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looks like EMT compression couplings on rigid conduit. Electrical. But the way they're spaced sure looks like two plumbing supply lines and a drain. The larger pipe is too far from the wall to feed a long forgotten electrical panel. I vote electrical or plumbing or natural gas or something else. Take the plastic caps off of the big line and take another photo so we can see the metal fitting better. If it was an old sink, the larger, drain line won't be under pressure. Of course, turn the fitting slowly. If it's something else, you want to be able to tignten it back up before you flood the garage.

Walmart's "in stock" has been wrong before for me.

Tough Crowd.

This is why term limits are so important - and why they will never happen.

What is Paul Ryan's motivation? Exactly the same thing that motivates EVERYONE in congress in both parties: MONEY and POWER and the prestige and swagger that comes with it. The two parties fight over ideologies they personally care nothing about. They give speeches, make promises, and occasionally pass laws for the sole purpose of getting re-elected and keeping their jobs. Jobs that let them sell votes to the highest bidder and become rich. They can't accept money directly so they trade votes for no-show board appointments or speaking engagements or other money laundering schemes. But none of our representatives are in DC because they believe in some cause or because they want to make something better. They like things exactly the way they are. Occasionally someone makes it to congress who has good intentions but they won't get committee appointments, won't be allowed to become a sponsor on any bills, won't see their bills make it through committee, and are probably banned from the free haircuts and bowling alley. So, why is Paul Ryan making sure the Republican party is going to be a failure under Trump's leadership? Because Trump campaigned on draining the swamp and all the swamp dwellers are joining forces against their common enemy. Ryan is willing to loose a few seats in the next election as long as they can blame the abysmal failure during Trump's first term on Trump. The goal is to get rid of Trump. In reality, losing Republic seats makes no difference to any of the Republicans. The two parties are nothing more than two crooked labor unions joining forces to protect their worker's illegal activities. Where one union loses a worker or two, the other union gains one. As long as everyone gets to keep selling votes, that's all that really matters. Don't be surprised that Paul Ryan isn't representing you. He doesn't care a bit about what's best for you.

The easy way to drill hard steel is to use a drill bit made for the purpose: https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-drill-bits/=19ckogx Clamp everything down in a drill press. Hard drill bits are brittle and will break if things move around and you need to apply more pressure than you an with a hand held drill. Avoid heat. Heat kills drill bits. Use plenty of oil. Reducing friction reduces heat and oil draws heat away from the bit. Make sure you're cutting the entire time you're drilling. If your bit rubs without cutting, you create heat which damages your bit. Use a slow rotating speed. The slower you do the work, the less heat you create. If you're using a walmart drill bit in a hand held drill, it's going to be very hard to do.

I just checked Dick's website. Looks like it's only my local store that is out of stock. It's a longer drive than I want to make but it looks like the great clay target shortage of 2017 is over.

I usually just pick up a couple of boxes of clay targets at Walmart. They're not in stock there isn't even have a place on the shelf for them today. Looks like hunting stuff has moved into that section for the season. I stopped at Dicks - they're out. I called Cabela's in Christiana - none there. I checked Bass Pro's website. Atlantic City store is out of stock. I don't remember seeing boxes of clays at local gun shops. But, I wasn't looking for them so may have overlooked them. So who in Salem/Cumberland county has boxes of clay targets in stock?

Grew up on a wholesale nursery. Now is a great time to do it. Keep them watered until the temp's drop and make sure they get some water over the winter. Normal rain and snow will probably be enough, but if we have a dry few weeks or a warm few days, make sure they get watered. They'll make good progress establishing roots before winter and have a head start come spring.

I believe the technical name for control joints is "groove".

I assume we're talking about the slab floor in the basement. Is this just a hairline crack with no visible movement? If so, leave it alone. Concrete cracks when it expands and contracts. This is why large areas of concrete have grooves cut into them after the concrete is cured - to give the slab a place to crack that won't look bad. It's not a problem and any attempt to fix it will make it look worse. If it bothers you, put some resilient type of floor down - VCT, carpet, vinyl, etc. Anything hard like epoxy will just crack there too.

The manufacturer's recommended torque doesn't guarantee the screws can't work themselves loose. Torquing the screws is good practice but adding a drop of locktite isn't going to cause any problems and it might prevent some. I thought purple was for hydraulic fitting threads. Thicker than blue or read - almost a gel.

I use locktite on the screws mounting the scope base to the gun. Those are very small and you can't really get much torque without risking stripping the threads. I don't locktite the screws that mount the scope. May not be right but it's what I do.

