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The Winter Olympics are here, so I’m posting a short summary of what to expect from the only shooting event contested in the winter games: Biathlon. I’ve no direct experience with the event—I had some discussions in college when the US Biathlon Team was considering recruiting rifle shooters and teaching them to ski--but I think everyone realized the skiing skills were ultimately more important. Team USA has 4 women and 4 men representing us in China. All have good international experience, five of them are returning Olympians. https://www.teamusa.org/US-Biathlon/Teams/2022-US-Olympic-Biathlon-Team They’ll be competing in the five Biathlon events: Men’s and Women’s individual, sprint, pursuit, mass start, and relay events, plus the mixed relay. The events take place between Feb 5 and 19, and the schedule can be seen here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biathlon_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics Most years, the Biathlon does receive some TV coverage, and I believe all of the events are available to stream. There is a very nice promotional video for the sport--best one I've seen--here: Biathlon The shooting portion of the event is done from the prone and the standing positions, in five shot strings, at a distance of 50 meters. The prone targets are 45 mm across (1.77 inches), the standing targets are 115 mm (4.53 inches). Pretty small, when you’re shooting them in the middle of a ski race. Targets are reactive, so hits and misses are visible to the spectators. Depending on the event, each missed target either adds a fixed amount of time to the skier's time on the course, or requires the skier to ski around a penalty loop before continuing on the course. Rifles used must be .22 caliber, generally with a straight-pull action. Iron sights must be used. The most popular rifle in recent years has been the Anschutz 1827 Biathlon rifle, about $5500, once the right bells and whistles are added to it. I won't be posting daily updates, but will try to put an occasional summary up in this thread as the games progress. Go Team USA!

Don't trust the guy that "biked to work" after getting dropped of inside the fence by an SUV.

Today is the 113th anniversary of the death of the man that have us the greatest breakfast meat of all time, Pork Roll! Rest in Peace sir, and God bless. John Taylor (October 6, 1836 – February 10, 1909)

I know its winter...but this has been in the box, in my basement since my kid graduated and I'm done looking at it. It was used for 2 summers. Pick up in Marlboro (07746) to keep it out of the landfill. Michael (732) 239-4083

I get that all politicians are liars, but there are occasions where I'm kind of stunned when one of them is so brazen about their BS. Case in point, Beto O'Rourke. He's most famous for failing to win any elected office of importance and for making himself the but of jokes on both sides of the political aisle, but he refuses to give up. He's now running for Governor of Texas. You'd think his stance on gun confiscation would be a big barrier in a state like Texas, particularly when he was so definitive about it during the Presidential debates: “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47.” Beto - 2019 Astonishingly, he seems to have a different stance now. Not nuanced, not slightly different...but a total reversal. When asked about his confiscation comments from 2019, Beto said: “I’m not interested in taking anything from anyone. What I want to make sure that we do is defend the Second Amendment” Beto - 2022 Yup, he's now a 2nd Amendment champion???? I get that he’s a political zero, but how the fuck could he make such a drastic and abrupt turnaround and think ANYONE would buy it?? Hell, he even contradicts himself in the SAME breath when he (lies) says he wants to defend the 2nd Amendment, but lies and BASHES Abbot for passing permitless carry!!! “I’m not interested in taking anything from anyone. What I want to make sure that we do is defend the Second Amendment,” he said. “I want to make sure that we protect our fellow Texans far better than we’re doing right now. And that we listen to law enforcement, which Greg Abbott refused to do. He turned his back on them when he signed that permitless carry bill that endangers the lives of law enforcement in a state that’s seen more cops and sheriff’s deputies gunned down than in any other.” Dude is a pathological liar… https://www.foxnews.com/politics/beto-says-he-isnt-interested-taking-anything-from-anyone-defend-second-amendment

It's all posturing. My hypothesis: DNC strategists are petrified of a midterm election red wave and are advising everyone to abandon the hard-left talking points for the short term. I think that's a big part of why Murphy is dropping the school mask mandate in NJ.

Yep. That's appalling, even by career politician standards. Which are pretty damn low.

2 weeks to flatten the curve.

#fakenews

More bullshit that won't keep gangbangers from carjacking, robbery or shooting each other.

Do you lube the barrel after cleaning? A good quality lubricant can make a difference.

She mad...

@High Exposure - You recommended a video to me once by Mike Glover, a former Green Beret - one of his main YouTube channels is Fieldcraft Survival. https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFieldCraftSurvivalChannel I have since watched just about all of his videos! He covers wide-ranging topics - gun-handling, yes, but also prepping, handling emergency situations, and all kinds of fascinating stuff. I particularly love his videos where he "reacts" to watching scenes of emergency situations - home invasions and the like. The way he breaks it down - how he's interpreting their every move, etc. --- soooo interesting!

"I'm sorry Butch. We're too busy running down insurrectionist school parents. Maybe next year" Chris Wray

this doesn't look too bad and looks like you can set it up to the position you want by cutting drilling hole in the position you want. Unless I'm wrong

I've shot thousands of thunderbolts, They foul up the barrel fast. You have to stay on a cleaning schedule when shooting non plated bullets.

Yeah Microsoft 365 for the most part. MS went to more of the subscription model, however you can still get Microsoft Office Home & Student 2021 as a one-time purchase. Home & Business Edition 2021 if you want Outlook too.

I am sad because you are making up restrictions and making your own experience worse for no reason other than you fear what a cop or prosecutor might make up for themselves. I see no benefit in anyone competing with overzealous officials to fabricate imagined laws. Whatever you think of, the chances of you coinciding with what someone else has created in their imagination is rather small, I would say. Your comparison to skipping getting a permit for construction does not follow. You are required by law to get construction permits and your example contractor is advocating breaking that law which is actually on the books - not some imagined law. A more accurate comparison would be you applying for a permit to cover the new work and including any and all previous work to be re-inspected which would then have to meet current code rather than the code in place when that construction actually occurred. You are not required to bring previous work up to code if it is being left undisturbed, but OMG! What if an overzealous inspector decides to ding you for it not meeting current code!

Please share whatever you've been smoking.

Hey all, I just wanted to say that I recently made my first Firearm purchase from Legend Firearms and I had a great experience. I first met the owner, IRA in August after I applied for my Firearms ID and I had a bunch of questions for him. He had a busy store and knew I wasn't going to make a purchase that day but he still took about 15 minutes with me to answer all my questions regarding purchasing firearms and all the laws regarding NJ etc... I went back a few times before purchasing my Firearm to buy accessories. Their store hours are great and the staff is very welcoming. Prices seemed reasonable given the current market rate. I'd highly recommend anyone who needs an FFL to check them out.

I created this account just to say that both of these statements are incorrect. Also, for ePermit transfers, take a look at this link. Take a look at this link.

What a truly beautiful sentiment! My eyes welled. Oh, I did a little minor editing though, as required. to ensure that your fine message was also accurate and truthful. You're very welcome!

Don’t we always say they should enforce existing laws before passing new ones? This doesn’t seem so bad to me.