Jimro

The 3 rings of Steel is just advertising. Brass is thickest at the base, where it needs the least support to deal with the pressures of ignition. Cut a brass in half sometime, it's always fun to find out for yourself. Jimro

z1r, Is the 8x68 a 300 win mag opened up to accept .323 diameter bullets? I can't remember... Anyways your advice is right on the money, too many good wildcats to bother with a feeding problem that the WSM's bring to the table, especially when the cost off ammo means you'll be handloading anyways. The 3200 Hawk looks like a good candidate. Jimro

At 35 bucks a barrel it becomes profitable to turn coal to oil. http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/...00900211213.txt Turning coal into petroleum products By CHARLES S. JOHNSON Lee News Service HELENA, Mont. -- Using a updated version of the technology the Nazis used to manufacture diesel fuel from coal during World War II, Gov. Brian Schweitzer believes Montana could produce oil and other petroleum products from the millions of tons of coal reserves it owns in southeastern Montana. When he was in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, Schweitzer met with a top Pentagon official, Theodore Barna, assistant deputy undersecretary of defense, to discuss the federal government plan to encourage the manufacturing of petroleum fuels by using various clean-coal technologies. The Defense Department is pushing the idea to develop a single, American-manufactured fuel that it can buy, but wants it developed privately, Schweitzer said. Fired up by the idea, Schweitzer intends to devote much of his time in the coming months exploring the possibility of having one and possibly more of these plants built here by private industry. "We're not talking about one plant here," Schweitzer said. "I want to get the first one off and going, and it could look like this all over Montana." Schweitzer envisions a plant located at where the state-owned Otter Creek coal reserves are located in Powder River County. It would cost $2.5 billion to build a private project over two years with 5,000 construction workers, he said, citing Pentagon estimates. Some 1,000 people would operate the plant permanently, not counting those working to mine the coal to fuel the plant. Such a plant would produce 30,000 barrels of fuel daily. "I'm going to spend a great deal of energy and time meeting with potential investors, potential partners like oil and gas companies, pipeline companies, construction companies, coal companies and financiers to see if we can't put the resources together to build the first plant on Otter Creek," he said. Montana owns 600 million tons of coal, co-located with 600 million tons owned by Great Northern Properties and 1.2 billion tons owned by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, he said. The coal conversion process produces no air pollution, uses no water and creates electricity as a byproduct. The petroleum fuels produced could be shipped out of state by pipeline so coal wouldn't have to be generated, which creates air pollution and needing transmission lines to be sited to ship the power out of state. "It sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?" Schweitzer said in an interview Friday. "This is a physicist at the Department of Defense saying we're getting serious about this, and we'll buy all you produce." Technology on the shelf At the heart of the plan is using an updated version of the Fischer-Tropsch technology developed by two German scientists in 1923 to convert coal into petroleum products. Hitler used the process to power the German tanks and other vehicles during World War II when the country was short of oil. More recently, when much of the world wouldn't trade with South Africa during Apartheid, that country used the same technology to produce oil. "What you do first is the coal gasification process," Schweitzer said. "You crush the coal up, heat it and get your gas. From there, it's a chemical reaction. You have a big tank and use either cobalt or iron as the catalyst. What you get out of that is the building blocks to make fuel. You get carbon monoxide and you get hydrogen. With those two, you can make any fuel you would like to make-diesel, gasoline, heating fuel, plastics, fertilizer or pure hydrogen." So why hasn't anyone been using Fischer-Tropsch technology in the United States? "It's kind of been left on the shelf because this process costs more than oil's been worth," the governor said. The answer, Barna told Schweitzer, is that break-even point with Fischer-Tropsch technology is when oil is $35 a barrel. When oil costs more than $35 a barrel, it's cheaper to make these fuels from coal through this technology. Pentagon officials "are interested in this obviously for national defense, where they find that 50 percent of their fuel to run the military is coming from countries we're likely to be fighting, and that is not a very good position to be in," he said. Sen. Keith Bales, R-Otter, who lives near the state-owned coal reserves, applauded the idea. "If the technology is there, I think it is a great thing to do," he said in a phone interview Friday. "It could be a very big boon for Montana." What's more, Bales said, such a development would generate a huge amount of money in royalties for the state school trust. Bales, however, was pragmatic, saying: "It's tough to get anything new going on in this state." He cited environmental permitting, Land Board issues and other concerns, including likely lawsuits, that could delay such a project. "Powder River County has been hoping something would get started," Bales said. Schweitzer said Montana has a huge advantage over other states because it owns the Otter Creek reserves, which the federal government traded to it after President Clinton halted a proposed gold mine near Yellowstone National Park. "So clearly we can move mountains in terms of bringing private resources to bear here," Schweitzer said. "The state can help in training people to run it, siting pipeline and bringing financial instruments to bear." Schweitzer said this Fischer-Tropsch technology will be a major focus of his state energy summit set for Bozeman on Oct. 19 and 20. "I'm not going to be shooting from the hip here," he said. "I'm going to bring in the best there is to be our advisers." ######## As for treating Jews and Muslims the same, it won't happen. If we gave as much aid to Jordan as Israel we would just be funding more terrorist to come back to haunt us. Terrorists want the complete anhilation of Israel, and as long as we support Israel we are a target for that reason, but we are a target simply because we are not a Muslim nation, and if we were a Muslim nation, we wouldn't be the "right" type of nation, and still a target of terrorists. So, keep supporting Israel, appeasing terrorists doesn't work. Jimro

