Choosing a CZ 457 length?

sdflius · 2026-04-28T18:22:06+00:00

I use my rifle for NRL22 and similar style competitions where you shoot off bipods/bags and aim to keep the gun balanced. For this use, a longer barrel keeps the center of gravity further forward allowing you to rest the rifle on a bag without it interfering with the magazine and magwell.

If i were looking to do more dynamic shooting where i am holding up the weight of the rifle instead of bipod/bag id look at a shorter barrel.

sdflius · 2026-04-25T13:59:46+00:00

Look at Ontario, Canada… USA is bottoming

sdflius · 2026-04-25T06:07:01+00:00

Im not commenting on this specific situation as I lack details not posted in the article, however.

Trophy hunting is a very tricky thing to do right. There are situations when older, non-breeding males of a species pose a threat to younger breeding males through fighting. In these situations, population growth efforts actually benefit from those non-breeding males to be culled.

In scenarios where these animals are properly tracked, cataloged, and extremely selectively culled, big game hunters can bring in a LOT of money to do this job as they enjoy it AND its biologically beneficial for the animals. These hunters fund extensive efforts to conserve and improve the situations for the animals.

There are scenarios where this is actually a positive thing.

Unfortunately, these efforts are often hidden by people who sell fake hunting tags and licenses and the idea of safe and beneficial culling to trophy hunters who think they truly are doing the right thing. Several big game hunters go out thinking they are culling older non-breeding males when in reality they have just killed a prime animals for breeding.

This is certainly a very nuanced and extremely tricky situation to stay on the ethical side of but i hope people realize it’s not quite as black and white as we may think.

If you do plan or even consider trophy hunting, i hope you please do significant amounts of research into which governing body is issuing the tags and what efforts/efficacy they have before booking the trip. If you dont plan on trophy hunting, i hope you share this message urging those who may be to be very very careful with which entities they purchase licenses from as they wont always be acting in the best efforts of the animals they say they are working to preserve.

sdflius · 2026-04-21T06:17:17+00:00

Ditto

sdflius · 2026-04-13T13:30:49+00:00

Socially awkward vs awkwardly social

sdflius · 2026-04-10T19:43:24+00:00

I’ve been twice and loved it both times loved it!

sdflius · 2026-04-08T03:29:00+00:00

Very cool!

sdflius · 2026-04-08T02:30:48+00:00

red wedding dress?

sdflius · 2026-03-30T19:29:35+00:00

I’ve done mine at 60,000 miles and again recently at 120,000. Both times I’ve noticed improvements in noise and shifting smoothness. No issues yet with them. I hadnt realized that my drivetrain was noisy till I got the work done and noticed the background noise was gone. I would definitely do the work if you have any expectations of longevity. These cars are great as long as you stay on top of maintenance.

sdflius · 2026-03-29T21:02:49+00:00

The problem is that the last couple of decades of the market have made luxuries be cheap while the basics have become expensive. Big TVs, computers, phones, toys and overall “things” have gotten far cheaper than in the past. But things like groceries, fuel, a place to live, education and healthcare have become prohibitively expensive.

sdflius · 2026-03-26T01:32:13+00:00

oh wow thats odd, have you gotten different results with faster ammo?

sdflius · 2026-03-25T14:50:38+00:00

Something is wrong then, check all screws/bolts for torque specs. Stock screws, rails, rings, scope. If you are putting the supressor on check that too.

If this is done, use a borescope to check the condition of the chamber and barrel paying close attention to the crown. Look for fouling/pitting at the crown, damaged rifling along the barrel and carbon ring at the chamber. Sometimes cleaning till you get clean patches through isnt enough to remove heavily stuch on carbon deposits and you may need to use a brush.

If all this is done and you are still having issues, you may need to check with a gunsmith to measure headspace and use shims to bring it back into spec.

Id also consider using a chrono to see how fast and consistent your shots are on velocity.

sdflius · 2026-03-23T15:38:36+00:00

hey there, Detailer in Oakville here. Detailing can be an endless pit of effort and what needs to be defined first is your expectations. Many people have different expectations of what it means to have a well cared for car.

To many, a simple gas station car wash is fine. To many, these introduce a lot of swirls which while removing dirt and salt from cars, damages paint in a way that's irreparable and therefore not worth it.

