Dinsmore

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[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago

They exist, but are more niche. See, for example, the Savage takedown rifle that shoots 22lr / 410 shotgun shells. https://www.savagearms.com/content?p=firearms&a=product_summary&s=22440

Clearly it's geared towards more of a survivalist/bug-out type scenario, where you might need the 22lr for a squirrel and a 410 for game more substantial.

Obviously several revolver calibers are multi-use too - 357 mag revolvers can all shoot 38 special ammo, for example. Shotguns are also very versatile, letting you shoot slugs/buckshot/birdshot/whatever, all out of the same tube.

I think the increase in ballistic technology has basically made multi-caliber guns fairly obsolete, but I'm no expert. But if you're carrying something pistol-sized like the article shows, I would imagine you would benefit mostly from just more magazines of 9mm, rather than trying to make a clunky shotgun attachment for a pistol, leading to (1) more complexity in the pistol, meaning more possibilities of something going wrong, (2) need to carry multiple calibers, and (3) more difficulty in training to use both calibers effectively out of the same pistol (i.e. hold it like this for 22lr, hold it like this for 44 magnum).

[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

At a time when we also need more housing density, I feel like subways go hand-in-hand. And even for shittily zoned cities with huge suburb-like areas, I feel like most would benefit from at least nearby subways with parking lots (or ideally, additional bike paths).

[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're not wrong, but so are Republicans. That's the nature of a 2-party system and why it basically doesn't work.

[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works -4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Meme says you'll tell me he's doing all that with good sources though?

[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Yoo a lot of nostalgia for the Cybiko! My mom wouldn't let me get a gameboy but my sister managed to find one of these somewhere. That was my only way to do handheld gaming for years! The games sucked but it was better than homework =)

[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Biden didn't stutter when he was Obama's VP and his brain was still intact. Seems like everyone but you cares.

[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

(almost) no black people care about Kamala.

[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

If you have a business like a law firm where it is VERY IMPORTANT that a PDF has certain qualities, free tools for PDF creation can be a big gamble, especially if you have to open a PDF that someone else has created and do changes to it. And the cost is pretty trivial compared to the cost of messing up.

[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

If you like it, there's a number of etsy sellers that have this. Also see "defend equality" stickers from offcolordecals.

[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

You're right on crumple zones, but also bumper height makes a big difference (i.e. if bumpers are aligned, there's less damage). https://www.motortrend.com/news/collision-costs-iihs-says-car-suv-bumper-heights-can-prove-expensive-9290/

 

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