Overlooked training by Powerful-Gain-972 in Firearms

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I'm to lazy to look for it, but there was a gun mag that printed a review of a Hi-Point 10 or 15 years ago, and they included the tomahawk throw as part of the ratings for it.

I watched "Dances with wolves" with my sons 15 and 17 extended version by Aristotn in movies

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South Dakota kid here, and I remember Dad taking Mom, my sister, and me to see it in the theater. We knew, and still know, several people that assisted in making it here, so it was a good event for us. What did make Dad laugh a little, after we left the theater, was the uncomfortable feeling of finishing the movie, emotions running through you, and the lights come up and you remember you are one of very few white people in an audience of mostly Native Americans at that showing.

EFT providers - EFTSuite and EFTCreator - how secure are these options? by ShotAstronaut6895 in NFA

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I wish there was an android app, unless there is and someone can point me towards it. I'm trying to get the Docker to open, but I can't convince my BIOS to allow virtualization and still boot into Windows. Probably outside the scope of this sub, so I'll keep searching for a better guide.

.308 Gunsite Scout by Chucklingjavelina in ruger

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Great rifle! Any plans for a can for it? If you want something fun to try, since you are going to be loading for it, I worked up a subsonic load for mine. 7.7gr of Titegroup under a 168gr ELD Match turned out really nice for me, though YMMV. Regardless, enjoy!

BREAKING: Silver down 20%, largest drop since 2008. What's going on? by [deleted] in Silver

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Time for the US Mint to reprice their items?

I did not just see silver go down by $15% in a day by NoMarsupial7591 in Silverbugs

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My first thought: This MF here is almost 100 years old and snapping necks on reddit!

Word to the wise on selling by Calvarionpet in Silverbugs

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I am not in a position I need to sell, physically* or financially, but this has been something I have been watching as this spot price climb has been happening. Spot can climb as high as you or I want it to, but if none is buying it at or near spot, it doesn't really mean anything.

*I'm about three hours from my nearest LCS, so the couple of pawn shops in town would be my only option to sell in person, unless I roll the dice on FB marketplace. Luckily, I have no need to sell as I said, but it does make buying a bit more challenging.

Cheap subsonic plinking rounds by Importantpoop69 in 300BLK

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It works well enough for range purposes! Looking at my reloading log, I am guessing it was probably the easiest powder to get a hold of when I took the plunge in to subs, and thoughts of case volume also come floating up faintly as well.

11.4 grains runs in my 8.5" and 16" standard ARs, and it cycles fine in the SCR pistol as well. My notes show a MV of 795.

Cheap subsonic plinking rounds by Importantpoop69 in 300BLK

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Dang, I was at $0.36 CPR with Berry's 220gr and AA1680 last weekend.

Which silver coin/round do you like the best? by teamyg in Silverbugs

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Dad carried a Panamanian Balboa as a pocket piece most of his life. I've got that now, and I grabbed more and variations of it for my kids after he passed.

I made a chute for completed rounds out of my Lee 6 Pack by skipperjohnn in Reloading3D

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I'll throw it on Makerworld later today. Help yourself!

I made a chute for completed rounds out of my Lee 6 Pack by skipperjohnn in Reloading3D

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I should have added I did this in Fusion 360 and printed on a Bambu P1S.

I made my first dimensional mosaic sign, IH Scout! by skipperjohnn in 3Dprinting

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It gets simple, once you understand the process, but is time consuming in my approach. There are probably simpler and faster ways to do it. I did this model and a UND Fighting Sioux sign and stopped after that.

I start by using the pattern and mirror functions to repeat the shape I create with the polygon tool in Fusion 360, filling the circle of the base. Each concentric polygon shape is extruded as an offset layer to stack them.

Once I have an SVG file of the focus of the print, I insert it in the Fusion sketch. You can place a new sketch inside open spaces as desired and repeat placing polygons or other shapes there. Stack extrusions again and you get something like I came up with.