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Rory Laird Slaps Down Josh Rachele Over Showdown Statements - TT SERVICE New Zealand

Rory Laird of the Adelaide Crows rebukes teammate Josh Rachele over his controversial comments, Rory Laird Slaps Down Josh Rachele...

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[rory-laird]

This represents an old trick they taught us in the US Cavalry.  If you're sighting in a weapon but are having trouble getting a tight shot group, you can analyze your spread thusly.  

-If your rounds are arrayed from left to right, you're most likely not pulling the trigger properly/uniformly; try squeezing the trigger gently, with the pad of your index finger.  Don't anticipate the shot, just squeeze slowly and gently.  

-If your rounds are arrayed up and down, you're not breathing properly; try firing each shot at the same point in your breathing cycle.

-If your rounds are unpredictable and follow no linear pattern, you're either guilty of both of these marksmanship errors, or you are failing to maintain the same sight picture; ensure that every time you look through your irons, you line up your front sight post and your rear aperture with the same orientation.  You can look through the aperture any way you like, so long as you maintain a consistent sight picture.  An easy way to get used to this is to stay focused through the aperture even in between shots.  Once your sight picture discipline is strong in habit, you'll have no problem maintaining consistent shot groups all day long.

[rory-laird]

The Swiss Compass.  In heavily wooded areas, it's easy to get off track as you maneuver around the dense forestry.  If you can climb to the top of a tree and spot a landmark or get some idea of which way you need to go, you can walk with a long piece of timber to help keep yourself oriented.  Any change in direction will be exaggerated by the length of wood in your peripheral, thus you can hope to maintain a less wayward path.

[rory-laird]

Brain Tanning, Step 01:

Pierce between the tendon and bone to hang; the tough, sinewy connection will support the weight.  Make cuts as shown and remove entrails.  Bury that stuff if you're gonna be hangin' around for awhile.  Save the head, as the name indicates you will need those brains later.  Every living creature should have enough brain to tan its own hide...either nature has a sick sense of humor, or a profound love for efficiency and utility.

[rory-laird]

Fire induced by the high resistivity of steel wool.  Probably not too handy in the real wilderness, but could be a nice trick to be aware of in the event of a zombie apocalypse / grid collapse.  

[rory-laird]

This hydraulic ram pump is a pretty handy little device.  It'd be worth building one if you intended to stay someplace for a while, but under most survival circumstances, I'd say this is more of a luxury.  

A pressure actuated normally open valve at the bottom allows water to pass through, with resistance.  Once the water pressure is great enough to overcome the spring load, the it will pass upward through the check valve.  As water fills up on the low pressure side of the check valve, air pressure develops in the reservoir.  Since the check valve will not allow any return, the water climbs to the outlet at the top, and the stored air pressure in the reservoir helps maintain a steady flow as the water pressure down below must once again overcome the spring.  I imagine this could be compared to the steady tone of the bagpipe.

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