I saw the national weather report and saw where the high temp in Lake Havasu was predicted to be 118 degrees today! Stay hydrated Larry Gibson, maybe you can run a test on the effects of heat and pressure and velocity. And I thought 98 here in Alabama was hot!
IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us!
Lived in Bullhead Ciry Arizona for 23 years. Most 4th of July's 116 degree's was common. If their predicting 118 for Havasu is really gonna be 123 degree's in Larry's backyard.
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He smiled. “Men do not learn from history. Each generation believes itself brighter than the last, each believes it can survive the mistakes of the older ones. Each discovers each old thing and they throw up their hands and say ‘See! Look what I have found! Look upon what I know!’ And each believes it is something new.
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Stay hydrated!
Old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyway!
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I was warned that H110 loaded into .44 mag, bounced in a hot car for awhile, and fired at 100F+ will increase in pressure. No doubt. But how much or how to test this idea? I eagerly await test results!
I did my part at -40, testing velocities of H110 & various primers until the batteries in the chrono froze. Found spread in velocity but the Ruger turned black from condensing smoke. Rem-oil worked fine on the 1911, and SRH. Only failure was my fingers.
Fingers are also a problem above 115F, most things are too hot to touch.
Arizona is a dry heat, Alaska is a dry cold.
My old fingers prefer heat. That Super Redhawk has also been tested dripping wet. Great gun!
"That Super Redhawk has also been tested dripping wet. Great gun!" I agree. I firmly believe it is the best double action revolver ever made. A lot of people say they are ugly but I AINT in that camp.
IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us!
Had some time on the Salcha river on a jet boat
Every time I got on the nose, like to get ashore
#1 son thought was great fun to rev reverse, and over I went
swimming with a Super Redhawk
First time I came sputtering out of the river
new to firearms
with my new to me firearm
says I how am I going to dry this gun now?
says he shoot it.
Come to find out the blast of that hand cannon dries it nicely.
Then a Ruger Remoil bath, just wait til I get you home.
Never did shoot a brown bear, my wife scared them off.
That dry heat in Lake Havasu is probably a lot easier on guns than the constant rain in Ak along the Cook Inlet where a friend has his cabin. I carried a 629 S&W every time I go there and it has twice took a dip in the Kenai River (with me). I dried it out next to the wood stove and it did just fine. No wonder stainless guns are so popular in AK.
IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us!
But hey . . . it's a "dry heat".Any way you cut it, it's HOT!
Stay hydrated and don't over do . . . .
Ugh...I'm too fat for it to be that hot.
117 in Bullhead City/Laughlin yesterday.
Yes, it’s Oven Hot.
Not Microwave Hot like the 109 / 70%humidity that we left in North Texas last week!
I love staying amongst the boulders on the Cerbat Range above Kingman!
Larry, I’ll catch you next time!
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118 degrees is hot! I’m glad I live at an altitude higher than the most other people around me. I’ll always take cold over hot. I guess that’s why I preferred winter to summer in Alaska.
South Carolina is no treat right now...... We're only hitting mid-upper 90s, but with afternoon humidity pushing 70-80% it's not good math. Heat indexes in the 107-112 range. Ugh....
Having lived in AZ for a number of years.....and then moving here, I'll take a 'dry' 115 over this any time!!
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When I was 'a student at Chico State University in the Northern Central Valley, we were often next to the hottest place in the nation, Red Bluff CA. They probably had a weather station there. It would approach or reach 120 degrees there. People become very nocturnal.
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Amen to the dry part. I worked in Biloxi Ms during the aftermath of Katrina and the humidity was so bad, if you took a deep breath, you might get a minnow hung in your throat! Seriously, the humid weather is lot worse than dry heat. Not to minimize 118 degrees but the day the air cond got turned on in the casino, we threw a beer (what else) party.Originally Posted by trails4u
IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us!
I like summer in the desert.
Coffee on the patio in the sun at dawn. 85F in the shade.
Nice to remember how bonechilling cold
Alaska rivers can get in the summer.
I was on the roof of the Fred Meyers in Fairbanks
north wall temp was 105 F said the rack control at 7PM
the refrigeration racks crashed because they were built for 95F
Produce, meat freezer, reach-ins, deli, all in alarm.
Was a smokey summer, the condensers fouled with tarry smoke.
Easy fix, wash the coils, startup slowly.
1AM the sun went behind the hill in a smoke red sunset
by then the whole store was back to temp.
Alaska's endless day can get hot and smell like a fire at the dump.
but so can the desert.
At least Alaska doesn't have rattlesnakes.
Yeah, 118 is pretty warm...when it hits 125+ then it's hot.
Larry Gibson
“Deficient observation is merely a form of ignorance and responsible for the many morbid notions and foolish ideas prevailing.”
― Nikola Tesla
118 is pretty warm. Having lived in Arizona, and Iowa, I can say that I would much rather be in Arizona at 118 than in Iowa at 95. The humidity makes all the difference.
Hottest I've been was in the Mojave desert at Fort Irwin for ATC. Late 90's or so. Was 125 degrees. You had to wear leather gloves to get on your tank or else you would get burned. And then you had to be careful because the rubber in our boots would melt when walking on the dark green tanks. It was like walking on sticks of butter in a frying pan. Lots of soldiers went down with heat exhaustion.
Most miserable heat was in the Persian Gulf. 117 degrees with 88% humidity due to being close to the sea. Never stopped sweating the entire time. Just drank water constantly, with gatorade thrown in occasionally to replace electrolytes.
And that was when I was in SEAL physical condition.
Today, I get overheated when it's over 90 and work for more than a few minutes.
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The greatest invention , as far as I'm concerned ... having lived in Louisiana my whole life ... it isn't the wheel or sliced bread but ... Central Air Conditioning for the house that was affordable for the working man .
The most miserable invention when used on hot humid LA. nights ... the Attic Fan !
Thank you Dear Lord for allowing me to have a central HVAC unit installed a few years ago ... I am truly Blessed .
Gary
Certified Cajun
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Check out the book! Willis Haviland Carrier: Father of Air Conditioning.
His first application of air-conditioning was to control temperature and humidity in tobacco processing rooms. Instantly turning that job into one that wasn't hated.
My son grew up here in Texas and said the hottest area he's ever seen was while stationed in Iraq during the second Gulf War. He said they would lay out on the sand during range practice; it was the only time he ever needed an IV from a medic to get rehydrated. He felt sorry for the northern boys who weren't used to the heat - they spent a lot of time in recovery stations. I just checked and it's running 117 to 119 this week in Baghdad.
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