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Cooking & Recipes / Re: What's the last thing you drank or are currently drinking?
« Last post by Rastus on December 08, 2025, 08:08:15 PM »Coca-cola....in the can.
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Cooking & Recipes / Re: What's the last thing you ate or are currently eating?
« Last post by Rastus on December 08, 2025, 08:07:45 PM »taco meat wrap with onions, tomatoe and lots of Tabasco.
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Cooking & Recipes / Re: What's the last thing you drank or are currently drinking?
« Last post by Big Frank on December 08, 2025, 08:03:38 PM »Ginger beer and bourbon. I only have one bottle of ginger beer left, and I'm going to mix another drink after this. I have ginger ale in the fridge too.
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Cooking & Recipes / Re: What's the last thing you ate or are currently eating?
« Last post by Big Frank on December 08, 2025, 08:01:54 PM »German Ring Bologna, course ground with extra garlic. It looks and tastes nothing like regular bologna. It looked more like a fat Polish sausage folded in half.
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Down Range Cafe / Re: Battery Storage -- THYRM CellVaults and Storacell Caddies
« Last post by Big Frank on December 08, 2025, 05:52:52 PM »I got a Storacell Bayonet 21700 Without Divider, Built for storing 2 21700 Batteries. They come with or without a divider, in Clear, Black Tint, Desert Sand, Olive Drab, and Black. I got Desert Sand to go with my backpack. I cut the foam cord into 3 different size pieces, too short, too long, and just right. It turns out that 1/3 of it was just the right length for me. After I took the pics, I put the "pool noodle" in sideways and it stuck in the middle of the tube. I can easily remove it by pushing both batteries through from one end. Then it will be big enough to hold a cigar for my victory dance after I destroy my enemies. 
If I wasn't buying it to match any of my gear I would have bought the black tint version, still without a divider, which makes it more useful for holding a variety of other small items. Need to carry cash when you're whitewater rafting? Stick it in a tube and strap it down. All 10 models are $16, and spare end caps in black, sand, or OD are $8 a pair. I like how you only have to turn the caps 90 degrees to open or close it. The tabs on the caps should be perpendicular to the bayonet lugs. When you turn them clockwise they click firmly into place when the tabs are parallel to the side extensions that a strap can be run through. Since 18650 batteries are almost as big as 21700 batteries, the Bayonet would be great for storing a pair of them too, or one of each. The foam cord in the middle would take any rattle out. You could put a stack of 4 123A batteries in one too, or a pair of them with one of the other batteries.
This kind: Multipurpose Bayonet Features Seamless Single Chamber Design
The other kind: Multipurpose Bayonet Featuring Divider for Separate Chambers
Both:
– Purpose-Built for 21700 Batteries: Securely stores and protects high-capacity 21700 cells in a rugged, field-ready design.
– Waterproof Protection: Dual end caps with O-ring seals create a tight barrier against moisture, dirt, and debris.
– Quick-Access End Caps: Quarter-turn BAYONET release design allows fast opening from either end for quick loading and unloading.
– Customizable Fit: Includes foam cord you can cut to size, reducing battery rattle and keeping cells snug in place.
– Virtually Indestructible Build: Tube crafted from impact-resistant Polycarbonate/Lexan with rugged Acetyl caps for unmatched durability.
Weight: 2.4 oz
Length with Caps: 6 3/4 in
Length without Caps: 6 1/16 in
Tube Inner Diameter: 0.94 in
https://storacell.net/collections/bayonets?srsltid=AfmBOorEDvcJOQfG7121DSY-0vk7pEeRdK0SSNLh6Niy7idrin5--X05
If I wasn't buying it to match any of my gear I would have bought the black tint version, still without a divider, which makes it more useful for holding a variety of other small items. Need to carry cash when you're whitewater rafting? Stick it in a tube and strap it down. All 10 models are $16, and spare end caps in black, sand, or OD are $8 a pair. I like how you only have to turn the caps 90 degrees to open or close it. The tabs on the caps should be perpendicular to the bayonet lugs. When you turn them clockwise they click firmly into place when the tabs are parallel to the side extensions that a strap can be run through. Since 18650 batteries are almost as big as 21700 batteries, the Bayonet would be great for storing a pair of them too, or one of each. The foam cord in the middle would take any rattle out. You could put a stack of 4 123A batteries in one too, or a pair of them with one of the other batteries. This kind: Multipurpose Bayonet Features Seamless Single Chamber Design
The other kind: Multipurpose Bayonet Featuring Divider for Separate Chambers
Both:
– Purpose-Built for 21700 Batteries: Securely stores and protects high-capacity 21700 cells in a rugged, field-ready design.
– Waterproof Protection: Dual end caps with O-ring seals create a tight barrier against moisture, dirt, and debris.
– Quick-Access End Caps: Quarter-turn BAYONET release design allows fast opening from either end for quick loading and unloading.
– Customizable Fit: Includes foam cord you can cut to size, reducing battery rattle and keeping cells snug in place.
– Virtually Indestructible Build: Tube crafted from impact-resistant Polycarbonate/Lexan with rugged Acetyl caps for unmatched durability.
Weight: 2.4 oz
Length with Caps: 6 3/4 in
Length without Caps: 6 1/16 in
Tube Inner Diameter: 0.94 in
https://storacell.net/collections/bayonets?srsltid=AfmBOorEDvcJOQfG7121DSY-0vk7pEeRdK0SSNLh6Niy7idrin5--X05
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Down Range Cafe / Re: Classic joke thread...
