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C14 Autopsy report

Started by gnowell, 06/03/2010 02:39AM
Posted 06/03/2010 02:39AM Opening Post
This is a "classic" from Yahoo! C14_EdgeHD



UPS trashed the scope in 2001.

Greg N

"Scope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no scope." --Freewheelin' Franklin
Posted 06/04/2010 07:17PM #1
A vice is exactly what came to my mind as I looked at the pattern depicted in the photos and pondered the 180 degree description. But why clamp the secondary in a vice? Weird!

-Gary
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