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- Tue Jan 06, 2026 8:47 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Not that I'd likely stay in a Hilton anyway, but...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 119
Re: Not that I'd likely stay in a Hilton anyway, but...
The best thing for the government to do about this is to announce that no charges by Hilton or their subsidiaries submitted by government employees will be reimbursed. Hilton will be shocked how much business they no longer have...

- Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:25 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: So - we arrest Maduro and bring him to the US....?!?!?!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 171
Re: So - we arrest Maduro and bring him to the US....?!?!?!
President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. government would “run the country” at least temporarily and would tap Venezuela’s vast oil reserves to sell “large amounts” to other countries.[/quote BINGO!!! Headline from the local paper today........ Does Trump really care about 2nd tier cocaine traffick...
- Tue Dec 23, 2025 7:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bullet "failure "
- Replies: 18
- Views: 746
Re: Bullet "failure "
In my .58 caliber flintlock I use pure lead round balls.
Nothing I shoot with them seems to care if they expand or not... and neither do I.

Nothing I shoot with them seems to care if they expand or not... and neither do I.
- Fri Dec 19, 2025 7:54 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: 5% vs 86% - "not that different" - move along, nothing to see
- Replies: 2
- Views: 209
Re: 5% vs 86% - "not that different" - move along, nothing to see
Well, hey, but given the performance in RI over the past few days, at least we can have full faith and confidence in city and state governments, university admins, and LEOs at all levels... 
- Thu Dec 18, 2025 3:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun with 45 colt
- Replies: 6
- Views: 370
Re: Fun with 45 colt
Those velocities seem spot-on to me for the barrel length.
- Wed Dec 17, 2025 8:29 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Bring back the Inpatient Psych units...!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 174
Re: Bring back the Inpatient Psych units...!
Yes, the institutions need to be re-instituted... but they won't do any good until the involuntary commitment laws are re-established. I know from experience that getting an involuntary commitment has become absolutely impossible until the patient pulls a Reiner and goes berserk on somebody else. We...
- Tue Dec 16, 2025 7:46 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: So "they tried to throw the 2020 election..." eh...???
- Replies: 1
- Views: 151
Re: So "they tried to throw the 2020 election..." eh...???
They also falsified the 2020 census in order to screw up Congressional apportionment for at least ten years... just like they are falsifying crime statistics in every blue city and state. Thankfully, it's a scam that is being revealed now in DC.
- Tue Dec 16, 2025 7:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: global warming - an explanation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9290
Re: global warming - an explanation
Manmade global warming, like transgenderism and TDS, is sheer lunacy with zero foundation in reality.
- Sun Dec 14, 2025 8:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: And all this time I thought you guys were all joking...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 481
Re: And all this time I thought you guys were all joking...
Saw this and had to run check my gun safe...
Yep, all gone...

