On Broadway, near the corner of 72nd avenue is a modern day legend of cheap eats. Founded by a former owner of Papaya King, this clone was founded in 1973. It serves hot dogs and home made tropics flavored drinks. When I lived in NYC it was known for being a cheap lunch. You could get a drink and hot dog combo for $1.99. Today, its now $5.99 but still cheaper than most lunches you can get anywhere in NYC.
TMI 260715 The Etruscans
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BRAND CONTEST CLUE
This Italian luxury fashion house was founded in Florence, Tuscany in 1921. It got its start by making high-quality leather luggage before expanding into luxury clothing and accessories.
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
E Pluribus Unum, Semper Fidelis, these are words that define America. But they are not English, they are Latin. They come to us from the Roman Republic. But Rome didn’t emerge from orphan twins raised by a she-wolf, it came from an older Italian culture and civilization, the Etruscans.
At the San Francisco Legion of Honor art museum, I visited a new exhibit The Etruscans. Many of the pieces were lent for the exhibit from the Vatican museum and are examples of Etruscan art, burial artifacts, and personal items. It also included a copy of one of the oldest pieces of Etruscan literature that was recovered from an Egyptian mummy.
• The Roman arch and aqueduct are Etruscan inventions
• Roman numerals are actually Etruscan numbers
• Our alphabet comes from Latin, which was derived from the Etruscan alphabet, which is a simplified form of the Greek alphabet (minus some letters like omega and xi)
• Words like “Person” and “Rome” are Etruscan words
• Etruscan, Basque, Finnish, and Hungarian is not Indo-European. But there are no modern Etruscan speakers.
• Etruscan means people of Etruia or Truia; what is today Tuscany (Tusci < Trusci < Etrusci). The Tuscan dialect of Latin is the basis for modern Italian.
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FINAL BRAND CONTEST CLUE
This Italian fashion brand has become synonymous with luxury. Its name has become military and urban slang for high-priced or top-tier equipment.
JULY CONTEST
BREAST CANCER GOFUNDME
I’m helping my sister-in-law battle breast cancer. This month, I’ll be hosting a mega contest with a dozen prizes worth over $1500 in prizes. Watch the prize drawing on my TMI LIvestream on Wednesday, August 5, 20206.
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DiscoveryOpt LHT 6-24×44
They say, you get what you pay for. In the case of the Discovery LHT, you’re also getting less because this is one of the lightest 6-24x scopes I’ve tested; it is 4 oz lighter than the Vortex Viper. The LHT has the slim profile of a traditional 3-9x hunting scope, with cross-over tactical features like a FFP reticle and exposed locking turrets.
This LHT 6-24×44 is nearly identical to the LHT 3-12×42 scope, but with a longer tube section forward of the turrets. Its glass performed like a budget optic. It has noticeable distortion and softening on the outer edges with some chromatic aberration. But its higher top end of 24x provided acceptable resolution at the center of its image to identify target rings at 100 yards.
What makes LHT scopes stand out is its value. This LHT has a street price of $150, making them a better value than Walmart-grade scopes. Its light weight and above-average performance make this a serious upgrade to modern or vintage rifles. I’m putting this on my Glenfield 60.
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RESOLUTION
Group -1 / Element 2
SPECS
Magnification: 6-24x
Objective.: 44mm
Tube Diameter: 30mm
Click Adjustment: 1/4 MOA
Elevation Adj. Range: 60 MOA
Windage Adj. Range: 60 MOA
Focal Plane: First
Parallax Adjustment: 25Yds-Infinity
Eye relief: 3.5 in (89mm) -3.3 in (85cm)
Exit Pupil: 7.5~1.8mm
Length: 14.3in (362mm)
Weight: 18.5 oz (525g)
Wuben X5
Wuben flashlights are exquisite examples of futuristic industrial design. The new X5 is their flat/blade-style EDC made popular by the Surefire Stilletto and the OLight Arkfeld. The X5 feels better in the palm than expected Despite its angular cyberpunk looks.
Its flashlight and UV mode controls are in a simple-to-use selector dial. I wish simple analog controls were also used for brightness control, which still requires cycling the activation button. Thankfully, it has mode memory. Next to the activation/brightness button is a laser button, which independently activates a green laser pointer.
The X5 is powered by an internal battery pack, which is recharged through a USB-C port. The X5’s most handy feature is that the battery pack can be replaced by 4xAAA batteries. In my tests, the X5 output over 1200 lumens with a substantial runtime of over 3 hours starting on high.
The X5 is a great option for those who are looking for a bright blade style EDC that doesn’t look like every other flashlight. Or anybody who’s into Star Wars cosplay.
