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2 hours ago, DirkDiggler said:
I may or may not have a Henry lever action sitting in pieces in a bag after this exact same experience.
Lol. I have a Henry in 44 mag. Fun gun to shoot but the feed ramp can catch some rounds especially if they have sharp edges. Every time I clean it I have YouTube on to help me and I ask myself if buying it in the first place was a good idea.
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3 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
They truly crazy part, the Grand Prairie Police are seeking an indictment against him. Go to the wrong house, shoot the innocent homeowner who thinks someone is breaking into his house, then charge HIM....seems legit.
I'm betting they're trying to strong arm the homeowner not to sue. We'll drop the indictment if you agree not to sue. They have unlimited taxpayer money to come after the homeowner while most average people don't have deep pockets.
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I'm dumfounded for how many out there of certain political persuasions are calling for release of the "evidence" that are clueless that release could compromise sources and methods. Of course, there are those fully aware and call for release anyway knowing it can't be for those very reasons but like to score political points.
Not to mention the brave operators out there who make it their mission in life to go do bad things to bad people on a daily basis and their actions never make the media especially if they do their job right.
I'm no commercial fisherman but those don't look like any fishing boats I've ever seen. If for no other reason I see no way to store any catch in any meaningful amount let alone no rigging/nets I can see.
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VIDEO: U.S. Military Strikes 2nd Narco Boat in Southern Command - USNI News
Didn't see this already posted but it brightened my day
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I think a lot of venues will start avoiding these types of events because of the risk nowadays. Especially if their insurance carrier says no to coverage.
Governments regulate some things, but the insurance companies are the pseudo regulatory agency of many aspects of life.
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More buffoonery from the great state of Florida
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We went Sunday and it was intense. I certainly agree that Chapman should have been given a more complete display but given the totality of all the exhibits it was worth the trip.
Our guide did say the sensor operator from Chapman's action visited not that long ago though the guide didn't say what discussions if any were had.
One story about Cpl Rubin really hit me. Brass Balls the size of the moon if you ask me. Most MOH actions are an intense sprint where this guy ran the marathon.
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Tibor Rubin > U.S. Department of War > Story
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32 minutes ago, uhhello said:
Bring back Ding Chavez and John Clark...
I like how John Clark quoted the Sundance Kid. "Think You Used Enough Dynamite Butch?" At least in the book version.
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Joby Logs 7,000 Autonomous Miles in Military Exercise
More on the subject. I admit I didn't know about this.
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Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised that Maduro at some point gets the Soleimani Treatment depending on how the stars align. Clearly the strike was a very public message the gloves are off. That said now we should use a lot of nonpublic strikes that don't make the news if we aren't already. Out of sight out of mind for all but the targets. Strikes at sea especially leave very little evidence behind. I know semi-submersibles are used to try and evade sensors especially from above though real USN Submarines excel at tracking acoustic signatures. Of course, if you're using a semi-submersible that's Prima Facie your up to no good and are a candidate to become an artificial reef.
To me our drone capability is perfect for these types of missions and has benefited from last 20 years of operations worldwide and present minimal risk to our side.
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3 hours ago, M2 said:
Deadly Airstrike On Cartel Boat Signals Major Shift In U.S. Drug Interdiction Strategy
The U.S. will continue to carry out lethal attacks against people belonging to drug cartels designated as narco-terrorists, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said this morning. His comments came a day after the U.S. made a deadly strike on what President Donald Trump said was a drug boat operated by the Tren de Aragua (TDA) cartel, which is closely tied to Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
“It won’t stop with just this strike,” Hegseth told Fox News about the attack he said is a “very clear” message to the cartels. “Anyone else trafficking in those waters who we know is a designated narco-terrorist will face the same fate. It’s important to the American people to protect our homeland and protect our hemisphere.”...
(Full article at title link)
A lot of people sharing their opinions on this op...
I've always been a fan of "Out of Court Settlements"
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8 hours ago, Inertia17 said:
If any other Air Force acquisition is an indicator, that number is fairly high.
