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by El Chivo
Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:07 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...
Replies: 50
Views: 1274

Re: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...

Now they have released a batch of texts between Robinson and his boyfriend. Pretty damning. But none of my grandkids/great-grandkids would text anything like that kind of language. Sounds more like composed by a 40-yr old LEO to me. We're getting the 'shroom treatment again. And again. And again......
by El Chivo
Tue Sep 16, 2025 7:58 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...
Replies: 50
Views: 1274

Re: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...

AJMD429 wrote: Sun Sep 14, 2025 10:25 pm .
Interesting speculation on body armor…

https://youtu.be/y6zPjo5Vogc

Think it was a factor…?

I don’t speak in public like that, but if I did and there were liberals around, you bet I’d be wearing some.
there was no body armor
by El Chivo
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:30 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...
Replies: 50
Views: 1274

Re: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...

Wow -- good find! I hadn't seen that one. Pretty definitive for direction of shot I'd say. it answers a lost of questions that have been bothering me, such as: Neck wound seems to have a LOT of blood for an entrance wound, and seems larger than 7.62 mm No apparent exit wound, which there would be i...
by El Chivo
Sun Sep 14, 2025 5:11 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...
Replies: 50
Views: 1274

Re: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...

Now wait a minute guys. This fellow wasn't packing the rifle in that stairwell picture. He wasn't carrying an old-style bolt=action 30/06 when he dropped off the roof and limped away. So who moved that rifle around for him? Doesn't this smell like the classic CIA/Mossad operation where the real sho...
by El Chivo
Fri Sep 12, 2025 8:37 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...
Replies: 50
Views: 1274

Re: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...

they caught the guy: https://x.com/disclosetv/status/1966486836059967737

nice looking Utah young man, turned in by his father

not a tranny or blue-haired goofball

Image
by El Chivo
Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:30 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...
Replies: 50
Views: 1274

Re: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...

rossim92 wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 2:56 pm
El Chivo wrote: Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:53 pm video:
https://x.com/not_rekt_11/status/1965868427891142817

Trump just posted that Mr. Kirk has died
I hope trump gives him a folded flag.
He's getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom
by El Chivo
Thu Sep 11, 2025 7:50 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Greyhound Bus and gun carrying...
Replies: 7
Views: 1257

Re: Greyhound Bus and gun carrying...

last time I took the Greyhound I was surprised when they had a person screening and he asked if I had a knife and I said no. I had a fairly expensive pocket knife. Then at each stop they searched random people getting back on the bus. In Vegas, cops came on board and searched a kid and found a pipe ...
by El Chivo
Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: 23 y/o woman stabbed on train
Replies: 1
Views: 161

23 y/o woman stabbed on train

this has been making the rounds the last few days, from Charlotte NC. Man stabs her 3 times in the neck, then walks around muttering "got that white girl"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T7C2ADGyw4
by El Chivo
Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:33 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...
Replies: 50
Views: 1274

Re: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...

yes, but this was a trained shooter, not your typical blue-haired, nose-ring moron.

the old guy was a patsy, this was a rooftop shot from 200 yards out. Not a hard shot for us, but sounds a little more professional than a typical progressive.
by El Chivo
Wed Sep 10, 2025 4:13 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: I guess Trump's Health really IS declining...
Replies: 2
Views: 425

Re: I guess Trump's Health really IS declining...

hey Doc what is that bruised hand business?
by El Chivo
Tue Sep 09, 2025 8:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fascinating read on cleaning your precision .22
Replies: 6
Views: 427

Re: Fascinating read on cleaning your precision .22

lately I've taken to just swabbing out the chamber with a q-tip so empties don't jam. But leaving the barrel alone.
by El Chivo
Tue Sep 09, 2025 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Perfect Spaghetti Western Meal
Replies: 5
Views: 356

Re: Perfect Spaghetti Western Meal

sounds good, here's some music to eat by:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZT9H8K ... ZeMI71O05p
by El Chivo
Fri Aug 15, 2025 2:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: No Drill Sling for Marlin 336
Replies: 15
Views: 3007

Re: No Drill Sling for Marlin 336

I noticed while walking that the swivel mounts make a lot of noise, more than my footsteps. So I got rid of it and tied loops of thin rope in the holes, then attached the sling to that. A lot quieter.
by El Chivo
Wed Aug 13, 2025 7:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Henry 30-30 accuracy?
Replies: 7
Views: 713

Re: Henry 30-30 accuracy?

