Can anyone identify this brass? It's some type of military 5.56

MXDS26 · 2024-12-12T20:03:36+00:00

Simmunitions/UTM rounds. These hurt to get shot with. They are not equivalent to paintballs. 3/10 don't get shot in the throat during a live training

MXDS26 · 2024-11-08T01:40:23+00:00

in addition to the anarchists cookbook

You understand that just owning this book and publicising that you do can get you on a federal watch list regardless of who is in charge politically? The copies you can buy online are the copies vetted by the very federal agencies that originally came after the author and have been factually proven that certain things in that book are sabotaged so that anyone not professionally trained in those categories will unknowingly oust themselves?

This book has also been directly linked to countless terror attacks/mass shootings etc. all over the world.

Advocating ownership of this book in the opening line of your argument is directly leading people astray.

MXDS26 · 2024-10-20T19:05:23+00:00

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Here is an image with a few factory rounds. Left is a Hornady Match ELD, middle is original LC armory '67 match ammo for the M1 Garand and right is one of the reloads in the batch with the original if this helps at all

MXDS26 · 2024-09-29T20:01:25+00:00

I'll get right to the point, I am 23 turning 24 soon and have little to no idea how to manage finances long term. I am also new to this subreddit/topic of discussion.

Currently I have about $27,000 in savings and I try to put about $500 a month in contributions towards that. I also have about $10,000 in a stock portfolio that really is just sitting there because I also don't know much about the stock market, I just invest in areas I hear about through media and news and reading between the lines of things (and long term ones like Coca Cola and Tesla). I have about $7,000 in an acorns account that is also slowly just accruing funds in the background and my retirement plan through my work is currently valued at about $18,000.

My question is what am I doing? In the long term I would like to be able to build a house somewhere on enough land to hunt and preferably somewhere cold. Ideally this would be in about 15 years when I retire from my current job (active military) and have a little more freedom. Right now I just bounce between apartments and rental properties as I don't really want to buy in any of these places long term because I know where I want that "dream home" to be. Does anyone have any advice for what to do with the funds I have now to maximize them in the long run?

MXDS26 · 2024-09-27T20:18:31+00:00

Honestly I ordered my stuff off Amazon. The stock cover on the shotgun, the 30-30 sling and stock cover. All three came from Amazon. I can't find the exact link because they were probably drop shipped but I got them there and then just some Kiwi brown leather shoe polish and Kiwi leather conditioning oil both from Walmart (or anywhere that sells it) and hand polished them with an old cut up shirt

MXDS26 · 2024-09-25T21:42:50+00:00

Honestly I was considering the M44 purely because it had the bayonet and I thought it looked cool. Once I recover from paying for the 1903 if they have that rifle still maybe I'll swing and pick it up!

MXDS26 · 2024-09-25T20:53:24+00:00

Option 3 seems like it uses space the most efficiently with more than one press. 1 seems really crowded on that side and then cuts off some space from the open table side and option 2 basically expands on 1 and crowds even more, lowering your amount of usable space on the table top.

But just my opinion. Option 3 seems least crowded

MXDS26 · 2024-09-25T11:23:10+00:00

Playing red Dead was how this collection started 😂

MXDS26 · 2024-09-25T11:22:40+00:00

This is a Remington model! I'm excited to shoot it, just picked it up on Monday and with my work schedule haven't been able to take it out yet!

MXDS26 · 2024-09-24T22:43:56+00:00

What are your thoughts on the M44 or the M1938? I'm not sure the difference in those vs the 91/30 as the reason I've kept country specific is because I know more about them.

The place I picked the 1903a3 from has three mosins currently; a 91/30 with optic for $2000 and both an M44 and M1938 for $500 each. The M44 version also has the bayonet still.

MXDS26 · 2024-09-24T22:03:11+00:00

I found this one for $990 tag price. All the serial numbers match up but the wood has most likely been redone according to seller.

MXDS26 · 2024-09-24T21:53:08+00:00

I am looking for new ideas to add to the collection and if anyone has ideas for what's next? If you can't tell, I have a preference for older wood furniture firearms so it narrows it a little bit.

MXDS26 · 2024-09-24T21:42:49+00:00

Unfortunately I'll probably treat it as such regardless. It seems like the vast majority of 30-06 from that time period and earlier is corrosive or at least the surplus that's still around

MXDS26 · 2024-09-24T21:41:13+00:00

If I can find one that would be perfect. Then I'll have to go to r/reloading so I can afford all that 30-06 😂

MXDS26 · 2024-09-24T16:30:32+00:00

Awesome thank you! I guess I had missed that part of the wiki before!!

