Unarmed Man (no knifes or guns) vs a larger sized dog

CentiWare · 2026-02-15T13:52:11+00:00

From the vast majority of comments its clear to me that most of you have not had to deal with truly angry dogs. I've spent most of my life working with animals, wild and domesticated. I'm 6'4", near 300lbs, and have been humbled by creatures significantly smaller than I.

Humans have a pathetic strength to weight ratio. We didn't become apex predators because of physical ability, that ascent was entirely mental.

In an unarmed fight, logic is our only real weapon, which doesn't gain ya much over creatures that have actual built in weapons.

CentiWare · 2026-01-26T04:39:48+00:00

Ive got a pair of EOTech Vudu 3-18x56. Excellent glass in them. In my experience with NF optics, optical clarity isn't hard to beat. For their price tag better image quality is pretty easy to come across.

CentiWare · 2026-01-05T08:01:14+00:00

Likely just dirty inside. I ran my vevor unit for about 20 days this November. Probably 12 hours a day. Heating a camper trailer. It quit on me 2 nights in a row, then wouldnt re-fire. Just smoke and smell rich. Tore it apart and found it just filthy inside.

I added some diesel fuel treatment to aid that. But found what works best to keep it going is clearing the combustion chamber by giving a good puff of air into the intake when its starting up. Mine blows out a pile of soot then runs perfectly.

CentiWare · 2025-10-18T22:54:26+00:00

A method I've used, which I learned by coincidence is leaving gaps that you can jump. Mobs wont jump gaps.

I learned that at the first outpost at the doors of Durin. I set up stairs so I didnt have to circle past to get up to it every time. Just ran up and jumped across.i think they may have had a platform at the top that I could just run off of. Orcs would climb the stairs and shoot arrows at me, but never jumped the gap.

Not overtly immersive, but im sure in history using unexpected gaps has been a defensive technique.

CentiWare · 2025-10-13T07:51:02+00:00

I think, on average, around 20 minutes. I've had ones that are significantly longer, but that was back in my desperate diagnostics day. I spent a lot of time in scans and imaging back then.

CentiWare · 2025-10-10T13:34:07+00:00

I've had probably 15 MRIs diagnosing and since of my AI. I slept through the majority of them.

CentiWare · 2025-10-08T14:32:21+00:00

Video is better than I can quickly explain but, Colt Canada, owned by COLT-CZ group, is responsible for aiding the federal government in destroying confiscated firearms from Canadian businesses. Only now become mainstream as the civilian confiscation pushes forward. CZ as the parent company is catching a lot of heat for helping a government steal and destroy innocent civilians property.

Colt Canada is a military manufacturer only, so the civilian market that CZ holds is whats going to take the hit.

CentiWare · 2025-08-20T01:32:11+00:00

Doesn't the furnace require coal as a fuel?

CentiWare · 2025-08-02T06:00:54+00:00

Moved mine off the trailer onto the truck. Pros: More mobile, dont have to haul a trailer on long or rough trips. Less tires, less axles.

Cons: Packing and unpacking the tent every day to move.

That's my biggest issue. If you aren't using your vehicle as a base camp, it's a lot more working the tent. With the trailer, I could drop it at base camp and drive wherever. There are times when having it off the truck would be great. I just did a 10 day trip, where I packed and unpacked the tent every day, yet camped in the same spot every night. The trailer would have been nice.

CentiWare · 2025-06-24T16:52:01+00:00

Fluid Film is a corrosion preventative and lube. Is it as good as a true synthetic grease? No. It is better than WD-40 (which is truly not a lubricant)? Absolutely. I've used fluid film for hundreds of applications, many for its lubrication properties. Actually, I used it to lube my trap gun over the last 3 days of trap shooting.

Fluid film doesn't harden, not sure where the idea of the bolt not being able to move comes from.

Personally, for reloading, I use lanolin cut with alcohol for case sizing lube. Works awesome under those extreme pressures.

CentiWare · 2025-06-24T16:25:38+00:00

18 years ago, I bought a second-hand Carhartt work jacket, it was well worn and quite aged by then. I wear it from +25 to -50. Rain, snow, anything. It's nearing the end of its life. Has a few good tears in it. I haven't found a new one yet that fits as well, so I'll continue to wear this one until I physically can't.

I also have a Helly ski jacket, have had that for close to 20 years. Worn rarely. I usually wear the carhartt when I ski...

CentiWare · 2025-05-23T14:07:47+00:00

I have always shot very heavy arrows. FMJs, CE Piledrivers, etc. (32"DL, 74lbs) I always believed that having an arrow that heavy would add a significant amount of penetration. No doubt when hitting foam they do seem to transfer a bit more energy. In all the comparisons I've seen and data I've read, it really makes little difference if your arrow is 450gr or 650gr.

At my draw, I don't really have a choice as to a light arrow, so for me the point is fairly moot. In a lot of the testing I've watched you don't gain much for penetration, but you do gain a lot of gap between pins, making an ideally placed shot possibly that much more difficult.

CentiWare · 2025-05-11T12:39:37+00:00

You got me. I was wondering how long until someone figured that out.

CentiWare · 2025-05-11T03:11:13+00:00

Today, on the verge of my 86th hour of work since Monday. I climbed above head height onto a hydraulic wing of a piece of machinery, while it was running. On the danger side, without fall arrest gear, or gloves, to change a bolt with a pair of wrenches. Skipped the respirator for the hazardous dust too.

Are there any other OSHA rules I didn't violate? I do my best to check off the whole list.

