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by KWK
Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:12 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

I absolutely realize that there is a lack of statistical punch to what I'm observing... And I absolutely realize that your observations shouldn't be discarded. I'm quite aware that advances in medicine are often made by one doctor's hunch, such as the fellow who showed that common ulcers can be tre...
by KWK
Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Oh, you wound me greatly!

Troll? More like devil's advocate.
by KWK
Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:47 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

I'll start off saying I'm not against doctors going off label. Actually, I thought they were permitted to, but one of your earlier posts in this thread says otherwise. Aren't certain classes of pharmacies permitted to go off label? Obvious questions come to mind. Are the two halves of the sample set...
by KWK
Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:07 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

That would be quite good, if true, and nearly as good as the vaccines. Has he presented his findings to the FDA? Published in Lancet or the like? Has no one followed in his steps? Has he asked private organizations, such as the one funding the U MN trial on ivermectin, to fund trials of his cocktail...
by KWK
Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:45 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Some would have you believe it will prevent 100% of deaths from the infection. I doubt that. My guess is it might help some recover quicker but that many people will still progress to hospitalization and death. Of course, that's true for 10% of the people vaccinated. Will ivermectin do better than 1...
by KWK
Wed Sep 22, 2021 3:37 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Which countries and which states in India are those? The last article I read on India (Wall St Jnl, 7/21, "India’s Covid-19 Death Toll Is Likely in the Millions, Study Finds") quoted Indian researchers as saying the death toll there is about 10 times the official numbers. Much of the rural...
by KWK
Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My grail gun from Colorado gun show
Replies: 26
Views: 2636

Re: My grail gun from Colorado gun show

Very nice.

I do like Ballards. Romano was to make me a new one, but I'm not sure he will get to it. I may have to start looking at the old ones again. There's a dual firing pin 32 about 50 miles from here in not bad shape...
by KWK
Tue Sep 21, 2021 6:35 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

They announced that a year ago. Expected completion 2023… I didn't find anything earlier than 4 months ago from MUSC, and that's the date in their listing at ClinicalTrials.gov. Data collection on some of the drugs under consideration began 3 months ago, and ivermectin in particular began just week...
by KWK
Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:53 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

... censor any information about treatment, and try to use the force of government to threaten and punish those who say anything positive about fluvoxamine, cyproheptadine, ivermectin, or hydroxychloroquine. The censorship is mostly in the main stream press. Both NIH.gov and ClinicalTrials.gov have...
by KWK
Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:37 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

That number may well be correct, but why would it confuse you? The vaccinated are mostly in the older population. Before the vaccine, their risk of death was about 100 times that of a young adult. With the vaccine, it's down to only 10 times as likely to die as an unvaccinated young adult, but that ...
by KWK
Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:17 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

If you think it’s appropriate to challenge them thusly with SARS-CoV-2 that’s murder and I’ve got no further time for you. You can bring your charge of murder to the authorities in the UK. They have been doing challenge studies with covid for months now. Of course, the fact there are no bodies so f...
by KWK
Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:50 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

The same thing they did with the vaccines. Half the people, selected at random, get the drug under test and have get salt water. It's really the only way to know if the drug has an effect.
by KWK
Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:47 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

One can find on the NIH site many of the small tests from overseas for ivermectin. The official NIH position, about a half year old, is that none of these tests are definitive. The bureaucrats will not be moving until a large, well controlled test is done. The closest one I've found, a recent one in...
by KWK
Mon Sep 20, 2021 2:30 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Unfortunately, while preferable, trying to acquire that "broad immunity" has proven fatal to many. While the exact target protein may no longer be found much in the wild, it's close enough to prep the immune system to mount a quick enough defense against delta to greatly reduce the risk of...
by KWK
Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:29 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

We're not talking about the same replication. Yes, one's cells produce copies of the spike protein off the mRNA inserted as the vaccine. With the actual virus, the cell is tricked into making new copies of the entire virus (not just the spike), so that the virus can go on to infect new cells and be ...
by KWK
Mon Sep 20, 2021 10:00 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

None of the 3 RNA vaccines in the US replicate. The infection from these vaccines is limited to what is injected. Covid makes new copies of itself to infect more cells and to spread to other people.
by KWK
Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:08 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

... dies due to some other illness, but also happens to have positive CoVid antibodies, they will have their death attributed to CoVid... No doubt true, but European newspapers have for over a year been asking that question and have been tracking total deaths for each country and comparing them to ...
by KWK
Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:35 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Grizz wrote: Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:48 amas i read the abstract...
Read his report and the reference report he cites. Both are available on the web. He claims the report says things it in fact does not.
by KWK
Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:30 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

