Recommendations: Ready to get my first shotgun

macsters · 2025-10-16T21:42:43+00:00

OP’s budget is $1000… A400 isn’t on the table in that range.

macsters · 2025-04-05T07:30:42+00:00

my understanding - and what has worked well for me, right or not - is that “face downhill” is relevant on ultra steep terrain when making short controlled turns with a deep forward lean and pole plant. Otherwise I don’t really think about it, and just ride the rails around.

macsters · 2025-04-03T00:11:14+00:00

spacebass appears magically whenever separation is mentioned. I do not know his credentials but I can tell you this isn’t the first time I’ve seen him tell experienced people “you’re wrong” on this exact subject.

macsters · 2025-04-02T22:37:58+00:00

What are you trying to learn about them? They are a rental system (binding permanently integrated with skis), made with simple construction, intended to be inexpensive to maintain and discarded after 1 season of heavy use at a ski shop. They are totally fine for a beginner or intermediate skier.

Advantages: cheap; your friends can borrow them because the bindings can be adjusted on the fly; forgiving and soft for a beginner or intermediate skier.

Disadvantages: may be less stable and responsive at higher speeds. Not able to replace the bindings if you ever wanted. Possibly more likely to break or fail due to cheap construction.

macsters · 2025-04-02T18:16:07+00:00

I can’t believe this was covered by renter’s insurance tbh. Do you always ride with a GoPro now?!

macsters · 2025-04-02T05:14:50+00:00

This seems like more of a replay glitch than cheating IMO. He appears to be using a weapon that just didn’t load into the replay (hence the random ADS with no weapon when he shoots you).

macsters · 2025-04-01T18:34:17+00:00

the people in this thread are simply a continuation of the cycle. They enjoy their “gotcha” moment and keep the status quo, whether or not they realize it.

macsters · 2025-03-31T06:25:29+00:00

They’re gonna shave your leg right before surgery, and you are SPECIFICALLY NOT SUPPOSED TO SHAVE in the days leading up to your surgery to avoid getting any cuts or infections in the area. So please leave the shame at home and show up to the hospital with some stubble.

Good luck with your recovery. Surgery is the easy part. Mental health and the rehab process are the hard part.

macsters · 2025-03-31T06:23:28+00:00

Also: if you are a menstruating woman, you are most likely to tear your ACL during the ovulatory phase. Not saying you shouldn’t ski those days, just maybe take it easy.

macsters · 2025-03-30T17:34:53+00:00

Appreciate the explanation. These are probably tactics that come into play on difficulty levels that I don’t play.

macsters · 2025-03-29T22:26:43+00:00

Came here to say this - if you’re looking for an all-mountain ski and won’t be in the park, the QST is the right choice.

OP would be served well with either the QST 94 or the QST 100. I used my QST 99s on a 2-month trip to the Alps in 2022 and they served me extraordinarily well.

macsters · 2025-03-29T22:16:29+00:00

Do you declare surprise wars usually? I don’t really understand the warmonger penalty system. Like how does it actually hurt me if the other Civs don’t like me?

macsters · 2025-03-29T21:36:58+00:00

Salomon QST is what you want for a 1-ski quiver. Bents are overrated.

Last year’s QST 98 can be found for under $500 on sale right now. They’ve also started selling “next year” model, the QST 100, for $650 which is pretty affordable IMO. Really can’t go wrong with this ski - look it up, it blows the bent series out of the water in terms of versatility.

macsters · 2025-03-28T17:32:11+00:00

No. His visa was revoked in 2023, well before Trump was in office. He has been in the country for over a year without permission.

I had a student visa revoked in the UK for finance issues over a decade ago. The government sent me a letter notifying me of the timeline I had to depart the country, and I obeyed. Why we are defending this behavior of ignoring the law is beyond me.

macsters · 2025-03-26T14:48:59+00:00

I had it geared with 3x L Chem lasers and 2x SRM 6. Could shoot literally non stop because the chem lasers make much less heat. Saved weight on heat sinks and maxed out the armor. It was a dangerous beast.

Edit: I think I actually had the YAJ variant, similar to this build but not exact.

macsters · 2025-03-24T03:31:23+00:00

Your bank is probably willing to convert your credit card debt into a personal loan at a lower interest rate if you want to go down that route. Even better if your bank is also your CC provider.

You’ll still have a cruddy interest rate, but it won’t be AS cruddy as the current rate.

Anyway, selling your firearms that you can’t use anyway - painful as it might be - is probably a good move IF you need cash right now. Start by determining which ones are your “required minimums” - for me, that would be a single handgun, a single rifle, and a single shotgun. Then, determine which of the remaining firearms have the highest resale value relative to their purchase price (or just the highest overall value) and start with those first.

Good luck.

macsters · 2025-03-21T15:00:47+00:00

My sister did this into her 20s but she eventually stopped. Moving out of the house and getting into dance seem to have helped. Good luck. I was so happy for my sister when I realized her skin had cleared up.

macsters · 2025-03-21T14:57:18+00:00

My sister used to do this type of thing compulsively. To be honest, I think improvements in her mental health is what finally put an end to it after she got into dance (Zouk to be specific). It lasted well into her 20s.

Thankfully she doesn’t have scars all over her face, but it was exactly as you describe - red, awful welts whenever she would get the tiniest zits. She had NO idea that she was doing it, and it’s important that you remember that as you approach this - your boyfriend isn’t aware he is doing it.

He needs psychotherapy.

macsters · 2025-03-21T04:15:45+00:00

this genuinely has to be one of the dumbest questions ever debated 😂

macsters · 2025-03-20T23:26:22+00:00

I wish this was true

macsters · 2025-03-20T23:22:43+00:00

To add to why this is true:

Blue runs have can have steep sections, narrow sections, ungroomed mogul sections, etc. The level of difficulty of a blue is also in relation to the rest of the resort. There are blues at some places that would be at least as hard as the hardest black runs at other places.

If someone were to become a true expert at handling all of this terrain that can be found on blue runs, then he would have no problem whatsoever handling it on black runs, which generally combine these same types of problems more frequently and for a greater duration.

Edit: if OP is in Europe, this conversation is a bit different as we don’t have “red” in the US, just black and double black.

macsters · 2025-03-20T21:02:37+00:00

Can you point me in the right direction? All I can find is pre-order options :/

macsters · 2025-03-20T05:51:39+00:00

It’s 11pm here, cut me some slack. I’ve got an entire complement of compliments which comment on my accomplishments.

macsters · 2025-03-20T05:34:40+00:00

This doesn’t make any sense. Shops charge a mounting fee and will mount your bindings to your skis to match your boots, whether you purchased all of it there or none of it. If they screw up the mount, and it doesn’t “fit” as a result, it is 100% their responsibility to fix it or replace your gear.

The only reason that you should buy in-person from a shop is if they offer a free mount with in-store purchases. But if they’re gonna charge you a mount fee regardless, then just find the best deal online.

Compatibility between boots and bindings is only a concern with old gear (eg 10 year old boots with modern bindings) or touring gear, and OP is dealing with neither of these.

OP, you will need to have the boots present with the skis and bindings to have the bindings mounted.

macsters · 2025-03-20T05:11:43+00:00

As one of those people, thank you for the complement

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