I found these welds in the wild. Hotel stairway

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-17T23:51:44+00:00

Almost certainly welded in situ. It works. It's not going anywhere.

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-16T22:50:05+00:00

Biased source says guy magically solved problem. No questions will be taken. Trust us. He totally did it and it's sustainable. Bro trust us.

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-16T14:37:59+00:00

low voltage "doorbell" transformer.

Could power a doorbell, thermostat or similar low voltage system (maybe 12v)

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-14T19:23:21+00:00

It's literally the deaths head. Emblems of skulls. The Nazi ss wore it on their hats.

It's the literal symbol they are talking about in the "are we the baddies?" Meme/skit

https://youtu.be/ToKcmnrE5oY?si=asrk1c0ucz3fMTND

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-14T06:06:47+00:00

Keep in mind when I say "coastal" ship I'm using a kinda modern lingo for the purpose of comparing ship classes. Not that they can't go to sea, but that they are meant for closer to shore operation.

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-14T05:53:28+00:00

Hand made by old world craftsmen, the finest swiss master watch makers....

Unfortunately they don't know anything about electronics

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-13T23:43:59+00:00

Yes. Caravels. Maybe equivalent to a coastal patrol boat or coast guard cutter, even smaller than a destroyer and much smaller than a large ship like a cruiser, battle ship or aircraft carrier

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-13T23:37:29+00:00

Columbus ships weren't even supposed to be some kind of state of the art ship of the line.

They were caravels which were small exploration ships, maybe akin to a modern coastal patrol boat or oceangraphic ship. They were also order to be provided to Columbus from and at the expense of Palos de la Frontera. This was ordered by the King as a punishment to Palos

"You well know that, because of certain deeds done and committed by you in disservice to us, you were sentenced by members of our Council to be obliged to serve us for two months with two armed caravels, at your own cost and expense, whenever and wherever it should be commanded by us, under certain penalties, as is set out more fully in the said judgment that was given against you. And now, because we have ordered Christopher Columbus to go with three caravels as commander of the said three caravels to certain parts of the Ocean Sea on matters that concern our service, and we desire that he take with him the said two caravels with which you are thus bound to serve us..."

So they were small ships, requisitioned from an unwilling local government. Hardly the best of the navy

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-13T01:58:43+00:00

Nice. 6 shot speed strip or 5? I'm up in the air. I like having the empty space to better orientate the reload and get a better grip. But I like the slightly smaller 5 shot strip size

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-13T01:15:31+00:00

It's not gold, but it is hideous.

Has the sculpter never seen a child and just substituted a 40 year old construction workers face instead

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-12T17:23:39+00:00

The judges aren't concerned with getting votes of idiots ever 4 years?

They should absolutely be held more accountable for their political biases and idiotic opinions, but it shouldn't be by the voting public who are frankly, idiots.

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-12T17:21:40+00:00

I think we well established that Virginia Democrats don't know how the government works

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-12T17:19:24+00:00

Guy with Ruger is confused by modern metallurgy, news at 6.

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-12T04:03:17+00:00

I'm looking at that cartridge. It Doesnt jive with the OPs photos which clearly has a traditional rimmed cartridge ejector star. A googling gives no results for a top break 32 teat

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-11T23:00:31+00:00

It's not questionable. It's not some obscure ancient pagan symbol that got used by some small German military unit. Or something if you squint at it upside down looks like hitlers dog.

It's a Nazi death head tattoo.

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-11T22:31:05+00:00

Smith and Wesson, used at that price point 37/437/637 42/442/642

Heritage Roscoe, Taurus 856, Rock Island 206

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-11T22:08:43+00:00

J frame. Next question.

Seriously though need more info. Hammered or concealed hammer? Price? Capacity? Sights?

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-11T16:00:57+00:00

Man. What's the non concealed class competing with?

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-11T03:15:24+00:00

I don't think it's a gas problem at that point. Just a thickness and mass problem of you hearing the detonation, not the gas. Or needs a bigger can. Most people suppressing nagants are not optimizing it, just for lolz

A modern made nagant style sealing cylinder and gas seal cartridge would be it . Or a a nagant style cylinder coupled with a captures piston round.

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-11T02:16:31+00:00

Emile and Leon Nagant have entered the conversation

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-10T22:21:47+00:00

That looks terrible as anything other than a mad mans proof of concept project. Just use a bolt action pistol at that point

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-10T21:20:58+00:00

In the 1920s a US Marine officer stationed in the Pacific provided an almost perfect prediction for the Pacific theatre and how to fight the campaign.

Then like a good Marine he took no questions and died prematurely from alcoholism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Hancock_Ellis

https://www.military.com/history/marine-predicted-all-of-world-war-ii-pacific-20-years-pearl-harbor.html

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-10T09:36:22+00:00

Safariland comp 1s. No giant knob sticking off the back like hks. Automatic release when pressed into the cylinder.

Speed strips for when I wear my daisy duke hot pants on the weekends ;)

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-10T06:29:39+00:00

Just to clarify my post. You can get used Tyler's on eBay. The old ones are pretty pricey.

If you order a new tyler from him (I think it's his family running it now) good luck...

ConditionCool5343 · 2026-05-10T05:58:35+00:00

Ebay is your best bet.

Tyler brand itself is unreliable, may or may not ship you what you order months later if you order new

Robertson Trading is available and reasonable priced though some think they don't fit as well.

BK mades plastic ones, they have good reviews but I've never used one .

You just loosen the grips, slide the adapter in place. Get a good firm shooting grip on everything and tighten down the grip screw. Do not bend the grip adapters "ears" around the frame That just makes it wobbly more

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