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- Fri May 31, 2024 1:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When Russia landed on Venus...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 901
Re: When Russia landed on Venus...
. . . there is a tendency by smart people to step outside their area of expertise. Folks believe the nonsense they put forward simply because they are “smart”. . . I see that CONSTANTLY among physicians; they had enough perseverance and tuition loans or scholarships to make it through a dozen years...
- Fri May 31, 2024 7:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When Russia landed on Venus...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 901
When Russia landed on Venus...
. https://youtu.be/ydibFhTuimY?si=r3NaS0rDKaBXKr-z I had no idea that Russia had landed there... :oops: https://youtu.be/ydibFhTuimY?si=r3NaS0rDKaBXKr-z Expert Carl Sagan thought Venus was a swamp overheated due to Venus having 'global warming' from the 'greenhouse effect'; I guess too many SUVs dri...
- Thu May 30, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1901
Re: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…
. Yeah I'm betting fluorescents will be almost nonexistent within a couple years. Especially since 'replacement' bulbs that fit most fixtures for both incandescent AND fluorescent bulbs can be had in LED format. The 'compact fluorescents' sucked, were unreliable, we had several catch fire, and their...
- Wed May 29, 2024 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 10230
Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
. When it comes to 9mm ‘pistol caliber carbines’, I actually like my KelTec Sub-2000 better than the Ruger PC I had (original non-takedown version using Ruger P-85 magazines. I sold that pair of Rugers (PC9 and P85) and then got their takedown ‘Charger’ 9mm pistol version (and wound up SBR’ing it du...
- Wed May 29, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1901
Re: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…
. The next step needs to happen, which is to replace what we call LED “bulbs” with actual LED bulbs, instead of ‘circuits with bulbs and transformers’ and so forth. Even though they last a long time that is still a lot of waste and overlap, when we could have most of our lighting circuits be much lo...
- Wed May 29, 2024 2:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1901
Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…
. The ballast went out on one of the few remaining fluorescent fixtures we have, and yet the inexpensive LED shop lights were incredibly glaring. Plus, they were not designed for permanent installation, but were rather a plug-in type thing. Since it was going to be extra work to take the old fluores...
- Wed May 29, 2024 8:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 10230
Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
. I've had a Marlin Camp Carbine in 45 ACP and a Mech-Tech 'upper' in 45 ACP The Marlin uses 1911 single stack mags and the Mech-Tech uses double-stack ones (ParaOrdnance or Rock Island). Both are nice; the Marlin looked like a 10/22 other than the protruding magazine, and the Mech-Tech looks rather...
- Tue May 28, 2024 6:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Departing Afghanistan
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1135
Re: Departing Afghanistan
Sending that to my kids. They left for Iraq as enthusiastic young Marines. They returned old men. Twice more they went. They aged in mind, body and soul every time. But they were blessed to age. I have a photo of my youngests squad mates on the first trip to Iraq. Three of them won’t ever age. That...
- Tue May 28, 2024 6:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good read on Memorial Day
- Replies: 3
- Views: 815
Re: Good read on Memorial Day
. "... It’s not just that the percentage of Americans who consider themselves patriotic has dropped so dramatically. It’s also that, according to a 2022 Quinnipiac poll, only 55 percent of Americans say they would stay and fight if the U.S. were invaded ..." I've heard several people say t...
- Mon May 27, 2024 11:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 10230
Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
. There way the 'progressives' are taking us, we actually could well be back to the bare-bones if we don't regain a civil social structure. The Democrats seem to be aiming for something like the Hunger Games, evidently oblivious to the concept that it is more likely to be like Mad Max. Of course the...
- Sun May 26, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 300 Blackout Suppressor options
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1022
300 Blackout Suppressor options
. Anyone use an integrally suppressed AR barrel…? It may shock some of the people here, but I have to be honest, and admit that in the past 50 years, I don’t think I’ve once put on a ghillie suit and traveled overseas to take out any sentries, so I don’t need anything approaching ‘total silence’ but...
- Sun May 26, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 10230
Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
. Grizz snd Scott Tschirhart both made good points. I too ‘picked my mate’ before the 45 Colt was available in the Ruger Redhawk or Marlin Carbine, and almost nobody had 454 Casulls. So I went with the Marlin 1894 carbine and Super Blackhawk revolver, later expanding my 0.430”-throwers with a Charte...
- Sun May 26, 2024 6:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6723
Re: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
Remember, to liberals, the ends always justify the means. That's how come they don't have a problem with lies, fraud, cheating, censorship.....or violence.barbarossa wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 12:53 am It s funny how people can commit murder then still feel that they are on the side of justice, I guess it must ease their conscience.
