Recent content by davmat787

Not a problem at all. We don't know the exact ballistics for the cartridge used to make this shot so pulling numbers from a ballistic chart for the common military spec ball cartridge is a good starting point. The article you quoted in the same post explains factory loaded, COMMON, off the...

Reading the headlines for this story I was immediately suspicious because at the purported distance the bullet drop would be huge. Looking at various ballistic charts for common .50 BMG loads the typical bullet drop at 2500 yards is around 450 feet. 2 miles is 3520 yards so at that distance the...

Probably used a Lahti 20mm rifle. 50 caliber is 12.7mm for comparison.

You're technical knowledge of this subject exceeds mine so I gladly defer and thank you for the breakdown. However many or even most airports that are notorious for hot and high conditions are in South America AND have shorter runways. By and large it was airlines flying into and out of these...

I disagree I fit that label, at least if my assumption in how you define that is correct. But that's ok. If I had to provide the label it might be a Fiscal Accountability. Again I have no problems with increased taxes, but not so much when I have zero confidence in their ROI. All tax funds...

Sure but you must then tell me what you think I'm defined as. I believe government spending should be reduced because politicians of both parties appear incapable of directing tax revenue in a completely unbiased and unselfish manner devoid of lobbyist pressure and pork that inevitably results...

I didn't enjoy Vegas at all, I'd rather play poker with friends than gamble against a machine and the house and everything was geared to being inside consuming shit, buying shit; gambling away money, or thinking some bullshit club makes one cool all the sudden. So much posing from the youngsters...

Well your previous post indicated you had clear knowledge of my supposed "true cause", and used it as proof of a bigger point. But now you admit you have no idea what it is but surely you had something in mind when writing those words? And who are these (ideological I assume you mean) peers...

I was thinking more of the the 24 hour temperature extremes of the open desert areas 'round your parts. I've been to Vegas in late July and felt the heat radiating off the buildings at 4:30 AM so I know exactly what you refer too. I could never live in a big city for that reason and others but...

You misunderstood my post as agreeing with the BLM as being racist or just as likely my tendency to long windedness rather than brevity clouded my point. I was pointing out the fallacy in such thinking hoping he might see a similar mistake in his thinking. Just as the BLM focuses on black lives...

The desert wouldn't provide lower temperatures at night than 80 if daytime was 110+? I guess I'm comparing to the deserts in say Iraq or similar regions that can be surprising cold at night while unbelievably hot during the day. You'd have to experience first-hand to believe the temperature...

You're definitely right. I recently drove the entire stretch along the Columbia Gorge and while not for the first time I am always amazed how quickly the climate changes from marine just outside Portland to the sweet spot around The Dalles to the desert of Eastern WA and OR. But that's what's...

Damn your douche baggery never fails to amaze or show any limits. You have no interest in genuine discourse, rather you're content to erroneously accuse so many of the same tired things. You are once again so incredibly wrong yet have zero interest in even trying to self correct. The willful...

No doubt. The humidity never allows one to feel clean even 5 minutes after a shower. But it's not strictly a choice between dry heat and humidity. I've never understood why people bag on Pacific Northwest climate so much. Who wants to stay inside air conditioned homes or buildings much of the...

My reply wasn't intended to show any disagreement in what you said. I guess I'm more interested in seeing the common ground and psychological traps we often fall into no matter where we are on the political spectrum. I see the extremism increasingly manifested in violence as a symptom of the...