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A month ago – the last time I was at the range – I noticed that my wad gun shots were all hitting the target about 1-2" to the left of where I thought they should be. This may be a sign that the shooter’s trigger finger is in the wrong spot and, when the sear breaks from the hammer hooks, the trigger finger is pushing the muzzle left (or right) a fraction of a second before the bang.

Doubting Thomas
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April 8, 2012

Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

Last Time Mode
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April 7, 2012
  • hear that raucous alarm clock;
  • use one of these paper thin bath towels;
  • sneak a coffee out of the buffet breakfast because there’s none elsewhere; or
  • wait for hours at a crowded airport gate before sitting for hours in a full airplane, and then wait a whole fricken’ hour at the luggage carousel where everyone jams up front even though the bags coming out aren’t from their flight.

For a while, that is.

Any reloaders try these products yet? I’m interested in the stainless steel media. See http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com for products - I’m thinking about the 5 lbs of media and, other than washing it occasionally to remove the dust, it should last forever. (But note they say it will not work in vibratory cleaners. You must tumble.)

Favela
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April 5, 2012

“Favela” is the Portugeuse word for a slum, a shanty town often made of cobbled together wood and cardboard shelters with dirt walkways and terrible poverty. Long-standing favelas will migrate toward brick and mortar but this simply “hardens” the situation.

Geography Test
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April 5, 2012

On a map with water, land, terrain but no other markings, how many of these can you place? (Some of these city names are in Portugeuse. Can you figure them out without resorting to a web-based translator?)

History

EDSkinner.net began in 2023. Fiction and non-fiction publications are included as well as (blog) posts and supplemental materials from flat5.net (2004-present).

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