« Last post by Big Frank on December 08, 2025, 12:38:58 AM »The 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army based in Oklahoma, changed their original shoulder sleeve insignia approved in August 1924, to a thunderbird in 1939. No one knows why. I have an idea what the reason may have been, but can't be sure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(mythology)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
I have an idea what the reason may have been, but can't be sure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(mythology)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
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Cooking & Recipes / Re: What's the last thing you ate or are currently eating?
« Last post by Big Frank on December 08, 2025, 12:23:10 AM »Jimmy Dean Meat Lover's breakfast burritos. They have potatoes in them. I never knew potatoes were a form of meat.
Scratch that. The last thing I had was a small bag of butter rum glazed popcorn that didn't taste like butter or rum.
Scratch that. The last thing I had was a small bag of butter rum glazed popcorn that didn't taste like butter or rum.
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Down Range Cafe / Re: What are you watching?
« Last post by Big Frank on December 08, 2025, 12:20:18 AM »I'm about 3/4 of the way through Green Lantern. It's the extended version with 10 extra minutes. I saw the original version a decade or so ago.
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps. Rated 5.5/10 stars.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1133985/
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps. Rated 5.5/10 stars.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1133985/
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Down Range Cafe / Re: N O W - I T - I S - G O O D - F O R - YOU
« Last post by Big Frank on December 08, 2025, 12:15:29 AM »Bleach is okay with me too if they rinse it well after that. The first time I heard about it I thought it was horrible.
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Tactical Rifle & Carbine / Re: This Is My 10/22 Rifle. What Does Yours Look Like?
« Last post by Big Frank on December 08, 2025, 12:12:42 AM »The Black Oxide Steel Bottle Adapter with Wrench Flats from NTC Trading Co takes a 1" wrench and I didn't have a 1" wrench. My large adjustable wrench was way too wide for the 1/4" wide flats, so I did some shopping in the Amazon and found this uxcell 1 Inch Ratcheting Combination Wrench SAE 72 Teeth 12 Point Ratchet imitation Gearwrench for half price. I ordered it Friday and it was delivered early, a quarter to six on SUNDAY evening. I hadn't gotten around to turning on the porch light yet, and some brave soul navigated the frozen driveway to deliver my package to the back door, as I always request. The jaws of the 13" heavy duty wrench were too wide, so I ground them way down with my angle grinder, to about 3/16" and sanded it down. I took a little too much off the top jaw which was a bit too wide until I over-corrected. Now it's tapered and the sides of the bottom jaw are approximately parallel. It could have been a lot worse, considering this is now Monday morning and I've been up since Saturday. I was actually thinking about going to bed until my package got here, then I didn't have time to sleep. It was time for work.
I don't plan on keeping this wrench in my tool box full of wrenches and pliers, since I'll only use it to screw the adaptor and a pop bottle on the muzzle to clean my .22 rifles. I have a lightweight carabiner that used to be part of an XM Radio key chain that fits through the box end so I can hang it from my gear or whatever. It's upstairs with my extra gun cleaning stuff, gun cases, targets, etc. The carabiner wasn't made to hold anything heavier than a ring of keys, but it will hold the wrench. Next I need to buy some .22 cleaning jags that push through and fall off, instead of dragging all the dirt back through the barrel like the loops I have for my rods. Instead of getting a 10 cent pop bottle dirty, I'll probably buy a bottle of limeade or iced tea, since non-carbonated drink containers don't have a deposit. Yeah, I'm cheap like that. I won't throw away a 10 cent pop bottle, but I'll spend a buck fifty on an iced tea and throw away the empty. My hands were solid black by the time I was done with the wrench. When I rinsed them off before I grabbed the bar of soap, the smell of iron wafted up from the sink, which now looks worse than the sink in a gas station bathroom. I honestly can't remember the last time I saw so much soap scum anywhere, and it didn't all go down the drain. I'll spray some Scrubbing Bubbles on it and let it work for awhile before I scrub it... whenever. Maybe before I finally go to bed, so I don't have to wake up to that mess.
https://www.ntctrading.net/shop/p/black-oxide-steel-bottle-adapter-with-wrench-flats
https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Ratcheting-Combination-Ratchet-Spanner/dp/B091KVBTRS/ref=sr_1_1_sspa
I don't plan on keeping this wrench in my tool box full of wrenches and pliers, since I'll only use it to screw the adaptor and a pop bottle on the muzzle to clean my .22 rifles. I have a lightweight carabiner that used to be part of an XM Radio key chain that fits through the box end so I can hang it from my gear or whatever. It's upstairs with my extra gun cleaning stuff, gun cases, targets, etc. The carabiner wasn't made to hold anything heavier than a ring of keys, but it will hold the wrench. Next I need to buy some .22 cleaning jags that push through and fall off, instead of dragging all the dirt back through the barrel like the loops I have for my rods. Instead of getting a 10 cent pop bottle dirty, I'll probably buy a bottle of limeade or iced tea, since non-carbonated drink containers don't have a deposit. Yeah, I'm cheap like that. I won't throw away a 10 cent pop bottle, but I'll spend a buck fifty on an iced tea and throw away the empty. My hands were solid black by the time I was done with the wrench. When I rinsed them off before I grabbed the bar of soap, the smell of iron wafted up from the sink, which now looks worse than the sink in a gas station bathroom. I honestly can't remember the last time I saw so much soap scum anywhere, and it didn't all go down the drain. I'll spray some Scrubbing Bubbles on it and let it work for awhile before I scrub it... whenever. Maybe before I finally go to bed, so I don't have to wake up to that mess.
https://www.ntctrading.net/shop/p/black-oxide-steel-bottle-adapter-with-wrench-flats
https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Ratcheting-Combination-Ratchet-Spanner/dp/B091KVBTRS/ref=sr_1_1_sspa
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