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I believe the pacifist nonviolence society was a mistake, people would be a lot more polite and less annoying in public if there was a constant risk of getting your teeth kicked in ☝️
Or as I'm fond of saying:
Every adult should be required to carry a gun. Oh sure, the first couple of years might be a little messy, but after that everyone will be a lot more polite to each other.
I wonder if anyone local sells really big zip ties, like 50" I'd rather not have to order them online.
Harbor freight sells 36” but you might wanna check one of those Amazon overstock thrift stores. I got a grip of zip ties from one a while back
Yeah 36 won't be close to enough and for aesthetics I'd rather not daisy chain them together to get the length I need.
Just who are you kidnapping? The hulk?
Zip ties are kinda ass for kidnapping. They're usually not that hard to break out of if you know what you're doing. I have something different and kinda dumb in mind.
Call your local HVAC outfit, they have them in the larger sizes for securing insulation to the outside of ducting. It’s driving me insane at the moment that I can’t recall their proper name. If we were closer I’d give you a handful. I think I’ve still got a half bag of 54” around here somewhere. I’ll look tomorrow to see if the proper name is on the bag
Oh man, it drove me insane until I saw @herculesunchained ‘s comment and luckily he had the proper name, panduit! They are available in longer than 48” though, 60” is quite common and a local mechanical shop would probably sell you a few for cheap. I looked them up and a bag of 50pcs at 60” long is $95 so $2/ea or so.
The HF zip ties are crap. Total crap.
Stick with Panduit or Gardner Bender (GB). GB is sold at Home Depot in the HVAC aisle (shorter ones in Electrical).
Or ask any commercial HVAC tech if you only need a couple. I'm sure they'd just give 'em to you.
You can also order a cut-to-fit stainless steel "hose clamp" kit from Amazon. It's 3 meters of band with several clamps for about $13.
bro, I'm still using vga ports because I have an old fashioned monitor.
I still have a VCR to play back old tapes.
For those that are wondering, that's a Heckler & Koch MP5 in 40 S&W made specifically to meet the requirements of the FBI which wanted a submachine gun with "better" specs than the 9mm. It was adopted for a short time before the GWOT pushed everyone on to the AR/M4 platform. Between the FBI dropping it and the AWB in effect at the time, H&K never offered it more widely, so originals are pretty rare.
This MP5 variant can easily be identified by the addition of the Bolt Hold Open device which locks the bolt open on an empty magazine, another FBI-required feature. The straight gray polymer magazine also gives it away as a 40 S&W.
Factory original, intact examples are very rare as they were never released in semi-auto as a model 94 variant (semi-auto civilian) although they are still seen in parts kit form. As a de-milled parts kit they are now selling for about $3500-4000, or a little less with non-German parts.
The fire control group that's pictured is a "Navy" four position variant with a three-round burst feature. That wasn't included on the FBI model so I assume this is either a clone built on a parts kit (most likely) or someone upgraded a factory model with the Navy lower. The original would have been a Safe-Fire-Full three position FCG.
That's not to denegrate the clone builds. I have this exact build in inventory as a full-auto dealer sample. I built the base gun from a parts kit about 12 years ago (as an SBR) and have one of our non-transferable full-auto trigger packs installed.
I just received the January issue of Firearms News, now monthly instead of 24 issues a year, in a smaller format, 11 fewer pages, more ads, and less editorial content.
I have back issues all the way to 1982 when I began subscribing. Ever since Shotgun News was purchased by Outdoor Sportsman Group and re-branded it has steadily declined in quality of content.
I sent an email canceling and demanding a refund for my remaining issues. The CEO of OSG, Mike Carney, can kiss my ass.
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Do you have a Samsung Smart TV?
If so, you probably have (or will) notice the Samsung Plus TV App is gone. Vaporized, and can't be added back.
The app is useecto access Samsung's free internet streaming service that offers 100's of channels which is important to rural customers like me where cable TV service is not available.
This appears to be a nationwide problem and some customers are reporting Samsung Support has stated "the app is being updated and will be available in a few days".