- Sat May 25, 2024 8:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: BIG rocks.... Ancient Megaliths
- Replies: 3
- Views: 778
BIG rocks.... Ancient Megaliths
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I've posted on these before I think.
https://youtu.be/kknPtZsfhVg?si=lDxI740xAakEEZaf
Very interesting.
How did they move 100-ton stones...???
I've posted on these before I think.
https://youtu.be/kknPtZsfhVg?si=lDxI740xAakEEZaf
Very interesting.
How did they move 100-ton stones...???
- Sat May 25, 2024 7:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Scopes on revolvers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1905
Re: Scopes on revolvers
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Yeah there are ‘scout’ (forend-mount) scopes that are 8x and I think some folks do use them on handguns.
Yeah there are ‘scout’ (forend-mount) scopes that are 8x and I think some folks do use them on handguns.
- Sat May 25, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Scopes on revolvers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1905
Re: Scopes on revolvers
. Usually it is just a matter of the right distance from scope to eyeball... Have you used the scope on other guns without issues...? Can you get a full field of view just holding it out at the ideal distance...? I only have one scoped handgun (Contender in 223) and it is really picky about how far ...
- Sat May 25, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6723
Re: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
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My first thought when I found out it was in Arkansas, was . . . 'Arkancide'...I wonder what he knew that he shouldn't know about...
My first thought when I found out it was in Arkansas, was . . . 'Arkancide'...I wonder what he knew that he shouldn't know about...
- Sat May 25, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lest I forget
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1570
Re: Lest I forget
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Yep. We ALL must remember and appreciate the military, even those who never served.
Yep. We ALL must remember and appreciate the military, even those who never served.
- Sat May 25, 2024 1:00 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
- Replies: 262
- Views: 405689
- Sat May 25, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6723
- Thu May 23, 2024 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Organizing your stuff
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1216
Re: Organizing your stuff
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There is definitely a lot of stuff that is irretrievably lost if a tornado hits your house. Yet one flash drive with photos and files on it could help retrieve the majority of it so easily if we just were organized enough to have it ready.
There is definitely a lot of stuff that is irretrievably lost if a tornado hits your house. Yet one flash drive with photos and files on it could help retrieve the majority of it so easily if we just were organized enough to have it ready.
- Thu May 23, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I Spent The Afternoon Visiting Paco Yesterday
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1781
Re: I Spent The Afternoon Visiting Paco Yesterday
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I've never met him, but it would be an honor to have done so.
Same with several others on this forum.
I've never met him, but it would be an honor to have done so.
Same with several others on this forum.
- Thu May 23, 2024 5:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11536
Re: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
. It's all 'climate change' :roll: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/scientists-make-concerning-discovery-about-proliferation-of-invasive-ticks-emphasizing-the-significance-of-long-term-monitoring/ar-BB1mPAVo Then the COLD weather is ALSO due to GLOBAL WARMING - :wink: https://www.msn.com/en-...
- Wed May 22, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 10230
Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
. LeverGunner I like the idea of a 1886 modified to 0.430”…! Much of the discussion seems to go back to whether CCW is a priority. If so, a caliber in the 4’s is ideal, but with good bullets and decent capacity guns, many of us who have unlimited choices are using 357/9mm caliber already. However, v...
- Tue May 21, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 10230
Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
. "....30 also works in my 20 as #4 Buck, which I can cast at home, and 30 cal pellets may make a viable front stuffer, or maybe a derringer, IDK..." Now that's another creative angle...! Looks like 30 and 35 cal are winning here. 32-20 (or '30-20') 300 Blk 30-30 308 300 Win Mag 9mm (+/- ....
- Tue May 21, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Antietam....nice documentary....
- Replies: 1
- Views: 335
Antietam....nice documentary....
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https://youtu.be/ejZIHTtdkwM?si=yIk7k1k-9pPe9-XF
Nice companion to the 'Staff Ride' publication the Army puts out for analysis.
https://youtu.be/ejZIHTtdkwM?si=yIk7k1k-9pPe9-XF
Nice companion to the 'Staff Ride' publication the Army puts out for analysis.
- Tue May 21, 2024 4:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 10230
Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
. ....or maybe THIS "30 caliber..." By that I mean a 30 mm.... It wouldn't be good for hunting or CCW, but if I had one, I'm betting I could use it to get whatever OTHER guns I wanted .... :twisted: https://live.staticflickr.com/3136/2835374420_34454ba2fc_b.jpg Problem is, to be very pract...
