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by Paladin
Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - It was a hot one today...
Replies: 8
Views: 1009

Re: OT - It was a hot one today...

Great Job Grandpa, after all the best time is spent with kids. (It gets to be a pain when the mind will write a check your body can't cash)
by Paladin
Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need your opinion - Large Loop Lever w/ pics
Replies: 27
Views: 3013

Re: Need your opinion - Large Loop Lever w/ pics

Very impressive, if you decide to make more let me know. A little smaller loop preferred.
by Paladin
Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gentlemen
Replies: 50
Views: 5031

Re: Gentlemen

I belong to several gun/hunting forums...... and this one is the standout King of them all..... nice folks, without agendas, who're looking to help others share the comraderie of gun ownership..... thats why I visit it daily. That being said, I'd like to thank the members here for making it "a...
by Paladin
Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Went to the range today (photos)
Replies: 23
Views: 2121

Re: Went to the range today (photos)

Great photos, information, and comments. Thanks ALL.
by Paladin
Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Elk Country
Replies: 20
Views: 2200

Re: Elk Country

I am jealous, best of luck.
by Paladin
Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 444 Marlin First Model
Replies: 17
Views: 1805

Re: 444 Marlin First Model

Great collection.
by Paladin
Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Lt Gen Bill Odom
Replies: 3
Views: 466

Re: OT: Lt Gen Bill Odom

I went to IOBC at Ft Benning with his son while he was at NSA. Watched him after that, there is indead a void.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
by Paladin
Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Politics - Chicago twice as deadly as Iraq
Replies: 12
Views: 2304

Re: Politics - Chicago twice as deadly as Iraq

OK, do you attribute the lower death rate here to the 40+ pounds of body armor, armored vehicles, or the fact we all carry automatic weapons with a few belt feds thrown in with CAS.
by Paladin
Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Springfield Armory M1A - Now On Hold !
Replies: 23
Views: 3086

Re: OT - Springfield Armory M1A

I can heartily reccomend the Scout Squad. It's enough smaller than the M1A as to be very handy. I loved the M14, but it is a handful. The SOCOM versions have quite a few unnecessary (for me) features. After I had mine and had used it for a bit, I realized that this is the weapon the M16 should have...
by Paladin
Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Britain Needs Guns... You Brits seen this site?
Replies: 20
Views: 2348

Re: POLITICS - Britain Needs Guns... You Brits seen this site?

Ysabel Kid wrote:Hard for me to accept the fall of a friend of our country, the UK. Such a proud history being trashed by such incompetents. Sadder still, it is happening here as well... :(
+1
by Paladin
Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Talk to me about Marlin 336RC
Replies: 14
Views: 1233

Re: Talk to me about Marlin 336RC

bsaride wrote:I pay $150 for a transfer from my FFL that I've been using for 25 yrears.
The $425 wasn't bad if it's local and I don't have to pay the transfer fee
(yeah I know it's high, normally around here it's $90)

I haven’t paid that much for machine gun transfers. What country are you in?
by Paladin
Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Half way there! Preview Win 1895
Replies: 25
Views: 2422

Re: Half way there! Preview Win 1895

Duff L Bagg wrote:I WANT ONE :mrgreen: :mrgreen: !!!!!

Wait a minute that might be my meds talking..........................................

nope its me


I WANT ONE :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
+1
by Paladin
Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 1894 light primer strikes; cured, additional comment
Replies: 8
Views: 1194

Re: Marlin 1894 light primer strikes; cured -- ON TOPIC YAYYYYY

Thanks for the post I will check mine when I get home.
by Paladin
Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: After watching the attacks on Sarah
Replies: 69
Views: 6806

Re: After watching the attacks on Sarah

O.S.O.K. wrote:
Old Savage wrote:Gun control, Abortion, a Socialist Agenda. Promise to give the people everything, Government run health care, telling the troops while they are in battle at war that they have lost ????? etc. etc. etc. ... I don't understand why men would want to get on that wagon.
+1
+1
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Puma questions
Replies: 14
Views: 2821

Re: Puma questions

Trust me, when you light off a 454 you will be glad that "hideous rubber pad" is there! :) I think O.I hit it on the head. Most buyers of the longer, octagonal, etc barrels with the traditional crescent butt plates seem to prefer the more traditional calibers. +1 After a few boxes of ammo...
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Our Wilderness Camping Trip (Lots of photos)
Replies: 40
Views: 4206

Re: OT: Our Wilderness Camping Trip (Lots of photos)

Thanks for the rekindling of memories and congratulations on a great family.