Yep, all gone...
- Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:12 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Somali Fraud - imagine if such things were stopped...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 237
Re: The Somali Fraud - imagine if such things were stopped...
When ICE came to neighboring Charlotte a while back, 20% of school children in the district went absent and rush-hour traffic jams disappeared. Currently in New Orleans, the reports are that 40% of the student population has gone missing... The expense of maintaining these invaders is incalculable a...
- Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Talk about being 'distracted' while driving...!!!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 654
Re: Talk about being 'distracted' while driving...!!!
Sadly I suspect that it's going to turn out that they ran the tanks dry.
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Maybe fuel exhaustion... or fuel starvation. It'll be interesting to see if we ever find out which.
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Maybe fuel exhaustion... or fuel starvation. It'll be interesting to see if we ever find out which.
- Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New pistol problem
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1223
Re: New pistol problem
I predict someone will read this thread, then go look inside a barrel they've been shooting with satisfaction for years... and send it back to the factory. 
- Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Talk about being 'distracted' while driving...!!!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 654
Re: Talk about being 'distracted' while driving...!!!
Saw one commentator state with great certainty that the pilot "should have landed in the nearby marsh", to which I say, "OK, next it's YOUR turn. You have 16 seconds before you hit the ground... where do ya put 'er down?"
Far as I can see, that was a perfect landing.
Far as I can see, that was a perfect landing.
- Wed Dec 10, 2025 12:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Skinner peep sights
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2464
Re: Skinner peep sights
Well, IMO ol' Ralph either had a bad day, or he's a got issues ******. Skinner Sights went above and beyond to satisfy him, but clearly nothing was going to do that from Day One...
He should apologize, but short of that he should just get lost.
He should apologize, but short of that he should just get lost.
- Mon Dec 08, 2025 8:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For those who trust their doctors....
- Replies: 15
- Views: 866
Re: For those who trust their doctors....
I saw a video by Dr. John Campbell this week about the vitamin D fiasco. My physicians cut my D intake last year for no reason other than, "We don't see levels as high as yours in most people..." Well, duh... I've upped my dosage again and they most assuredly hear about it from me during m...
- Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Die Hard is a Christmas movie!!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1073
Re: Die Hard is a Christmas movie!!
Die Hard, and It's a Wonderful Life... in either order. 
- Thu Dec 04, 2025 8:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: R92 45 Colt accuracy problems
- Replies: 10
- Views: 783
Re: R92 45 Colt accuracy problems
Mine won't group the 230 gr. XTP worth a hoot, but absolutely delights in the 250...
- Thu Dec 04, 2025 8:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: R92 45 Colt accuracy problems
- Replies: 10
- Views: 783
Re: R92 45 Colt accuracy problems
Mine won't group the 230 gr. XTP worth a hoot, but absolutely delights in the 250...
- Tue Nov 25, 2025 11:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Is a takedown less strong than a non takedown?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1464
- Tue Nov 11, 2025 9:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I wonder if Ruger will cave-in to the anti-gunners this time...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 415
Re: I wonder if Ruger will cave-in to the anti-gunners this time...
"The Switch" makes the Glock safer to be shot at with, IMO...
I say, require every gangbanger's gun to have one.
I say, require every gangbanger's gun to have one.
- Tue Nov 11, 2025 9:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6149
Re: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them
One of the main problems in medicine today is the universal lack of informed consent -- for both patients and physicians. What has become clear is that medical research is so compromised by the profit motive that the doctors do not know what they are prescribing, and the patients mostly hear only th...
- Thu Oct 30, 2025 7:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sometimes the Deer gets the Human...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2923
Re: Sometimes the Deer gets the Human...
Not too many years back deer collisions were the #1 cause of auto insurance claims in SC. Then, in a matter of just a few years the coyote population exploded, deer numbers plummeted, and deer-car crashes went 'waaayyy down. Some believe that insurance companies introduced the coyote. I used to work...
- Sun Oct 26, 2025 8:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For you deer hunters
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2036
Re: For you deer hunters
Many years ago I proved a point with my informal hunt club by wearing no camo and by not washing my hunting outfit a single time during the season. After about a week, the pants would almost stand in a corner unassisted, and they STANK. I smoked at the time and also made a point of smoking on deer s...
- Fri Oct 03, 2025 6:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Henry has a new levergun
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4496
Re: Henry has a new levergun
. I'd like a really accurate 300 Blackout - I've shot a couple AR's, a Mini-14, and an Encore 16" carbine in the cartridge, with bullets from 125 to 220 grains, and none have been under 2" at 50 yards. I really thought the Encore breakopen, with a good scope, would be 'sniper-quality', bu...
- Wed Oct 01, 2025 10:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How To Make Air Travel More Enjoyable
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5164
Re: How To Make Air Travel More Enjoyable
I'd pay a hefty surcharge to fly on that plane... 
- Tue Sep 30, 2025 7:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CCW Attire
- Replies: 47
- Views: 13584
Re: CCW Attire
A SIG P365 9mm in a pocket holster is part of my church attire.
It ain't no 1911, but 11 rounds of 9mm is better than a thrown hymnbook, and no one's the wiser...
It ain't no 1911, but 11 rounds of 9mm is better than a thrown hymnbook, and no one's the wiser...
- Sun Sep 28, 2025 10:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I ain't a-shootin' this'n neither ...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4786
Re: I ain't a-shootin' this'n neither ...
I'll wait for the compact Officer's Model...
- Mon Sep 15, 2025 12:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2025-9-14 200 Yards 44-40
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1893
Re: 2025-9-14 200 Yards 44-40
Well, now you're just showing off...

- Fri Sep 12, 2025 6:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: USCCA vs AttorneysOnRetainer for Liability Coverage...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1796
Re: USCCA vs AttorneysOnRetainer for Liability Coverage...
USCCA is neither insurance nor a law firm. Lawyers On Call may not be much better, but they are much more honest in what they are selling. USCCA is in my opinion barely above a scam in the way they market themselves.
- Mon Sep 01, 2025 3:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I was asked to….
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2690
Re: I was asked to….
I've slapped together more than a few holsters, sheaths and belts, but nothing to match your work. Nice stuff!
- Sun Aug 31, 2025 10:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Opinions on Officers Model 1911s??
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3626257
Re: Opinions on Officers Model 1911s??
Mine is from Rock Island Armory, and I have had it for 15 years or so. In every respect it has been a satisfactory 1911, easy to carry, easy to shoot, ridiculously accurate.
- Wed Aug 27, 2025 7:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Poor Mans Double Rifle
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8595
Re: Poor Mans Double Rifle
Now, that is a gun that says something... and that would be, "Stop!"
Nice work, and a great tool for any sort of up-close-brushy work.
- Fri Aug 01, 2025 8:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SIG P320s are scary
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6108
Re: SIG P320s are scary
SIG, like many if not most corporations, has fallen into what I'd call the "Remington Syndrome": The 700 was a cash cow for them for decades, but they KNEW all along it had a trigger design flaw -- the guy who designed it told them so! What to do? In their minds, simple math. Will we lose ...
- Wed Jul 23, 2025 7:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sooty cartridge / pressure
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1487
Re: Sooty cartridge / pressure
With sooty loads, I usually check the crimp. Too light a crimp is sometimes the only problem...
- Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got the New Trigger/Bolt Spring for the Cimarron
- Replies: 5
- Views: 587
Re: Got the New Trigger/Bolt Spring for the Cimarron
I installed one of those wire springs in my Uberti Flat Top Target years ago when the original flat spring broke. It's been quite satisfactory through a wheelbarrow-load of ammo.
- Sat Jun 21, 2025 7:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: John Linebaugh told me
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1111
Re: John Linebaugh told me
As much as I respect the gentleman, I must disagree. It should be 8.2 grains...

