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Snuby642 · Aug 8, 2025

I was on an old fashioned roll for a while. It dawned on me that the fancy

cherries cost was nuts.

I bought high quality regular cherries and infused them myself.

Smaller cans / jars get a shot and larger got 1 1/2 or 2. It doesn't take long to get them infused. I would poor off all juice reserved put them in a mason

add the whiskey and top off with reserved juice.

Yes the Luxardo cherries are very good, a couple imitation brands out there not worth their price .

For your old fashioned use the savings and get premium quality real

syrup.

DocUSMCRetired · Aug 8, 2025

USMC22 said:
In summary I think it’s fair to say you think I should have bought a new license.

I disagree where the last “3 installs” were on the same computer. A computer being “fixed” shouldn’t have required me to purchase a new license or the ass pain it was to get a “5th” (by your count).

A rebuilt computer is not the same computer. I can attest to this, because I have rebuilt computers. Reusing the shell, and monitor (even if its the same laptop screen), and even GPU (in your case its onboard graphics driver so doesn't matter) doesn't constitute the same computer.

I sent in a request for you to get not 1 but 2 extra free licenses, so I wouldn't say "should have required". Otherwise I would have just outright denied the request. Should have bought, and did buy is an entirely different discussion. Take the two free lunches, and a deep breath, and have a good friday.

ilikebmxbikes · Aug 8, 2025

Wormydog1724 · Aug 8, 2025

I use my 1-10x in carbine matches from 5y-350y all the time. I hardly ever have it on true 1x, usually 1.5x-2.5x on the close stuff and I might dial up to 6-8x on the far stuff if from a barricade, and up to 10x if able to go prone. The 1.5x-2x is just preference for me, just something I've always done and like. When I know I'm shooting close, I'll crank the illumination all the way up so my eye catches the red reticle quick.

I've shot the same matches with red dots and I just prefer LPVO's. I've been shooting with LPVO's since 2010, starting in 3-gun with a millet dms 1-4x.

blksno · Aug 8, 2025

I've got one of these in the bottom of a tote somewhere. Not sure if it's something you're looking for, but I have it.

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dk17hmr · Aug 8, 2025

I have a couple Origins and a Solus. The Origin overall is a better action but the Solus isnt far behind in my opinion.

The Solus has some really nice features that are hard to not like....trigger hanger, integral rail, dual ejectors, 60° bolt. Savage/origin barrels.

Buy both.

DocUSMCRetired · Aug 8, 2025

Schw15 said:
Maybe we all should wait........ I wonder how far out that is?

At least 2 months if not more. Engineering units are still undergoing testing, but they do physically exist.

David Lott · Aug 8, 2025

Tokay444 said:
There is definitely art in machining. A lot of failed machinists call themselves gunsmiths. The rest call themselves millwrights.

Anything can be an art when you do it for the right reasons.

sharac · Aug 8, 2025

One of the best characters on the scene a bit goofy, still hasn’t learned Russian

but i would say does contribute to break the MSM narratives.

RAVAGE88 · Aug 8, 2025

Tokay444 said:
There is definitely art in machining. A lot of failed machinists call themselves gunsmiths. The rest call themselves millwrights.

This^^^^.

MB

Modoc · Aug 8, 2025

David Lott · Aug 8, 2025

Fig said:
I'm not going to argue with you. But, you cannot deny there is something special about doing it over and over again and maintaining that attention to detail and precision.

Cooking isn't hard.
For almost a hundred years Michelin Stars can tell you how good a restaurant and chef are. You can't get a star by opening a great restaurant. They send a team of inspectors/critics to eat there (anonymously, they pay their own tab) four times a year. If four consecutive visits come back with high enough scores you will get a star. Once you have a star they send their team every 18 months. If after ten visits you have a high enough score you will get a second star (nine years). The first star is a big deal. The second one is HUGE. A third star is by far the hardest to get, and represents everything that it took to get the first two, and a uniqueness that can't be found anywhere else at any price...
Getting a star is based on:

Quality of the products

Mastery of flavor and cooking techniques

The personality of the chef in their cuisine

Value for money

Consistency between visits.

You have to do it very well and have all five to be considered for a star. On any given Sunday many restaurants can get the first four. Both chefs and restaurant owners will tell you that the most difficult one is #5. Most people can be great for a day. Being good every time the doors open and for every patron is where the biggest separation lies between greatness and mediocrity.

I would venture that under your tutelage and equipment it would not be overly difficult to preform all the operations to produce a precision rifle that shoots straight. Doing it right every time all the time is another matter entirely. Don't sell yourself short Mr. Lott. People don't buy your rifles because you can make a good one and you've made a couple of good ones. They buy them because it isn't a crap shoot, and their expectations will be met every time. THAT is a bigger dividing line than anything else.

There's a life lesson in there somewhere.

Thanks for the kind words, and yes there is a life lesson in there.

Colossians 23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

If you willingly do it for the Lord, you will always do it right, no matter what.

