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by AmBraCol
Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Another computer question
Replies: 3
Views: 868

Rusty, there's no room for a second hard drive on most (all?) lap tops. Now, if it's a work furnished computer then there's no option for a second partition/operating system since their tech department would frown heavily on such shenanigans. However, if you've a personal laptop then there's the opt...
by AmBraCol
Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WND and Charl van Wyck on the church shootings in Colorado
Replies: 5
Views: 1210

WND and Charl van Wyck on the church shootings in Colorado

FAITH UNDER FIRE Hero guard: 'It was me, the gunman, and God' Woman who ended carnage: 'I knew what I had to do' Posted: December 10, 2007 7:29 p.m. Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com DENVER – The female security guard who shot and stopped a gunman at a Colorado Springs church yesterda...
by AmBraCol
Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Shows
Replies: 17
Views: 3872

It's not the ability to freely purchase a weapon - it is the action committed with any kind of weapon that must be controlled. Those who use weapons to harm innocent people should be punished. Those of us who are NOT criminals should not be forced to jump through hoops in order to obtain a firearm. ...
by AmBraCol
Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: leverguns is back up
Replies: 10
Views: 2420

kimwcook wrote:I try to go to the ole forum and it keeps kicking me back here.
Hey Kim,

Try http://leverguns.sixgunner.com The link on leverguns.com was set to send folks here since there was no way of knowing how long the problem would last. The link above will take you to the old forum.
by AmBraCol
Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JimT - Mission To Mozambique - Benefit Auction
Replies: 4
Views: 855

Hobie wrote:I'm sure somebody here would be interested.
One would HOPE so. A nifty levergun and $$$ to have a top 'smith slick it up a tad...
by AmBraCol
Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JimT - Mission To Mozambique - Benefit Auction
Replies: 4
Views: 855

JimT - Mission To Mozambique - Benefit Auction

Guys, just a reminder that we're down to the last few days on the benefit auction for the Mission to Mozambique. Details can be found at:

http://www.sixshootercommunity.com/fundraiser


Scroll to the bottom to view the latest updates...
by AmBraCol
Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: To the Folks who let us use this forum
Replies: 15
Views: 2957

J Miller wrote:So if this forum is going to totally disappear like JimT said, where are we going to go when the original Leverguns crashes again?

Just curious.

Joe

This site will be a signpost. Keep it in your bookmarks just in case.
by AmBraCol
Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: To the Folks who let us use this forum
Replies: 15
Views: 2957

Re: To the Folks who let us use this forum

spaceman spiff wrote:A hearty Thank-You..... It was most generous!!!!!! :D

Regards,
Y'all are quite welcome. It has been a pleasure.
by AmBraCol
Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Leverguns Forum is back up
Replies: 9
Views: 2342

The Leverguns Forum is back up

The leverguns forum http://leverguns.sixgunner.com is back up and functioning at this time.
by AmBraCol
Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT History Lesson
Replies: 32
Views: 6258

The one thing that I KNOW she said that scares me the most is what gives insight to the rest of her objectives. When Exxon announced a large earnings quarter recently Hilary got up and said, "If I'm elected I'll take that money and use it for research." The thought that she feels like she...
by AmBraCol
Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When did your shooting interests start, got proof?
Replies: 26
Views: 6289

Somewhere I've got a picture of the elder son - in a diaper and my boots with a Rossi derringer in one hand and a hunting knife in the boot top. Have NO idea where it is, though. My mom's got a pic of me in hats, none that I can recall with guns of any sort. My first "real" gun was a cap g...
by AmBraCol
Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: your first deer
Replies: 64
Views: 12391

Well, I remember it like it was yesterday because it practially was. I'm still eating him. I was 48 and it was my first year of hunting. Congratulations! And thanks for sharing that. Each time I get a critter I stand in awe of the majesty of life. Some folks don't get it, "How can you kill an ...
by AmBraCol
Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Confused
Replies: 10
Views: 2480

Dewight wrote:So I should go ahead and delete Leverguns from my favorites list?

http://www.leverguns.com will continue as before. It's the http://leverguns.sixgunner.com FORUM that is not likely to ever come back.
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question about the subject titles here, and return visits
Replies: 2
Views: 822