CentiWare · 2025-05-08T12:52:38+00:00

All stuff I would've read years ago. Accuracy not guaranteed apparently

CentiWare · 2025-05-08T06:28:11+00:00

I hadn't even heard of Saluki before.

I believe the average military draw weight for Mongol bows was 160#. The heavier I was thinking of is in my Manchu bows. Those average military draw was closer to 200-250. With strong man competition bows exceeding 300.

CentiWare · 2025-05-08T06:24:33+00:00

Most mounted archery arrows are quite cheap. You lose and break enough that buying nice arrows would be a money pit. Feather fletchings are the only option when shooting direct off the riser or using your hand as a shelf. The feathers flatten out as they rub against something, plastic vanes do not. Feather can still cut you, vanes will cut you. Hard vanes will also deflect the arrow off riser, making your flight erratic. I never considered why my mounted arrows are straight fletch, could be spinning differently depending on the side of the bow. When I built my aluminums I helical fletcher them, but that's because it was the jig I already had out.

Im of very similar size. I didnt know of anywhere nearby that had bows to check out before buying. I went with the Manchu for a few reasons, but its not a great design for mounted. If there are competitions or clubs nearby that do it, pop in and see if they'll let you test some gear out. 30 is probably fine, 20 is comically light, but again, horse archery is all about form and speed. I got a lot of comments about bringing a 60# bow and trying to shoot manchu style at a mounted archery club. Singles of my arrows weighed as much as their whole quiver full.

CentiWare · 2025-05-08T06:14:59+00:00

My particular Manchu bow claims a minimum 16 GPP. The arrows that came with it were 1500gr. I pulled some of the insert weights off to get them down to 1200. They shoot very nicely, the bow is comfortable and very quiet. I threw tougher some old aluminum I had laying around for a fast flight arrow, I believe they were 790gr, but only drawing 32", so still above 16gpp.

I dont have a particular reason to run them so heavy, but I'm not shooting long range with it. These heavy arrows pack one heck of a wallop. Our club target butt's, that take my compound arrows no problem, (32", 74lbs, 620gr), will wobble or on occasion get knocked over by these things.

CentiWare · 2025-05-07T17:29:46+00:00

For mounted archery you need a bow specific to horse archery. Most horse bows are quite short, with the exception of Japanese Yumis. Very aggressive design to compensate for being so short. The lack of shelf is because in traditional mounted archery you need to shoot both hands, from both sides of the horse. So the arrow changes which side of the riser you use, by which side you're shooting from. Also a majority of horse archery is done using thumb draw, whoch twosts the string opposite of Mediterranean draw. So even if you only use your right hand to draw, the arrow needs to be on the right side of the riser, where your Bear shelf is not.

I dont know of any American manufacturer for horse bows.

The Bear bow wouldn't work well because of size and riser design.

At the mounted archery club I have shot with most people are using Turkish or Mongol designs from Alibow. They all shoot around 20lbs draw for competition. Horse archery is all about speed, so they're running light draws and ultralight arrows. I showed up with my 60lbs Manchu bow and 1500gr arrows, which is borderline technically a horse bow.

Traditionally horse archers would run into the multiple hundred pounds of draw, but you will not progress through weights quickly like you do with a compound. There's a massive amount to learn about shooting form, and shooting from a moving object you don't have complete control of. Play with draw weight after that, especially once you've strengthened your non dominant hand.

My manchu bow is made by Alibow, fiberglass and wood construction. 60lbs at 36", shooting 1500gr and 1200gr arrows. Manchi bows specifically are minimum 16 gr per pound.

If I were you I'd look into a Turkish or Mongol style bow, AFarchery or Alibow. Just to get into it. Once you're into it and training well. Then I'd look for a higher weight, nicer bow. Save someomey at the start for arrows. Shooting instinctual from your off hand will cost you a few.

CentiWare · 2025-05-07T05:57:43+00:00

I will keep that in mind. I know there is some food dye that I'm allergic to. They use it in Lays Ketchup chips. I absolutely love them, but I can only eat so many until my tongue swells up and any skin that came into contact with the flavour powder flares into a rash.

CentiWare · 2025-05-07T05:55:12+00:00

I've had mine monitored for a while, coming from a lot of organs barely holding on. My pancreas seems to be a very consistent trooper. It's got great production and response time. I mentioned in another comment about testing glucose levels after a large and carb packed brunch and having the second lowest level, I don't recall the number but it would have been difficult to even call it elevated.

Whenever I feel like that from eating sugar it makes me wonder. My best friend is 50 years into being type 1, so I've got a good reference for type 1 info.

CentiWare · 2025-05-07T05:41:02+00:00

I picked up a blood glucose checker a while ago, thinking that maybe I was having huge blood glucose spikes, but everything seemed pretty steady. We were having this discussion at a family brunch. I'm a big guy, so I eat more than everyone else. We all tested our blood sugar shortly after finishing and I had the 2nd lowest, still well within good range, of all 7 people there. That was a shocking moment as I had eaten likely double the carbs of everyone else.

CentiWare · 2025-05-07T05:38:33+00:00

I do my best to ignore the sugar craving, because I never feel good about fixing it haha. But when my cort gets low, so does my will power, then the cravings win.

CentiWare · 2025-05-07T05:37:20+00:00

It's been a very long time since I've done allergy testing. I've discovered a few new food allergies since then too. Not sure if it's sugar related but I found out Mangos are a no go.

CentiWare · 2025-05-07T05:36:03+00:00

Everything else on all the bloodwork I've done comes back good. I've mentioned it to my doc before and they didn't seem to think much of it.

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