Doom · Aug 8, 2025

As for the myth of over stabilization I will include some info from Berger

"One myth related to BC and stability warns of the consequences of over-stabilizing bullets with too fast of a twist. The myth states that: spinning a bullet too fast can cause excessive stability and prevent the bullet from tracking with the trajectory, so it falls ‘nose-high’ on the downrange end, and causes more drag. This myth is easily dispelled if you recall the definition of stability, which is that the projectile aligns with the oncoming air flow. It does this even as the trajectory bends, and even for high SG’s obtained with fast twist. In fact, doppler radar data consistently shows that faster twist and higher SG’s actually reduce drag, especially at transonic speed for bullets fired at long range. The myth warning of overstability stems from high angle artillery fire where rounds could sometimes fail to track, and fall base first to the ground. This is not a problem in the realm of small arms rifle bullets shooting at small angles (under 30 degrees)."

from https://bergerbullets.com/nobsbc/stability-and-bc/#

Bgrant670 · Aug 8, 2025

long shot... $200

BillyGoatMachine · Aug 8, 2025

Roughly fifteen years ago, a sunny and perfect conditions day, I stood nervously before the first rifle I’d ever built. I had two boxes of Federal match 175g SMK's. I rigged a 30-foot string to fire it remotely, too anxious to pull the trigger myself. The first two shots rang out, and I checked the brass—flawless. Confidence growing, I settled onto my shooting mat, bipod steady, rear bag snug. The next four shots punched a single ragged hole, a .250-inch group that had me buzzing with excitement. This was it—my first build, a precision beast! But on the fifth shot, I flinched pulling it ¾ of an inch off. My stomach sank, I had ruined the perfect group from the first rifle I ever made! Yet that moment fueled a decade of crafting precision rifles as a licensed builder, along with some help from Marc Solei's mentorship!

EddieNFL · Aug 8, 2025

oneshot86 said:
It's the truth though

It was a poke at Lonegunner.

Fig · Aug 8, 2025

Rimfireshooter99 said:
David, you really feel that poorly about benchrest shooters? I am very sorry to hear that!

I'm not expressing my distain because Accurateshooter.com is so full of toxic assholes, despite it having so many answers and being full of great information about hand loading.

I'm saying it from personal experience of shooting at their clubs, and really not even their bile directed at me, but at other guys (especially new shooters) who may have asked a "dumb question" to the wrong machinist (they don't deserve the term marksman, or even shooter). They don't seem to be able to coexist with any other shooting sports. Determining what mental malady manifests this behavior is for someone who cares more than me.

This is just venting. I'm sure they give no fucks what I think and making sure I never got interested in their little hobby WAS THE POINT. Otherwise they would act like normal human beings instead of some Will Ferrel character full of unearned arrogance and unintended irony.

DocUSMCRetired · Aug 8, 2025

USMC22 said:
And in the end it wasn’t a new laptop, it was your software “saying” it was despite it being a repaired laptop.

Wouldn’t have needed your “5th license” if I was able to reinstall on my computer.

In the end it should have been me being able to download what I purchased on my computer without arguing with you about it.

I am not going to argue this all day with you. I am not sure what more you want. Your old computer broke for whatever reason, you sent it in. You received a rebuilt/new computer with new hardware in return. The new computer reported itself as a different/new computer with a different serial number. You even stated you had to go in and re-install everything (hence it being basically a new computer). I sent up a request. You only paid for 3 licenses. You had already received 4 and we gave you a 5th for this new/rebuild.

I really don't know how one person can be assisted anymore above and beyond besides getting 5 items when only buying 3.

The computer might look the same on the outside, but when you have reinstall everything after a rebuild it isn't the same. If I was to take the motherboard out of this computer, and replace it. Windows would require I purchase a new copy of windows. So would MAC. And that would only be good for 1 machine/install. I am not sure how to help this make anymore sense. I know this, because my work computer just got a MB/CPU/GPU upgrade basically after my work computer had an issue.

gopherslayer · Aug 8, 2025

My daughter is entering her senior year of high school. She’s been accepted to a small private university and half of her cost is covered by the university scholarship program. Will be interesting what other scholarships she picks up along the way. She wants to be a PA and they have a fast track for that and partnered with Mayo Clinic. If she’s not accepted into the fast track, they only accept 18 students/year, she’ll be a bio chemistry major and then to grad school for PA. It’s going to be expensive but at least she will make enough money to pay her share upon graduating.

TonyTheTiger · Aug 8, 2025

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If you're gonna watch hot chick's pretending to work out you might as well be entertained by a band that doesn't take itself seriously at the same time.
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lash · Aug 8, 2025

Dirty D said:
Arizonans being Arizonans
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This is probably the most buzz the WNBA has seen ever. They should pay the dildo throwers.

David Lott · Aug 8, 2025

Rimfireshooter99 said:
David, you really feel that poorly about benchrest shooters? I am very sorry to hear that!

I wish that were not the case, I am sure there are some nice (some) but the truth is my experience has been less than desirable. As more PRS type people enter, hopefully that changes.

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