CZickiness XXXVIII Reboot. To Honor a friend

[MindfulMan]

....and thanks to all who added-on their condolences for my friend.

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

Pillars came in for the 457. The stock is drilled out. One pillar has filed to the correct length. Took a break for dinner. Going to back to file the 2nd pillar down to size. Then I begin prepping for epoxy later.

Good luck. Hope it pans out.

 

[churchmouse]

Ate a small dinner and passed out again.

That couch is amazing.....

 

[Usmccookie]

Just left my in laws house after paying in the snow with the kids. Had amazing pizza. And now my bro in law and I are putting an offer on a 50 year old pizza joint on Monday.
With everything going on in the world, the universe still provides.

 

[Bennettjh]

Just left my in laws house after paying in the snow with the kids. Had amazing pizza. And now my bro in law and I are putting an offer on a 50 year old pizza joint on Monday.
With everything going on in the world, the universe still provides.

That's cool. Hope it works out for you guys.

 

[churchmouse]

Possibly running the Hiway tomorrow.
Will know more in the morning.

 

[patience0830]

At my age, I should have figured that it was going to happen, but still, out of my lifetime friends, I’ve always considered Zane the most fit & healthy … even at 71,

But the Covid virus took him away , on the last day of 2020. And just as abruptly as he entered my life when I was 19, he exited without warning. There was just a Facebook post from his former wife, that ended-up on my wife’s feed. My wife and his ex-wife were in the same High School class, and stay in infrequent touch.

Although we’d texted a few times, the last time that I saw Zane was when we took this selfie, at a holiday party at the end of 2017. He was a very private person, so gaps of a year or more here-and-there weren’t uncommon… but we always fell into a warm cadence of instant familiarity with each other when we visited. We’d shared much over the decades.

He'd spent much of his life in the Army .... both active duty in Vietnam, and Army reserve. When they finally drug him out of the Green Machine (probably kicking and fighting !) he was a Warrant Officer. He was a jumpmaster, a black belt in Kenpo karate, and one of the most fearless men that I'd ever met.

If Zane was here to console me, he’s just chuckle and say : “hey, it’s just like drinking tea from an empty cup”…which was one of his favorite expressions. So I keep that thought in mind. But tonight, my heart hurts.

My condolences MM. Covid sux.

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

She put up a good fight. Rook to Queen's bishop sealed the deal.

 

[churchmouse]

She put up a good fight. Rook to Queen's bishop sealed the deal.

Not played in "Yeeeaaaarrrrsss"

 

[churchmouse]

Been seeing the ultra stupid high priced ammo just sit in the classies. It does my heart good.....

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

Not played in "Yeeeaaaarrrrsss"

She's beat me exactly 3 times. Once when I wasn't looking. We haven't played in a bit. We bounce around games. Othello is high on the list.

 

[churchmouse]

She's beat me exactly 3 times. Once when I wasn't looking. We haven't played in a bit. We bounce around games. Othello is high on the list.

Good on you taking the time for this.

 

[Biggredchev]

Am also running the highway and maybe the interstate tomorrow. Was cruising CL and found a NIB 6.5" lift for my truck for dirt cheap like 30 minutes away. Proceeded to make the mistake of looking for wheels and tires to go with it. Found some 16x10 OG Weld Cheyenne's wrapped in boggers down in Bloomington for $900. Not sure if anyone else here is into vehicles/truck stuff but OG Welds are like holy grail wheels. Cant stand the huge wheels and rubber band tires so if I can pick these up I will be insanely happy.

Im 26, not ready to grow up yet...

 

[MindfulMan]

My condolences MM. Covid sux.

 

[88E30M50]

I finally found a Sig 716i in stock somewhere. I’d been watching a couple of used ones go for north of $1500 on GB with days left in the bidding but found that PSA got them in stock as of this morning. I ordered a 716i with a Sierra 3 BDX 4.5-14x for $1499. Sounded like a good deal so I am cautiously optimistic that it’s as good a deal as it sounds. The optic is listed at $599 at Cabelas, so we’ll see how it goes. Anyone have any experience with that optic?

 

[churchmouse]

Am also running the highway and maybe the interstate tomorrow. Was cruising CL and found a NIB 6.5" lift for my truck for dirt cheap like 30 minutes away. Proceeded to make the mistake of looking for wheels and tires to go with it. Found some 16x10 OG Weld Cheyenne's wrapped in boggers down in Bloomington for $900. Not sure if anyone else here is into vehicles/truck stuff but OG Welds are like holy grail wheels. Cant stand the huge wheels and rubber band tires so if I can pick these up I will be insanely happy.

Im 26, not ready to grow up yet...

Give me side wall. Keep the rubber bands.

 

[MindfulMan]

I finally found a Sig 716i in stock somewhere. I’d been watching a couple of used ones go for north of $1500 on GB with days left in the bidding but found that PSA got them in stock as of this morning. I ordered a 716i with a Sierra 3 BDX 4.5-14x for $1499. Sounded like a good deal so I am cautiously optimistic that it’s as good a deal as it sounds. The optic is listed at $599 at Cabelas, so we’ll see how it goes. Anyone have any experience with that optic?

 

[88E30M50]

She put up a good fight. Rook to Queen's bishop sealed the deal.

we just finished watching ’The Queens Gambit’, so that almost makes sense to me

 

[88E30M50]

Give me side wall. Keep the rubber bands.

Rubber bands don’t work on Hoosier roads. I like some meat on my tires to give me a fighting chance to make it out of a winter without bulged sidewalls

 

[gmcttr]

I hope that you've found a way to test that troublesome .308 ammo.
There's no way that I can join you tomorrow, but thanks !

Didn't figure Sundays weather would suit you (or a lot of others) but I can't go Monday and the rest of the weeks forecast temps have dropped to not much better.

I put in a quick "I'll take it" on an inexpensive .308 in the classies Friday but didn't get it.

I compared base to mid-shoulder length (where the cartridge headspaces in the chamber) on the ammo in question and found them to be 0.0035" to 0.0055" shorter than the brands I have not had a problem with. All cartridges were uniform within a brand but varied in length between manufacturers.

This effectively makes the reach of the firing pin shorter potentially causing lighter strikes although they do not "look" like light strikes.

I will try the rest of the first box and if I don't have better luck I will send them back. The manufacturer has agreed to buy them back even though they have had no other reports of problems and suspect the rifle is the problem.