"There is only one success: to be able to spend your life in your own way, and not to give others absurd maddening claims upon it." (Christopher Darlington Morley)
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - 'Guns in the hands of good people'
Replies: 5
Views: 810

Re: POLITICS - 'Guns in the hands of good people'

Thank-you for a great article on points most people do not consider about CCW and after you pull the trigger. The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. When ever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principl...
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Subscriptions for Soldiers
Replies: 4
Views: 625

Re: Subscriptions for Soldiers

Thanks, as I leave in three weeks I just sent my replacement a subscription. It will probably get here when I come back to replace him.
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Career suicide?
Replies: 34
Views: 3947

Re: OT - Career suicide?

One of the very best aspects of working or ones self, is that if "I" don't like you, no matter what the reason, "I" don't have to deal with you. Some folks may not like it, but there it is. Too many folks are too worried about the next pay check, let alone pay raise to be true t...
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: O T - A senseless murder
Replies: 21
Views: 2680

Re: O T - A senseless murder

Sorry to hear about your friend. I have retired from one law enforcement organization and am working for the Government on something similar. I wish there was some way for the victim to come out ahead in something like this but I don’t know what it is. I have been carrying a gun for 35 years on a f...
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: EDIT PICS ADDED Back from Maine, with bear meat!
Replies: 23
Views: 2155

Re: EDIT PICS ADDED Back from Maine, with bear meat!

Nath wrote:Very impressive, up close is great. It sure knocked the snot out of him.
I bet his ears are still ringing too :wink:

Nath.
+1
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is/was the most accurate leveraction ever made?
Replies: 41
Views: 5424

Re: What is/was the most accurate leveraction ever made?

OK, here is one of my M67s into the pile. I have read a lot of this is the most accurate. Show me photos of the groups from the most accurate lever and we can judge for ourselves. Sorry for the nasty MP-5 in the photo, but the only photo I had with a hand grenade in it. http://i350.photobucket.com/...
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 44 magnum vs 30-30
Replies: 48
Views: 7300

Re: 44 magnum vs 30-30

Griff wrote:Bigger is better in my opinion when you couch the parameters in terms of defense. Faster is good, but big, slow heavy bullets impart more energy transfer to the object being struck.

However, shot placement is still number ONE!

+1 and Welcome.
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got My .22 ACU'RZR Today :-) (Pic. Added)
Replies: 9
Views: 849

Re: Got My .22 ACU'RZR Today :-) (Pic. Added)

Ordered mine last week it should beat me home. Thanks for the photos…
by Paladin
Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: One rifle & One pistol for all around use.
Replies: 94
Views: 10387

Re: OT: One rifle & One pistol for all around use.

This is not any of my favorite levers or 45 LCs but what I used for work. I haven’t had to survive on these weapons other than at war on two continents the Middle East and Africa for a year. Disregard the Beretta (I took it encase I ran out of .45 ammo) of the three on the right that were mine the ...
by Paladin
Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - TSA... "Nope, we're never wrong..."
Replies: 5
Views: 921

Re: OT - TSA... "Nope, we're never wrong..."

Simple solution, He (the stupid TSA AGENT) is required to pay for all the damage and lost hours out of his wallet. The government does not take tax dollars to pay it.
by Paladin
Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Went scouting for deer today
Replies: 6
Views: 775

Re: Went scouting for deer today

O.S.O.K. wrote:Don't know how it is there, but I find that just walking a mile or two off of the nearest access road will get you away from 95% of the rest of the crowd.

Good luck!
+1
by Paladin
Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: An It Was Never So True Quote
Replies: 7
Views: 838

Re: OT: An It Was Never So True Quote

Ysabel Kid wrote:Hit the nail on the head!

+1
by Paladin
Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sunday Afternoon SHooting
Replies: 10
Views: 1561

Re: Sunday Afternoon SHooting

Nice collection, great way to spend the day.
by Paladin
Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Killed with 45-70 and Garrett's ammo
Replies: 20
Views: 3476

Re: Killed with 45-70 and Garrett's ammo

Great Job, nice Co-pilot.
by Paladin
Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sorta O.T. Lasik Surgery
Replies: 13
Views: 1574

Re: Sorta O.T. Lasik Surgery

Had mine done Jan 07 while they were correcting the cataracts that were forming. I deployed over here in Sep great to 20-15 in both eyes after wearing glasses all my life.
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Humor - Military Photos (lots of photos!)
Replies: 16
Views: 1743

Re: Humor - Military Photos (lots of photos!)

2ndovc wrote:Great stuff!!


jb 8)

+1
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Important Job In Mozambique
Replies: 8
Views: 737

Re: Important Job In Mozambique

In every vehicle my family uses and most of my packs. Especially here.
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Headin' out for bear
Replies: 15
Views: 1790

Re: Headin' out for bear

Marlin 308MX wrote:The best of luck to both of you!!!!! Take pics and stay safe!!!! Art


+1
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Single Actions !
Replies: 27
Views: 2974

Re: OT - Single Actions !

