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It looks like it. This week is supposed to drop to the low 90's until the 1st, then into the mid to low 80's F from then on. Tonight it is supposed to dip into the 50's. I have my doubts, sitting here at 1:45 and still sweating. Then again, I have seen it actually dip into the 50's but for such a short time that it didn't really matter. Oh I am sure hoping for even a bit of cooling. Further, with a high centered a bit south and east of us, storms are being pulled through. While I have seen things farther off, nothing has come in to help cool things very close by. I'm not sure that the humidity would be worth the cooling though. Who knows.
A shower, a trip to town, cat food and manfood was all that was purchased. The cats are, mostly, happy. Sam now really likes her wet food but she can mostly tolerate all dry if that is the way it is swinging. Sassy, not so much. Meow, beg, beg, meow... light, very light, claw, maybe a nip, beg, meowl. Ceaseless that beast is! Of course, I don't really mind. And I will break her of begging. I refuse to feed her when she begs, well, the good stuff. She has dry available all the time. I think in the heat she was getting to me. My mind slipped in the heat and I fed her more than I had intended though. It's sort of like driving on a road you know, when it is particularly hot, and just missing the turn that you would normally take without even thinking. Brat. But I will give her points for effort. And she is the cutest little beasty. :)
After reading and thinking about main battle rifles, I may have changed my mind. While a 20 round magazine sounds great, and is, especially in a heavy firefight and compared to a 10 round magazine, given the caliber, I am thinking longer range accuracy trumps a double the capacity round dump. And with the .308, you aren't able to shoot extremely quickly while maintaining accuracy in any case. A 7.62 x 51, as a machine gun, at least IIRC and at least in my day, was a two man operation, same as with the .50. Now, absolutely technically, the two rounds aren't the same. You can shoot the 7.62 x 51 in the .308, but not necessarily the reverse. Something to do with pressures in the chamber, the .308 bullet puts out more and rifles for them, then, can handle more pressure. Never mind. So, I am probably thinking more like this kind of rifle. If it is the one I have seen online, I have seen it for as low as $1,445, give or take. Yes, a bit on the pricey side, but... all decent things are. As I said, I will simply have to save a little extra here and there. I would love to buy magazines for it, and other items, but until you have a rifle that is stock right out risky.
I am feeling better. Perhaps just thinking that the heat is passing, or might be passing, is adding to optimism. Perhaps it is slightly cooler and I am feeling it. The thermometer out my door read 64 F, or so, but it's still pretty hot in here. With windows open and fans blowing, I'm not sure what the problem is. It just is not cooling (if too, it does remain 20 F degrees cooler than the outside temp, or more, at high heat). Yeah, yeah, but I want more.
Tomorrow is shooting day. My friend did not call, so I will try to be up a bit earlier tomorrow to call him. If the storms move through we might have to settle on a bit of a drive up some canyon, over to some towns, and back around. Getting out for a meal and maybe a bit of shopping. We will just have to see what the world offers, as usual.
Good night, for your part. I've got a couple more hours until the heat dissipates enough for sleep. Blah.
If I ever get around to buying an American style MBR it will be a .308/7.62x51. I see little point in .223/5.56x45 for the purpose when I have a perfectly suitable commie-gun already (yes I get razzed at the range, BFD).
ReplyDeleteI will actually be in the market for a decent mid to long range hunting rifle/sniper rifle before then anyway.
I was hoping some toys for my Saiga 12 would have arrived by this weekend, but alas. Should I ever find myself besieged by a horde of zombies or Gun Deck Bob's much-feared feral dog pack, this will be my go-to gun anyway. Nearly all my home and property defense needs will be inside 50 yards.
I still haven't even shot the damn thing once yet. I want to break it down, look it over, lube it and reassemble it first. And that of course, competes for time with other stuff on my agenda. Plus I have yet to venture up into the hills to find a suitable shooting area.
re your house temps, it sounds like all that rock is giving you a pretty good "thermal flywheel" effect. The best thing you can do is ventilate at night and then close everything up in the morning once the outdoor temperature matches the indoor temperature.
ReplyDeleteFor those purposes an evaporative cooler with the water turned off* would probably be more efficient than box fans in the windows. A 5000 CFM evap cooler fan running all night will move more air through the house more efficiently than any number of box fans.
*when the humidity is high, the water on the pads hurts more than helps.
Actually, the commie gun probably is just fine. Let them laugh, the gun and everything about it is much cheaper. To be honest, for the ranges of most guns and the capacity of the calibers along with the price of spare parts, and adding in the complexity of keeping the gun clean and going in the field, I would easily take my AK over most of what passes for rich boy toys. Though I think the .223/5.56 might be more functional with hollow point ammo, it then loses much of it's already weak penetration capacity. I know people love their civilian military clones, but... whatever. It doesn't make them a soldier, nor do anything but act as a money dump. Yeah, I believe that.
ReplyDeleteThe good thing about the .308 in the M14 system is accuracy. In a pinch it could easily act as a sniper, a hunter, and a mbr, in one solid package. That is why I am going with a 22" match barrel. I have shot a number of these, in various models, in the Navy and I was absolutely impressed.
As for the Saiga. I do like that gun. I still think, with slugs, you can reach out a lot farther. I took a deer at around a hundred yards with a shotgun. My only problem with reaching further is that though it hit, the slug I chose was not the best. A little work and you could have another 25 to 50 yards on that 100 yards.
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The problem with the evaporator of that size is that it is nearing the price of central air, or at least within the neighborhood enough that if I were going to spend that kind of money, I would probably just go with central air. At $700 and up, plus whatever type of installation might be required, I have to imagine anywhere from $1,200 to $1,500 (depending on if I need a special circuit and wiring run, along with a water connection and plumbing).
In this area, from what I have heard (so far), most folks do go with central air. I know some of that has to do with the bad reputation for stagnant water in the older machines, but it is also suggested that central air works and if not as efficiently, at least affordably.
Yeah, you have more humidity for more of your cooling season than we do here. I was suggesting it more for the passive cooling effect of being able to move cool night air through the house to assist your thermal flywheel effect. That is the way it used to be done here in Tucson, back when people lived in adobe houses with thick walls, not the stick-built construction of recent decades.
ReplyDeleteYou would hate having the water turned on the pads anytime there are more than a few visible clouds in the sky. The efficiency drops off and makes it feel like a "swamp" indoors. Also your existing ductwork would be insufficient for evap cooling. The air volumes are much higher than what is required for heating and AC.