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Old 18-01-2021, 09:53 AM
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When you forget your counterweight at home...

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A kids camping chair bag filled with sand and small pebbles, tied to the extended counterweight shaft worked perfectly!

60 second subs unguided on Orion on a very windy and exposed lookout point, haha.
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Old 18-01-2021, 01:05 PM
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That is inventive i have to say, nice work.

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Ha, thanks Leon. I wasn't expecting any sort of accuracy with this. If I could get 30 seconds, it was going to be a good night! So surprised it worked out well.
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