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by mklwhite
Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: -
Replies: 11
Views: 3566

Re: Chiappa 1886 Kodiak Trapper--anyone seen these yet?

Loke wrote:I want the "blued stainless" one.
http://mkschiappa.com/MKS_Chiappa_rifle ... apper.html
Me too, but at $1249.00 it looks like I will be wanting for a while.
by mklwhite
Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunting from a junk car
Replies: 123
Views: 15667

Re: Hunting from a junk car

I guess the big deal here that is getting everybody so out of sorts is that everyone has their own definition of hunting. Of course these are my perceptions... you millage may vary. To some if you killed something (under a feeder, in a fenced area, with a full auto on the second clip) well you are s...
by mklwhite
Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunting from a junk car
Replies: 123
Views: 15667

Re: Hunting from a junk car

Sixgun... I couldn't agree more. My father-in-law has a "farm" (old family farm - he hunts it , doesn't farm it) seems to hunt about like your brother-in-law. He invited me and my son to go hunting there with him and well, I can't have it. He (and his brother) will shoot them all day long ...
by mklwhite
Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does restoring/refurbing remove the "history"?
Replies: 11
Views: 2497

Re: Does restoring/refurbing remove the "history"?

In this case, since it's a ftr, or arsenal refurb, then no, I say no. The refurb is just another part of the history and doesn't erase the previous history. Not for me anyway. +1 That was maintenance so it could continue to make its history (serviceability). And it is in line with its character. No...
by mklwhite
Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some funny lines!
Replies: 13
Views: 3483

Re: Some funny lines!

rusty gunns wrote:Life is sexually transmitted.
...and has a 100% fatality rate! :shock:
by mklwhite
Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Lost my little buddy today
Replies: 28
Views: 4201

Re: OT: Lost my little buddy today

It's always hard when we loose one of life's companions, words always seem to fail, but we always seem compelled to say something in an act of commiseration. While your loss can not be vanquished by our expressions of sorrow; I hope you will see that reflect the losses we may have had of our own and...
by mklwhite
Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?
Replies: 42
Views: 7961

Re: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?

Check out local ham clubs and see if there is any of them that have used equipment, good way to get started and radios are usually preprogrammed. We've only got one club near by that I know of (within 30 miles) and that was the group that gave me the exam. After I passed the general they told me I ...
by mklwhite
Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?
Replies: 42
Views: 7961

Re: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?

Well I passed both the Technician and General exams. I kind of wished that I would have studied for the Extra... but I didn't want to put the cart before the horse so I played it safe. (Not real sure how I feel about that at the monument, but anyway... but it got me the HF freqs that I wanted so tha...
by mklwhite
Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Snake Bit
Replies: 39
Views: 6677

Re: Snake Bit

LOOK before you step or reach!! Last year my wife was stepping off the porch just in front of me as we were walking into the front yard. When she stepped down I heard a noise and looked down before I stepped... It was a copper head that moved and a dry leave was what made the noise. Anyhow I killed...
by mklwhite
Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Deficit Reduction Plan (not OT)
Replies: 13
Views: 2960

Re: Deficit Reduction Plan (not OT)

Ysabel Kid wrote: Bottom-line: Government interference in the market - or in people's daily lives - almost always results in a worse situation.
To quote Malcolm Reynolds "That's what governments are for... get in a man's way."
by mklwhite
Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Deficit Reduction Plan (not OT)
Replies: 13
Views: 2960

Re: Deficit Reduction Plan (not OT)

In many states, there are laws prohibiting 'stockpiling' of food or other supplies, such that the personal supplies of one individual who was prepared can be seized by 'the authorities' and supposedly given to the 'less fortunate' who spent all their money on ice cream and movies. Really? I mean I ...
by mklwhite
Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: The Masons Here Will Love This
Replies: 9
Views: 2262

Re: OT: The Masons Here Will Love This

That is very cool indeed.
by mklwhite
Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer request (for me)
Replies: 46
Views: 7362

Re: Prayer request (for me)

Done.
Don't worry, you'll be on the mend right away.
by mklwhite
Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The dreaded "C" word
Replies: 78
Views: 9990

Re: The dreaded "C" word

That's great news! Congrats and keep it up! Attitude is everything on keeping your strength and spirits up and I bet yours is soaring right now. :D
by mklwhite
Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Zombie Whacking
Replies: 11
Views: 2774

Re: OT - Zombie Whacking

Thanks. Got it now. Thankfully I'm too old for make believe when it seams the real world can be frightening enough. You know I think that is part of the appeal of it too. While the real world (terrorists/DC and state politics/health issues) can be very scary there isn't just a lot you can do about ...
by mklwhite
Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Zombie Whacking
Replies: 11
Views: 2774

Re: OT - Zombie Whacking

Aside from the classic "Night of the living dead", what is this fascination we seem to have with zombies nowadays? I don't get it. Gobbler We were talking about that at work the other day. I think its for a couple of reasons really. Zombies make great "bad guys". No one can feel...
by mklwhite
Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: A question about Theodore Roosevelt
Replies: 16
Views: 3352

OT: A question about Theodore Roosevelt

A question came up the other day and I have not been able to find a definitive answer. Did TR carry a sword during the Spanish American War and if so what model was it? I know this will be easy for some of our historian and or trivia folks on here but I've been chasing my tail without success on thi...
by mklwhite
Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?
Replies: 42
Views: 7961

Re: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?