- Mon May 20, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 10230
Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
. Anything from 0.308" to 0.458" could probably do ok. Some calibers like 0.338" have a lot of high-ballistic coefficient bullets to pick from, and others, like 0.357" do not, so for the most versatility something like 338 Lapua Mag would make an impeccable 'top end' cartridge fo...
- Mon May 20, 2024 5:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11536
Re: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
. Now it's TICKS - they're expanding their range because of a degree-and-a-half of average temperature. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/town-confirms-first-case-of-concerning-virus-spread-by-ticks-it-does-not-spread-through-coughing-or-sneezing/ar-BB1mGc2H Fascinating how even though hourly t...
- Sun May 19, 2024 9:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Who needs a horse...???
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7729
Re: Who needs a horse...???
But horses are a way of life ... mine were friends .... not something inanimate that you can park in a garage and forget about for years. Very true. Plus the care and feeding isn't automatic. Few of us really have enough grazeable land to support horses. However the BEST scenario would be to have a...
- Sat May 18, 2024 10:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The new US Military Rifle...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2314
- Sat May 18, 2024 10:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glock models (their numbering makes NO sense)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 748
Re: Glock models (their numbering makes NO sense)
So, I went to the next town over and ask the counter guy what he had that would violate the L.A. City law. Law was overturned in short order. The other is a Glock 42. Why? Because the state of California said I couldn't have it. So I used a loop hole and bought one. :lol: I’ve done similarly. When ...
- Sat May 18, 2024 9:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Organizing your stuff
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1216
Organizing your stuff
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I do some of this (the EDC part) but need to do more...
https://youtu.be/qhMqHQ28Dww?si=1TeQ6KpvsQSyo8rZ
…now I don’t have a $6,000 coms-and-nods helmet, either; I just wear the helmet they gave me in grade school when I rode the short bus…
I do some of this (the EDC part) but need to do more...
https://youtu.be/qhMqHQ28Dww?si=1TeQ6KpvsQSyo8rZ
…now I don’t have a $6,000 coms-and-nods helmet, either; I just wear the helmet they gave me in grade school when I rode the short bus…
- Sat May 18, 2024 12:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A really BIG 'AK'...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 486
A really BIG 'AK'...
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https://youtu.be/gisbc8h1tAc
Wow... (for those easily offended by the f-bomb, Brandon Herrera swears like a sailor...)
THAT would be a gun I'd spend extra on for a fancy Cerakote finish...
One interesting thing is how MUCH the barrel flexes - see the slo-mo footage towards the end.
https://youtu.be/gisbc8h1tAc
Wow... (for those easily offended by the f-bomb, Brandon Herrera swears like a sailor...)
THAT would be a gun I'd spend extra on for a fancy Cerakote finish...
One interesting thing is how MUCH the barrel flexes - see the slo-mo footage towards the end.
- Sat May 18, 2024 11:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11536
Re: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
. ...now it's "climate change" that caused the Houston tornados... :roll: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/what-made-the-deadly-thunderstorms-in-houston-so-violent/ar-BB1mAgAX https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/in-just-one-week-over-100-tornadoes-abnormally-swept-thro...
- Sat May 18, 2024 6:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glock models (their numbering makes NO sense)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 748
Glock models (their numbering makes NO sense)
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https://youtube.com/shorts/kNgzROmPE3g? ... NdLRBrrjYm
I can see why this woman just said 'Give me a SIG instead'...
https://youtube.com/shorts/kNgzROmPE3g? ... NdLRBrrjYm
I can see why this woman just said 'Give me a SIG instead'...
- Sat May 18, 2024 6:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Who needs a horse...???
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7729
Re: Who needs a horse...???
. It is interesting how they are almost silent. I hadn't thought about that in terms of potentially being on the receiving end of people arriving with that mode of transportation to do bad things. Potentially quieter than horses, for that matter... :shock: The idea of a conveyance like that which is...
- Sat May 18, 2024 6:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 'One gun and done...'
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1447
'One gun and done...'
. ...or maybe not just one....but he makes an argument for FEW vs more... https://youtu.be/IX-G8BQUs3A?si=80V8z7a4NeYfemRr ... I hate this guy ... :lol: But he is right. Now I realize that for 'fun' it is fine to 'collect' a bunch of whatever, but if the goal is to survive/protect/hunt, you really j...
- Fri May 17, 2024 10:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Little Bighorn Colt Up For Auction in Texas
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1938
Re: Little Bighorn Colt Up For Auction in Texas
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Definitely a gun with a story....!
