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Think I was close to towing the 3500lb limit, albeit with probably a very light tongue loading.

37" KO2's, regeared to 4.88. Stock 2.0L turbo just has an exhaust. Roughly 5900' in elevation out here.

I was very impressed. I'll take this now over my Ram 2500 when it comes to boat days.

This little one has been a difficult one.

We've done rounds of Expel-P, Paracleanse, and Maracyn + Ich-X. Little one is starting to fill out now, definitely had some sort of parasite.

Now, I cannot for the life of him get his skin to look normal. It's sort of rough and grey/white ish. You can sort of see it in the 2nd picture.

I'm a bit at a loss on how to diagnose and treat this.

Put this float together today.

Spent the evening drinking beers and sailing next to the campsite.

Today was a good day.

Both a joy to shoot!

It's very potassium hungry! But slowly turning around.

Found a scuffed up form stock on tacswap. It was a dark brown, tried dying it darker.

Think I maybe went too dark....

Anyone run this stuff in .45-70? There was two bottles left on the shelf so I snagged it.

The 2026 Hodgdon manual has it listed for 385gr and 405gr cast bullets, I'm hoping to use the Berry's 350gr bullets I have.

UR tested at 15gr and 16gr:

https://youtu.be/wiI2jduBsT4?is=pMRlGel1JeqAxLww

I'm wondering of I can go even lighter on the charge?

Curious if anyone else has tried this load?

For any of those that are interested in this trigger.

Stock trigger (3 Pull Average) : 4 lbs and 1.7oz

Timney Trigger (3 Pull Average): 1lb and 11.7oz

Loaded plenty of 9mm (minor and major) and .223, haven't done .45-70 yet.

This is my problem child. He's a sorta half blind runt.

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Whole shoal was treated with Expel-P (two rounds) back in March. It's still been really difficult to keep any weight on him. I literally just fed him before this photo, normally his tummy is not this round.

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I've noticed in the past couple weeks this band of rough skin, thats kinda blotchy, going from one gill to the other. And today's he started breathing a bit heavier than I'd like.

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I'm starting to think this is flukes or some sort of other parasite, and am considering treating with Paracleanse (praziquantel) next.

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Just curious if anyone has seen/dealt with anything like this?

So.... what's the consensus on coating? I'm thinking CrN + DLC (or black anodized). Almost considering reaching out to Vulcan for PVD camo.

PFA, I know. I'll figure out the extension cable situation here in a day or two.

I added a dosing pump and ATO to my betta tank.

The dosing pump I got only goes down to 1mL. I think 7mL a week is too much for this tank, so I was planning on cutting my fertilizer down 50% with RO/DI.

My question is will easy green stay in a homogeneous solution or will it seperate over time?

Well that was super easy. Almost feels like an AR build at this point, and I don't even have to check headspace.

I'm leaning towards a miller precision with the diamond texture.

What else is out there for a carry pistola?

I have a hydraulic press and TIG at home. I have built AK47's before so I have some idea on what this would take.

Have a question for those with more experience on this realm:

A) How quality of a kit does HK parts provide?

B) Is there a better source for parts, or should I be cherry picking parts from various suppliers to clip together a 10mm build.

C) Does the reverse stretch make the build much for difficult?

I'll be stuck at home due to surgery. Seems like a fun project to pickup and learn on while I recover. Obviously don't know what I'm getting myself into.