I find that unless I use a fairly high-power scope, at my age, I won't SEE the target well enough to actually HIT it, so I wind up putting 'inappropriate' scopes on leverguns if I want accuracy from them. The cool thing though, is that for about a third of leverguns, you can get really good (under ...
by El Chivo
Wed Aug 13, 2025 7:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My car went to the junkyard
Replies: 2
Views: 563

My car went to the junkyard

Finally saying goodbye to my car of 31 years, my Volvo 740 died for the fourth time and I finally gave it up for parts. It took me all around California, hunting, camping, etc. I once drove it to the top of the Los Padres and it made it fine. Old Savage even rode in it once. I'm hoping someone will ...
by El Chivo
Wed Aug 13, 2025 7:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The experts all say shoot a .22
Replies: 28
Views: 3086

Re: The experts all say shoot a .22

that's about all I shoot anymore, I stocked up during the Hillary Clinton years and I can shoot in the woods next to my house. Most days I take one 5 round mag and that's it.
by El Chivo
Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone In California?
Replies: 19
Views: 12151

Re: Anyone In California?

I got out in 2020, but I just heard my friend from LASC (silhouette club) who lives in Alta Dena lost his house and everything. It's looking like they will prevent residents from rebuilding and turn everything into apartment buildings like Eastern Europe. Tough to lose everything at 77. Haven't hear...
by El Chivo
Mon Aug 26, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What costs $292 each?
Replies: 24
Views: 7243

Re: What costs $292 each?

my favorite tires were Goodrich, and absolute worst were MIchelins.

I never come close to wearing out the tread. Mine blow while parked and I come out to find a flat.
by El Chivo
Fri Aug 23, 2024 7:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel life of less than 20 seconds….
Replies: 11
Views: 5909

Re: Barrel life of less than 20 seconds….

I have always heard that it is the flame cutting which erodes barrels. and it's the throat, not the rest of the barrel that makes the difference I was looking into some 308 family calibers, and looking at barrel life. I thought 7mm 08 was a good compromise between speed, flat shooting, and barrel l...
by El Chivo
Mon Aug 19, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel life of less than 20 seconds….
Replies: 11
Views: 5909

Re: Barrel life of less than 20 seconds….

that's like totaling up a lifetime's worth of orgasms and coming up with three minutes worth
by El Chivo
Mon Aug 19, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday El Chivo.
Replies: 4
Views: 1943

Re: Happy Birthday El Chivo.

thanks everyone

66, hard to fathom
by El Chivo
Sun Aug 04, 2024 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Covid is kicking my…..
Replies: 38
Views: 17585

Re: Covid is kicking my…..

never got Covid during all the hoopla, even though I had to fly and was working at the time. I had been taking the 10,000 iu vitamin D per day at the insistence of my doctor, but when I told other NPs that gave tests at work they couldn't believe it and thought it should be more like 10,000 per week...
by El Chivo
Sun Aug 04, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 22 Quiet Ammo
Replies: 18
Views: 6766

Re: 22 Quiet Ammo

Fiocchi also makes a very nice standard velocity, similar to the CCI

those two are all I shoot
by El Chivo
Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30wcf Bored out to 35-30 ?
Replies: 22
Views: 3915

Re: 30wcf Bored out to 35-30 ?

