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reloading 300 Blackout

I had to knock a couple years’ worth of dust off my reloading gear and a lot of cobwebs out of my reloading brain, but I reloaded a test batch of 300 AAC Blackout ammo up today.

This is a new cartridge for me. It is somewhat young to the shooting world, but hugely popular already.

Wildcatters cut down a .223 case, opened it up to .30 caliber and stuffed various weights of bullets into it. As often happens, gun and ammo factories saw a good thing and adopted it for commercial production.

It is definitely a […]

April 24th, 2017 | Category: guns'n'gear | Comments are closed

Is Long Hair Making Us More Intuitive?

 Back in the old days and the ancient times, many cultures embraced people with long hair, because they believed that long hair was a sign of strength and spiritual maturity.

The Native Americans and the Chinese are just a few examples of the many cultures that value long hair, which was why the men and women of these cultures back then rarely cut their hair.

Even though back then many cultures believed that having long hair was beneficial to the body, is there evidence today that supports the belief that long hair can make a person more intuitive?

How […]

April 22nd, 2017 | Category: health, nature, sociology | Comments are closed

two-way radios for you

Yaesu FT=60R Dual Band Handheld $172

Baofeng dual band UV5R handheld $36

Below, I am republishing information about a class this coming Saturday. Today and tomorrow I am refining the information I will be presenting and the exercises we will be doing. As I assemble the video clips, handouts and class outline, I recognize the value I am offering. Even my family and best friends won’t get the information out of me in a more organized, concise way.

On either side are two choices of dual-band radios. To the left is the $172 Yeesu. It could be […]

April 20th, 2017 | Category: amateur radio | Comments are closed

leading causes of death in USofA

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University assembled this chart in 2016 to help put things into perspective.

It is handy whenever someone decides to restrict your liberty in order to make you safer.

April 18th, 2017 | Category: health | Comments are closed

purchase and use of BaoFeng two-way radios

BaoFeng UV-82HP$62.89UHF / VHF128 ChannelsOutput: 7 Watts

I have helped well over a dozen people earn their amateur radio licenses. But I recognize the effort to study for, and pass the FCC exam is not for everybody. Much more accessible is The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) licensed radio service. A $70 FCC GMRS license has no testing requirements and covers your entire family’s use for 5 years.

BAOFENG makes good, affordable radios that can listen to several other bands and legally enable you to transmit, that is communicate, via GMRS channels. Significantly, unlike the inexpensive blister-pack […]

April 2nd, 2017 | Category: amateur radio, community, preparing, technology | Comments are closed