Idahoser, thanks for the post. You introduced me to some ideas there that have my interest. Maybe they are ideas everybody who isn't me knows about but with me being mew and all I like it. I really like the write-ups I have been seeing about the $4 antenna (never heard of that before). Sounds like a...
by mklwhite
Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?
Replies: 42
Views: 7961

Re: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?

Yes, check out http://web.me.com/clintbradford/Work-Sat/Home.html Click to download the four-page tutorial...it will tell you most everything you need to get started. It is pretty cool to point a handheld antenna at a target the size of a shoebox, a couple hundred miles away, that is traveling at a...
by mklwhite
Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?
Replies: 42
Views: 7961

Re: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?

My latest interest is the amateur radio satellites, which can be used with just a dual-band handheld...its pretty cool, and that tech license would let you play with them too. I had heard about HAM sats but had no idea that a dual-band hand-held could hit one. Would you know a good website talking ...
by mklwhite
Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?
Replies: 42
Views: 7961

Re: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?

Well, that's probably too far for a club to help you get your ticket. You should be able to Google for an amateur club in your area. Thankfully I do have a club a lot closer than that to me, but I am unaware if they do any hamfests. I couldn't find any info about them having one on their site. Ther...
by mklwhite
Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?
Replies: 42
Views: 7961

Re: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?

Find a HAM club in your area and join it. There are ALWAYS locals who will help you with hardware and other questions, and may well have a used rig to sell.... I thought I might. That is the club that offers the testing and they have set up a few repeaters in the area and also participate in ARES/R...
by mklwhite
Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?
Replies: 42
Views: 7961

Re: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?

I'm very new to all that and just doing the reading phase on it, but have read enough that I want to get (at least) the Tech license. My dad was a big HAM even from his early teens. I remember seeing him surrounded by radios and his working on them. I've been reading about some of the different radi...
by mklwhite
Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?
Replies: 42
Views: 7961

OT: do we have any leverHAMs out here?

I've been thinking about studying for the technician license and was wondering if there where anyone on the forum with a HAM ticket.
by mklwhite
Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First post, howdy to you all
Replies: 22
Views: 3073

Re: First post, howdy to you all

Salutations and felicitations for joining such an august group of firearm enthusiasts and our round table discussions.
Oops. (turn of auto-correct) :oops:
Howdy and glad ya came!
:wink:
by mklwhite
Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pete aka "txpete" Has Passed
Replies: 64
Views: 9271

Re: Pete aka "txpete" Has Passed

LeverBob wrote: We've lost a Texan & a fine man. Our loss G-D's gain.
Well said.
:cry:
by mklwhite
Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: what do you guys pay for your hunting license
Replies: 28
Views: 4986

Re: what do you guys pay for your hunting license

Oh yeah, paid a grand total of $ 12,107.00 in property taxes...get absolutely nothing in return, hunting wise. You'll have to have us all over to your mansion some time... or is it just own half a county? :shock: Nope, no mansion, just little shack...do live on a lake though and have couple of hund...
by mklwhite
Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: what do you guys pay for your hunting license
Replies: 28
Views: 4986

Re: what do you guys pay for your hunting license

Oh yeah, paid a grand total of $ 12,107.00 in property taxes...get absolutely nothing in return, hunting wise. You'll have to have us all over to your mansion some time... or is it just own half a county? :shock: $25 Entitles the holder to hunt all game species using modern gun, muzzleloader or arc...
by mklwhite
Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: True Grit, 2010 - movies and book comparison
Replies: 77
Views: 10923

Re: OT: True Grit, 2010 version

My wife brought home the Coen Brothers version of True Grit today. I never made it to the theater to watch it so I've been really looking forward to it. To be simple and to the point, I was not disappointed. The movie is enough different from the John Wayne version that it can stand alone. The char...
by mklwhite
Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help me decide about which knife
Replies: 22
Views: 3581

Re: Help me decide about which knife

I use Mora knives , sandvik stainless steel and has a built in angle for easy sharpening, can get thru a elk or steer before I need to touch up the edge best thing their 12$ weight is 4-5 oz. http://www.ragweedforge.com/11824.jpg . danny I know the question was about buck knives... so I wasn't goin...
by mklwhite
Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My-"Because I Can"-Oil Candle & Alcohol Stove's
Replies: 97
Views: 12922

Re: My---"Because I Can"---Oil Candle...

Nice kit.
Now I have to add a brass compression fitting to my list of things I want to pick up.
The ones I use when the opportunity afforded itself to make were nowhere near as well thought out and professional looking.
by mklwhite
Sun May 01, 2011 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayers for the Quinn family.
Replies: 33
Views: 4330

Re: Prayers for the Quinn family.