Definitely a gun with a story....!
- Fri May 17, 2024 10:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Who needs a horse...???
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7729
Who needs a horse...???
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...actually I'd rather have a horse, but I'm sure one of these would be easier and more affordable...
https://youtu.be/eTobJNwQKpo?si=iljHFCXo7MJ7uBnD
If bad things happen, I'll bet there will be plenty of ne'er-do-wells with such transportation.
...actually I'd rather have a horse, but I'm sure one of these would be easier and more affordable...
https://youtu.be/eTobJNwQKpo?si=iljHFCXo7MJ7uBnD
If bad things happen, I'll bet there will be plenty of ne'er-do-wells with such transportation.
- Fri May 17, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The new US Military Rifle...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2314
The new US Military Rifle...
. https://youtu.be/tTAfS1addXU?si=Vsxt1I96XpavT3Ku My main concern is that the 'bimetal case' might turn into a 'battery' during storage if any moisture is present outside the case, or if any powder component might serve as even a slightly effective solid electrolyte. The other question is whether t...
- Fri May 17, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One more place for my 'never go to' list ..
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1336
Re: One more place for my 'never go to' list ..
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“…And yet, violating the laws they should get the maximum sentence. If we did that here, and actually had criminals serve their entire sentence things might be better…
Yep
“…And yet, violating the laws they should get the maximum sentence. If we did that here, and actually had criminals serve their entire sentence things might be better…
Yep
- Fri May 17, 2024 6:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Not to Intrude on AJMD429's Post
- Replies: 4
- Views: 851
Re: Not to Intrude on AJMD429's Post
. I do have a patient who was special forces in Iraq, and went there on two 'tours'. One thing he said that they didn't have to deal with themselves, but he'd had some of the big-company tech people who went various places to do contract work have an issue with that relates to this is, they'd go to ...
- Fri May 17, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11536
Re: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
. But we can't afford Mercury now, because "...climate change is going to cost 38 trillion dollars a year..." :shock: :roll: :lol: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/study-climate-change-will-cost-38-trillion-a-year-by-2049/vi-AA1nfUzq I just wonder how many basement-dwelling sno...
- Fri May 17, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11536
Re: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
. Yeah, a 'consensus' of scientists think 'climate change is a crisis'. Just like they all thought the world was flat, that the sun orbited the earth, and that mercury was a good treatment for syphyllis... Now 'more severe storms' is another mantra - https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/as-s...
- Fri May 17, 2024 6:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thinking about a new press
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2977
Re: Thinking about a new press
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The Dillons are long to set up but fast once set up.
The Rockchucker is almost no setup but slow.
The turret presses are in between.
I think the mechanics of the Lee and others with peripheral support make far more sense than ones only supported in the middle.
The Dillons are long to set up but fast once set up.
The Rockchucker is almost no setup but slow.
The turret presses are in between.
I think the mechanics of the Lee and others with peripheral support make far more sense than ones only supported in the middle.
- Fri May 17, 2024 6:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: It's Been Raining Like Crazy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2200
Re: It's Been Raining Like Crazy
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One year I had to use the BCS (two-wheel walk-behind tractor) and it’s sickle-bar to mow part of our yard cuz it was always under 4-6” of water.
One year I had to use the BCS (two-wheel walk-behind tractor) and it’s sickle-bar to mow part of our yard cuz it was always under 4-6” of water.
- Thu May 16, 2024 8:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11536
Re: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
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Then you see a lot of this where they date things by faulty methods...
https://youtube.com/shorts/FTeHaeM8PRo
They just 'conclude' first, then construct 'evidence' to fit ..
Then you see a lot of this where they date things by faulty methods...
https://youtube.com/shorts/FTeHaeM8PRo
They just 'conclude' first, then construct 'evidence' to fit ..
- Thu May 16, 2024 1:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11536
Re: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
. ...but if we have just 170 more bison it will save us (plus they kill snakes...)... :lol: :roll: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/170-bison-could-tackle-co2-emitted-by-2-million-cars-says-study/ar-BB1mu5VH The lefty 'environmentalists' just must lack completely the ability to do any in...
- Thu May 16, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Venison - FOR SALE...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 791
Venison - FOR SALE...
. This is interesting - I didn't know you could sell 'wild game'. https://mauinuivenison.com/pages/mission https://mauinuivenison.com/pages/faq Judging from one of the commercials I heard about them, it sounds like they harvest using thermal scopes and suppressors, at night. https://mauinuivenison.c...