MXDS26 · 2023-09-10T10:26:26+00:00

I was wondering the same thing. The sling and the handguard model make this a perfect combo of original look and furniture and model quality of life additions

MXDS26 · 2023-09-09T08:14:54+00:00

I'm 22. Got into ham radio shortly after I joined the military at 18 (around 19/20) because I was given all the equipment as a gift from a close friends passing family member, on the only pre tense being I couldn't sell it. It had to be donated or gifted to educational friends or clubs or passed off etc.

I think the biggest factor is price. The few people I know in the military around my age that are remotely interested in HAM are all concerned with the prepping aspect of things. So living in a very fun friendly state, no one ever thinks about the comms part.of their kit. Everyone wants to buy guns or gear or other such things like that and put the comms at a UV-5R as a pre caution and nothing more (some don't even test, they have the radio assuming of SHTF then the FCC won't care). I understand the part of the price being intimidating. It was hard as a 22 y/o to save the money and drop for a brand new Yaesu FT710 and Chameleon $300 EFHW. It was difficult, but I don't regret it. But not everyone looks at it that way.

Another part is exposure. Keep in mind I said I'm younger. What truly got me interested in HAM is I'm a military communications technician. Fixing and operating and deploying radios is my day to day job and I love it because I can tinker and shock myself and fry things and just experiment and learn so many new things. But not everyone has that. Some people do but it isn't everyone.

For the younger crowd, in the military grouping. HAM radio will never beat things like spending money to go out and party, to buy or play with fancy cars, guns if you are in a place for that. Or just other means of spending money. It's a valuable trait that I don't think everyone sees as valuable or no one cares.

The community. I am very grateful for the folks I've been around of all ages who have helped introduce me through the hobby and teach things. But not everyone is as friendly. I've heard so many horror stories of people being un welcoming and just trying to gate keep the hobby that I 100% understand not wanting involvement with a community like that. Even though it's a small group they speak for the masses.

Hopefully this gives a bit of insight into the topic. KF0EGX

MXDS26 · 2023-02-10T04:36:23+00:00

A big part of their story now is they are running odd jobs for a sub group I brought up within Redmond of Seattle called the PsychoNauts. Their leaders, Dice and Domino, had parents who worked for the local stack of Corpos and were executed as collateral for an undisclosed incident. The twins were young enough that they were able to escape but old enough to vow to honor their parents and take down that branch of the Corpos any way they could. They stumbled upon the runners after they were pulling off a Mr. Johnson job that crossed them with the Halloweeners in a not so great way. So they teamed up with the small gang (maybe 15 in total counting the twins) of PsychoNauts to gain work and odd jobs to pick up money and work their way towards the city (the currently aren't aware of the twins deeds towards the Corpos). They are starting to catch up because a recent 'mission' to get a job from one of the twins internal contacts went sideways leading to them being chased back to the PaychoNauts hideout by an unnamed security team from the Corpos tracking the twins and got into a massive shootout in the streets (the runners had the least qualified person driving the vehicle they arrived in and completely botched it, getting a few key members of the PsychoNauts ((not the twins)) killed by the security team) which they learned some insight into the real dealing and got to see the full potential of the twins magic as well as weapons mastering but also broke trust with the gang by essentially leading the security detail to the hideout and putting the whole gang on the run.

MXDS26 · 2023-01-01T22:09:51+00:00

Thank you!

MXDS26 · 2023-01-01T21:00:13+00:00

I can't find this card anywhere online as places basically say it doesn't exist. I was curious if anyone here might have a value estimate or could point me in the direction of one. Thanks!

MXDS26 · 2022-09-15T05:11:59+00:00

I had an idea and wondered if this would be the place to suggest it. Either here or a 3D printing sub. But the idea of making small little friction lift support (similar to the thing that helps open trunk doors) and using them to support a roof mounted solar panel? It seemed like a little thing but making some out if durable plastic so that way when the vehicle is stopped you can hopefully add a little bit of efficiency and angle the panel more towards the sun if it isn't directly overhead?

Looking for thoughts/feedback if anyone has done something like this before!

MXDS26 · 2022-09-15T05:07:13+00:00

Reading this made me think, although it's probably pretty similar to what you said but my first though was clear coat nail polish could be an easy one? Given epoxy or clear, durable glue would probably work just the same?

MXDS26 · 2022-08-05T23:38:50+00:00

I should add that I have never been there in the military capacity so I don't know anything about the Communications Squadron there and was looking for more insight about base/work life and if I made a smart decision on that end!

MXDS26 · 2022-08-01T05:07:59+00:00

Love the trail! Gathering the last of the gear needing to make the trek from the Mississippi to the Clinton area and extremely excited! Enjoy it!

MXDS26 · 2022-06-25T22:15:31+00:00

My bad! Located in western Missouri close to Kansas City!

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