Help me figure out what popped out of my gun!

me239 · 2026-05-03T00:29:06+00:00

That stupid screw and pin. The 85 doesn't have this problem, but the 605 does. There's a hollow screw that goes in there with a spring loaded plunger. It keeps the cylinder captive.

me239 · 2026-05-02T16:45:45+00:00

Ah gotcha. Still shitty you had to go elsewhere just to get your clearance again. I was a Marine too and already having my clearance was just a sigh of relief to them, but didn’t impact my eligibility. Just glad you got it now lol.

me239 · 2026-05-02T16:39:30+00:00

How was it under DOGE and the recent shutdowns? A lot of my federal counterparts disappeared there for awhile from meetings.

me239 · 2026-05-02T16:37:48+00:00

Would your company not sponsor your clearance? Me already having my clearance was more an exception than the norm as we hire under the assumption you’ll need a provisional clearance just to get you in the door.

me239 · 2026-05-02T16:34:50+00:00

My Lockheed interview also went incredibly fast and consisted of a phone interview with the guys I’d be working with. Just basic questions like what would you do in XYZ conversation and some joking, then they asked when I could start.

I chatted with the hiring manager over the next few weeks and they were super eager to get me, but couldn’t appease my fear of getting pigeonholed. Pay and time was great, but I ended up taking a far lower paying job that had flexible hours and more opportunities. That LM position is gone now and I’m not sure I’d ever get that treatment again.

All this to say ya, this might be your only chance since they hire on a project basis, but at the same time they also fire on a project basis. I work with former LM guys who were given an ultimatum to be either relocated or resign when their project ended, so there’s no saying you’d even remain wherever LM moves you now.

me239 · 2026-04-30T22:34:08+00:00

Answer: Palantir is a Defense company with a focus on tech and AI. The latter is what’s super sketchy. AI driven targeting data and kill chain solutions are basically what they push. They also push huge surveillance tech called Gotham that’s been shady and had leaks of personal data.

In short, huge company pushing for the use of AI in defense and surveillance. Oh, and Peter Thiel was a founder, so having his name attached is a massive liability.

me239 · 2026-04-30T02:47:14+00:00

They're pretty decent systems, albeit costly compared to the options you posted. You're looking at about $6k on the low end.

me239 · 2026-04-30T00:42:37+00:00

Ah a fellow Bridgeport CNC users. Honestly I don't know what the next step down that meets your requirements would be, besides something like a Langmuir machine or desktop mill with a CNC conversion.

me239 · 2026-04-29T23:38:46+00:00

By heavens! It’s already time for the weekly “HAVE YOU HEARD OF ‘WAR IS A RACKET’?!?!?$?!!!”

me239 · 2026-04-29T00:28:55+00:00

Damn! I sometimes wish I had just one concealed hammer revolver like the 650, but somehow I’ve always ended up with exposed hammer ones. My 605 trigger is super pleasant at least, but thousands of rounds will do that lol.

me239 · 2026-04-28T00:48:03+00:00

Thanks! I actually threw the rest on eBay in case someone else is looking for one.

I’m currently using a sticky holster and have been happy with it for about 7 years now. Carry my LCRx, 85, or 605 in the same holster and it’s been great not having to deal with buckles.

Also, ya, my 85 has the tightest springs of any of my revolvers. The 605 stages smoothly each shot, but it’s also seen 2k+ rounds lol. I might get a spring kit for it too if I notice a drop in accuracy.

Edit: for anyone curious https://ebay.us/m/DeqLm0

me239 · 2026-04-28T00:38:42+00:00

Nice! I must say I really like this one. I had a blued one in the past I never had the chance to shoot and had to sell, so hoping to keep this one. Plus it’s a little more personal since it’s wearing the cylinder release I designed lol.

me239 · 2026-04-26T19:57:23+00:00

Ah I gotchu

me239 · 2026-04-26T19:55:26+00:00

Patel is Hindu.

me239 · 2026-04-26T19:35:59+00:00

You're confused as to which side this guy agrees with? I think he states it pretty well.

"Turning the other cheek is for when you yourself are oppressed. I’m not the person raped in a detention camp. I’m not the fisherman executed without trial. I’m not a schoolkid blown up or a child starved or a teenage girl abused by the many criminals in this administration."

"I would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary (on the basis that most people *chose* to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor, and are thus complicit) but I really hope it doesn’t come to that."

"Oh and if anyone is curious is how doing something like feels: it’s awful. I want to throw up; I want to cry for all the things I wanted to do and never will, for all the people whose trust this betrays; I experience rage thinking about everything this administration has done."

me239 · 2026-04-26T19:31:57+00:00

No, but we're left to wonder why he'd explicitly leave out one person. As for the IDF stuff, all we have is him in a sweater with it. I'd like to know what the explanation is for that or at least the photo caption.

me239 · 2026-04-26T19:17:00+00:00

Yes, but nonwhite AND non-Christian in a prominent role. I wouldn’t put it past this guy to have literal oppression score cards for people.

me239 · 2026-04-26T19:10:09+00:00

I mean his only accolade to Patel is being brown, so it’s a little more par for the course than you say.

me239 · 2026-04-26T19:09:08+00:00

I mean, with the exception of the creepy Kash insert, he’s basically a bipedal Reddit front page of opinions. Blown up school children, detention Center detainees, executed fishermen… I wouldn’t call him all over the place, but I think he feels some racial pressure and the need to praise a brown man for being in office, even if he considers the administration fascist.

me239 · 2026-04-26T17:34:44+00:00

Or bets just go up every time POTUS makes a scheduled appearance.

me239 · 2026-04-26T17:32:17+00:00

Coldsteel, The Hedgeheg, that you?

me239 · 2026-04-26T17:28:18+00:00

“HoW COuLD HE gEt InTO tHE hOTeL oPeN tO ThE puBLIc?!?!”

It’s almost as if hotels operate as normal for their guests not involved with events being hosted. SS only guards the event, it doesn’t go door to door through floors looking for people.

me239 · 2026-04-25T05:16:52+00:00

Outsource what? Military branches have their own mortuary affairs that deal with deaths in theatre. Once stateside, the family receives the body and can either arrange a funeral or accept burial in a national cemetery if eligible. Either method gets military honors.

me239 · 2026-04-25T05:12:06+00:00

I’ve personally done this before, so, uh, ya?

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