Regan, it's hard for me to understand what you're seeing since we're looking at different screens. BUT here's the way the forum is supposed to work. When you log in you'll see "unread posts" with an orange bell icon. Once you read that post it will chance to white until there's a new post ...
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT History Lesson
Replies: 32
Views: 6258

Junior's right. The quotes are out of context, some more than others. Here's a link. http://www.snopes.com/politics/clintons/marxist.asp She still sounds socialist to me, but what do I know. Now lets take a look at what she has to say about gun control Lots of stuff out there. I just grabbed a few....
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: your first deer
Replies: 64
Views: 12391

I was 29 years old. Shot a Colorado mulie with a P17 Enfield in 30-06 that I'd picked up at the gun show. Used a 165 gr Hornady BTSP over a healthy dose of Win 760, a load that gave me a cloverleaf group at 100 yards. It was a little forkhorn buck, still running with his mother and brother (same mis...
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Confused
Replies: 10
Views: 2480

Re: Confused

I received this email this afternoon. The sight is still closed? The following is an email sent to you by an administrator of "Leverguns.com". If this message is spam, contains abusive or other comments you find offensive please contact the webmaster of the board at the following address:...
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wow! Sorry 'bout that...We're back...
Replies: 26
Views: 4850

Hey Guys, I get an email..... "May apologies for the outage. Leverguns is back up and running. We hope to see you soon!" However, when I go to http://leverguns.sixgunner.com/ it's still down!!! What's the scoop? Lobo in West Virginia That apology was from the moderation team here at the l...
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wow! Sorry 'bout that...We're back...
Replies: 26
Views: 4850

Heck Blaine, I ain't got none of dem 6 year old around here! I think all of Paul's kids are at least in their late teens now. Yeah, we've a crop of youngsters in the church, but most of 'em don't have the 'puter access kids up north do. And my own two, well one's up north and the other's busy with ...
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good to be back!!
Replies: 7
Views: 1364

Re: Good to be back!!

Thanks to all concerned with getting this forum back, Well Done!! :D :D :D :D :D I saw messages on the sixshooter forum, seemed like quite job to fix. It wasn't hard to fix. It was hard to figure out how to fix it. :-) Once Hobie found the medicine we got 'er injected and up and running in no time....
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Profiles of Valor (10/05/07)
Replies: 5
Views: 986

Hobie wrote:I like these posts. Where are you getting your info?
I was right. It was the October 5 Patriot Post from http://patriotpost.us/


A worthy source of information and commentary.
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Profiles of Valor (10/05/07)
Replies: 5
Views: 986

I like these posts. Where are you getting your info? I'm going to guess it's from http://patriotpost.us/ although I didn't see that in today's post. They've an e-mail newsletter you can subscribe to and a good "Founders Quote Daily" with a lot of insight into the way the founding fathers ...
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wow! Sorry 'bout that...We're back...
Replies: 26
Views: 4850

Wow! That DID work! I'm so very happy and apologetic to all members as the error is completely my fault. Lack of attention to detail and having my finger on "the trigger" resulted in our outage. :oops: The neighbors will probably NEVER get over the sight of a shirtless fat guy doing a &qu...
by AmBraCol
Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wow! Sorry 'bout that...We're back...
Replies: 26
Views: 4850

Wow! Sorry 'bout that...We're back...

We had a configuration problem yesterday (did anyone notice?) but we're back up and running again. We extend apologies from the moderation staff to the forum for the outage and we're taking steps to ensure it doesn't happen again.
by AmBraCol
Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Posting Pics on this forum
Replies: 4
Views: 5612

Posting Pics on this forum

Here's a quick and dirty "how to" instructional for posting pics here. I'm going to choose ONE option and work with it. If you're savvy enough to use another hosting option over the one I'm going to use for the purpose of this post, you probably don't need this tutorial. :D First thing you...
by AmBraCol
Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pic's of my levergun transportation quadrapeds
Replies: 20
Views: 3843

J Miller wrote:No delete here, nuts.

