Everything posted by Displaced Texan
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old classic cars
1970 Boss 302 Mustang. I came within a whisker of buying one after college. It was Grabber Yellow, with the shaker hood. I stupidly passed on it, because it didn't have he original engine (although it was a Boss 302 engine). <<jackass
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Anyone else find this overwhelming?
What really matters is who did the final machining of the raw forging. The forgings are supplied by several different vendors. Colt, for example, buys from a few sources, such as Brass/aluminum forge, Cerro, and Anchor Harvey to name a couple. These vendors supply the forgings to Colt's specs, and Colt finishes the machine work in house.
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Ugh I need help choosing a direction.
I put a LaRue Stealth upper on my Christmas list. My wife told me I haven't been a good enough boy this year. Lol
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Ugh I need help choosing a direction.
If you want to do a true clone, use the KAC M5 rail. If you want free float, use the DD Omega rail.
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Ugh I need help choosing a direction.
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Anyone know about repairing plasma TVs?
I'm old enough to remember when we as a society fixed things when they broke. We used to call a TV repair man when the TV went tango uniform. Now we throw it away, and buy a new one. I'm an engineer, and have a very curious mind. I work field service in a high tech industry. There isn't much I won't attempt to repair myself. I've done TV's, radios (I restore antique radios for a hobby), I do my all own auto repair and maintenance, appliances, HVAC systems, ect. Not much I won't try to fix, I figure it's already broken, how much more can I screw it up?
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Anyone know about repairing plasma TVs?
Soldering is easy. I can show you how to replace the caps if that's what it is. Pics of my TV boards, also a Panasonic.
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Anyone know about repairing plasma TVs?
Common failure on Samsung TV's. I've replaced the capacitors on the power supply board on several of these tv's. Easy fix, took longer for the soldering iron to heat up than it did to change the caps. About an $11 fix.
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Anyone know about repairing plasma TVs?
I'm happy to help. A bit tied up util next weekend but glad to have a look.
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Anyone know about repairing plasma TVs?
Kaiser, I have repaired several plasma/led/lcd tv's. I may be able to help, and I'm local to you in Stratford.
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Recommendations on rear iron sight
I'm with H.E. Not sure why you would want to do this. If it were me, I'd get a good quality QD mount for the T1 (LaRue makes a great one), and go with a flip up BUIS. I have found that I refer a lower 1/3 co-witness, but whatever is most comfortable for you. My preference is for a Matech flip up. It is elevation adjustable to 600m. Relatively inexpensive, they can be had for $50 or under if you look around. KAC also makes an excellent, range adjustable flip up rear sight. It's more expensive than the Matech, though. Both of these flip ups are great choices and are very rugged.
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Tactical Sling Catch: Is there a useful application for this?
Thanks, I'll look into those!
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Tactical Sling Catch: Is there a useful application for this?
I think a collared shirt might be a better option. It was pretty warm out, so I just had a thin tee shirt on. Sling was chafing on my neck, and it only got worse when I started sweating. After 4-5 hours, my neck got pretty irritated. H.E., any particular 'combat' shirt that you recommend? I would be looking for something more geared towards warmer weather. Thanks!!
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Tactical Sling Catch: Is there a useful application for this?
I just spent a long weekend carrying my Colt 6940 all around the ranch in Tx. The biggest pain in the ass (neck)? The sling chafing my neck. I swapped between single and dual point carry configurations, but still wound up with chafing, no matter what I did. Think I'm going to add a pad to the sling to at least make it slightly more comfortable. Not sure that the caribiner would work, but willing to try the least expensive option first. Might order this puppy and give it a real world trial and see how it works out.
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What are ya drinking?
Booker's Bourbon. Neat, as you should always consume good bourbon.
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Question on Ballistics Apps for Droid
I have the free iPhone version. At least it was free 2 years ago when I got it.
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Question on Ballistics Apps for Droid
Strelok has many popular scopes by brand listed as reticle choices. I'd say it's a good bet your scope/reticle/turret combination is an option. It's a great little program.
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Yes, another appeal for advice on home improvement
Skip Empire. They use cheap carpet. We used a local mom and pop carpet store and wound up with top of the line carpet for much less than Empire quoted for crap.
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Pelican Case Foam Replacement
Personally, I dispise the pick and pluck foam that comes with the Pelican cases. Always looks like crap. I replace the pick and pluck with a closed cell foam. It makes for very nice, clean cut outs for firearms and accessories. I'll dig up my source for the foam, but I believe it's www.foamfactory.com I make myself a cardboard template of the item I want to inlet into the foam. This makes for a smoother cutout with a better fit. I hold the template to the closed cell foam with toothpicks, and cut around it using an Olfa knife. Remove the template and the cut foam. Presto, a perfectly fitted case for guns or gear.
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My New Colt
I have the EGW A2 comp on several of my AR's. Great comp!!
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My New Colt
Nice rig, Blueline. I love those 6601's!
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Windham Weaponry SRC-NY 223/556 optics/other accessories
Why don't you shoot an ACOG first before making a decision. You're welcome to shoot one of mine at SJSC.
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Questions on Building a Pistol Caliber AR
Also interested. Tuned in for answers.
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Switching compensators
Personally I would keep the Battlecomp on the rifle rather than spending $$ and time of something that isn't going to significantly improve anything. Just my $.02
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