Day: February 26, 2015

Notes for Thursday – February 26, 2015

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Range Brass to Finished Cartridge, Tips For The Ubiquitous .223 Cartridge, by R.W. – Part 3

On full charge cartridges, you need to watch for defects, so: Look for any swelling, cracks, splits, or thinning of the brass. Check for fouling, debris, or dirt jammed into the cavity of the shell case. It may be generally noted that discoloring around the top of the case at the neck radius is common with most military surplus brass and will often be polished off in the cleaning of the shell cases. Watch for any heavy corrosion or pitting, as this should be a warning that the bullet has lost some ductility and integrity due to the oxidization process, …


Letter Re: I-594

Hugh, The dots to connect include the fact that almost all of this was financed by Microsoft fortunes. There’s the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s donations to the legislation. They’re also known activists for universal population control and vaccination. The past chairman of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, and his wife gave a million or so to the anti-gun campaign. He bought the LA Clippers basketball team for a couple of billion dollars. Another heavy donor was Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and good friend of Bill Gates. Paul Allen is also the owner of the Seattle Seahawks NFL team, which, as …


Economics and Investing:

100 Reasons Why The Federal Reserve Should Be Shut Down o o o OPEC Considers Emergency Meeting On Oil Prices o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Bank of Israel Slashes Rates Video: Peter Schiff – Should We Have Bailed Out the Banks? The Next Debt Ceiling Crackup Is Coming Yellen: No Rate Hike for Next Couple FOMC Meetings – How long will the masses buy this nonsense of extend and pretend…


Odds ‘n Sods:

When Deception Becomes Reality o o o Check your router now for this dangerous bug. – D.S. o o o New Madrid quake potential elevated. – G.P. o o o Forget The Terrorists: Malls Already Under Attack from Black Mob Violence. – P.M. o o o Secret new Internet rules loom for Americans. – RBS


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“Now observe that in all the propaganda of the ecologists—amidst all their appeals to nature and pleas for ‘harmony with nature’—there is no discussion of man’s needs and the requirements of his survival. Man is treated as if he were an unnatural phenomenon. Man cannot survive in the kind of state of nature that the ecologists envision—i.e., on the level of sea urchins or polar bears… In order to survive, man has to discover and produce everything he needs, which means that he has to alter his background and adapt it to his needs. Nature has not equipped him for …