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by Aughnanure
Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:53 pm
Forum: Airplanes and ships
Topic: The SS United States
Replies: 11
Views: 12804

Re: The SS United States

Fair enough, but power plants, unlike ships, are called after their fuel source.
by Aughnanure
Wed Jun 18, 2025 10:28 pm
Forum: Airplanes and ships
Topic: The SS United States
Replies: 11
Views: 12804

Re: The SS United States

That’s what happens when buzz words are used instead of logic, all of those ships are steam powered, the reactor merely boils the water.
by Aughnanure
Wed Jun 18, 2025 12:37 am
Forum: Airplanes and ships
Topic: The SS United States
Replies: 11
Views: 12804

Re: The SS United States

Yes, but, ships are never named after their fuel. We don’t say ‘coal’ ships if coal is used to boil the water, nor wood or oil ships for the other common means of generating steam, just as coal, oil or wood cannot move a ship unless it is steam powered ,or has some other type of engine, a nuclear re...
by Aughnanure
Mon Jun 16, 2025 6:37 am
Forum: Airplanes and ships
Topic: The SS United States
Replies: 11
Views: 12804

Re: The SS United States

Re the NS Savannah, like all but a couple of very dangerous. experimental shiips which actually were nuclear powered, she is a steam ship and is steam powered not nuclear powered, all that the reactor does is boil the water, more efficiently than other means.
The reactor cannot move the ship.
by Aughnanure
Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:49 pm
Forum: Other Firearms that We Have an Interest In
Topic: ROLLING BLOCK
Replies: 3
Views: 560

Re: ROLLING BLOCK

Aughnanure wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:35 pm Duncan,
A simple fix is to turn the excess off the FRONT of the rim, perfectly safe and if you don’t have a lathe then buy one of the small hobby ones ; you’ll soon find plenty of use for it 😀😀
Something like this, $72 in Oz.
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by Aughnanure
Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:35 pm
Forum: Other Firearms that We Have an Interest In
Topic: ROLLING BLOCK
Replies: 3
Views: 560

Re: ROLLING BLOCK

Duncan,
A simple fix is to turn the excess off the FRONT of the rim, perfectly safe and if you don’t have a lathe then buy one of the small hobby ones ; you’ll soon find plenty of use for it 😀😀
by Aughnanure
Wed Jun 04, 2025 4:15 am
Forum: The After Hours Funnies
Topic: One image cartoons
Replies: 379
Views: 202786

Re: One image cartoons

Aughnanure wrote: Wed Jun 04, 2025 4:13 amIMG_8412.png

Actually it’s a Bishop 😀😀
by Aughnanure
Wed Jun 04, 2025 4:13 am
Forum: The After Hours Funnies
Topic: One image cartoons
Replies: 379
Views: 202786

Re: One image cartoons

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by Aughnanure
Sun Jun 01, 2025 4:09 am
Forum: 22 Caliber firearms
Topic: A wee bit of boasting.
Replies: 3
Views: 502

Re: A wee bit of boasting.

There’s them Gremlins an’ Leprechauns an’the Puca, I’m after blamin’ they.
by Aughnanure
Sat May 31, 2025 3:15 am
Forum: 22 Caliber firearms
Topic: A wee bit of boasting.
Replies: 3
Views: 502

A wee bit of boasting.

Can’t help myself 😀😀 An email to our club members re the 100 metres shoot results. ‘’ Morning All. Great day yesterday with 9 shooters contesting the Monthly 100 yard shoot with varied results. Winnie has really lifted her game & in very windy conditions shot a .554 to take out the Group—well do...