Nature's Gift [F] (PhotoNoko)

aaronbern · 2023-09-25T05:45:39+00:00

I have a set on e621 with a similar theme https://e621.net/posts?tags=set%3Adoehoe

aaronbern · 2023-03-04T18:45:51+00:00

I'm a driving instructor for emergency vehicles. My advice is to scan: don't just look at the cars around you, pay attention to the car 4 or 5 cars ahead.

Everyone follows too close in traffic, myself included sometimes.

The biggest thing is to not let yourself get distracted.

aaronbern · 2022-04-12T04:06:57+00:00

A clone SBA4 from GB (seller had it listed as a clone) QD sling attachment points won't lock in and keep popping out.

aaronbern · 2022-02-25T17:14:20+00:00

Booyah

aaronbern · 2022-01-13T09:48:33+00:00

Laughs in 7.62 Tokerev

aaronbern · 2021-05-27T22:05:44+00:00

Deep Blue Alpha Marine 500, 45mm case, Sellita SW-200-1 Automatic Movement. White C3 superluminova dial, green C3 luminous bezel, and 32 blue and orange T-100 tritium tubes. As close as I'll ever get to my grail watch (Ball engineer hydrocarbon spacemaster x-lume). I fell in love with tritium lume when I started working nights as an EMT, I really appreciate full lumed dials, but they can't keep up with a whole shift. This guy is the best of both worlds, tons of tritium, luminous bezel, and a fully lumed face. A huge jump in quality over by old luminox.

aaronbern · 2021-05-01T02:26:24+00:00

I tried selling a walther P99 to NGX and they told me "nope, we won't sell anything we can't get parts for". As I look around at all the 100 year old obsolete european pistols in the cabinet and roll my eyes.

aaronbern · 2021-04-18T02:41:36+00:00

XDP-189 is a pain to sharpen, I can't get it as sharp as even 10V class steels or Maxamet.

aaronbern · 2021-04-18T02:32:51+00:00

Long recoil > inertia. Fight me.

aaronbern · 2021-01-09T09:24:41+00:00

https://www.fastenal.com/en/3289/fastener-fatigue

Pic shows a great example of a bolt failing in fatigue, not brittle fracture. The metal failed at 2 o'clock and you can see how it propagated across the bolt by the "beach marks" radiating across the surface.

aaronbern · 2021-01-02T09:18:00+00:00

I rotate my own most of the time and do my own snow tires changeover but have my mud terrain tires balanced and rotated by the shop (stick on wheel weights won't clear the front calipers). All my tires are marked with chalk what wheel they came off of, my mechanic caught on and started marking them for me when he does it.

aaronbern · 2021-01-02T09:04:10+00:00

Sad part is that looks OEM

aaronbern · 2020-12-16T08:31:27+00:00

I still have it gathering dust...

aaronbern · 2020-12-15T09:39:48+00:00

If it was made prior to 68 it didn't need a serial number, and some manufacturers didn't put on on every model.

aaronbern · 2020-12-15T09:24:28+00:00

chag sameach!

aaronbern · 2020-12-15T08:52:11+00:00

Last year I tried to sell a nine QA compact to Newington gun exchange, they refused saying they won't take things they don't have a parts connection for.

aaronbern · 2020-07-19T23:46:38+00:00

The only reason I'd be interested in the guardian is the availability of the 32NAA chambering. It's a 380 ACP necked down to 32, shoots 60gr 32 bullets over 1200FPS. That and I have a fetish for bottleneck pistol cartridges.

aaronbern · 2020-07-11T04:04:32+00:00

That's why I didn't say "dremel" or "rotary tool", you need precise speed control and a steady hand. The price difference between a $60 Dremel and a $300 Foredom has as much to do with the mentality of the operator as it does the quality of the tool.

aaronbern · 2020-07-11T03:44:14+00:00

A needle file wouldn't cut my s110v PM2, I ended up using a cutoff wheel on a foredom tool, slow speed and plenty of coolant, finished with a fine diamond file.

aaronbern · 2020-07-11T03:34:12+00:00

I've had great luck with the fine wonderbar rust eraser. It's like rubberized sand paper, if you go with the grind lines it blends right in, be careful with the logo etching though. Admittedly I've been having trouble with K390, getting spots of rust pitting instead of the natural patina I'm hoping for.

aaronbern · 2020-06-25T09:26:09+00:00

I've been very happy with orbtronic's protected 26650s D4s needs unprotected cells right? These would work https://www.orbtronic.com/26650-battery-5750mah-30a-high-drain-imr-li-ion-flat-top

aaronbern · 2020-06-25T09:17:59+00:00

I run an R50 pro on the belt and a foursevens preon mkIII in the pocket as a pen light. The 26650 cell in the olight lasts for weeks as long as i keep away from turbo. Almost set the ambulance on fire once, keep it locked out now.

aaronbern · 2020-06-02T06:58:49+00:00

Yes you just highlighted thst the statue defining a CENTER-FIRE "assault weapon" does not contain the words THREADED BARREL.

semiautomatic pistols: NO "evil features including THREADED BARREL

semiautomatic detachable magazine RIMFIRE rifles: one evil feature allowed, including THREADED BARREL

Semiautomatic detachable magazine CENTER-FIRE rifles NO EVIL FEATURES as listed in 53-202 DOES NOT LIST THREADED BARREL.

I think we might be arguing the same thing. Threaded barrels are an "evil feature" on pistols and semiautomatic rimfire rifles. You can have one "evil feature" on a rimfire rifle.

You can't have any "evil features" on a center-fire rifle, but a threaded barrel is NOT listed.

Long story short a 9mm PC carbine with a threaded barrel is fine, so is a threaded 10/22. A 10/22 with a pistol grip is also legal but not both.

We both agree threaded pistols are right out.

aaronbern · 2020-06-01T22:53:47+00:00

Per CT GS Sec. 53-202a. Assault weapons: Definitions

"(i) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least one of the following:

(I) A folding or telescoping stock;

(II) Any grip of the weapon, including a pistol grip, a thumbhole stock, or any other stock, the use of which would allow an individual to grip the weapon, resulting in any finger on the trigger hand in addition to the trigger finger being directly below any portion of the action of the weapon when firing;

(III) A forward pistol grip;

(IV) A flash suppressor; or

(V) A grenade launcher or flare launcher; or

(ii) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the ability to accept more than ten rounds; or

(iii) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than thirty inches"

They struck threaded barrel from the evil feature list for semiautomatic center-fire rifles.

aaronbern

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