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Well well well. I managed to fuck up "big" this time. So I bought a new set of RBCS reloading dies (just for .308 lapua scenar). Set the dies up "correctly" and started reloading. So after 15 rounds I wondered why is the cam lever so stiff. Inspected three last round and there were slight "turtle neck" on those buggers. Inspected them all and they all had a "turtle neck" on them. Read the manual and found out I just had set the dies wrong. Amazing cause this is the third rcbs die set...It was 20 bucks down the drain (lol like I would shoot those buggers) and my pride. At least I didn't blow my rifle up, mess up the dies and load the whole 100 rounds. Fuck am I angry for little things. Like Chris raging Rosechu dickgirl fanart.
 
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dickwad said:
Well well well. I managed to fuck up "big" this time. So I bought a new set of RBCS reloading dies (just for .308 lapua scenar). Set the dies up "correctly" and started reloading. So after 15 rounds I wondered why is the cam lever so stiff. Inspected three last round and there were slight "turtle neck" on those buggers. Inspected them all and they all had a "turtle neck" on them. Read the manual and found out I just had set the dies wrong. Amazing cause this is the third rcbs die set...It was 20 bucks down the drain (lol like I would shoot those buggers) and my pride. At least I didn't blow my rifle up, mess up the dies and load the whole 100 rounds. Fuck am I angry for little things. Like Chris raging Rosechu dickgirl fanart.
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Rates Feels.

Don't be. Back in my shop days I made a fair bit of money reloading. Mostly A-frame bullet stuff for hunters & custom 12-gauge rounds. It's very rewarding craft, but it can be exasperating as fuck. As someone once said, brilliance is the attention to details.
 
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I visited my uni's anthropology collection recently and there I saw a Roman short sword and bronze battleaxe heads of contemporaneous Germanic origin. Were people really small back then? The Roman short sword blade was not that long, maybe 8-10 inches long at best, and except for some minor corrosion, it looks like the original size. The doubleheaded Germanic axe heads were in better state of preservation but even smaller, only about 3-4 inches from tip to tip and 2 inch long cutting edge. In all the movies, these types of Bronze Age weapons look much bigger
 
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I visited my uni's anthropology collection recently and there I saw a Roman short sword and bronze battleaxe heads of contemporaneous Germanic origin. Were people really small back then? The Roman short sword blade was not that long, maybe 8-10 inches long at best, and except for some minor corrosion, it looks like the original size. The doubleheaded Germanic axe heads were in better state of preservation but even smaller, only about 3-4 inches from tip to tip and 2 inch long cutting edge. In all the movies, these types of Bronze Age weapons look much bigger
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People were very small for much of history because they didn't eat enough, among other things. Average height of an adult man hovered around 5'8" in much of Europe for a long time. Abe Lincoln, who we all know was crazy tall right? He was only 6'4".
 
So aside a nodak lower (spare DPMS) I have a HBAR repo now.

Yea, fuck the rest of my ARs... This is perfect. Also you know you need help when you don't even LIKE ARs and have 4. :|
 
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I visited my uni's anthropology collection recently and there I saw a Roman short sword and bronze battleaxe heads of contemporaneous Germanic origin. Were people really small back then? The Roman short sword blade was not that long, maybe 8-10 inches long at best, and except for some minor corrosion, it looks like the original size. The doubleheaded Germanic axe heads were in better state of preservation but even smaller, only about 3-4 inches from tip to tip and 2 inch long cutting edge. In all the movies, these types of Bronze Age weapons look much bigger
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Movies are... movies.

People were on average smaller, but it's also because these weapons were expensive to produce, and size didn't necessarily make them more effective.
 
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millais said:
I visited my uni's anthropology collection recently and there I saw a Roman short sword and bronze battleaxe heads of contemporaneous Germanic origin. Were people really small back then? The Roman short sword blade was not that long, maybe 8-10 inches long at best, and except for some minor corrosion, it looks like the original size. The doubleheaded Germanic axe heads were in better state of preservation but even smaller, only about 3-4 inches from tip to tip and 2 inch long cutting edge. In all the movies, these types of Bronze Age weapons look much bigger
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People were smaller but the Gladius was also meant to be very small. It was more like a long butchers knife very much meant for getting uncomfortably close and hacking you to bits.
 
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I'll share some of my gear later tonight when I'm on my computer. I'll take some fresh pictures. Mostly firearms, but I've got a pretty nice custom knife from a company called Zombie Tools. It's mostly just a collector piece, but they build their blades to be used hard.
 
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So here are some of my various firearms and blades. My collection is still a work in progress and I'll be adding more to it soon, both firearms and blades. As much as I harsh on spergs who think the Katana is the be-all-end-all of swords, I do plan on buying a good quality, hand forged Katana ($800-$1700 range) for my collection because I do appreciate the beauty, craftsmanship, and historical significance of the Katana. I do also want to add a few European swords as well, especially a Viking sword. I do a lot of research before adding something to my collection, including the history of the weapon if it's something like a sword, as well as looking into the person or company who is making the weapon to make sure they're making a quality product and using high end materials. I don't buy low quality firearms and I don't buy cheap wall-hanger display swords or knives.

My Lewis Machine and Tool MWS308, same rifle the British Military uses as their Designated Marksman Rifle




CMMG Mutant. AR-style rifle chambered in 7.62x39mm (same as the AK-47) and takes AK magazines. This is my newest firearm.




Steyr AUG A3 CQC. Still need to get iron sights and optics for this. All my rifles need optics actually.




SIG Sauer P226 TacOps 9mm with threaded barrel. The grips are made by Houge out of G10 and extend below the grip frame to form a magwell funnel. The knife is my everyday carry knife made by HTM and designed by Darrel Ralph, a renown knife designer.




Zombie Tools Rat Bastard. Mostly a collector piece, but they are hand forged out of 5160 carbon tool steel and are made to be used. They've got lots of videos on YouTube beating the hell out of their blades with very little damage. And it's fucking SHARP!


This is a family heirloom. It's an 1860 Union Army heavy cavalry saber and it's been in my family since one of my ancestors served in the Civil War. It's not in great shape, the blade and scabbard are bent and the edge is chipped from my Dad playing with it when he was a kid. But, it's still very special to me.

 
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So does that CMMG use a direct impingement system like a normal AR?
 
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millais said:
I visited my uni's anthropology collection recently and there I saw a Roman short sword and bronze battleaxe heads of contemporaneous Germanic origin. Were people really small back then? The Roman short sword blade was not that long, maybe 8-10 inches long at best, and except for some minor corrosion, it looks like the original size. The doubleheaded Germanic axe heads were in better state of preservation but even smaller, only about 3-4 inches from tip to tip and 2 inch long cutting edge. In all the movies, these types of Bronze Age weapons look much bigger
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Those are just the generic ones tho, if you check out the +1 and +2 swords they're much bigger.

dickwad said:
Well well well. I managed to fuck up "big" this time. So I bought a new set of RBCS reloading dies (just for .308 lapua scenar). Set the dies up "correctly" and started reloading. So after 15 rounds I wondered why is the cam lever so stiff. Inspected three last round and there were slight "turtle neck" on those buggers. Inspected them all and they all had a "turtle neck" on them. Read the manual and found out I just had set the dies wrong. Amazing cause this is the third rcbs die set...It was 20 bucks down the drain (lol like I would shoot those buggers) and my pride. At least I didn't blow my rifle up, mess up the dies and load the whole 100 rounds. Fuck am I angry for little things. Like Chris raging Rosechu dickgirl fanart.
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How many .308 lapuas fit in the clip?
 
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A friend said i should get a banana clip for my AR-15 so I went out and got one

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Dynastia said:
Drum clips hold the most.
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I'm assuming we're talking .223 here. Unless you spend the money for a C-MAG though, drum mags jam like fuck.

Keep it simple. Metal 20-rounders with some grip tape on the bottom. Remember to keep them upside down in your gear so water can drain out, and replace the springs every 1000 rounds through.
 
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Were people really small back then? The Roman short sword blade was not that long, maybe 8-10 inches long at best, and except for some minor corrosion, it looks like the original size.
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Mostly yes, but you have to understand the the Romans where sorta the first army to have standard issue kit across that size of territory. Also you have to understand why the weapon evolved in the first place, a Gladius isn't a slicing or swinging weapon (although it was capable of it) it was a stabbing weapon, ideally through the gap in a enemies shield wall it's supposedly quick thrust next target quick thrust next target, they also supposedly had some longer swords if memory serves but they where for specialist soldiers.

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Germanic axe heads were in better state of preservation but even smaller, only about 3-4 inches from tip to tip and 2 inch long cutting edge.
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Mostly because they where just repurposed farming tools, and they where delivered by force by some who skilled in there use, as a weapon and as a tool. There is sort of a EU comparison to this even if it's inverted by modern technology, I can take a modern bladed axe to the chest plate of modern Police armour and that wouldn't cause a cutting wound and hopefuly not much blunt force damage / trauma but inversely in I took a punch dagger to it I'd likely* penetrate it.

*= I'd like to point out I'm working off a Police training vid I saw a few years ago that a police officer showed me after a upgrade I'm not 100% sure this is accurate.

But what isn't really in dispute, People where indeed shorter in the past but often not by that much over average, I mean people tend to think Napoleon was short but at 5ft 9in (median reported height) he was about average for a european in that age, and if we go backwards in time the average height was quite a bit shorter for most of history, even now I'm a bit of a oddity when it comes to size I'm 6ft 6in tall an take size 14uk shoes, if you where to transport me back in time 100 years I'd be considered a bit of a freak.
 
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I'm assuming we're talking .223 here. Unless you spend the money for a C-MAG though, drum mags jam like fuck.

Keep it simple. Metal 20-rounders with some grip tape on the bottom. Remember to keep them upside down in your gear so water can drain out, and replace the springs every 1000 rounds through.
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Actually the C-Mags suck. There are a few drums out there that are quite reliable, like the new MagPul 60rnd drum and the one that was designed for the USMC's automatic rifle program about ten years ago. Also X Products have a drum based off the Heckler and Koch G8/HK11E drum for both .308 and 5.56mm platforms that is extremely reliable.
 
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