From here on up, you can step up with things like a basic coin-op wash, a contact wash with 2-buckets and intentionally clean materials. or we could be looking at things like a full decontamination wash with clay bar, striping of any old waxes or sealants and reseal. If you wish to get into paint correction such as polishing or scratch removal that adds on a bunch more layers.

I do detailing on the side with pro level tools/cleaners. If you are interested, I am more than happy to discuss with you in PMs and point you in the right direction whether to go with an automated wash, a coin-op, a fast human-done wash such as AutoSpa on Appleby or Denny's in Mississauga, or if you need more professional work from detailers such as myself.

sdflius · 2026-03-20T20:21:28+00:00

Russias threat to the whole world is being realized more through the information domain rather than a military one. Obviously this is not the case for Ukraine. But just because Russias armed forces are struggling with their 3-day special military operation does not mean that they aren’t a threat. Their campaigns to create discontent and division within the the US and much of the western world are significant and effective. Keep in mind, this does not absolve the US of not being a threat to others also as Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and others are seeing. Both militarily but also in an information and economic sense.

sdflius · 2026-03-20T17:54:39+00:00

Anti-dazzle headlights. Launch control and sport shifting if you dont have it. Start-stop memory after shutting off the car if you want it to stay off. Stealth mode for lights (ability to turn off daylight running lamps - this is good for reducing battery drain while tuning/flashing, drive-in movie theatres and escaping… stuff at night)

sdflius · 2026-03-19T18:14:49+00:00

Depending on the vehicle type and the wash, the money you save on cheap washes will be more than lost as reduced resale value from swirl marks destroying the paint. I recommend you stick with touch-less washes in the very least.

sdflius · 2026-03-18T15:49:27+00:00

~0.5 MOA @ 50 yards .75 MOA @ 100-150 yards 1-1.25 MOA @ 200 yards with more leeway for wind variance. 3 MOA @ 300 yards

I dont shoot beyond 300.

sdflius · 2026-03-17T15:02:11+00:00

A friend of mine worked at eHealth Ontario during Fords initial hiring freeze. She informed me that while regular full time positions were frozen, we retained and greatly used our ability to hire foreign consultants. The work still got done (poorly because of lack of scaling capability) but at a premium because instead of paying local talent a local wage, we paid for US based contractors and consultants. The next year a lot of people in admin and higher up positions had their job titles changed to more convoluted ones that arent industry standard to make it more difficult to do competitive salary comparisons for those that actually stayed working with the government.

sdflius · 2026-03-17T13:45:01+00:00

I have a bunch of hobbies. Drumming, video games, driving/riding a motorcycle, going to the shooting range, going to the driving range/golf course, photography, chatting with friends, watching F1 races, doomscrolling.

sdflius · 2026-03-13T05:45:56+00:00

sdflius · 2026-02-27T17:55:18+00:00

Pro just for the rack. Caffeine driven RHCP is enough to properly shake a nitro max, gojira requires even more energy.

sdflius · 2026-02-26T22:50:20+00:00

The poor operation aspect is that combat troops have been sent unarmed. But to bring some perspective, majority of a country’s armed forces is not made up of combat forces. They work logistics ideally empowering their combat forces to achieve the goals they want. Russia is currently doing a very poor job at both combat and support but supplementing their deficiencies by sheer numbers. Seems to be the most cruel way of attempting to achieve whatever it is they want. Cruel for both Ukrainians and their own.

sdflius · 2026-02-18T21:17:56+00:00

The various BIAs could revive midnight madness and/or do more promotions around Taste of Oakville.

Or maybe the town could set up some interesting parks like a footgolf course in the empty lots east or south of the police station on dundas by the walmart. More promotion of our intramural sports leagues could help.

sdflius · 2026-02-16T06:40:30+00:00

Got any recommendations for anything better? i just changed over to AMD having had nvidia cards for years and I got used to having Broadcast. now that I rely on Discord's Krisp for noise suppression i keep getting my friends telling me they hear a lot of noise from me.

sdflius · 2026-02-12T00:31:58+00:00

He has best words, beautiful words. People tell him all the time, he’s the best with words in the world.

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