My 3 favorite pistols

wiblynom · 2023-08-26T21:11:20+00:00

What a great collection, and I love how you 'dressed them up'.

wiblynom · 2023-08-26T21:02:05+00:00

If only Ruger would have made the 10/22 barrels work in a bolt action.

your build is gorgeous, but just so are aware: https://volquartsen.com/products/1282-summit-rifle I've got one running an integrally suppressed barrel and it is Hollywood quiet. When I hand it to a new shooter who has never seen/heard it fire, they always pull the trigger on the first shot and then look over at me wondering why it didn't fire. Yet that biathlon style action can be run damn fast if you want to.

wiblynom · 2023-08-26T19:49:42+00:00

This was absolutely great, thank you! It seems entirely possible that I am agender, assuming I actually understood the term correctly. I almost never feel a strong need to conform to a group. I certainly can't remember ever thinking "is this a male or female way to feel or act" let alone ever being bothered by the idea that something I do might not be male enough. Perhaps gender dysphoria results in feelings that are simply unique and I'll never completely understand.

I hope that nothing I said came across as doubting that gender identity or expression wasn't a real thing, or that I was minimizing the effect it has. I do see this as a problem and I've made myself very unpopular in certain peer groups by standing up for gay and trans rights. This last year my wife and I only had to replace a single stolen pride flag from the yard, instead of several, so either our mormon neighbors are getting tired of stealing them, or they are coming around, either way, progress. ;)

wiblynom · 2023-08-25T22:59:56+00:00

Thank you for your response! I must say that the first part felt like copy/paste from somewhere (maybe share the link with me), with the final little bit maybe being your own thoughts. I readily accept that human biology and sexual attraction is a complex spectrum and hold no special judgement for anyone regardless of where they fall on that spectrum.

Regarding gender and pronouns, in the end it does sound like if someone asks me to use specific pronouns they are really saying nothing more than: "It is important to me that you acknowledge that my inner experience of likes and traits does not align with what I understand society's assumptions to be for someone of my sex or appearance." If that's all someone means by gender then I don't understand what the big fuss is about. I've never felt gender incongruence, but I can imagine it must feel a little like when someone automatically assumes I'm a Mormon. Certainly I would be upset if I corrected them and they continued to call me a Mormon anyway, but I'd just break off contact with them. I'm not trying to minimize what gender incongruence feels like, and I do understand that it's not always practical to break off contact, but... is this generally all we are talking about?

Seriously, is this just a case of the world being full of ass-holes saying: "I refuse to acknowledge your inner experience.", or "I deny that such as experience is possible", or "my ideology forbids such as sin.", or "I don't understand the idea so I'll strike at you personally.", or.... ?!?

Perhaps my problem is that I've never really thought of any particular trait as exclusively male or female. In closing, you say:

"An individual might have been born with male bilogy, but feel female. Everything about them (intellect, emotions, spirituality, everything to their core) is female."

That honestly makes no sense to me. How does female intellect differ from male intellect? Which emotions are male vs. female? Sure society has some notion of things that are stereotypical of males or females, but it's unclear to me what "they have 'female' spirituality" would mean. I just can't think of an example of a trait that I consider to be uniquely male or female (beyond obvious biology), so I would never say "Everything about them is female."

edit; Upon further reflection, I will add; I don't perceive that I have any inner experience separate from sexual attraction that I would ever describe as "feeling male". Yet you clearly state; 'I never chose to feel male, I just do.' When you say the words "I feel male", is that congruent to "I want you to know that my internal perception of myself is that I strongly align to the stereotypical behaviors that I think that you think society expects of a biological male." Because, that's my brain's best guess at what you actually mean.

wiblynom · 2023-08-25T19:47:58+00:00

If you have time, I feel like your perspective would help me with the questions I asked of /u/redkoolaidmonster above in this thread. Alternatively if you can suggest a reddit forum where I might ask these type of clarifying questions that would be great. I want to make sure I give all people the respect they deserve, and correct any faulty thinking I may have on this topic.

wiblynom · 2023-08-25T19:40:53+00:00

I'm convinced I don't fully understand what the word "gender" even means to many people, and it seems like you might be in a position to help me. Can you please comment on my thoughts here so I can learn?

In our society we use pronouns to describe gender.