You guy are making me homesick, glad I only have about a month to go before I can post some photos after I play with my toys.

That is a GREAT Collection of Firearms you guys are hording.
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Paul Newman
Replies: 11
Views: 1860

Re: OT Paul Newman

[quote="66GTO"]I have not heard what kind of cancer he has, but I have heard that he is not expected to live much longer. What a shame, but he should have no regrets. He has had a long and productive life well into his 80's. He has donated millions to charity by giving all the proceeds fro...
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hello, new here
Replies: 16
Views: 1222

Re: Hello, new here

Welcome to one of the most informative places I have found.
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not levers, but I gotta brag!!
Replies: 10
Views: 1045

Re: Not levers, but I gotta brag!!

Very impressive, the sign of a good instructor is when the student out performs the instructor.
You may have hooked another shooter for life…
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Young Hunter Bags Huge Bighorn in Oregon
Replies: 15
Views: 1916

Re: OT- Young Hunter Bags Huge Bighorn in Oregon

kimwcook wrote:Wow, is right. That'll be an accomplishment he'll chase the rest of his life. Good for him.

+1
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Britain bans Fire Extinguishers as Unsafe!
Replies: 16
Views: 1898

Re: OT - Britain bans Fire Extinguishers as Unsafe!

gundownunder wrote:Yes, makes sense to me too.
Why go to the trouble of training people to use a tool when its so much easier to remove the tool.
Now if they could just remove all those tools sitting on the bench in their parliament they might actually get somewhere. :lol:

+1
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Eagle Scout Court of Honor
Replies: 14
Views: 1790

Re: OT - Eagle Scout Court of Honor

Impressive.
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Latest Leatherwork- Lots of Pictures
Replies: 13
Views: 1450

Re: My Latest Leatherwork- Lots of Pictures

Very impressive, great looking work.
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: My Pantheon of Heroes
Replies: 38
Views: 3549

Re: OT: My Pantheon of Heroes

Very impressive lists all. I have never taken the time to compile a list as it would be rather large and full of people who most have never heard of having been lucky enough to live through some very trying times and locations.
by Paladin
Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT (SLIGHTLY) Convicted Felons and the 2nd Amendment.
Replies: 39
Views: 4081

OT (SLIGHTLY) Convicted Felons and the 2nd Amendment.

'WASHINGTON — Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south of Pittsburgh." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,386641,00.html?sPag...
by Paladin
Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Self Defense in Houston
Replies: 8
Views: 994

Re: OT - Self Defense in Houston

TedH wrote:
jeepnik wrote:Two tour vet, and this yahoo tried something stupid like that. He should be arrested for felony stupid in addition to everything else. Wish that young man the my best.

+1

+2
by Paladin
Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Age to deer hunt in your area?
Replies: 11
Views: 1064

Re: OT- Age to deer hunt in your area?

I think WV is 12. WV is: "Residents who have not reached their 15th birthday may hunt without a license but they must be accompanied by a licensed adult at least 18 years of age (exceptions, see pages 26-27 and 29)” With a restriction that no one born after 1975 can hunt without Hunter Safety ...
by Paladin
Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT...Rain and more rain
Replies: 18
Views: 1708

Re: OT...Rain and more rain

Rimfire McNutjob wrote:If anyone needs any water, I have some to spare down here. It's free, come and get it.

I would ask you to send some over here but as slow as the DOD mail is I will be home before it gets here.
by Paladin
Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - World - Russia v Georgia - are you guys watching this?
Replies: 97
Views: 10328

Re: OT - World - Russia v Georgia - are you guys watching this?

To those that think that Iraq is a waste of time and that this situation is non of our business I say that there were many at the time that thought the nazi advance in Eruope was non of our business as well. In retrospect, it is obvious that Germany would have succeeded in conquering all of Europe ...
by Paladin
Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Obama McCain Interesting
Replies: 6
Views: 1230

Re: POLITICS - Obama McCain Interesting

Once again, we are picking the lesser of Evils.
by Paladin
Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WARNING! Explicit bullet wound. Not for young eyes.
Replies: 32
Views: 5563

Re: WARNING! Explicit bullet wound. Not for young eyes.

Sometimes you are someplace which even if you duck it isn't enough. If a medic keeps it moist, he should make it back to a hospital to get it fixed with a minimum of scarring. Do the troops still carry a liter of Ringer's Lactate I.V. solution with them as we did back in the 80's? If so, that would...