Joe

There's an "X" in the top right corner, I do believe. That should do the trick.
by AmBraCol
Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT!!
Replies: 44
Views: 8491

I'm 63 years old next week, nearing retirement. I guess I never thought the day would come in my life that I would see the spectacle of such utter trash perhaps going to occupy the White House. Our country is so strong, so wonderful, but with leadership ripping away at the very innards that make it...
by AmBraCol
Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - levergun ammo - of the pneumatic kind
Replies: 6
Views: 1277

Re: Pellet choices

Hi, Paul, I've been an off-and-on adult airgun addict since the late 70's. Trust me, you will find that a really GOOD pellet can bring out performance in your air rifles that you just never suspected was possible! I find it hard to consider Gamo/Daisy as serious fodder, when such excellent pellets ...
by AmBraCol
Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - levergun ammo - of the pneumatic kind
Replies: 6
Views: 1277

Paul, I'm not sure if you can buy from them and have the items shipped but the company I have had dealings with in the past is http://www.Compassecoco.com , in Ky. BTW I'm presently shooting a Benjamin .22 with a peep sight. If accuracy starts to go south in my rifle I use a piece of weed eater lin...
by AmBraCol
Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Levergun site, gone Forever?
Replies: 4
Views: 1005

Re: Levergun site, gone Forever?

Is the Levergun site gone forever. I check everytime I turn the computer on, should I quit? Please tell me no. :( Last time I looked, it's still there. http://www.leverguns.com Now, if you're talking about the forum that was hosted as http://leverguns.sixgunner.com - yep, it's pretty much history. ...
by AmBraCol
Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - levergun ammo - of the pneumatic kind
Replies: 6
Views: 1277

Thanks, Rusty. I'll try and see if I can find some Crossman pellets - at a reasonable price. We're pretty much limited in what gets brought in. And the nationally produced stuff is HORRID at best. Right now I've been able to locate Gamo and Daisy ammo. The Gamo Match was OK, the Daisy Precision Max ...
by AmBraCol
Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hooray! My son came to the range with me today!
Replies: 15
Views: 2745

AmBraCol, Here's where we shoot. 10 min. from the house. www.tcgc.org "Smallbore" became too much like work, to him. "Fun" shooting, even at paper, is a different ballgame. Cycling a pump or lever is a whole lot more fun than focusing on all those things necessary to hit that ti...
by AmBraCol
Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hooray! My son came to the range with me today!
Replies: 15
Views: 2745

Blaine, Teenage years has played a part, but he got burned out doing NRA smallbore. It was even harder because he is left eye dominant and right handed. jdad, I don't know where you live, but if you can find a place to hang 'fun targets" instead of bullseye type shooting, a lot of kids react t...
by AmBraCol
Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - levergun ammo - of the pneumatic kind
Replies: 6
Views: 1277

OT - levergun ammo - of the pneumatic kind

Well, it's got this lever that you move several times to pump it up. It also has a bolt to push the pellet into the chamber... anyway, I know that I'm not the only one on the forum who indulges in airgun antics. However, our choices of ammo and such down here (Colombia) are VERY limited - not to men...
by AmBraCol
Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old lever picture
Replies: 41
Views: 9235

The dear is small bodied ( sorry that I am not familiar with US dear because I am in Australia ) and could easily have been taken with a 32-20. The deer was taken in Texas. Texas is not known for HUGE deer for the most part. The white tail deer is wide spread across the eastern US and ranges in siz...
by AmBraCol
Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Should we: Stay here or Go back ...
Replies: 51
Views: 8880

Old Savage wrote:Well Am, it is the latest topics appearing without the stickies.
Well OS, there's no toggle to tweak, unfortunately. Perhaps in a future release of the software. But I've NO idea what the developers are doing on that front.
by AmBraCol
Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Should we: Stay here or Go back ...
Replies: 51
Views: 8880

Old Savage wrote:Well Am, it is the latest topics appearing without the stickies.
I'll look and see if there's someway to suppress non active announcements and stickies for folks logging in. But I've no problem seeing what folks are chatting about recently.
by AmBraCol
Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Should we: Stay here or Go back ...
Replies: 51
Views: 8880

I like this format but a feature that we need here is an automatic reload of the active topics like that old board had. I'm not sure what y'all are referring to, but there are various ways to see what's going on. On the Forum Index http://sixshootercommunity.com/leverguns/index.php you see the regu...
by AmBraCol
Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - liberals and guns
Replies: 51
Views: 9549