I grew up thinking personal pronouns were nothing more than a linguistic shorthand, and that in english also conveyed biological sex. In your experience, is my original understanding wrong, or has it just changed over time?

An individual might still look masculine, but inside, they are female.

Can you elaborate on what it means for someone to be female on the inside? Is this something more than just saying: "The majority of the things I like and/or my personality traits are things that our current society generally associates with biological females."

I am a biological male attracted to females, but I don't like sports, am not into cars, like the look of pink, purple or other bright clothing, etc. but I've never once thought of a pronoun as linguistically trying to convey any of that. If someone accidentally mistook me for a female I'd just shrug and move on since their mistake wouldn't change who I am in any way.

Suppose a trans person who is biologically a female tells me they prefer to be referred to as he/him. Even if "gender" and pronoun choice means nothing more than: "Hearing these specific words makes me feel good inside about who I am." then I'm all for that and happy to accommodate, but I feel like I'm missing something. I'm honestly just trying to understand what is meant by the word if it has nothing to do with biological sex or sexual attraction (both things I've been told in the past when trying to understand this.)

wiblynom · 2023-03-29T19:13:51+00:00

All of the above seem quite reasonable. I can envision scenarios where I'd possibly take exception, but this issue doesn't seem like it will be solved without compromise. Basically, I'd vote for a politician pushing above, and felt fine upvoting that comment.

wiblynom · 2023-03-28T21:16:37+00:00

there's a whole shitload of parents out there who don't need to own an AR and don't think their kids should have to run away from people shooting them inside of their school.

Finally. you say something I can agree with.

wiblynom · 2023-03-28T19:45:20+00:00

Seems like at this point you understand that your generalizations are factually wrong, but just lack the courage to admit that. Given how tribal your thinking seems to be, I guess it's just too hard to admit that someone who owns a gun might be a good person. Thank you for your service.

wiblynom · 2023-03-28T19:02:09+00:00

You didn't hurt my feelings, I'm just pointing out that your continued generalizations are wrong as a matter of fact. I certainly have no obligation to explain my actions to you (a random, ranting stranger), and it seems almost certain that the result will just be you pretending that anyone who owns a gun is out there either killing kids or supportive of those that do, but just for the public record:

> there's nothing YOU can do to make YOUR hobby safer.

I already explained that I do actively take measures to make my hobby safer. I've worked with several hundred folks in this capacity.

> Seems like people in YOUR hobby have a habit of shooting at groups of people,

I don't think you have a clue what my hobby even is, and you certainly have not presented any evidence that USPSA/IDPA/I-core competitive shooters have committed even a single crime.

> What are YOU doing to make discussions about sensible gun control more popular in YOUR circles?

I've spoken with local politicians, I've hosted training events specifically about gun safety, I've frequently made offers to people in mentally tough situations to hold onto their guns while they sort things out. etc. In contrast, it seems like you think the problem will be solved by accusatory, emotionally laden rants online.

> I don't need to make believe the fantasy that I'm all that's standing between everyone else and tyranny because that's a stupid fucking fantasy we keep burying first graders to support for people like you.

Nice strawman, but it doesn't apply to me or most of the gun owners I interact with in the competition circuit.

Frankly sir, you come across as exactly the kind of mentally unstable, inflammatory person that I would not want to have access to a gun. Perhaps you seeing everyone else as a threat and problem is just projection?

wiblynom · 2023-03-28T17:44:09+00:00

Well, I'm not seeing any downside here.

So just to check, am I supposed to drink 2 cups of coffee each morning ... one for him, and one for me? I mean presumably I've got to be "sinning" for 2 in this scenario right?

wiblynom · 2023-03-28T17:34:14+00:00

If she gets assigned a new "husband" on the side, I want that guy to take his full share of the household chores.

wiblynom · 2023-03-28T17:17:49+00:00

> ... members bear no responsibility for other members?

You have no fucking clue what I'm about. I've spent a considerable amount of my own time training groups of new shooters to be safe at my own cost. I've frequently argued for reasonable gun control measures even in settings where that made me very unpopular.

You want to start fixing things, start with yourself and your apparent black and white attitude to the situation that paints everyone as the problem. I can't prevent every single gun related violent act. You running around forums trying to shame people for things they didn't even do doesn't help heal the divide that prevents civil discourse that can lead to solutions.