Sounds like a hack to me.
Do not follow the Google advice to reset your TV. It will not resolve the issue.
DO NOT CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS OR RE-RUN THE SETUP PROGRAM. If you do you will lose all your settings, favorites, watch history, etc. and have to reinstall any apps you added (YouTube TV, etc) and sign in to each one again. Ask me how I know.
This issue was also reported by some users in Ireland so it may be a world-wide outage.
I'll update as more info becomes svailable.
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How feasible/reliable is welding a pre-drilled gas port closed? Key thing is this would be in a big bore AR application, so Max psi would be around 40,000.
Gas ports are easier. We weld/repair gas ports all the time.
In your OP I assumed you were referring to a hole larger than a gas port, like in the .100-140" range typical of scope base screw holes, not the .065 - .095" size typical for gas ports. A screwed in plug is better for larger holes while gas ports are far more forgiving of shortcut repairs (or as I call them, cost-effective).
[For others, see the comments in the OP for the original reply, here]
It takes very little to close up gas ports with TIG and the tiny recess left in the bore doesn't affect ballistics in any practical way that I'm aware of. I would not be concerned with bore pressure and the repair. It takes a LOT to breach solid metal, although I would spend a lot more time and care on a chamber than a barrel bore (and yes, we've repaired chambers--see below). Having said that, I have never seen a bore/chamber repair fail under pressure. Fail by my quality standards, yes. Catastrophic failure, no.
If you've ever tried to remove a press-fit front sight post cross pin you know that even a taper fit pin is pretty solid. I wouldn't try that on a bore repair but my point is that the gas pressure isn't that big a deal for this purpose.
For gas ports (i.e., small holes), we use a carbide spot drill to make a 45 degree x 0.100-150" depression for the weld (a center drill will work too). Without the depression for the weld, it takes too much heat to get a good weld puddle and that makes for a lot of finish work to recontour the barrel. You also can't tell how much penetration you got since the puddle wants to spread horizontally rather than get into the hole itself. By puddling the rod into the depression you made you know you got down at least that deep and have a good, reliable, solid repair.
We don't use a plug per se, just a short piece of TIG rod that falls short of the bore and sticks out about 1/2" above the surface. It's then puddled into the chamfer and slightly proud of the surface (for hand finishing). Solid core MIG wire works too but we use .030-045 wire which is too small for a tight fit in most ports. A set of pin gauges helps here.
Wish I had a couple of pics...easier than describing it, LOL.
We use TIG rod because it's convenient and soft enough that in the unlikely event it does end up protruding into the bore, it can be easily snapped off with a length of hardened drill rod sharpened at a 30 degree angle (like a sharp, flat, one-edged chisel point). One tap with a hammer and the TIG rod shears easily. And that's only happened a couple of times in 40+ years.
FYI you can get precision ground drill rod from McMaster-Carr, etc. if you ever need to make caliber-specific ranging rods (or to make a chisel to get rid of a botched plug). We have a set on hand to verify bore clearance for muzzle devices or suppressors where the coaxial alignment is questionable (it's happened). Cheaper than baffle strikes. Making your own is pretty easy and FAR cheaper than a set from Brownell's or Clark.
Since I mentioned it, chamber repairs require greater precision, rough and finishing reamers, and much better finishing/polishing technique. Depending on the extent of the chamber repair, we often take the opportunity to set back the barrel by one thread to get the best possible repair and a nice smooth, verified good chamber surface. A rough chamber guarantees an angry customer. Chamber repairs are a lot of work ($$$) so unless it's a really good barrel (like an F-Class, antique, or rare) fitting a new or good used barrel is usually more cost effective.
Hope that helps with your particular project.
Knight’s MG with constant-recoil system
That's amazing. I gotta check that out.
If I've gambled more that $100 in my entire life, I'd be stunned. Four 7000-level statistics courses pretty much ruined any enthusiasm I have for games of "chance".
I've purchased a few Powerball tickets as gifts in Xmas or birthday cards, but that's about it.
