What did you do today

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Mick, thank you! It’s a 4Runner TRD OR . They’re the SUV built on the Tacoma frame. Not quite as capable as the Land Cruiser, but they have a good reputation. Still made in Japan.

 

[MickinOz]

Thanks mate - not available here. Pity - it looks cool. We just started getting the Tundra.
$181,000 at my closest dealer. Don't think we will see the Tacoma.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

You have the HiLux, if I remember correctly. That is a superb truck from what I’ve heard.

 

[MickinOz]

You have the HiLux, if I remember correctly. That is a superb truck from what I’ve heard.

Yes we do, and yes it is, but it sure isn't as pretty to my eye as Sagebrush's 4Runner.
We used to get the 4Runner here. It was basically a 4x4 HiLux with a station wagon body.

 

[MickinOz]

When I was a kid in the 1960s, we had a thing called "bread and dripping". A hungry kid would spread the rendered fat from the roasting pan on a slice of bread for an after-school belly filler to keep him going until teatime. Maybe with a bit of vegemite for flavour if there wasn't much in the way of pan juices from the roasted meat incorporated in the fat.
Today, I discovered bread and dripping is a much-loved delicacy called a "mucky fat sandwich" in Yorkshire.

 

[Tony Latham]

but it sure isn't as pretty to my eye as Sagebrush's 4Runner.

Tacoma. But you're close.

By the way, we call that peak The Devil's Bestead.

Tony

 

[Tom&Shelly]

Haven’t had the chance to start a trip report folder, but we are in the UP of Michigan trying out pasties.

Charlie the corgi sampled Lake Superior and pronounced it delicious, and he apologizes if his backwash polluted ten percent of the worlds supply of freshwater.

Tom

 

[MickinOz]

Today, I found I can load 60 grain Hornady V-Max's at 0.020" jump and still fit them in the mag of my 223. Off to the range this weekend to test them in the 200 yard competition. Here's hoping they like the 1:8 twist at 3000 fps.

 

[Tony Latham]

Me? I finished my 3D-printed printer stand. Well... that's not quite true, but all the parts to put it together were spit out by the machine.

I'm pleased with it. I can roll it around in my shop if need be.

I can't quite comprehend how I used to make stuff without being able to design a part, sending it off to the printer, and taking a short nap while it's produced.



Tony

 

[MickinOz]

Me? I finished my 3D-printed printer stand. Well... that's not quite true, but all the parts to put it together were spit out by the machine.

I'm pleased with it. I can roll it around in my shop if need be.

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I can't quite comprehend how I used to make stuff without being able to design a part, sending it off to the printer, and taking a short nap while it's produced.



Tony

Nice. I'm lucky - there is a guy up the street from me (in his 80s!!) who can print anything I need. The coolest thing though - he builds the printers and controllers himself.

 

[Tony Latham]

he builds the printers and controllers himself.

Tony

 

[kipa]

I doubt nobody has ever thought of this before, but I have never found one like it.

My trailer is just too heavy for me to be lifting in and out of a docking donut at the front, so I modified the Haul Master one to be placeable without that hassle. It's still plenty strong and only requires a little extra attention to the direction of slope, but 2 minutes worth of sawing gave me what I needed.

Now I can just drop it and kick it into place. It's still plenty solid and no-longer a back breaker for a heavier tongue.

 

[MickinOz]

Today I, and the rest of OZ, learned of the passing on Monday of Gary "Angry" Anderson, the adored front man of Rose Tattoo. Aussie pub rock won't be the same without the rock and roll outlaw.

 

[MickinOz]

Had some left over 80grn Hornady ELD-M projectiles for my 223. Also has some 80grn AMAX. So I left the target rifle home and took my hunting rifle to the range for the 500 yard shoot. Using the flags, I estimated the wind at 16 mph. When I got home, WillyWeather said 15 mph.
Managed a half decent score on the 500yard F-Class target. I reckon it works out to 1.6 minutes of arc. 5 of the scoring shots were with ELD-M, 5 with A-Max, so I'm satisfied with the final score.

 

[Tony Latham]

Managed a half decent score on the 500yard F-Class target. I reckon it works out to 1.6 minutes

That's some great shooting, especially in that wind. What's your hunting rifle?

Tony

 

[MickinOz]

That's some great shooting, especially in that wind. What's your hunting rifle?

Tony

A bog-standard off-the-shelf Winchester XPR. I actually have two - the 223 and a 308. They are very cheap here. Less than 2/3rd the price of a Tikka, but they surprise people with how well they shoot. I'm entering the 223 in the 400-yard F-Class competition on Saturday. I've been using Winchester cases, but I pulled the head off one on Saturday, so I've dumped the lot and loaded some Australian ADI cases.

They do seem more consistent. The length is within +/- 0.001" after sizing and trimming. I've got a new batch of AR2208 (Varget), a new box of Hornady ELD-M 80grn projectiles, and a new box of Federal 205 small rifle primers. Double weighed the powder on two different scales, seated them 0.020" off the lands and performed a rudimentary concentricity check. Neck tension about 0.0015".
Can't wait to try them out.

 

[Tony Latham]

Double weighed the powder on two different scales, seated them 0.020" off the lands and performed a rudimentary concentricity check. Neck tension about 0.0015".

That's some serious bench doings. Interesting.

Tony

 

[MickinOz]

That's some serious bench doings. Interesting.

Tony

The old timers at the club won't let me get away with less.
In all this though, 10-year-old Sophie, who we are all immensely proud of, is still kicking my butt with her grandfather's 223.
She's been doing it since she was 7, so I suppose she'll only get better, too.

 

[Tony Latham]

In all this though, 10-year-old Sophie

That's a helluva rig she's shooting. Tell some guy in Idaho who believes she's a rifle-shooting rock star.

Tony

 

[Tom&Shelly]

We just arrived at Desoto State Park in northern Alabama. Our plan was to travel more or less due west to Tishomingo State Park in Mississippi on Saturday. Hurricane Isaias evidently plans to travel on a perpendicular route the same day. Who has right of way?

We decided to rent a chalet at Desoto Friday through Sunday to wait out the rain.

Tom