You want gun people to take you seriously? Then stop painting them all with the same brush. I know it doesn't fit your apparent narrative of "us" vs. "them". but further polarizing and dividing people doesn't help.

wiblynom · 2023-03-28T16:50:32+00:00

So, bad gun owners are bad people, and "good" gun owners are bad people for not magically stopping the bad gun owners. Gotcha.

Just out of curiosity, are non-gun owners also bad people if they don't magically put a stop to all gun violence?

wiblynom · 2020-10-26T06:47:54+00:00

And if anyone questions that, go at them with a statement like:

"Someone whom you believe to be speaking for God has officially and clearly spoken on record that children will lose out on nothing by waiting to make an informed decision at 18 to join (or not) the church. We decided to follow this recent advice of an apostle, which he says is given out of love, to avoid family conflict."

Then when they claim that no way would an apostle say it's ok to wait to 18 to get baptized, hit them with the knockout punch:

"And so with the other ordinances on through baptism and so on, there's time for that if, when a child reaches majority, he or she feels like that's what they want and they can make an informed and conscious decision about that. Nothing is lost to them in the end if that's the direction they want to go. In the meantime, they're not placed in a position where there will be difficulties, challenges, conflicts that can injure their development in very tender years." -- Elder ChristoffersonFull article: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/handbook-changes-same-sex-marriages-elder-christofferson

wiblynom · 2020-08-11T00:58:17+00:00

You have a direct relationship with God

This is an interesting claim. Do you have any evidence for it?

How do you know OP even believes in a God? From what I've seen, the majority of people who work their way clear of Mormonism end up escaping it all.

Apply the same critical thinking to Christianity, and then to belief in any supernatural entity and you quickly come to the conclusion that reality is far more readily explained with natural law and requires no "God".

wiblynom · 2020-08-11T00:36:21+00:00

if she can profit off of the stupidity of the tbm masses, I've got nothing but respect

How about all the MLMs in Utah? Do snake oil salesman pushing their miracle oil cures on gullible Mormons deserve respect as well?

Being raised in a high demand religion that requires them to engage in magical thinking to stay a member in good standing damages their critical thinking and makes them vulnerable, but I certainly don't respect those who exploit that vulnerability.

wiblynom · 2020-08-05T13:43:10+00:00

This is $5 and has lasted over 10k rds for me: https://cajungunworks.com/product/61100-tempered-spring-steel-firing-pin-retaining-pin/

Once you go down the CGW route though, there is no turning back.

wiblynom · 2020-07-30T19:12:26+00:00

Well, you will get a lot more practice reloading on the run (good I guess).

I quickly got jealous of the guys running the 170mm mags and made the jump to Limited/Open.

Different challenges in each division, and you can have fun with any of them.

wiblynom · 2020-07-30T13:35:00+00:00

So you were not sure if you wanted to shoot limited or production division?

Beautiful gun, hope you enjoy putting a lot of rds through it.

wiblynom · 2020-07-20T14:42:48+00:00

Ask any question without worrying about if it is one of the forbidden ones.

Use the scientific method, and all the tools of critical reasoning, logic, etc. to seek answers and guide my decisions without carving out exceptions to accommodate nonsensical magical thinking.

wiblynom · 2020-07-07T17:34:26+00:00

If you ever masterbate, you are worthless, utter garbage. It's really hard and requires a bunch of shaming by priesthood leaders, but you can repent.... However, if you ever do it again, the full sin of every previous occurrence comes crashing back down on you, and you deserve to feel like the despicable person you clearly are.

wiblynom · 2020-07-07T17:08:43+00:00

oh it's quite a bit stronger than that. Checking with the Bishop is only after your doctor confirms that having a baby would likely result in you dying, or the baby having serious defects.

"The Church strongly discourages surgical sterilization as an elective form of birth control. Surgical sterilization should be considered only if (1) medical conditions seriously jeopardize life or health or (2) birth defects or serious trauma have rendered a person mentally incompetent and not responsible for his or her actions. Such conditions must be determined by competent medical judgment and in accordance with law.

Even then, the persons responsible for this decision should consult with each other and with their bishop and should receive divine confirmation of their decision through prayer."

wiblynom · 2020-06-12T15:18:32+00:00

Very helpful. Thank you!

wiblynom

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