One hard part imho will be mixing with manned aircraft at un-towered and minimal equipped ATC facilities at many 3rd world airports
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Air Force to Field Autonomous Cessna Caravan
Supposedly the system will eventually be airframe agnostic.
Guess those side jobs flying Caravans for FEDEX to the Carribean days are numbered.
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18 hours ago, VigilanteNav said:
New slogan for Guard recruiting: one weekend a month, 2 weeks a year, sharpen your landscaping skills...
The National Guard, DC landscaping and the great pursuit of lethality
They're covering for the normal crew that was deported
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3 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
Another gem.
Dude is deaf, the police KNOW he is deaf but beat the F@ck out of him for "not listening." They mock him and his hearing aides, then charge him with resisting with violence. He bails out immediately which angers the cops so the add another charge of assault on a police officer which revokes his bail. Dude spends 58 days in jail with no bond.
Ahh Florida. I think I mentioned this in the past. Family member some years back was accused by crazy and now very ex-wife of DV in an attempt to get a leg up in the divorce. 3 deputies show up while he's taking out the trash and detain him along with an order to remove all his firearms and ammunition. Took 6 months and a lot of time and money to get them back though no ammunition. I think he finally paid the last of his substantial alimony earlier this year. Guilty till proven innocent.
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I guess the glass half full viewpoint is in this instance the seat worked unlike a certain B-1 mishap a few years back.
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Airman Snuffy, since you received a DUI you are assigned extra duty as EST (Ejection Seat Tester) for the month.
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6 hours ago, TreeA10 said:
Currently got open sights (set up like the FFDO weapon) but contemplating a red dot on a Glock 19 and I've never shot optics on a hand gun. Opinions for and against red dot sights.....and..... Go.
I have a G19 that I put Ameriglo sights on. Orange front sight comes on target pretty quick. I lay my surefire next to it on the nightstand and the glow in the dark rear sights tell where my light is. Shoots great for me. As for optics on a handgun I find it harder to conceal. SOCOM had used the G19 for years though with the M17/18 available I don't know if they still do.
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On 7/16/2025 at 12:51 PM, Prosuper said:
Being retired enlisted in a huge maintenance squadron OMS, AGS, or AMXS, pilots do not get or very little exposure to enlisted unless they fly a heavy with loadmasters/boomers, Flight engineers or flight mechanics. But that is a small exposure just to get todays mission done. They don't deal with the personnel issues such as EPR's, training, or discipline. We have junior mx officers with a MSgt Pro Super tied to them to keep them out of trouble before a O5 SQCC makes their life a living hell. My neighbor is a retired Army Apache pilot who was the MX officer in his unit, he flew all the OCF/FCFs before a line pilot flew it, totally different culture. It's been a while since the USAF had rated Mx officers and awhile MX was assigned to Ops squadrons. In the early 90's many OPCC's flew their jets into the ground not managing acft hours telling the MX officer and Senior Es to shut up and color. Try being in those squadrons with a bunch of whiney ABM's.
Oldie but a goodie. On a related note and also bears repeating. I've never seen a jet get a DUI.
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If I had to guess the whole point is to "traumatize" certain populations long after a particular party/administration has left office and no longer has direct decision making authority. Policies often change but the bad taste of how people are treated can last a long time in the mind of potential recruits. It can make certain demographics second guess going into the military in the first place. The lesson is your career can be taken even years later on the whim of leadership.
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My 3-year rule of government service.
This is true regardless of whether we're talking military or civilian across all branches of service.
Most people don't think beyond a yearly eval. Most upwardly mobile jobs last 2-3 years so almost all in those positions care about is that their plan briefs well and the "books balance" for the 2-3 years they're in the position. 10 years down the road we may have a smoking hole in the ground literally or figuratively due to their decisions but those individuals responsible are long gone either promoted or retired. Those with stars on their shoulders that make the really big consequential decisions are out on their sailboat drawing a nice check of the month and as Wombat alluded to drawing a nice check from a contractor.
