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Lazarus Bocanegra

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  1. 1 hour ago, wutang75 said:

    Has Derry Girls been mentioned in a while? Just finished my annual rewatch and every time it gets funnier. If you haven’t seen it - highly recommend.

    I'm currently enjoying David Donnelly in the Bodyguard, also on Netflix

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  2. On 10/14/2024 at 5:22 PM, randomhorn said:

    Watched Attack on Wembley. Interesting though overall didn’t bite as hard as it could 

    Watched that shortly after the "Attack on Hard Rock" during the Copa America final.  I am a pretty big soccer fan, and I didn't remember anything about Wembley.  Interesting parallels, these

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  3. Avett Brothers last night at Smart Financial Center in Sugar Land.  First time to that venue and I was impressed.  Tickets were center stage in the very back row and the sound was fantastic.  One of the best TAB shows we've seen.  Going to NYC to see Swept Away next month...

     

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  4. 2 hours ago, Handcruser said:

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    Ring will be purchased when you mount. Dont pre buy and don’t go cheap.

    I think I got most of that through teh aids.  I was planning on buying the vanguard-specific rings from Talley.  Are you saying don't do that?  

     

     

  5. 7 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

    Athena is good.

    Honestly as long as the shops have the right gear they’ll be fine.

    What are you thinking? Nightforce? Swarovski?

    Swaro z3 3-10 x 42.  It's going on a WB vanguard .308.  Carters Country has the Leupold VX3 3-10.5 for $399 until 11/2, so I have been waffling back and forth between that, trijicon huron/credo/accupoint, and the swaro.  They had Zeiss V4 for $650 recently but that sale expired last week.  Kind of stuck in analysis paralysis as to eye relief, bolt handle clearance on the eyepiece, ring height right now.  I figure the swaro is right about 1:1 on the rifle/optic ratio, so might as well.  This will primarily be a whitetail and hog rifle with shots within 200 yards, so I want something simple and don't need to mess with dialing on this rig.  

  6. I think I've seen it mentioned upthread, but who do we like for gunsmithery in Houston?  I'm thinking about getting a little spendy on an optic for new deer rifle and if so, would be looking to get it professionally mounted.  I've done my other scopes myself with a plastic level and flashlight-though-objective technique, but I want this one done proper like.  

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  7. On 8/22/2024 at 8:22 PM, USCATX said:

    So what’s the best current value for something to whack pigs at night from 100-120 yards?  All the feeders at my lease are very close and I want something easy and cost effective so I don’t feel bad sending a teenager out to use it.  I got a hog light last year and it sucked so I’m looking for something better than that. 

    Maybe NV instead of thermal?

    https://pulsarnv.com/collections/digital-nv-riflescopes

    Cheapest Pulsar?

    https://nightvisionguys.com/pulsar-thermion-2-xq35-pro-thermal-imaging-riflescope-2-5-10x-384x288

    Cheapest Thor 4?

    https://www.atncorp.com/thermal-scope-thor-4-384-1-25-5x

     

     

     

    I've got a sightmark wraith that was around $400 I think?  I've taken it out a few times and it is good out to about 100 yds with the stock IR illuminator.  It would be better with an upgraded illuminator like the coyote cannon or similar.  I didn't want to make the full thermal investment for as little as I am able to get out at night, and so far it's served its purpose.  It's a bit of a pain to have to deal with the separate illuminator, and follow up shots are impossible as the smoke from the shot reflects the IR and washes out the picture.  With a little more in the budget, I'd go thermal, especially as the prices continue to come down

     

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  8. On 9/15/2024 at 4:07 PM, Elvis said:

     

     

    I watched Shot Caller on Netflix last night.  I was totally into it.  Slow and gritty.  It had a HEAT/Miami Vice feal to it.  BUT....

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    I did not understand the ending at all.  I went on Redit to get some interpretations, but I still think the ending was off the rails.

     

     

    There's another gritty prison movie that I liked.  Felon (2008).  It involves a regular dad that hits a burgler with a bat and kills him.  (Not a spoiler, it's in the trailer)  Then he goes to prison hell.  I found it streaming on Tubi for free. If you liked Shot Caller you will probably like Felon.

    An Innocent Man would like a word

  9. 17 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:


    There’s a few good Facebook groups out there with people that repair them and have tons of knowledge.

    I have a 2215b and a 2245 myself (though I recently moved as well and need to set everything up).

    A&P Pawn on Westheimer in Houston is your place for vintage Marantz 

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  10. I'd like to thank whoever it was that recently celebrated the Ruger Mark IV because that was the final push needed to acquire a Mark IV Target and top it with a Holosun 507c.  Initial range reports are highly encouraging, and the RDS appears to be just what my left-eye dominance needed.  Looking forward to ringing steel this weekend

     

     

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  11. 19 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

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    It's like this city never runs out of stupid ideas

    1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

    #1 bbq spot in Texas and i’ll fight anyone over that statement ….

    Pinkerton’s Houston Heights …

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    Co-signed.  except on the rare occasion when the termites swarm, but then you just move inside.  

  12. On 8/23/2024 at 4:34 PM, Stringer said:

    The Conversation - Saw this earlier today at The Alamo and it could easily be a Hitchcock movie.  Paranoia, femme fatales, betrayals, etc, etc.  It is the Coppola classic I have missed, so I wanted to see it.  It lived up to its' reputation.  Really excellent.  The sound design was very interesting and Hackman in his prime.  I thought the resolution was excellent and unexpected.  Coppola's '72-'74 run is incredible.

     

    legend has it Hackman's character in the conversation is the younger version of his character in Enemy of the State

  13. 18 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    My wife is dead set on a ghost tour this time.  I’m not a fan, but I know that acquiescing to this will lead to wild drunk kid-free hotel sex.

    Whats the best one?

    not the one with the blue-haired pixie former crawfish festival queen with an aversion to brassieres.  She was a bit much

     

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