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  1. Anti Material Sniper Rifle

    A lot of fun is made in this video, with some serious antimaterial sniper rifles. Instead of talking a lot about them, I invite you to have a look at the video. It's fun to watch

    facts:

    A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle. Requirements include high accuracy, reliability, mobility, concealment, and optics, for anti-personnel, anti-materiel and surveillance uses by military snipers. The modern sniper rifle is a portable shoulder-fired rifle with either a bolt action or semi-automatic action, fitted with a telescopic sight for extreme accuracy and chambered for a high-ballistic performance centerfire cartridge.

    20th century

    During the Second Boer War, the latest breech-loading rifles with magazines and smokeless powder were used by both sides. The British were equipped with the Lee–Metford rifle, while the Boers had received the latest Mauser Model 1895 rifles from Germany. In the open terrain of South Africa, the marksman was a crucial component in battle. The Lovat Scouts was a British Army unit formed in 1899 that was renowned for the expert marksmanship and stalking skills of its personnel. The men wore ghillie suits for camouflage and were expertly skilled in observation. Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard said of them that "keener men never lived".[5] After the Boer War, the Scouts became the first official sniper unit in the British Army.

    Sources:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper_R

    youtube.com/watch?v=sMGSVP3CyWQ

    #Ballistic #Rifle #Sniper #Anti #Material #Anti #Tank #Armour #Armor #Steel #Hull #Plating #metallurgy #Plumbum #Lead #Ferrum #Iron #Hyperbole #Parabole #Mathematics #Physics

  2. Yes, sir, the old fashioned way of making high quality products.

    I was able to view a translated version by first enabling Closed Captions, then selecting Translate for the captions.

    youtube.com/watch?v=POtXePLACQA

    #Blacksmithing #Forging #Bladesmithing #Metalworking #Craftsmanship #GermanEngineering #IndustrialHistory #Steel #Bookbinding

  3. "You can't weld cast iron!!!111" the internet says.

    Well, it was half right. The big nut cracked when tightening. The other part, which is a sort of bushing fixed into the wheel that had both ends broken off remains intact, even with the impact driver tightening the bolts.

    The wheel nut is not strictly necessary on these wheels, so unless I find a suitable replacement nut laying around somewhere I'll consider my log hauling contraption wheel repaired.

    #Wheel #Steel #Welding #CastIron #Homestead #SalvagePunk

  4. Wednesday, April 29, 2026

    Russia's Tuapse oil refinery disaster deepens after new drone strike -- Russia has a new missile: here's what we know about the S-71K -- Russia preparing to recruit thousands of foreign fighters in 2026 -- Russian Iskander missile storage facility in occupied Crimea hit, Ukraine's Special Forces release video ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  5. Nuove dinamiche sul mercato del ferro nel 2026: più offerta e meno crescita
    metallirari.com/nuove-dinamich
    Il mercato globale del minerale di ferro mostra segnali di rallentamento. La domanda cinese è più debole, mentre la transizione tecnologica in Europa e Asia e nuova offerta aumentano la pressione competitiva.
    #mineralediferro #acciaio #Cina #Europa #CBAM #commodity #mercati #industria #steel #ironore

  6. Loading the trailer with some junk for the scrapmetal dealer.

    Still gotta cut up the longer parts to fit and I've got another pile out behind the barn.

    How much do you think this load weighs so far? :dog_tilting_head:

    I'm checking the tyres occasionally to see when its enough 🤷

    #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Cleanup #Steel #Junk #Recycling

  7. Loading the trailer with some junk for the scrapmetal dealer.

    Still gotta cut up the longer parts to fit and I've got another pile out behind the barn.

    How much do you think this load weighs so far? :dog_tilting_head:

    I'm checking the tyres occasionally to see when its enough 🤷

    #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Cleanup #Steel #Junk #Recycling

  8. Loading the trailer with some junk for the scrapmetal dealer.

    Still gotta cut up the longer parts to fit and I've got another pile out behind the barn.

    How much do you think this load weighs so far? :dog_tilting_head:

    I'm checking the tyres occasionally to see when its enough 🤷

    #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Cleanup #Steel #Junk #Recycling

  9. Loading the trailer with some junk for the scrapmetal dealer.

    Still gotta cut up the longer parts to fit and I've got another pile out behind the barn.

    How much do you think this load weighs so far? :dog_tilting_head:

    I'm checking the tyres occasionally to see when its enough 🤷

    #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Cleanup #Steel #Junk #Recycling