are off to a pretty good start, the left is dying on the hill of supporting Illegal Criminal Aliens, Transing children, Killing Babies, Cheering for Muslim Atom Bombs and Hamas. All things that are wildly unpopular with the American public.

Oh and their USAID and other money has been cut off.... billions used to subvert America. And their illegal voters are being sent home (or self-deporting). Their 'ersatz grass roots astroturf' organizations are being defunded and may be held accountable for fraud and worse.

So while I'd have liked to see some more in the BBB... and some less. I'm going to call it a win and ask for (hope for? Demand?) more wins.

Cheers,

Sirhr