Clayton McKee

We have a whole gun store packed full of guns. No clue why @TheRascallion can't just scurry to the back and pick something out, oh no, Rascal has to traverse time and dimensions and risk tail and hide for the guns he brings you good folk. The story Rascal was spinnin' is so wild that I only half listened. Something about portals and time jumps, or was it dimension jumps, heck I dunno. Regardless. Rascal was talking to the fine folks over at @SummRidge and the two started debating 1911s and how they won 11 World Wars and what not and next thing we know he's conjured up a situation with @washghost1 George Washington's Ghost. The way Rascal tells it he asked the old patriot what his favorite gun was. George says, "That is a heavy question indeed. I will refrain from painting myself into a corner. That said, this will do most anything you need, and besides, it's God's favorite" And that, Rascal swears, is how he came into this weeks giveaway. For HARVEY'S FAMOUS WEEKLY GIVEAWAY this week we the Classic @thecoltfirearms Series 70 1911 chambered in the venerable .45ACP! TO ENTER, you must be following us as well as our giveaway sponsor, @SummRidge , REPOST and or QUOTE POST, and REPLY! We appreciate you all spreading the good word of our sales, promotions, wisdom, and wit! Good Luck Godspeed and have a great week!

Au cœur du réacteur de Tchernobyl, qui a explosé en 1986 à Pripyat et reste encore aujourd'hui l'un des endroits les plus dangereux de la planète, des scientifiques ont découvert quelque chose d'inattendu : un champignon sombre, capable non seulement de survivre aux radiations, mais d'en tirer de l'nergie.La découverte remonte à 1991, quand des colonies ont été observées en pleine croissance sur les parois internes du réacteur, dans un environnement qui aurait dû être totalement hostile à toute forme de vie. Leur présence a déconcerté les chercheurs, qui ont commencé à les étudier de plus près. Dix ans plus tard, de nouvelles analyses ont révélé que ces champignons contenaient des quantités inhabituellement élevées de mélanine, le même pigment que l'on trouve dans la peau humaine. Chez les champignons, la mélanine semble toutefois jouer un rôle différent : plutôt que de simplement protéger contre les rayonnements, elle leur permettrait de convertir ces rayonnements en une forme d'énergie chimique utile à leur croissance. Une sorte de photosynthèse inversée, fondée non pas sur la lumière, mais sur l'exposition à un environnement radioactif. Ekaterina Dadachova, dans des travaux publiés en 2008, a suggéré que ces organismes ne constituent peut-être pas un cas isolé et que d'autres espèces similaires pourraient exister dans la nature. Une étude connexe a identifié de grandes quantités de spores fongiques mélanisées datant du Crétacé inférieur, une période marquée par d'importantes extinctions végétales et animales. À cette époque, la Terre a également traversé une phase d'inversion magnétique, au cours de laquelle la planète a temporairement perdu une partie de sa protection naturelle contre les rayonnements cosmiques. La présence massive de champignons mélanisés dans ce contexte laisse penser que ces organismes ont pu prospérer précisément grâce à leur capacité à exploiter des environnements saturés de rayonnements, transformant une menace létale en ressource pour leur survie.

///Scalper Business Spotlight/// Happy Monday Scalpers! This week we're taking a trip down to the Gulf coast of the great state of Florida to take a look at Zer0 and Sons Trading Company. Using a variety of processes ranging from desktop filament printers to CNC lathes and mills, they are creating innovative hearing protection at an excellent price point. In addition, they are steadfast supporters of the 2nd amendment with a goal of helping to make suppressors a common use item and therefore not subject to the NFA. Many of the big suppressor companies actually voted against the HPA, which aimed to do just that. They want these items to remain somewhat nefarious and mysterious as this creates an artificial scarcity that they bank on for their profit margins. With a machining background dating back to his high school years and nearly three decades of manufacturing experience including a mix of industrial AM and CNC, Zero is currently working towards building the business from a side gig to a full time company with the hopes of getting smart and affordable ear protection in the hands of as many Americans as possible. I had the privilege of getting a little behind the scenes information on the manufacturing process involved in making suppressors that blew my mind. An average can made with DMLS constitutes around $75 in material and $150 in processes and labor. Many sell for $1100 or more. That isn't an $1100 can, it's an $875 profit margin for the manufacturer. A manufacturing cell set up to print and post process machine DMLS costs around two million dollars. At this rate the entire operation is paid off in around two and a half months. Bear with me while I share a few more numbers with you. According to the illegal and unconstitutional NICS database maintained by the ATF, there have been nearly one BILLION firearm sales since 1986 with nearly 750 firearms in circulation. Half of all Americans are gun owners. In spite of this there are currently only ~6 million registered suppressors. Zer0 and Sons is doing the work to pump these numbers up and bring the joy of suppressed shooting to everyone. They can be found here on X and instagram @Zer0andSons and their website shiftzer0ballistics.com. I'm particularly interested in the People's Can which is one piece DMLS with the exception of the endcap, and offered at a great price point as well. Yakoke!