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Gun Control & RKBA

friendly_iconoclast

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10. That lot has been reduced to the use of makeweights lately

Reply to Kang Colby (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 2, 2015, 04:23 PM

Nov 2015

make·weight
ˈmākˌwāt/
noun
noun: makeweight; plural noun: makeweights; noun: make-weight; plural noun: make-weights

something put on a scale to make up the required weight.
an extra person or thing that is only added or included in order to complete something.
"use it for casserole toppings or makeweight in meatloaf"

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that is true of old school single actions, gejohnston Nov 2015 #7

SecMo, where is your quality control? Kang Colby Nov 2015 #5

That lot has been reduced to the use of makeweights lately friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #10