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- Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45-70 double
- Replies: 98
- Views: 36436
Re: 45-70 double
My only problem with buying a Baikal is the concern that, like Rossi, they might change hands repeatedly, change suppliers a few times, then, not have parts! Baikal actually makes a pump/auto shotgun I wanted for 3 gun, and that's why I didn't buy it.
- Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Virus Alert (Human) + how to protect your levergun.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3894
Re: Virus Alert (Human) + how to protect your levergun.
For Pete's sake! Someone lock the darn threa d!
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:45 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Second Amendment March
- Replies: 30
- Views: 63735
Re: Second Amendment March
Where's the march happening? I suppose marching in my own driveway won't accomplish anything.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:03 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Second Amendment March
- Replies: 30
- Views: 63735
Re: Second Amendment March
Where and when is this march to take place?
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Movies - "Australia", why ....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4787
Re: Movies - "Australia", why ....
rafter-7 wrote:.....and the acting protrayed us as inbisiles. Kinda like broke back mountain is to the cowboy way of life. I will NEVER watch that flick just due to princibles
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"Imbeciles" and "Principles".
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
I hope y'all don't taKE THE ABOVE POST WRONG; IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE THAT INSULTING.
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
We just didn't wanna put up signs and let a bunch of Texans figure out how much better off we were. In fact, we started the rumor that Texas is great, and just hoped some idiots would believe it.txpete wrote: we were a republic and y'all were homeless
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Movies - "Australia", why ....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4787
Re: Movies - "Australia", why ....
Australia, It was alright kinda slow at times but it was worth the price of the rental fee..... Now the movie "Fargo" the Sundance film that won all the awards about 10 years ago was an embarresment/slap in the face to the whole upper mid west and we still have not lived it down!!! :twist...
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Laid Off? Need work? Post it here and lets network!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 437769
Re: Laid Off? Need work? Post it here and lets network!
Shoveled snow for 8 hours this morning, and was thankful for the work!
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
It's okay that you're from Texas; not everyone's mama loves them enough to make sure their born an Okie! :lol: next thing you know he'll be talking about Baja Oklahoma and get a range war started. :twisted: :lol: :twisted: :mrgreen: 1835 map of texas note no OK on the map. http://img.photobucket.co...
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Movies - "Australia", why ....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4787
Re: Movies - "Australia", why ....
gundownunder,
No, you wouldn't have to climb a mesa to see the grand canyon. That wouldn't really make any sense, anyway; if you know what a canyon is. Or a Mesa.
No, you wouldn't have to climb a mesa to see the grand canyon. That wouldn't really make any sense, anyway; if you know what a canyon is. Or a Mesa.
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Show latest one of my homemade rifles
- Replies: 167
- Views: 51079
Re: Show latest one of my homemade rifles
I can understand why some people don't want to continue using their work skills after retirement. I worked 41 yrs in the defense industry and enjoyed almost every day of it. That said, anything will get old if you do it enough (yes, I said anything). My girlfriend keeps saying that, but I refuse to...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Movies - "Australia", why ....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4787
Re: Movies - "Australia", why ....
Call it whatever ya want, but they show it as a huge plateau; you may have some sort of degree in land features, but I know a plateau from a gorge.
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Movies - "Australia", why ....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4787
Re: OT: Australia, why ....
The kid with his hand up to stop the cattle was about as believable as Crocodile dundee stopping a water buffalo. The whole thing was cliched and unreal. A bit like a poor mans attempt to make a movie like "Titanic" or "Pearl Harbor" Why in HELL would a person drive cattle up an...
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Movies - "Australia", why ....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4787
Re: OT: Australia, why ....
There was some much CGI stuff and special effects that I just wanted to vomit.
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Semi-anual reminder on behavior issues...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3827
Re: Semi-anual reminder on behavior issues...
....shake yo booty!Nath wrote:How about a virtual shake of hands.
Shake shake anyone
Nath.
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Movies - "Australia", why ....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4787
Re: OT: Australia, why ....
I absolutely hated it.
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
It's okay that you're from Texas; not everyone's mama loves them enough to make sure their born an Okie!
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
BTW, "gaYmer " has a "Y" in it. :lol: The "reenactor" types that can't shoot but want to argue about the color of lint in Jesse James' pocket get all pissy when you mention that their load is ineffective and would have only gotten them killed if they'd been able to actu...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
I loved outshooting Texas blowhards with my saddlegun when I worked for outfitters. Typically, they'd show up with a Browning or Weatherby with that clear epoxy finish that makes it look like you're chasing an elk with a mirror(Duh!) and chambered in some unobtainable super boomer caliber. Their sc...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: haiti candy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2323
Re: haiti candy
...as I said.
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Could the .327 be the "new" .32-20?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4945
Re: Could the .327 be the "new" .32-20?
It's an awful lot like the problem of trying to sell .44 spl models; .44 mags are everywhere, and easier to resell because they're more versatile. A lot of people have never heard of a .44 spl, and won't bother to learn. That's why we can occassionally find a mint .356 on a gunrack at junk prices; n...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
I loved outshooting Texas blowhards with my saddlegun when I worked for outfitters. Typically, they'd show up with a Browning or Weatherby with that clear epoxy finish that makes it look like you're chasing an elk with a mirror(Duh!) and chambered in some unobtainable super boomer caliber. Their sco...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45 Colt Revolvers
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4129
Re: 45 Colt Revolvers
If you want to do a little tweaking of loads, &c., the adjustable sight Blackhawk will do you a very good job. If you're going to settle on a "one-and-only" load, consider an original Vaquero. You can't break one with a hammer, and the fixed sights are as rugged as you'll find on any ...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Could the .327 be the "new" .32-20?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4945
Re: Could the .327 be the "new" .32-20?
The .327 is a turd... time to flush. (I can buy .357 ammo anywhere that will do the same job.)
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
Hey, Buck, .....how often do you see some idiot pick up a gun you haven't even touched yet and tell you how smooth the action or trigger is? I've even heard that about an FIE derringer I have that's not square AT ALL and that I have trouble cocking! (and I'm a 250 lb. horseshoer!)
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
....an apt description of most CAS shooters..adirondakjack wrote:Nothin worse than an ill fitting tool for the job.
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: haiti candy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2323
Re: haiti candy
By all means, let's ignore the folks here in the U.S.A.that need help. They are less human because they live on the other side of the line? I never want to be the guy that tells a little kid he has to live in a warzone, or has nothing to eat, or that I just don't care, but we sure as hell have more...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
Ditto; I just made my own gear, and did a hell of a lot better than most of the folks with a lot of custom garbage.
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45 Colt Revolvers
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4129
Re: 45 Colt Revolvers
For the record there is no such thing as an old model Vaquero. All Vaqueros are New Models. They are all built with Rugers New Model transfer bar system. There is the Vaquero built on the large 44 mag Blackhawk frame and so stamped on the left side of the frame under the cylinder window. Then there...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Could the .327 be the "new" .32-20?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4945
Re: Could the .327 be the "new" .32-20?
Also, I believe that while Marlin MIGHT sell some 1894s so chambered, they might not sell enough to justify the effort. I think they feel the same way. People just don't see the .327 Federal cartridge in that way. I think most of us see it for what it is; an answer to a rhetorical question. It was ...
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
At least I've not yet heard of a lever-gunner sending a brand new, unfired rifle off to be customized and "improved" before they even shoot it the way some folks o with M-1911's. Talk to some SASS folks; they'll spend more money on their guns than I would on a pickup and trailer, then the...
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 10621
Re: Let Me Get This Straight...??? (rant)
You'd do like the rest of us cheap bastards and wait until you could find 'em on the used market to save money!arjunky wrote:If they only costed as much as a Red Ryder, I promise I will buy more than one
Byron
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: haiti candy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2323
Re: haiti candy
By all means, let's ignore the folks here in the U.S.A.that need help.
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Paired .44 Mag Weapons
- Replies: 62
- Views: 8099
Re: Paired .44 Mag Weapons
I strongly suggest a digital scale to anyone that's gonna load more than a hundred rounds.
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How long?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3797
Re: How long?
You said any; not just the gun in the photo.
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How long?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3797
Re: How long?
You didn't say we were limited to iron sights! Since this is all just conjecture, I wasn't too worried about imaginary animals being hurt....
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Paired .44 Mag Weapons
- Replies: 62
- Views: 8099
Re: Paired .44 Mag Weapons
A lot of people seem to suggest using 240-250 gr bullets. Your thoughts sir? What about cast bullets? The economy being what it is...and just wanting to learn how to cast my own bullets, they seem like a decent option. I know the above wasn't directed towards me, but I'll give you my opinion based ...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How long?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3797
Re: How long?
According to the caption on the photo, 3042 paces. :wink: Impossible! That would be about 2500 yards +/-. Unless he's making a shot at the side of a mountain, there is no way an open-sighted lever gun could make such a shot. The 3042 must be either the photo number or the date. You've never heard o...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Calamity Jane
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6234
Re: Calamity Jane
Doc Hudson wrote:Travis Morgan wrote:How many have you woken up with?mescalero1 wrote:I have NEVER gone to bed with an ugly woman.
you beat me to it Travis!!
I was going to ask the same question! LOL
It was bound to be a horserace; I was typing as fast as I could!
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone carry a Beretta 92 as a "woods gun"?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4094
Re: Anyone carry a Beretta 92 as a "woods gun"?
Well gentlemen, the reason I'm asking specifically about the Beretta 92 ask is this: Mainly, I need a new pistol of some sort for "general" protection and plinking as I've recently sold my S&W 317 that I carried with me in the woods...and my wife has claimed my compensated Rossi .357 ...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Calamity Jane
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6234
Re: Calamity Jane
How many have you woken up with?mescalero1 wrote:I have NEVER gone to bed with an ugly woman.
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Calamity Jane
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6234
Re: Calamity Jane
How many have you woken up with?
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Paired .44 Mag Weapons
- Replies: 62
- Views: 8099
Re: Paired .44 Mag Weapons
Shame on you. I have seen more than a couple of Range Instructors who didn't know what they were talking about in the choice of defensive firearms or how to conduct themselves in a shootout! (Can't find a smiley that is stiking its tongue out at the moment) ! :lol: (Ex-cop) Most people have never b...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How long?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3797
Re: How long?
According to the caption on the photo, 3042 paces. :wink: Impossible! That would be about 2500 yards +/-. Unless he's making a shot at the side of a mountain, there is no way an open-sighted lever gun could make such a shot. The 3042 must be either the photo number or the date. You've never heard o...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Calamity Jane
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6234
Re: Calamity Jane
I suspect right now she probably doesn't look any worse for wear nor smell a bit worse than she did in the latter half of the 19TH century. I promised myself I would not ask you how you're sure of this.......but? :lol: Hell, he bought her a drink the first time she rode into Deadwood. That's why yo...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Calamity Jane
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6234
Re: Calamity Jane
LMAO!Terry Murbach wrote:She may have had a face that would make a freight train take a dirt road .....
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone carry a Beretta 92 as a "woods gun"?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4094
Re: Anyone carry a Beretta 92 as a "woods gun"?
It'd be better than a stick.
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 3:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Could the .327 be the "new" .32-20?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4945
Re: Could the .327 be the "new" .32-20?
FYI, this same stuff is what's awesome about a .357 carbine; it'll do darn near what a .30-30 will in the same bullet weight, but with less weight, less recoil, and carry almost twice as much ammo.
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 3:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Paired .44 Mag Weapons
- Replies: 62
- Views: 8099
Re: Paired .44 Mag Weapons
I recently bought a .44 Mag Ruger Redhawk to pair with my 1894 Marlin .44 Mag. I have ordered a Lee Classic "hand" loader but I have ZERO experience. I know I can load to maximum size and “exceed” suggested tolerances do to the inherent strength of Ruger over-engineering their hand cannon...