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The Roundtable / Re: Lost on the Appalachian Trail
« Last post by Ben on Today at 01:31:54 PM »
100 yards is pretty far in thicker woods.  I can see how they wouldn't see her.  I am curious if they were making noise, but if she was sleeping maybe it wouldn't matter.

No doubt, which is why it appears she made the normally safe move to plant herself. Sadly, she was also pretty close to a clearing they flew over where they would have spotted her. The article mentioned she was "easily lost", and I wonder if she was just too scared to move even 50 yards?
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The Roundtable / Re: Ukrainian Anti-Drone Shotguns
« Last post by WLJ on Today at 01:18:42 PM »
I don't know why they would need shotguns.  Surely they can get hold of more $2 million missiles to take out the drones.

After the Big Guy and his friends and everyone else along the line take out their share it's all the Ukrainians can afford.
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The Roundtable / Re: Ukrainian Anti-Drone Shotguns
« Last post by MechAg94 on Today at 01:16:37 PM »
I don't know why they would need shotguns.  Surely they can get hold of more $2 million missiles to take out the drones. 
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The Roundtable / Re: Lost on the Appalachian Trail
« Last post by MechAg94 on Today at 01:09:11 PM »
100 yards is pretty far in thicker woods.  I can see how they wouldn't see her.  I am curious if they were making noise, but if she was sleeping maybe it wouldn't matter. 
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The only time I showed up in court for a speeding ticket, the ticketing officer was telling everyone to go to court and ask for deferred adjudication.  They "fee" was the same as the ticket, but the speeding ticket went away after a few months.  The city of Pasadena, TX just wanted the money.
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I went to court once for a traffic ticket that I got in a totally corrupt speed trap in I think like 1982. I took photos of the reduced speed sign blocked by a tree where the cops set up and had a whole defense setup. When it was my turn to go before the judge, I think I got to talk for like ten seconds before he stopped me and said "guilty as charged".

About six months later, a local attorney sued the city over the speed trap (which was an ongoing thing) and won. Too late for me, but at least others didn't get caught in the corrupt money making scheme by the city.
I think that is how some of the famous speed traps were shut down in Texas.  Someone eventually sued or appealed the conviction high enough to get more notice.  Plus, the state department of transportation adjusted the rules to make it harder for small towns to put stop lights or speed limit changes on state highways.
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Politics / Re: The 2024 Circus
« Last post by Perd Hapley on Today at 12:26:34 PM »
Mee-sa Start World War 3!!  Many Gungans buy Raytheon stuffs.  Mee-sa get 10big one percent.

Well played.
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The Roundtable / Re: Ukrainian Anti-Drone Shotguns
« Last post by Ben on Today at 12:19:42 PM »
The Ukrainian connection is literally the first 30 seconds of the video.

https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-soldiers-use-turkish-made-shotguns-to-counter-fpv-drones/
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The Roundtable / Re: Ukrainian Anti-Drone Shotguns
« Last post by sumpnz on Today at 12:11:15 PM »
Spoiler: it's a bullpup shotgun review/test with no load data or terminal performance against UAVs.

I'd start with 1.5 oz of lead #2-BB @ 1300fps. That should be effective out to 50yds depending on the barrel.  Patterning it could be brutal.

It was a durability test.  Nothing more, nor advertised as such.
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The Roundtable / Re: Ukrainian Anti-Drone Shotguns
« Last post by Tuco on Today at 12:03:18 PM »
Spoiler: it's a bullpup shotgun review/test with no load data or terminal performance against UAVs.

I'd start with 1.5 oz of lead #2-BB @ 1300fps. That should be effective out to 50yds depending on the barrel.  Patterning it could be brutal.
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