I guess I'm just about out of steam. I appreciate hearing other folks' opinions on the broad range of issues raised here. I sure wish there was some way to get American conservatives to be a little bit kinder and more generous toward other people without having to twist their arms. Bush's compassio...
by AmBraCol
Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - liberals and guns
Replies: 51
Views: 9549

What about those Americans (some of you doubtless included) who fundamentally believe that women should not be allowed to have abortions? Who says you are right and that you should dictate to others? The whole "right to an abortion" deal is based on the premise that a woman's choice to ki...
by AmBraCol
Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Moose hunt
Replies: 13
Views: 3098

Very cool. I had no clue there were moose in Colorado. I need to get out more. They started the modern moose season about 20 some years ago. IIRC a friend of mine accompanied a friend of his on the first modern day moose hunt in Colorado. That would have been in 1985 I believe. If you want to be in...
by AmBraCol
Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rambling thoughts on Pigstickers or: I need to get a life!
Replies: 34
Views: 5903

Each locality is different. Some SERIOUSLY frown on the carrying of bladed weapons. Texas comes to mind. I think friends from down there have commented that a knife is a "no, no" by state law. Still, I carry a knife all the time, or nearly so. Actually, three or more. Folders, but they wor...
by AmBraCol
Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's your favorite tree rat gun?
Replies: 42
Views: 8443

Looks like we have really deviated from the lever topic forum here with this thread. :shock: Someone please enter a picture of there 9422 then we will be back on track. :wink: Well, I've no lever action squirrel rifles, but EVERYONE knows that the single action's the next best thing (or better). So...
by AmBraCol
Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Should we: Stay here or Go back ...
Replies: 51
Views: 8880

Hey Paul... just how much of your bandwidth is this thing using up every month? More out of curiosity than anything, though I do toy with the idea of leaving Disc Sewer and it's pop ups for Savage24. (though I don't know if that change would be welcome) cas, hit me on the e-mail if you'd like to di...
by AmBraCol
Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Should we: Stay here or Go back ...
Replies: 51
Views: 8880

And the best reason of all is that maybe someone has a ghost of a chance to keep up with Hobie's post count :P :lol: Yeah, right! Ysabel Kid's giving you a run for your money. Better step lively or he'll take your crown! He's only 30 posts behind you at the time of this posting... :shock: 8) :lol:
by AmBraCol
Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Should we: Stay here or Go back ...
Replies: 51
Views: 8880

Re: Should we: Stay here or Go back ...

I like the open format of this temporary forum, and the regular forum. However I have to say I like this format better. Instead of the stickies and maybe a half dozen threads on the first page like we have on the regular forum, here we have many threads. I find it much easier to browse and monitor ...
by AmBraCol
Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - liberals and guns
Replies: 51
Views: 9549

Hobie wrote:I think the talk has already digressed from guns...
Topic drift! :shock: What topic drift? :?: Isn't any topic worthy of discussing also worthy of drifting a bit? :-) :D 8)
by AmBraCol
Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Image Posting: Suggested Pic size?
Replies: 18
Views: 3526

IMHO, every person who posts a photo wider than 800 pixels should be sentenced to one month of using a laptop on a dialup connection. :evil: Dang, Junior! :shock: You've got a MEAN streak in you! :P I'd go a step further and say "An Old 286 IBM Laptop with monochrome CGA..." :twisted: Now...
by AmBraCol
Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Image Posting: Suggested Pic size?
Replies: 18
Views: 3526

Junior wrote:IMHO, every person who posts a photo wider than 800 pixels should be sentenced to one month of using a laptop on a dialup connection. :evil:

Dang, Junior! :shock: You've got a MEAN streak in you! :P
by AmBraCol
Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Image Posting: Suggested Pic size?
Replies: 18
Views: 3526

Re: Image Posting: Suggested Pic size?

What's the generally accepted size for posting pics on this forum? I'd like to share on this forum. Regards 640 X 480 will do. So will 800 X 600. The smaller size works OK on older VGA machines, but most folks today have the capability of viewing the larger size. And some of us can view full size 3...