Karl, There are fewer landfills today than there were a decade ago, but there is more space available for garbage because of advances in practice and industry. If the automotive industry had advanced the way the computer industry had, a Rolls-Royce would cost pennies and get thousands of miles to the gallon. Advances in technology are consumer driven, not military driven. Unless, like the US in WWII and Soviet Russia, the military is the main consumer. We cannot be free from Islamic fundamentalism unless we kill them all, and all that would replace them. The solution to our oil "crisis" will not come from the government, it will come from the consumer base if and only if the consumers demand alternatives. Jimro

If she won't group off bags then the most likely culprit is bedding. How the rifle rests in the bags gives your barrel different vibrations than when you are firing offhand, it is the most logical explanation if the rifle is the culprit. Did you glass bed the reciever and first few inches of barrel? Jimro

Iran may be the center of it all, but Saudi Arabia is funding it. Jimro

If you have no place to store ammo, you aren't being creative enough. Is there no place in the basement, garage, closets, toolshed (in a locked container of course), etc. The basement or closest is preferred for long term storage, but the others will do for short term... Jimro

Well I don't have what you are looking for, but I'm wondering why only a CAD machinist can help you? There are usually multiple solutions to any given problem. Jimro

It's a lower price alternative to buying a crowning tool or having a machinist/gunsmith recrown the barrel. If you have a buddy with a lathe it's a quick job, even I can do it fairly easily. I haven't bothered with the 11 degree crown yet, just straight and uniform so far, but I think I will try 11 degrees on this next barrel. Good luck on your project. Jimro

Tony, SnipersParadise uses Invision software to run their forum, so it must be the actual server box that is crapping out on us. These guys are expensive, at 120 bucks a year, http://www.invisionzone.com/ but they are the same company that built this software, so in my mind they are the most likely candidate to fix a problem if it arises. However, I think that as soon as the host for this sight gets off his fourth point of contact and upgrades the account all bugs will go away. Jimro

IPB WARNING [2] connect(./sources/sql/mysql_queries.php): failed to open stream: Cannot allocate memory (Line: 99 of /ips_kernel/class_db_mysql.php) IPB WARNING [2] main(./ips_kernel/class_db_mysql.php): failed to open stream: Cannot allocate memory (Line: 157 of /index.php) Memory allocation problems, either the swap file is/was full at the server, or the RAM needs to be upgraded. That's my guess anyways. Wish I had a DSL line so I could set up a hosting service for ya'll, my brother in law does IT support for a living and he owes me a faver. He's much better at software and management than I am. Jimro

