The "What did you buy today?" thread...

[WoodiE]

I just picked up two 10 piece Bondhus hex T-handles (one metric, one standard).

 

[frickenjoey]

I didn't think there was a difference other than the name. The NATO 5.56 is a .223 semi jacketed round.

The 5.56mm also has a higher case pressure than the .223. That makes it un-safe to fire in a weapon that was designed only for .223. All the Nato 5.56 rounds I have seen are a FMJ as per LOAC guidelines.The case of a 5.56 is also thicker than the standard .223 for the higher pressure.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Yea. Per our departments policy, Patrol rifles can only fire .223.

 

[frickenjoey]

Yeah, that is for safety sake. So if some one has a Ruger mini-14 or something they don't inadvertently blow themselves up with the hotter rounds. Now your bush is made for both, but who the hell want to shoot a FMJ at a perp anyway? Give me a hollow point or a nice soft tip with a non-bonded core to cause some separation and make a big ****ing hole thank you very much.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

.223 Remington 55gr HP. three 30 rd mags, one 20.

 

[rcnut143]

1.5 TB external hardrive for movies. and a couple books from the local Boarders thats going out of business.

 

[pipisugbo]

O.S. .21TM with Maxx manifold.

 

[godale03]

A Scooby Doo Birthday Balloon and a Fur Real Pet for my daughter for her 3rd birthday!

 

[slowngreen]

A jk lid (hardbody), axial trans, yokes, drivelines, new tires (35x12.5-17) and wheels for my truck. Going to try to find a 86-97 dana 60 today.

 

[robmob]

Over the weekend at RCX.

Food
Beer
Kraken RC Team Chase Cage Fueling Adapter (Baja)
Team Chase Rear Towers (Baja) New part unveiled at the show.

 

[MrClean]

Well, the money I was going to spend on a new RC, got spent on a laptop. Although I shouldn't complain, it will handle processing HD video and make photo processing a much quicker task.

 

[Lessen]

Couple pair if Deans plugs and a DTX3800 Nimh pack for my boys WK.

 

[slowngreen]

Bought a new gun I've wanted for several months and paid my internet.

 

[robmob]

What gun did you get?

 

[slowngreen]

ATI GSG AK47-.22.......Was wanting a M&P 15-22 but I've talked to alot of guys that say they prefer the gsg since it doesn't use plastic internals.

 

[HPIguy]

Well, the money I was going to spend on a new RC, got spent on a laptop. Although I shouldn't complain, it will handle processing HD video and make photo processing a much quicker task.

I've been eyeballing a Mac Book Pro for a while now for those two purposes, and the fact I would no longer have to deal with Winblows. Congrats on the new lappy486.

ATI GSG AK47-.22.......Was wanting a M&P 15-22 but I've talked to alot of guys that say they prefer the gsg since it doesn't use plastic internals.

Nice, I dig the .22 assault rifles. Let us know how it shoots SNG.



I myself went on my lunch break and picked up a new Hitachi 12v Lithium cordless drill setup at sLowes. I charged my old Ryobi last night for about 3 hours, to get around 2 1/2 minutes of run time, I've had enough of that crap. I use one all the time anymore for a cordless driver more than a drill, to work on the RC's. Sure saves a lot of time spent doing nothing but turning a screw / nut driver handle.

 

[MrClean]

I've been eyeballing a Mac Book Pro for a while now for those two purposes, and the fact I would no longer have to deal with Winblows. Congrats on the new lappy486.

I'm sticking with Winblows, couldn't persuade my better half to unload the money on a Mac Book. Still, I'll be happy being able to edit HD files. My 7 yr old desktop is just killing me right now on that.

 

[hamz9561]

I think I'd rather have a regular notebook than the Mac Books. If you don't like Microsoft, run Linux.

 

[HPIguy]

I think I'd rather have a regular notebook than the Mac Books. If you don't like Microsoft, run Linux.

To each his own. Linux won't work for my application, I've tried, I wish it did since it's free. I will say though, that compared to ten years ago when I first tried Linux, it has come a long ways, and the new Ubuntu is pretty slick. Plus, it's always good to have competition to keep the other guys on their toes.

 

[hamz9561]

If you didn't need a laptop, you could also build a Hackintosh. There are lots of parts lists on the net.