I tried to impress upon the youngsters of asking themselves how their decisions will affect the organization 10 plus years down the road not just for the next eval.
Another thing I've tried to impress especially on the technical side is if you do your job properly you work yourself out of a job. Try to find the permanent fix instead of milking the problem. Kind of counterintuitive to getting the raises sometimes and honestly can go against our own self interests. In the same thread a good solution prevents an issue, but no one remembers the mishap/attack/war etc. that never happened. Hard to get credit for that no matter who you are. My .02 cents.
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3 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
Slippery slope...DC went from Red Light cameras to speed cameras...all in the name of safety right...wrong.
The "rules" say a sworn police officer has to review each picture and swear an affidavit that states the violation is legit and all parameters are met (radar was certified, car in the picture is in the frame, no other cars....etc). During my last hostage tour int he five sided building my wife and I were going up to Dewey Beach for a long weekend with the family. We were in two separate cars because I was coming back a day early to go to work. A couple weeks later a photo speed ticket shows up in the mail with my name and my wife's car in the picture. I knew exactly where it happened and I was behind her....we were not speeding. I took a closer look and there was another car in the frame with her in the other lane and it was passing her, but she got the ticket. I took it to court and won in .69 seconds.
The court story is actually funny, I spent an entire day building a slide presentation with my radar theory book form Weapons School. I calculated the beam with and was ready to conduct a master class in court. Day of court arrives and there are two case in front of me. Judge calls the first guy and he is there with his wife. Judge says "Mr Smith you got two tickets in 20 minutes, how do you plead?" He replies "innocent your honor." Judge brings the picture up on the big screen and says "what is your defense?" The dude launches into a story about going to help his handicapped grandchildren. At first the judge rolls her eyes then she notices something on the ticket, "Mr so and so there appears to be a problem with the affidavit and jurisdiction on these tickets." The dude keeps blathering on but his wife is standing there with him, she figures it out and elbows him in the side to shut up. A few seconds later judge says "Yup these are invalid, both tickets are dismissed"
The judge calls the next case and it is this much older woman. Judge says "Mrs smith and so how do you plead?" She replies "innocent your honor." Judge brings the picture up on the big screen and says "what is your defense?" The lady then replies "well your honor, I didn't have my references." Everyone is puzzled....Judge says "Ma'am....your references?" She replies "Yes ma'am, they are doing construction and I didn't have my references to know where the speed camera was" Everyone laughs, .69 seconds later..."Guilty, $100 fine."
Now I am up Judge says "Mr bag of donuts how do you plead?" I reply "innocent your honor." Judge brings the picture up on the big screen and says "what is your defense?" I said "clearly looking a the picture your honor you can see there are two cars in the radar beam." I take a breath and start to pull out my slide presentation when the judge says "You are right, case dismissed." But but your honor, I have a presentation, I want to be more right!
At the end of the day I won the case because I was right, but the lesson here is 3 of the 4 tickets were incorrect and they are putting the onus on the citizen to prove their innocence. Cameras are a powerful tool but it opens the aperture to so many other questionable things.
Can you send me a copy of that presentation? From one nerd to another that's next level 2LT nerdom and I would love to have a copy in case I need it. Try to keep it CUI if you don't mind.😁
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Florida is crazy with them.
But set reasonable specs that are codified in state law so municipalities can't play loose with the system.
I believe Floriday did pass a law a couple years ago to reign them in.
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On 7/15/2025 at 9:10 PM, arg said:
Wonder who he works for now.
Drones, they got some pretty high speed ones nowadays.
In 10 years, I could see something like this cruising the freeways. I believe this was supposed to replace the Shadow UAV but I heard it was canceled. VTOL so no launcher/runway required. With AI it could look for the most egregious offenders doing 90-100 MPH plus and track them back to the nest followed by a knock on the door by local LE
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I think I see the issue. You need a caliber that starts with 4. 😁