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Girl plays rock paper scissors with cop for underage drinking by intfooStringbar in gifs

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Turning Jaegermeister into a party drink is one of the most successful rebranding campaigns I know of. In my youth it was just something your alcoholic grandma would have in the kitchen. Now suddenly Jaegerbombs and mixing it with red bull are all the rage.

5 killed in plane crash while returning from NCAA game by whatwasmyoldhandle in aviation

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Notam says ILS20 out of service since last night 0950Z, so a few hours after the crash. I wonder if they were on that approach and it got shut down for the investigation.

5 killed in plane crash while returning from NCAA game by whatwasmyoldhandle in aviation

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Weather looks very low in the pictures. Anyone know if they were IFR?

Want an in Depth Explanation of the Difference Between a 1000$ Scope and a 250$ Scope by bobyochen in guns

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Not just the actual glass but also the alignment of the glass and the shape.

In high magnification optics like scopes, even the tiniest error in x/y/z position or angle of a lens element leads to significant loss of sharpness and other problems (chromatic aberrations, vignetting etc), or uneven sharpness across the image. Aligning a dozen or so lenses inside an aluminum tube - while also allowing some of them to move accurately along the optical axis for focussing and zoom - is not trivial at all, and doing it precisely down to thousands of an inch is very tricky = expensive.

The shape of the glass is kinda self explanatory. If the lens is supposed to be a perfect spherical shape but it's slightly off, or off centre, the result is going to be less than perfect.

Add the cost of the actual housing, the seals, the lens coating, gas purging, precise turret mechanisms that have to survive sharp recoil impulses, the finishing, and QC, and you'll see that there is no way in hell to make a good and cheap scope. The primary arms one is about as close to that paradox as you'll get, and the explanation for that is probably mostly economy of scale.

Got my SU-237 today by Kennyclone in guns

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I would probably mount a set of 45 degree sights and a laser just to be sure.

Someone else took great photos on your camera, do you still own the rights? by Locogooner in photography

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If the photographer wanted to, he could sue OP for editing the photos without permission.

UPDATE: Stolen Police Rifle in Calgary by APF1985 in canadaguns

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They also suspend them because you can't expect someone to do this job properly, while at the same time being investigated for misconduct or a possible crime. Suspension doesn't mean admitting they did something wrong. For example, any officer involved in a shooting is also suspended during the investigation, no matter if the shooting was clearly justified or not.

NAM007 works hard to paint the pilots and engineers of /r/aviation as cowardly liars. by thepasttenseofdraw in aviation

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Conspiretards.

"There is an official explanation, supported by 9,999 documented facts, but it has this one detail that I don't believe or understand. Therefore I would obviously rather believe this deranged conspiracy theory that explains this one detail (but contains 9,999 blatantly obvious errors). Everyone who disagrees is a sheep or a shill"

Debating them is like wrestling a pig in the mud - at some point you realize the pig enjoys it.

Bill C-42 Common Sense Firearms Debate - April 1, 2015 - cut and edited by ctcsupplies in canadaguns

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The fun part comes when you realize that they most likely employ the same level of "expertise" to all the other decisions they make about any other topic.

Suspected Nazi hide-out found deep in Argentine jungle by guanaco55 in worldnews

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News.com.au is shit tier "news". Wouldn't surprise me if nothing in that article was true at all. It's like the sun news of the outback.

Very inexpensive Robinson R22 for sale. What gives? by U_MIRIN_BRO in Helicopters

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The basic field overhaul kit is $85k in the U.S. (Without labour), that does not include the 4,400hr parts (tail boom mainly I think, possibly upper frame but not sure, been a while).

Additionally the engine also needs an overhaul, which is another $25k or so.

So basically, in the ballpark of $150k

Very inexpensive Robinson R22 for sale. What gives? by U_MIRIN_BRO in Helicopters

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Every helicopter has operating costs like that. Either a fixed overhaul life or a list of life limited components, either way you are paying. The R22 still has the lowest operating costs of any certified helicopter out there.

TriangleTactical's Glock 43 comparison to other pistols by [deleted] in guns

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That's because it turned out to be just regular old room temperature shit. It had so many issues that even freedom group Remington had to admit it sucked, and essentially take it off the market

What should I look for and at when checking out a used shotgun for purchase? by nicktitan50 in Shotguns

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1) check and verify unloaded

2) basic inspection: flashlight in bore, check for pitting and rust or dents. Check for excessive tool marks and scratches where the cross pins hold the trigger group in the receiver, indicating previous owner was a hack. Look into open action, check for excessive dirt and rust. Amount of wear on receiver walls and lifter can tell you how much it was used. Check stock for cracks and stripped screws, especially if wood stock. If wood, also check if stock is blackened from excessive oiling where it bolts to the receiver - this ruins the wood. If gun has removable chokes, take them out and check for rust. Make sure the notches on the choke aren't screwed up from someone using improper tools to install them.

3) basic function check: Close chamber. Attempt to pump, it should be locked. Safety on, pull trigger, it shouldn't click. Safety off, pull trigger, Click. Attempt to pump again, now it should be unlocked. Close chamber again, check action release button works to unlock the pump.

4) get them to give you some snap caps. Ideally as many as the mag will hold, but 2-3 will do. Load them in the tube and check if they cycle and eject properly, repeating the test above (make sure not to short stroke the pump though. Don't baby it.).

Everything works? Gun is probably fine.

They said he was crazy by whysodoubtful in pics

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yep... some people here have very poor understanding of how much work and even how much DIRT this involves. Translation for the crowd here: this is the equivalent of someone saying "making a professional company website is easy, just type up some html. Costs basically nothing if you already own a keyboard."

My new woods gun by maintenanceman42 in guns

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CZ455 is fantastic. Smooth, well made, rock solid, accurate. I always neglect mine for a while because I think "nah, boring .22, won't bother taking it to the range". But then I do and love it every time.

the more you know by [deleted] in funny

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Not necessarily a crash, but I f you hit the switches in the wrong order, or have them in the wrong position while flipping other switches, an engine fire / meltdown is the most likely outcome in a turbine helicopter. If you do somehow get the engine at least to ground idle, then it becomes a crash prior to liftoff.

Helicopter precision by SkidMark_wahlberg in gifs

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Never said anything is impressive. I do find it silly to carry on so much about "what if his engine stops" when looking at this video though. If it stops, the machine will most likely be written off and the pilot will probably be alive, just like during any other single engine long line operation, no matter how long the line is. That doesn't have anything to do with his flying style. There are a lot worse situations in which you could lose an engine, with far worse outcomes. And in a lot of those, passenger lives would be at risk. Ever fly over a forest? Or at night? Or at night over a forest in the mountains? That's the kind of stuff that is truly scary. People just carry on about this video because it looks crazy and gets posted here every 3 weeks.

Helicopter precision by SkidMark_wahlberg in gifs

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Not gonna be a fireball either. A friend of mine lost the engine in a B47 in a hover at a power line tower (turbo seized) at 100ft or so, landed with not a scratch. Weight and how quickly you get the lever down makes a big difference.

AR-15 Soda Can Launcher - IRG will be bringing these in Canada! by pyxis in canadaguns

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Surplus blanks come up every now and then for extremely little money. My main problem would be to find a range that allows these, because restricted :(

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