I would go 38-55 over 35-30. No case forming and jacketed.358 bullets for my 35 remington are a pain in the butt to find right now, good thing I cast. What bullets does your 35 rem like? I will chime in for the Hornady bullet, it was noticeably more accurate than the other I tried (Sierra). Though ...
by El Chivo
Wed Jul 20, 2022 11:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30wcf Bored out to 35-30 ?
Replies: 22
Views: 3915

Re: 30wcf Bored out to 35-30 ?

that's what happened to me, I got into other things and the 30-30 shoots well enough. Another issue I had when living in So Cal is the need to use Barnes bullets when hunting. And I found out the Barnes 30-30 bullet needs 1400 fps to open up. So on long shots, it would be going too slow to open up. ...
by El Chivo
Tue Jul 19, 2022 8:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30wcf Bored out to 35-30 ?
Replies: 22
Views: 3915

Re: 30wcf Bored out to 35-30 ?

rifle bullets are going to be pretty long and heavy, with a fairly small case for the powder charge, if you go .358. You pretty much have to use the 200 gr round nose meant for 35 Rem. I thought of doing this but optimizing it for pistol cartridge bullets, .357 diameter instead of .358. I contacted ...
by El Chivo
Tue Jul 19, 2022 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Man with CCW stops an active shooter ...
Replies: 33
Views: 4361

Re: Man with CCW stops an active shooter ...

they're saying he's a not a good guy because he violated the "gun free zone" rules at the mall...
by El Chivo
Thu Jun 16, 2022 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Rack
Replies: 4
Views: 1316

Gun Rack

I made up a gun rack out of leftover wood, made to hug the wall.
rack_sm.jpg
Go ahead and show off your gun racks
by El Chivo
Sun May 08, 2022 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kentucky Golf
Replies: 4
Views: 1372

Re: Kentucky Golf

one of my course rules is I can choke up on the pitching wedge. So I can just scoop the ball for a short one. I use wiffle balls until I get on the green, then switch to a regular ball for putting. My favorite chip shot is to strike the ground and the ball so it pops out like a tiddly-wink. Very sho...
by El Chivo
Wed May 04, 2022 12:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kentucky Golf
Replies: 4
Views: 1372

Kentucky Golf

after mowing the greens and overnight rain, things looked pretty good putting was very smooth greens are Kentucky bluegrass and are starting to thicken up after 1 year working on one more putting green in the front yard golf11.jpg golf12.jpg golf15.jpg golf14.jpg golf13.jpg golf16.jpg cats are likin...
by El Chivo
Wed May 04, 2022 12:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 35 rem marlin
Replies: 30
Views: 4807

Re: 35 rem marlin

I have one, it's my favorite overall my best load is with (IMR?) 3031 which seems to be an uncommon powder for it and Hornady bullets the factory Remington load is good too what I heard about the pressures is that there was a common 35 Rem gun out there that couldn't take higher pressures. so the ma...
by El Chivo
Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kentucky Hunting
Replies: 13
Views: 2566

Re: Kentucky Hunting

thanks Tutt, have you been going to the 1,763 yd range?

Had to get out of California; I'd spend five or six dollars on some lady and in would walk an alpha male from the High Desert and they'd take off in his red pickup truck. It was getting old.
by El Chivo
Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kentucky Hunting
Replies: 13
Views: 2566

Re: Kentucky Hunting

thanks, I'm not too far from Daniel Boone NF, but I hear there are some WMA's around.

the current Miss Kentucky comes from my new town.

OS I'm putting in a golf course in my yard if you want to take some swings...
golf1.jpg
by El Chivo
Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kentucky Hunting
Replies: 13
Views: 2566

Kentucky Hunting

I recently retired and moved to Kentucky. Currently getting the homestead fixed up, but am thinking of getting out to hunt sometime soon.

