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  1. 5 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

    Nah. Coaches like Riley are cowards. They are afraid to bring in good coaching talent because they are insecure and think that if the other guy does too good of a job, he will become their replacement. Lots of recent examples of this, including our guy Tommy boy.

     

    Coaches that are secure in their own abilities go out and hire the best coaches they can, period. They want to win and they want their assistants to succeed with them.

    I’m just speculating, but I don’t think he really cares. At least not in the same way a Saban or Smart does. Those guys spend 24/7 looking for an edge.

    Riley on the other hand loves the trappings of the profession and cooks shit BBQ. I think it was the glitter more than the potential of winning that took him to SC. 

  2. 6 hours ago, Constant said:

    You think that because you spend literally zero time or effort to learn anything about him - which I understand. 
     

    If you’re open to the possibility of a different opinion, watch his speech here.  He’s a humble, hard working man that grew up with extreme hardships and has earned this opportunity. He’s quite simply the antimeathead. He demands everyone’s best and knows how to get it. 

    I really don’t need to watch a video. I have spoken with him on several occasions at Clemson’s booster club gatherings. My kid is on the board of IPTAY donation group.
     

    I also don’t necessarily disagree with any your particular points. But, to be the face of a major program? Yeah, that I didn’t see. Obviously Castiglione saw something else. 

  3. Just now, Constant said:

    Not sure why Texas fans assumed he wouldn’t be. Can’t even begin to count how many times I read we’ll be wandering the desert for a decade, he’s charlie strong, etc. 
     

    Texas fans and Brandon Walker thought he’d fail. Great company to hold. 

    I live a short distance from Clemson. I had seen him many times while he was there. And nothing I ever saw suggested head coach material. Great assistant, lots of success, not particularly well spoken. And, there were many rumors as well. 

    So when Riley gutted that program, in a way I had not seen before. By not only his departure, but taking 75% of the offense with him, and collapsing the remaining staff. It sure looked like a multi year rebuilding job.

    So yeah, I’m surprised that the guy I saw with the deer in the headlights look at his opening presser managed to pull this off in year two. Surprised the shit out of me. 

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  4. 1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

    I'm not fully convinced our OL isn't still a year away, or more, and Majors going down didn't help at all, probably explains all of the false starts, among other things.

    I was pretty shocked at how ineffective the DL/front seven were after being so dominant.  When we can't get pressure, this is what happens with a PK offense.

    The defensive line is what surprised me. I honestly didn’t think they could handle us. 

  5. 13 hours ago, Heisenberg said:

    The Queen of my safe - a ~1993 Colt Python Elite .357 Magnum, 6” barrel, satin blue.  The Python Elites were built in the Colt Custom Shop and include target sights and a beaver tail hammer.  I decided I had to get one someday after seeing Al Lettieri, “Rudy”, use one in Sam Peckinpah’s “The Getaway”.

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    Did you have any interest in getting the letter from Colt? Admittedly it can get a little expensive the older/higher value firearm you submit. But, it is a neat document to have around when sharing good bourbon with friends. 

  6. On 10/3/2023 at 5:33 PM, Armybrat said:

    Well, I can’t see diddly shit anyway, in spite of cataract surgery.
    Have the far sighted lens implanted, so using readers to look through the sights doesn’t work very well.

    Any shooting I do is just at handgun range - 25 yards max.

    Hell Brat, I don’t believe I even stand 25 yards when shooting a pistol? I have a couple of scoped pistols like a T/C Super 14 I may shoot at 50 yards. But, that’s on a bench using bags. Iron sights? Hell no. 

  7. 29 minutes ago, Reagan1k said:

    I've done the same.  HOWA action and Houge overmolded stock and created lights out accurate hunting rifles for next to nothing.

    Their Mini-Action in 6.5 Grendel is a fantastic TX ranch rifle or truck gun.

    I got a 22-250 HOWA Axiom years back and it'll shoot the eyelashes off a coyote if you wanted to.

     

    I love them. Here is one I bought as a complete rifle new (this one is in .308) that I have never fired. Still has the Howa sticker on the stock. This was probably 10 years ago? When the stainless thing was big.

     

     

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  8. 6 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

    What twist rate are they?  

    The .223 is 1:8, but it has been re-barreled. The .22.250 and the .204 are both 1:12. 
    I was looking on gunbroker and I noticed much has changed from Howa. Their line is far more extensive than I remember. But these three are blue 1500’s, all with heavy barrels. I love em, and because of the price point I don’t mind taking them in the field.

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  9. 23 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

    To be fair, SWAT guys train at shorter distances as most shots are in an urban setting, they still have to be capable of making longer shots.  His frustration with the Rem 700 is it's lack of consistency.  There's always (his words) a "flyer".  You'll have a cloverleaf cluster, then there's that one MFing hanger outside the group.  The Tikka isn't quite as surgical, but the groups are consistent day in and day out.  

    *HOWA is such an underappreciated line.  Big fan.  

    Back some years ago Dicks sporting goods was selling Howa barreled actions for around $450. I bought a .223, .22-250 and a .204. I Bought three Houge stocks off of eBay for next to nothing. Ended up with three great rifles at a great price. I love the brand. The fact they were also making barreled actions for Weatherby and Smith and Wesson rifle's just confirmed to me they were legit. Affordability, accurate and great fit and finish. 

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  10. 13 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

    I always wanted a .260 rem platform.  I never really got into the high-end, long distance rigs, but I did some training with a good friend in AL that is the sniper for the SWAT team.  In no time he had me knocking the caps off water bottles at 360yds.  We had a 700 and a Tikka (that he much preferred).  Both in .308.  Those guys that compete have such control.  They just lock in, everything slows down, heart rate/breathing, everything. 

    Tikka is an under appreciated platform. One could argue it’s basically a Sako.

    Though like a HOWA the barrels are reverse threaded, which requires a smith who has the correct setup to re-barrel one.

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  11. 12 hours ago, Armybrat said:

    Yoga?

    I know it sounds far fetched. But I started doing yoga and practicing meditation because other guys who shot better scores were doing it. I have no data to support the impact of incorporating the practice into my shooting, but I believe it made a difference. Especially on really hot humid days where my concentration waned when I would get uncomfortable.

    That said, if a guy was consistently beating me, and he chewed tobacco while wearing an eyepatch, I would probably have done that too.

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  12. 2 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:

    A friend of mines father was big into benchrest shooting. He had a 6mm ppc. Stupid accurate gun. I enjoyed shooting it.

    I believe it to be the most accurate cartridge available…if you are a patient reloader. And are not shy about fire forming brass. 

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