- Tue May 27, 2025 11:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leaving the Magazine Tube Loaded
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5306
Re: Leaving the Magazine Tube Loaded
A new spring will take a set within a few minutes of being fully compressed, and that set will not change even if it remains compressed for years. What eventually wears a spring out is repeated cycles of compression and release.
- Mon May 05, 2025 7:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Excess headspace causes poor accuracy?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6701
Re: Excess headspace causes poor accuracy?
No disrespect to Mr. Pearce as I have enjoyed many of his writings, but... even the best simply run out of things to write sometimes... and the deadline looms, and baby needs a new pair of shoes. Having read gun mags for 60 years now, I can assure the younger generation that EVERY subject, no matter...
- Sat Apr 26, 2025 7:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rossi/Puma short rifles
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13728
Re: Rossi/Puma short rifles
Anyone who might have questions about Rossi levergun quality can take this for what it's worth. I just got a 16" R92 .45 Colt this week. By any mass-produced standard today, they are superb. Mine, the blued version, has a metal finish to rival any, at any time.The wood they use is a mystery, bu...
- Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Modern Winchester 92s
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13254
Re: Modern Winchester 92s
I have two Rossi R92's, the newest a 16" carbine and a 10-year-old 24" rifle, both .45 Colt. Other than their goofy bolt safety (easily and neatly removed) they are the equal of any Winchester.
- Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Picking a new optometrist....help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2397
Re: Picking a new optometrist....help
For some odd reason, I count three optometrists among my friends. (And, three chiropractors. Go figure...) Every one of them will happily help a shooter get the right glasses. Based on that, I'd say... just ask around close to home. You'll find one surprisingly quickly...
- Fri Mar 14, 2025 3:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: new to me Ruger Bisley
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10955
Re: new to me Ruger Bisley
Deals that perk my attention are rare these days. This is one of them! A neat revolver along with just about everything you need to enjoy it thoroughly... 
- Tue Feb 04, 2025 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Which 92 is the strongest?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 53639
Re: Which 92 is the strongest?
They are all of the same design, constructed of suitable materials. I'd be shocked if there were any significant difference in strength.
- Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: An old prediction that has come true!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5009
Re: An old prediction that has come true!
Biden ordered the chicken slaughter, so it is all Trump's fault... 
- Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another Reason I Dislike Smart Phones
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4731
Re: Another Reason I Dislike Smart Phones
A cell phone is first and foremost a tracking device. By that, I mean that tracking is its MAIN function, with telecommunications just a come-on to get us to voluntarily submit. I've got one,of course, but anyone who gets hooked up at least needs to know -- you are 100% giving up your privacy any ti...
- Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'm Gonna- dedicated to all those who are thinking of hunting with a handgun
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4039
Re: I'm Gonna- dedicated to all those who are thinking of hunting with a handgun
Excellent advice. I got serious with handgun hunting 30+ years ago when I stumbled into a screaming good pawn shop deal on a 7.5" Ruger Bisley .45 Colt equipped with a Weigand scope base and a Tasco ProPoint red dot sight. Since then half my time afield is spent hunting with this gun. It's a wo...
- Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Front Sights
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11235
Re: Front Sights
My favorite front sight. File to the shape you like and the height you need...
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- Sat Jan 11, 2025 8:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: S&W 1854 Lever Action ** YT Video Added
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12663
Re: S&W 1854 Lever Action ** YT Video Added
.30-30 pressures run around 46,000 psi. Unless you are making up .454 Casull-equivalent .45 Colt loads, this rifle will be fine.Rube Burrows wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2024 9:27 am
My question is since these appear to be based on Marlin frames can they handle the Ruger Only types of pressures?
- Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This is disturbing about USCCA…
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6395
Re: This is disturbing about USCCA…
Most people don't read insurance contracts -- and that's what I knew this was the first time I read their literature. Not only is it an insurance policy, it is a very restricted one. Essentially, what it boils down to is -- if you get charged, they won't pay. :( Here's news -- if you're NOT charged,...
- Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Suddenly We Are Wealthy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3274
Re: Suddenly We Are Wealthy
I hope you've upped your coop security... 