I don't quite understand the difference between WMA's and National Forests. Any advice?

thanks
by El Chivo
Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rethinking some advice I gave on here
Replies: 10
Views: 2845

Re: Rethinking some advice I gave on here

Heaters???? In S. Cal I heat my house by turning off the AC! :wink: Well here in the SFV it can get a little nippy; 38-39 some nights. I turned off the pilot light for the gas heater because the pilots eat $25 a month. My gas bill is now $6.00 a month, mostly taxes. What I do on chilly nights (in f...
by El Chivo
Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Flying the Fortress
Replies: 13
Views: 2565

Re: Flying the Fortress

Cool stuff; if you make it to the Oshkosh airshow or their route of towns in Wisconsin, you can also purchase a ride (and get to fly it, too) I think it's called the Confederate Air Force. I didn't do it because it was a chunk of money, but probably should have. Glad they are still flying. Seeing on...
by El Chivo
Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 1894c Peep Sight Options
Replies: 7
Views: 2405

Re: Marlin 1894c Peep Sight Options

The models made for 336 will fit but will overhang off the rear of the receiver. I had one from Brockman's. Another one simple and good is the WGRS, by Williams. Both these are set it and forget it, not click adjustable.

A lot of guys are liking Skinner's sights.
by El Chivo
Sun Jan 26, 2014 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Learn something new and a lucky escape.
Replies: 8
Views: 2547

Re: Learn something new and a lucky escape.

I also watch the target for a new hole or dirt kicking up, sometimes I can't hear as well with double ear protection. And quite often somebody else shoots at the exact same time as me, so I hear their report (kind of fun when shooting 22lr, and someone nearby shoots a 450 Marlin at the same time).
by El Chivo
Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Crazy shootings and gun laws
Replies: 22
Views: 5133

Re: Crazy shootings and gun laws

I just pointed out in another thread (and I researched it with several sources) that mass shootings are in decline. This just shows how effective Obama's gun control program was. Even though it didn't get passed, it still resulted in a decline in shootings. Vote Democratic in 2014 and 2016, and sho...
by El Chivo
Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Escape from Fort Bravo
Replies: 1
Views: 1537

Escape from Fort Bravo

Well this is a great Western with outstanding photography. Scenery, lighting, angles, all top notch. I think it's from the mid 50's and it was shot in Death Valley. Features a young William Holden and John Forsythe. Some interesting stuff when they were cornered by Indians, their procedure for finis...
by El Chivo
Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I’m bored today! Handgun/rifle combos considered.
Replies: 17
Views: 2939

Re: I’m bored today! Handgun/rifle combos considered.

after some thought I'm against the idea of two guns sharing the same ammunition; that way you only have one capability when the whole idea is added versatility. And you're limited to pistol calibers for your rifle choice. You wouldn't have long distance capability at all. Small game hunting would be...
by El Chivo
Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang It Pitchy Bro Get Back In Here...
Replies: 9
Views: 2451

Re: Dang It Pitchy Bro Get Back In Here...

I thought he was traveling to the Pacific Northwest; he ought to have some good stuff when he gets back.
by El Chivo
Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do you think if I wired three truck-batteries in parallel...
Replies: 13
Views: 4299

Re: Do you think if I wired three truck-batteries in paralle

you might try All Electronics (they are on the web I believe) for this type of supplies. I think their small lead acid batteries would work. I use one every night for my bike light and recharge it every day. It lasts about a year like that. They are available in 6 volt and 12 volt. I also bought the...
by El Chivo
Sat Jan 18, 2014 5:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Minimum scope power for hitting small targets?
Replies: 53
Views: 8752

Re: Minimum scope power for hitting small targets?

I understand that a fixed power scope should theoretically be inherently more rugged. But..I have a Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-9X40 scope on my Ruger All Weather M77 MkII that I bought new in 1990. I mounted the scope in 1991. That rifle (in my hands and in the hands of fellow hunters who had problems ...
by El Chivo
Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Off topic threads .........
Replies: 48
Views: 10175

Re: Off topic threads .........

maybe we can all get together for a quilting bee or sewing circle. Tutt can you come down.