As said above, marks may be under the forearm. Remove it carefully to prevent damage but it should just pull off. If the retainer is rusted, it may fight. I have had to drill out the rivets in the forearm before. Your gun looks like thousands of others that weren't made by almost unknown makers. Imported from all over the world and re-branded for whatever company was selling them. You can't always get info on these guns. And what we call damascus barrels really isn't damascus steel. Real damascus steel is made in very thin layers by folding steel over and over again in the forge. This was done to incorporate carbon from the fire into the steel and strengthen the steel. It's often used in decorative blades because if you polish it, you can see the layers. What we call damascus barrels are really just an old way of making barrels by rolling a flat steel bar around a mandrel. The helical steel was then welded together by heating it in a forge. The seams aren't strong enough for modern ammo and rust can get into those seams making them even weaker. I mention this because if you're looking for the wavy pattern of damascus steel, you wont' see it. You may be able to see the spiral seam that runs down the barrel.

Photobucket has decided to charge $400 per year to let you show your photos to other people. Seems like a terrible business plan since so many other photo hosting sites let you do that for free (you have to look at ads).

The NJSP website has been updated. The new version separates transport "into" NJ and transport "through" NJ but still gets a few things wrong. The most disturbing is that it says that a firearm transported under NJ law can not be accessible from the passenger compartment. I don't believe this is in the law. The firearm must be in a securely fastened <package> but I don't think there is anything in the law that says it can't be accessible. Not a big deal that the NJSP recommends this practice. The problem is that the guidance document ends with instructions to law enforcement on how to conduct the investigation and possible arrest. If I understand correctly, the NJSP is advising officers to make an arrest for something that is not illegal. I'd like to know if I am correct in my interpretation that this document is used by NJSP and other police departments as guidance to officers on whether an arrest is appropriate.

We usually get a few inches away. I'd guess that it's probably only effective out to about 18", maybe 24".

My 10 year old has one. It's definitely a cool toy. Don't leave the salt in it or it will absorb humidity from the air and need some TLC. Ask me how I know.

I've always wondered how accurate these are with with a scope. The iron sights are on the barrel so if there's a little slop between the receiver and barrel, it should still be accurate. However, if you mount a scope on the receiver and the barrel is a little sloppy, it will have accuracy problems. Since you need the force of 10 elephants to unscrew most rifle barrels, I'm curious if this setup is accurate.

The other possibility is to force someone into a home and force them to take their meds each day. What's worse, letting a guy paint random nonsense on his car and fight with dumpsters or to lock that guy in his room 23 hours per day and force feed him his meds. I don't know any specifics but it's a hard call sometimes. I have a close family member who suffers from manic depression. When she's in a manic episode, she's convinced that she's completely cured and stops taking her meds. When she's in a depressive episode, she's convinced that the medicine won't help anyway so she stops taking her meds. I've never seen her fight with a dumpster but she has a long history of not making the best life choices. Would I lock her up and force her to make better choices? No.

My experience is that a .22 is great at 50-75 yds. At 100 yds, you're reaching the guns' limits. I shoot .22's a lot but I really prefer something else at 100yds. If you're shooting tight groups at 50yds but not having as much success at 100yds, maybe the scope isn't the limiting factor, maybe the rifle is. That said, A $50 Bushnell scope is probably the lower end of what's appropriate for a .22. I definitely wouldn't spend more than $100. I've got a 3-9x40 on my goto .22 and I probably spent $50-$60 on the scope. I'm satisfied that the scope is as accurate as the rifle is.

Why? You may be right. But it seems to me that selling on consignment means you still own it until the FFL sells it for you.

Savage rifles are accurate rifles, even the bare bones, non-target guns are surprisingly accurate. But, 100 yds is a long range for a .22. Bullet drop and wind drift become very significant at that distance. Getting consistent groups at 100 yds is going to be difficult. I'm not sure you'll ever achieve it.

As soon as DC starts issuing permits, I'm driving down. I had made plans to apply in person the last time the courts overturned the DC ban - right before other courts overturned the overturn. The ruling was overturned the day before I was heading down. I even have an email from metro PD answering my question about how to legally transport my handgun to the police station. You have to register your carry gun to get the permit and you have to bring the gun to the police station to do that. I have my application printed out. I'll post a picture of me strapped in front of the Washington Monument.

Somebody please call the number and ask: 1) Will they be paying for bb guns or pellet guns? 2) Is there some sort of legal protection for those who will be transporting illegally, outside of the exemptions, to get their guns to the buyback? 3) If someone shows up at the buyback with a gun and decides not to accept the offer made, will they be able to take their firearm away with them - no questions asked. My employer depends heavily on state funding and I was told a while ago to stop harassing Trenton.