Everything posted by Reagan1k
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The Gun Owner’s thread
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Hunting 24/25: big bucks and a lot of ducks!
We have a lot of Oreo looking black and white or black and orange hogs. Maybe 10% or more of the general population....coloration seems to be just part of our genetic make-up as there are normally one or two in every brood. Been that way for 30 years in the part of the hill country we hunt.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
.338 ARC Hornadys’ answer to the 8.6, but in a more compact package. Anyone diving into this rabbit hole yet?
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The Gun Owner’s thread
Just roll in with a fully automatic SBR mounted with a can and a drum mag - That state's laws will be explained fully for you in no time - perfect clarity.
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Blended Families and Inheritances
This was a huge topic of conversation in our community some years back. In fairly rapid succession, multiple estates were settled that involved 2nd wives, step-kids, biological kids, etc. Really covered the gamut - 2nd wives disinherited by biological kids, biological kids disinherited by 2nd wives, long term care chewing up assets for everyone.....lawyers ending up with more than anyone.....Multiple estates, multiple outcomes - all bad and with a lot of heartache. My wife was hot on the topic. She's smart and realized she couldn't keep me from spending on a 2nd wife, nor did she want to punish someone who might make me happy after she's gone, but at the same time, she was adamant that our kids be protected and have something. She didn't want "her (our) kids' money all spent on my next wife's face lift and new tits" as she eloquently put it. I told her "she's" already had those done and not to worry about it, which evidently wasn't as funny to her as it was in my head. We had some fairly robust planning already, but she was so bothered by all this I finally took her to our attorney and sat arms folded and told him to draft something so she is happy enough that she'll quit talking about it. After some time and some money well spent, she's content, and while nothing is perfect there's enough safeguards to cover everyone's interests. Like everything else, communication and then taking action is the key.
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Hunting 24/25: big bucks and a lot of ducks!
This above or Howa makes a M1500 Super Lite Short Rifle 7mm-08 Remington. I'm tempted to buy one for myself to have as a blind/truck rifle. If it's not loaned out (which it frequently is) my +50yr old cut down Rem. 788 in .243 is my favorite rifle to tote around. I might need a fill-in when my steady is on loan.
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Hunting 24/25: big bucks and a lot of ducks!
Yeah- he’s got a wonky blade looking thing coming out of his base. Wide and flat iirc. He’s a load body-wise. That mature, sway-back characteristic doesn’t show as much in our hill country bucks as it does further south.
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Suzanne Simpson, the disappearing San Antonio realtor (UT alum)
I'm not sure why this seems counterintuitive for most in this discussion...perhaps the worrying about the court of public opinion and tabloids?? As @SquishMitten and @TwiceHorn have explained........Your best avenue for cooperation is through your attorney. If I stumble through an answer or appear evasive to one of the cops, it can derail their entire investigation and put the microscope on me. If I'm innocent, hell especially if I am innocent, then I am most helpful and useful speaking to the police and cooperating in their investigation via an experienced criminal attorney.
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Hunting 24/25: big bucks and a lot of ducks!
Old, well fed buck had been MIA on any cameras since July. Made an appearance when the weather cooled off. Guessing he felt like posturing through as he never stopped to eat. Appears to have gotten the attention he wanted.
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Suzanne Simpson, the disappearing San Antonio realtor (UT alum)
Yep - something like a barrel being a tad to short on a rifle or a tax stamp missing on another type of NFA item will getcha when they want it to. Could be a 100 things but they found what they needed to find to hold him.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
I'm really digging the vintage M8 4x optics. Very clear. and if fixed 4x was good enough for O'Conner I guess its good enough for me. I'm not sure who WRM is, but his heirs didn't want his rifle I guess so I took it off their hands. I may change the bottom plate, but am in no hurry. Very pleased with the furniture on this rifle. Going to break it down and see if I can identify the stock-maker by some markings.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
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The Gun Owner’s thread
I think there is at least one big fan of the Weatherby chamberings on here. Richmond Auctions has a bunch of Weatherby custom shop rifles from the late ‘60 / early 70’s - engraved and inlaid. Most if not all on Day 2 of the auction. May your wallet beware.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
The CMP evidently just got a shipment of the government storage boxes that held the old 1911s they've been slowly releasing. These were all serialized. They've taken the time to research and cross the box numbers to the 1911s already shipped and are contacting owners that they can get the original box that matches their serial number. (not the box from the mfg. mind you, but the box, bag, and tag from the storage arsenal). Selling the serialized arsenal box for $35 all in. Damn fine customer service and a nice adder for collectors. I have mine on the way.
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Fuck the Police!!!!!!!!!!!
10:00pm hour seems to be a bad time to be around this officer. His other shooting this year was at the same time.
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2024 Hurricane Season thread of DOOM
Shits so big it's in the gulf but is pulling in upwards of 3' of storm surge on the coast of the Atlantic.
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2024 Hurricane Season thread of DOOM
That 10-20’ storm surge going into that socket of the coast is no joke. What people underestimate / misunderstand is that the surge is the temporary, new water level and there are still waves above that especially right along the coast. Even substantially elevated structures can get inundated. Lots of hard, permanent lessons learned about that along Bolivar during Rita.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
They did make a precious few rifles in a carbine model or variant and just as scarce was the Bob, across all configurations. That’s a special, rare configuration for sure. Likely from the late 40’s or earlier bc that’s when they stopped cataloging them as a standard version. I’ve got a ‘59 in Bob coming thats had some custom work done on it. It’s a 22” but not sure if it’s a factory barrel or not yet. Anxious to get from the auction house.
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Old and Starting "over"
What does your partner want to buy him out? What does he take out of the business and what do you take out? What would it cost to replace his work, with a less experienced and younger employee who might want to grow into the owner one day?
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Jobs/Career Question - Pension Opportunities
No doubt there are bad actors, and you are correct. Lots of employers underfunded plans or ran into situations where they could no longer fund them. It's a heavy weight on cash flow. My point was that private enterprise (or their shareholders) decided that it was too costly to provide lifetime income to employees and shifted the burden when they had a chance. Not a judgement either way - just what happened. When IRC Section 401(k) was enacted into law back in '78, employees could then defer income for retirement, and employers glady started implementing the plans so they could shift the responsibility to the employee.
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Jobs/Career Question - Pension Opportunities
Was a lot easier for business to fund when guys retired at 65 and were dead at 72.
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Jobs/Career Question - Pension Opportunities
The cost to fund and administer a defined benefit plan for a private / for profit entity is huge. Regulation, reporting, compliance, longer lifespans, etc. all make it very expensive to run a DB plan....and that's on top of filling the funding bucket to provide guaranteed income for all retirees who might live for decades after retirement. The retirement burden was shifted from the employer to the employee. Governmental entities can tax their way into compliance and to fulfill obligations. Private business can't.
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Life and Death of a Salesman
About as understanding as they are when they get you to load up Q4 (via discounts) at the expense of the following Q1? Q1 isn't going to count against you....until it does.
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All Encompassing Investment and Financial Planning Thread for the Surly 99.5%
I completely agree and can see you don't consider it an equity alternative. I have multiple buy-sell arrangements (both personal and professional) that are funded with it and there is not another asset or strategy that comes close to affording me the protections and returns at the same time.