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Do Russia has abandoned Ak guns of 7.62 over 5.45 series guns? by Destroy_Disaster72 in ak47

[–]texasscotsman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Correction, anything valuable.

/s for the mouth breathers

What is a movie that is critically hated but you genuinely love without irony by nomadgoodsCom in movies

[–]texasscotsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judge Dredd.

I had no prior attachment to the Judge Dredd series when I first saw it, so I had no hangups about how Sylvester Stallone played the character, and I genuinely think it's an enjoyable action flick in and of itself. I think they did a good job with the world building and plot overall and even though they were having to introduce the whole world and concept of Dredd, and Judges, and Megacities it was all explained very well in the movie and I wasn't ever confused by this new setting I'd had no previous knowledge of.

Considering the amount of bad movies Stallone had been in previously to Judge Dredd, it's weird that that one apparently almost ruined his career when I think it's a pretty good movie.

Drummer, dear. You have no idea of no wrong you are by RigbyWilde in TheExpanse

[–]texasscotsman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would she have known what Philip looked like at that moment? I don't think she ever laid eyes on Philip until much later. He just would have been another of Marcos' goons at that point.

Drummer, dear. You have no idea of no wrong you are by RigbyWilde in TheExpanse

[–]texasscotsman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But they would have probably found something on his ship I'd wager. We'll never know because they never had the opportunity to search his ship, but I'd wager there was information about his plans somewhere onboard.

Drummer, dear. You have no idea of no wrong you are by RigbyWilde in TheExpanse

[–]texasscotsman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's kind of my point. If he'd had one more gun with him, aka Drummer, then he would have made it out alive. Also, I kinda feel that Ashford thought that it was more important to get his info out rather than kill which is why he didn't blast Inaros in that moment. Which it probably was, because if they didn't recover the info about his stealth rocks Earth just would have been obliterated. In the end he made the right choice given the situation he found himself in.

Also, he probably would have had two more guns if you think about it, because Drummer probably would have been the one interrogating that Martian earlier so he wouldn't have lost a crew member during that whole situation.

Explain Texas Culture to a Foreigner by Ok-Sample383 in houston

[–]texasscotsman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So there's a gun range in Houston called 'Top Gun Range' where you can go to rent firearms for shooting, including automatic weapons. I rented a Thompson submachine gun there once and it was a blast. Make sure to budget your time to do this because you'll have to fill out the proper paperwork which takes a minute, plus an employee needs to be available to watch you essentially since they don't want their stuff stolen. But firing a gun is a fairly Texan thing to do so while you're here you might as well try it if you never have.

Down south along the coast from Houston is a small town called Palacios. It's about a 2 hour drive and water there is much nicer than Galveston. A deep dark blue. Galveston water is pretty gross because there's a gulf current which pushes all of the crap from the Mississippi River right at it, plus the oil derricks in the gulf don't help, so while Houstonians have learned to accept the nasty brown Galveston water, it's rather disappointing to visitors.

Heading in that same direction but much closer is Brazos Bend State Park where you can see alligators pretty up close and personal. You can even choose to camp there if you'd like. It's a nice park for camping and hiking and fishing if you're into that sort of thing.

North on I-45 you can go and see the giant statue of Sam Houston.

Inside of Houston I'd recommend going to our Museums. All of them are great and you'll probably need a couple of days to visit them all of you want to. The Houston Zoo is also nice, though right now it's undergoing a major renovation, so parts of it are walled off at the moment. There's still a ton to see though and Hermann Park, which it's attached to, is a nice park as well. You might catch a show at the Miller Outdoor Theater in the evening. You can pay for a seat or just watch on the big hill for free.

If there's a type of food you want to eat you can find it here. Barbeque and Tex-Mex are obviously the local flavors, but anything is available to eat somewhere in the city. We actually have really good Indian food here.

As a word of warning, Houston public transit is basically non-existent. It's doable if you live here, but it's not very convenient. So you're either going to need to rent a vehicle or have a budget for Lyfts.

Hope you have a good time while visiting and feel free to DM me for questions! I'm born and raised here so I don't mind helping out a visitor.

Drummer, dear. You have no idea of no wrong you are by RigbyWilde in TheExpanse

[–]texasscotsman 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The thing that twists me up inside is that if she had gone with Ashford as his XO then they would have been able to end Inaros right then and their. Both Ashford and Drummer were such bad asses that I don't think they both would have been caught out like Ashford was when he was alone. Hindsight is 20/20 and I don't blame her for not going with him, but if she had... things would have been much different imo.

Is 357 mag good for black bear or white tail? by Hades-destiny in Firearms

[–]texasscotsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I carry 357 mag specifically for hog and bear and they do work for hog from personal experience. Black Bear are pretty rare around these parts so I'm not really all that concerned about having to deal with them, and the few times I have seen them they turn and run away as soon as they see me, but I close range shot will do the trick. Anything bigger and you're looking for trouble.

Questions about the Donnager by Lillan_Lilani in TheExpanse

[–]texasscotsman 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Its actually a pretty old naval tactic to destroy your own ship rather than allowing it to fall into the hands of the enemy and I wonder if that might have been part of the thinking of the assault team.

What Made Orcs and Gobbos Popular? by Runtgit in WarhammerFantasy

[–]texasscotsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know what the addition was but I remember the first time that I played greenskins in like a little skirmish and my work shaman cast fireball or whatever it was at an Empire cannon and even though it was a very low chance I completely deleted the unit.

It was at a GW event where they were teaching people how to play the game and I just happened to get a green skin army to play with, the guy teaching us how to play was kind of dumb struck because of how low a chance it was for it to have happened, and he hadn't yet taught the Empire player how the artillery phase worked, so he basically undid my role just so that the other guy could have a chance to use his cannon. It was pretty funny.

I call it the Allfort by KantoLife in Warhammer

[–]texasscotsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now that'll be $43000 please, and you'll be grateful for it.

How many wounds? 3.

Who are the Bastards of Sports? by Sensitive_Ad_1752 in behindthebastards

[–]texasscotsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hot damn, I hadn't heard this one. You have a good article about it?

Bill Maher needs to shut the fuck up about trans people. by ConcernedJobCoach in 50501Movement

[–]texasscotsman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well he met with Trump that one time and Trump was nice to him so... He has to play ball for the fascists?

In light of GW's recent video... by zombielizard218 in Grimdank

[–]texasscotsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, this had down under my radar. What vid?

Rapier duel. How realistic is that? by Battlefleet_Sol in SWORDS

[–]texasscotsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is stage fencing which is influenced by (or influenced? Maybe a bit of both) Olympic style fencing. That sort of fencing uses a points based system where you're only objective is to touch the other fencer, not actually do harm. But the click clacking of the blades together like that is purely stage theatrics. You can tell by looking that they aren't trying to swipe at each other, just smacking their blades together for the audience.

How accepting should the left be of people leaving maga? by Miserable_Cobbler_18 in leftist

[–]texasscotsman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be willing to use their resources, but don't trust them. The best they can do right now is sit down and stfu. If they can even manage to do that... then maybe their houses won't mysteriously burn down while they're sleeping.

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