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    Painkiller Micro

    Anyone have a Painkiller Micro not built they'd be willing to sell?
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    Weighing rockets

    What do you guys use to weigh your rockets? For my LPR rockets I want to try a postage scale... I need a scale for my HPR builds though!
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    Rocketeers getting too sensitive?

    Hey guys I've been looking at a fee threads and reading the replies... It seems this hobby has adopted the PC movement and the people in it are too sensitive... An example would be at a launch... A buddy cracjed a joke about a "safety" rule all in fun and one of the younger guys maybe 18 said...
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    Madcow Patriot Mini

    So I'm getting my patriot mini in the mail soon and want ask an epoxy opinion. I have new not opened aeropoxy, rocket poxy, and the BSI stuff in 5,15,30 minute sets. I also have wood glue. I was thinking i could get away with using the BSI epoxy, but then I thought about what H would do...
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    Estes Bullpup Recovery

    Hey guys do you think i should be fine with streamer recovery instead of the nasty plastic chute? I replaced the plastic chute in my big daddy with a nylon one from rocketry warehouse, but i think the bullpup is too light for a chute. Thanks!
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    Planning first project in over a year

    Hey guys I think I'm officially ready to jump back in. I made a thread months back about being back but not building or doing projects... Well I'm planning a project now. I'm planning on hitting Mach 1 for the first time. I'm L1 should be L2 but waited too long to turn in my test. I wanted to...
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    I'm back after a long journey!

    Hey everyone I am happy to announce I am able to make it back to rocketry as a hobby! My last launch was in July of 2014 at Orangeburg ICBM weekend... Later that month I decided to take a break from everything and get back into my highschool basketball/baseball shape... Well I've since lost...
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    New stuff to resesrch

    So I earned my L1 in march and enjoy HPR our season in NC starts in October and would like to research some mire stuff... I have basic building techniques and epoxy down... Motor Classifications passed my L2 test and am confident of my knowledge of the rules and regulations... My question now...
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    Polecat aerospace?

    I was looking for some new kits and I came across Pole Cat aerospace and liked the prices of the kits... I was looking at the 5.5" NIKE SMOKE with the dual deploy option... My question I is are these kits of decent quality or good quality? I'd like to be able to fly a K in my next rocket...
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    Favorite Rocket?

    Do any of you have a favorite rocket from history? My absolute favorite ever no matter what anyone says is the Saturn V! I would love to get my hands on some of the Estes kits!
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    29MM RMS Equivalent of pro29 3G

    So I just got into high powered a few months back and went with cesaroni for my cert and my other flights.... I recently did an AT DMS Metal storm and loved it... After that I started researching RMS prices and while the initial hardware is a little more the reloads ate cheaper... I...
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    Aeropack screw retainer issue

    I have a 54MM Aeropack fiberglass model retainer and I'm having the hardest time getting it on the mmt... Is there some trick? I'm sanding the mmt and the inner thread of the retainer...
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    Dual Deployment capable altimeter

    Looking for a working dual deploy capable altimeter for less than $45.
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    Giant leap rocketry alternate contact?

    I ordered the pint kit of Aeropoxy Structural Adhesive and I was hoping to have it Friday. I called yesterday and talked with Kent and was informed that they would not have stock for another 2 weeks. Well that's fine I was planning to get a talon in 2-3 weeks so I'd just cancel my order and...
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    54MM Aeropack retainer and other items

    I need the following items: 54 MM Aeropac retainer for fiberglass CTI Pro54 Hardware 18" Nylon chute 45" Nylon chute I thought I'd post here first to try and save a few dollars.
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    Painkiller 3 Build thread

    So it's here the rocket I'll build for my L2 certification attempt.... What I need is advice from the CR to shear pins and I'll be putting updates on here... The first thing I need to solve is the epoxy to use I'm thinking of just buying some 5 minutes epoxy and use epoxy clay for the...
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    Substitute for nylon shock cord?

    I'll be flying my new Painkiller 3 on 54MM J,K, and L motors and I would like to know what I could use instead of a nylon shock cord... I used a kevlar strip and ran it through two holes I drilled into my Athena 3 nose cone so I wouldn't risk the shock cord breaking the little thing made for...
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    Wanting to do dual deploy

    Hey everyone I earned my L1 back in February and now I'm ready for my level 2 and dual deployment... So my question is since I want a Patriot and preferably an all Fiberglass rocket it there a good kit for this? Or could I get the instructions for a Madcow kit and buy every part separately in...
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    New Here and first HPR!

    Hello everyone my name is John and I am new to this forum... I have been doing model rocketry for about 15 years now and I figured it was time to go and get my High Powered Level 1 Certification out of the way! I joined the NAR two weeks ago and joined the Rocketry of Central Carolina club...
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