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SPECS
X5 SPECS
Max Output: 1300 lumens
Color: White / UV
Modes: 6 + strobe
Max Throw: 118 meters
Laser: 2W Green
Waterproof: IP65
Body: 6061 Aluminium
Battery: 1200mAh pack or AAA
Charging: USB-C
Weight: 128g
Dimensions: 13.7 cm × 3.5 cm × 2.1 cm
CVLIfe Laser Boresighter with Scope Level Kit
A few months ago, I tested CVLife’s tiny rechargeable magnetic laser boresighters. Now, they’ve added this device to an even bigger kit, which includes spirit levels.
The key tool in this kit is a barrel-mounted spirit level clamp. After you have visually leveled your rifle, you clamp the level onto your barrel. Should you accidentally cant your rifle while installing or tightening down a mount or scope, the level will indicate a shift.
The kit includes 2 additional magnetic spirit levels that you can use to confirm the level on your rifle rail, scope mount, rings, or the turret on your scope. Aligning these levels to your barrel-mounted level, easily lets you align your scope reticle to your rifle.
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NYC Modern Dating
I captured this moment in Rockefeller Plaza. Maybe this wasn’t a First Date. With the way they were kind of arguing, it could be a last date?
TMI 260708 FlikTok
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SPECIAL GUESTS
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BRAND CONTEST CLUE
This is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States. Founded in New York in 1912 it has produced legendary films such as E.T., Jaws, Jurassic Park, Scarface, Frankenstein, and Psycho.
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This motion picture company was one of the first to offer tours of its filming backlot. Today, their Studio Tour is one of the top tourist attractions in Los Angeles and one of the most popular amusement parks in the world.
JULY CONTEST
BREAST CANCER GOFUNDME
I’m helping my sister-in-law battle breast cancer. This month, I’ll be hosting a mega contest with a dozen prizes worth over $1500 in prizes. Watch the prize drawing on my TMI LIvestream on Wednesday, August 5, 20206.
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JUNE CONTEST DRAWING
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Votatu V848 Flashlight & IR Illuminator
Poor Man’s PEQ or Airsoft Cosplay? If you want a full-featured laser, flashlight, and infrared (IR) multi-function device, you could drop a couple of grand on an L3Harris unit. But the V848 offers these features for less than $100.
Out of the box, the V848 feels surprisingly substantial. It features an all-metal housing and comes with a 3ft pressure switch cable. It measures roughly 4″ long, 2″ wide, and 1″ thick, and weighs less than half a pound. It’s actually smaller and lighter than a phone power bank.
The unit comes with a Picatinny mount but this can be removed to allow it to bolt it directly to an M-LOK handguard using the included hardware. The unit has a built-in battery, which is recharged using a proprietary magnetic USB cable. There is a small digital display which shows the charge remaining in the battery and the V848’s selected illumination mode.
Testing its white light performance, the V848 was just a little above the stated 1,700 lumens. Using a Gen 1 equivalent IR security cam, the V848’s IR flashlight provided a bright beam out and IR laser.
I am not going to claim that the V848 has the proven combat durability of an L3Harris PEQ-15 box. However, for less than $100, the Votatu V848 completely delivers on its performance as a rifle flashlight and IR laser.
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SPECS
Max Output: 1700 lumens
Light Type: White & IR
Laser Output: 5mW
Laser: 520 nm(Green)
IR: 850nm (IR)
Max Throw: 2000 m
Material: Aluminum
Water Resistance: IPX6
Mount Type: Picatinny or M-LOK
Dimensions: 103 x 54 x 22.5mm / 4.06 x 2.1 x 0.88 in
Weight: 220g/7.7oz
CZ457: CCI vs Aguila Standard
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of this great nation, I’m dedicating this .22 rimfire comparison to the good old US of A. I tested the best North America can offer. I’ll compare US-made CCI Standard versus Mexico-made Aguila Super Extra Standard velocity in my factory CZ457 VPC rifle with a Discovery Optics XED 6-36×56 precision scope.
Aguila Super Extra comes in two varieties: High Velocity a Copper Plate version, and Standard, a lead round nose. Likewise, CCI comes in Mini-Mag, a copper-plated, high-velocity round, and Standard, which is a sub-sonic lead round nose. Both of these rimfire bullets have a wax coating.
I expected CCI to group better at 100 yards, because ‘Merica! Actually its because Aguila’s stated muzzle velocity is slightly faster than the speed of sound, common wisdom states that it should be slightly unstable as the round slows down below the speed of sound.
CCI did end up with slightly smaller groups than Aguila, which wasn’t too far behind in performance. But Aguila does beat CCI in price, 30%-50% less than CCI Standard. And nothing is more ‘American’ than a good bargain.
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NYC American Wing at the MET
Happy Independence Day! America can be proud of its excellence. This art is some of our best.