Done.
by mklwhite
Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: How did our southern members fair
Replies: 10
Views: 2034

Re: OT: How did our southern members fair

We had a tornado south of hear that frayed some nerves but mostly took out only trees and fences. Flooding was kind of bad though. Some say the worst ever, but I'm not sure about that. It was fast and ugly. Lots of low water bridges are just gone. Part of a state highway decided it was tired of hang...
by mklwhite
Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT? Guns and old Sears and Wards catalogs
Replies: 10
Views: 2186

Re: OT? Guns and old Sears and Wards catalogs

wecsoger wrote: And the rifles of today have much better steel and more precise machining.
Perhaps, but also less hand fitting/craftsmanship, they cost more and the Winchesters are (effectively) gone.
I would happily pay the adjusted prices for those guns.
by mklwhite
Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Holy stuff!
Replies: 35
Views: 4678

Re: OT- Holy stuff!

Congratulations! Sounds like a delivery just in time for the holidays! So what will the baby's first Christmas present be... lever, wheel, or 1911? :wink: A centennial 1911 would be awfully nice... 8)
by mklwhite
Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Humor - Moses and the Bush
Replies: 3
Views: 1256

Humor - Moses and the Bush

This is one my preacher told last weekend. Thought it was funny and wanted to pass it along. George W. Bush was walking through an airport last week, when he saw an old man with white hair, a long white beard, wearing a long white robe and holding a staff. He looked at him and leaned over to one of ...
by mklwhite
Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Mosin Nagant question
Replies: 48
Views: 7106

Re: Another Mosin Nagant question

After a quick look I did not find a SA or a D stamped on the barrel. There is are several small (quite small) markings though on the barrel, I just didn't see any of those though.
by mklwhite
Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Mosin Nagant question
Replies: 48
Views: 7106

Re: Another Mosin Nagant question

Just got mine in yesterday and thought I would mention my quick first impressions on the difference between the 1928 Izzy and the 1933 Tula (that I just got). The Izzy has a lot better wood. The Tula has a weird very dark wood insert right behind the trigger housing and a repair area just in front o...
by mklwhite
Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GD thieves!
Replies: 28
Views: 4555

Re: GD thieves!

Heck, a while back copper thieves cut phone lines that were in service on the dang poles north of here. This is ridiculous.
by mklwhite
Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Broken Mosin Nagant
Replies: 7
Views: 1461

Re: OT - Broken Mosin Nagant

Well if you're going to break something you may as well do it in a way that nobody has seen before. A wallhanger with a story for sure.
by mklwhite
Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: well went to pick up the Mosin Nagant and ........
Replies: 3
Views: 1060

Re: well went to pick up the Mosin Nagant and ........

Looks like you've got a couple of good ones there. I've always liked the 60. Mine has always been super accurate. And the MN... well whats not to like? (other than the safety that is :? )
by mklwhite
Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT History - Common Era
Replies: 13
Views: 2902

Re: OT History - Common Era

I always liked stardate, but sometimes even that can be a bit ambiguous. Image
by mklwhite
Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Mosin Nagant question
Replies: 48
Views: 7106

Re: Another Mosin Nagant question

I plan on picking up the Mosin Nagant this week (ordered from Buds) and we are planning on shooting the thing this weekend. I see all of the collector value questions, but really all we wanted was another inexpensive gun that would be fun to shoot out to 100 yard targets... am I missing the boat by...
by mklwhite
Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ya Gotta Love VERMONT!
Replies: 8
Views: 1766

Re: Ya Gotta Love VERMONT!

jeepnik wrote: Hey, how about after they are registered, some newpaper publishes the names and address' of those on the list?
Amen!
by mklwhite
Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ot humor....the father, the son, and the elevator
Replies: 5
Views: 1188

Re: ot humor....the father, the son, and the elevator

That's not right! That a man would even...possibly.........consider.......She left the room. That's funny! :lol:
by mklwhite
Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Colt Navy on grave stone
Replies: 6
Views: 1576

Re: OT Colt Navy on grave stone

Very interesting. They did a great job on that tombstone. I wonder if that was a "standard" design for soldiers of that war or special order. Thanks you for posting it.
by mklwhite
Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Gunshow Pleasures on the Cheap
Replies: 12
Views: 2815

Re: OT-Gunshow Pleasures on the Cheap

Very nice. Watch out or you'll catch the Red fever for those nagants if you aren't careful. :shock:
Fortunately though it's not an very expensive itch to scratch. :wink:
by mklwhite
Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT--Ok lets make a knife
Replies: 13
Views: 3220

Re: OT--Ok lets make a knife

Both are cool, though I must admit I like the hatchet more. Very nice indeed.
by mklwhite
Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home made matchlock rifle.
Replies: 23
Views: 6000

Re: OT--Home made matchlock rifle.

Very cool! 8)