It is either a software glitch, or a hardware glitch. Most likely a software glitch unless the hosting company has multiple products on the server hosting this forum, then we could be getting the sql errors because the machine is busy processing other requests from other clients. Jimro

Well, since you already have enough for hunting North America, then a safari cannon or long range rig are the next two choices. Long range options includ 8mm Rem Mag, 338 RUM and 338 Lapua mag. All the various 30 cal magnums as well. However the action isn't exactly benchrest quality, so this is a "wild hair" project. A safari cannon has lots of option, the 416 Rigby, 404 Jeffrey, 500 Jeffrey, 505 Gibbs, 458 Lott, 460 Wby, as well as a host of wildcats. The 458 Lott is a good choice because it can also fire 458 Win mag cartriges in a pinch. If I were you I'd make the knockaround 375 H&H, and a presentation grade 458 Lott or 416 Rigby. Except I think it would bloody cool to have a tactical 8mm Rem Mag pushing 200 grain SMK's out past 1k, I have a "wild hair" so to speak. Jimro

I'd love to be in Puyallup this weekend, unfortunately my wife has enlisted my expertise in tent pitching for my sister's baby shower on saturday. Maybe there'll be enough time on sunday after church.... Jimro

If you have too much headspace, just necksize the brass for that Turk, you'll essentially be creating a wildcat, but it'll be safe enough. If you are going to go through the hassle of having the barrel set back, I'd rebarrel unless the barrel you have is a real shooter. Jimro

There was an "Islamic Art of War" written by a Taliban General, I've been trying to get a copy of it. However it will probably read much the same, instilling fear and panic in the infidels is the goal, then the infidels will overreact and defeat themselves. Jimro

Congrats Jason, I've got 14 credits left before I get my degree. If your heart is set on being a Naval Officer, then go forth full speed ahead. All the services are hurting for good personnel right now and they'd be dumb to turn away any volunteer. Take care. Jimro

Black Hawk Stout, from Saratoga Springs NY. My wifes take was, creamy texture, strong molasses flavor, with hints of coffee. She says it smells, "really beery". My take is that it is a very mild stout, with an obvious hop taste. More bitter than sweet, with a definate bitter aftertaste. Would go well with salty food like fish and chips, or anything fried. All in all it doesn't impress me as spectacular, but very well rounded and drinkable, more like a porter than a stout. This would make a great party beer for your friends, it spreads over the tongue pretty evenly and isn't overpowering. #### Anchor Porter: rich with a definate molasses taste. On the sweet side, with a slightly bitter but not unpleasant aftertaste. The aroma is not too strong, the the taste is well rounded with small smoky hints of flavor. A very aproachable and drinkable porter. Goes well with moderately spicy foods like pizza because of the sweetness but would accent any of the more traditional courses, from salmon to sausage to steak. This would be a definate choice to serve alongside a Puerto Rican stew. This is very drinkable, I had the wife take a sip and she described it as "smooth", and my wife doesn't like beer.

Okay Gents and Lady, Tonights brew is another California offering, Sierra Nevada Porter. Aroma is very potent, made the wife wrinkle her nose. Wife says it is "very tart, not smoky" no molasses taste either. I say that she's right, this is a very hoppy, crisp porter. That hop taste dominates the flavor and you have to really roll it around your tongue to find the more subtle flavors. For those who like IPA's, this is the porter for you. This would go great with bratwurst sausages and BBQ. Jimro

LOL, I was trained to find enemies "playing 'possum" by kicking them squarely in the nuts as hard as I could. I was told that only a corpse wouldn't respond. However, as I now know, mind altering substances would also allow someone to not respond to such an intense level of pain. However, when someone is that high, they probably won't be playing 'possom. Then headshots or upper spinal column shots are what do the trick. Accuracy is the only thing that can immediately incapacitate an enemy. One guy in Jersey took a 12 gauge slug through the chest and didn't stop until he bled out, not a terrorist, just a run of the mill Jersey lowlife criminal scumbag. Jimro