It appears less than 50% effective at several endpoints. I just looked for recent results from Israel, who seem to be keeping the best data. Yes, it's less than 50% effective with regards to an infection with symptoms, but with regards to keeping you out of the hospital and the morgue, it's still 9...
by KWK
Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:01 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

if you read this abstract slowly and carefully... You might want to read both Classen's paper and his reference 5. Classen claims that for Moderna, 1 in 5 people who get the shot suffer "grade 3... requires medical intervention" reactions. Do you really believe this could have been kept s...
by KWK
Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:32 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Data coming out of Great Britain and Israel is breaking down the effectiveness narrative of the vaccines. What I’ve seen are numbers such as reduces chance of death or serious illness by a factor of 10? That knocks covid down to the level of seasonal flu. COVID jabs, prohibition of Ivermectin are p...
by KWK
Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:45 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Papers on ivermectin for Covid keep appearing in the NIH on-line library. I searched today (Bing, not Google) for the topic: ivermectin covid studies , and found many recent articles at NIH and elsewhere. The results are generally positive, but statistically it's no miracle cure. The biggest control...
by KWK
Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 33 WCF "stuff"
Replies: 14
Views: 2423

Re: 33 WCF "stuff"

Good information, thank you. I've always thought the 33 was a well designed cartridge for the '86.
by KWK
Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer Request for Paco
Replies: 23
Views: 2658

Re: Prayer Request for Paco

Good luck, Paco. I've had pneumonia develop after flu like infections twice in the last 5 years.
by KWK
Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Sig 277 Fury at 80,000 PSI
Replies: 12
Views: 2168

Re: The Sig 277 Fury at 80,000 PSI

80 ksi and a 16” barrel sounds as if the concussion will be rather unpleasant.
by KWK
Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: More J Frame stuff.
Replies: 8
Views: 689

Re: More J Frame stuff.

In my large hands, a 442 is a 10’ handgun, but a friend was a very good shot with mine. Technique and a better hand fit was it. I suspect I’ll own a J again some day.
by KWK
Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My primitive bear
Replies: 21
Views: 2460

Re: My primitive bear

Congratulations, on multiple jobs well done. I’ve never tried to make my own bow, only thought about it and looked at a book or two on the subject—bad habit of mine. The light English style bow I had cracked as my technique changed and I could draw a few more inches. I was never especially good at i...
by KWK
Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:18 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

There was an opinion piece this week in the Wall Street Journal in favor of ivermectin. Interesting were the results they chose to cite. The numbers they give place it far below the vaccines in terms of preventing infection, but suggest it's very good at stopping an existing infection. They say seve...
by KWK
Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:11 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 354615

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Tuesday's Wall Street Journal has a front page article titled "Covid Treatment Options Remain Elusive, Despite Months of Effort and Rising Delta Cases." It mentions ivermectin: Government-funded researchers in the U.S. and U.K. recently began large studies of ivermectin—an antiparasitic pi...
by KWK
Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Think might have found a hunting load for my .44 mag
Replies: 12
Views: 1213

Re: Think might have found a hunting load for my .44 mag

We’ve had nice results, and clean cases, with N110 in the ballistic twin of the 44 Rem, namely the 357.
by KWK
Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loving my life
Replies: 9
Views: 997

Re: Loving my life

I agree. A wife and three kids is a nice combination.
by KWK
Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best gunsmithing screw drivers
Replies: 18
Views: 1694

Re: Best gunsmithing screw drivers

I have the large Weaver set. The quality is not the best; several bits are poorly ground. However, it's gotten job done so far. I'd buy a Brownell's set were I to do it over again.
by KWK
Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayers Needed
Replies: 28
Views: 2797

Re: Prayers Needed

Having a young one yet at home, it is all the more saddening to hear.
by KWK
Fri May 14, 2021 12:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .44-40 BP reloading
Replies: 25
Views: 4345

Re: .44-40 BP reloading

Thank you.
by KWK
Thu May 13, 2021 9:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .44-40 BP reloading
Replies: 25
Views: 4345

Re: .44-40 BP reloading

Carlsen Highway wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 11:46 pmI have a very accurate load with jacketed bullets and BP
I, for one, would be interested in learning more about that load.
by KWK
Fri May 07, 2021 12:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The new '73 is a keeper!
Replies: 23
Views: 2206

Re: The new '73 is a keeper!

Uberti’s change to the firing pin is not visible on the outside. Miroku added a firing pin safety which shows both at the back of the pin and as a screw on the top of the receiver above the pin. Neither the 66 nor the 73 from Miroku have a tang safety.
by KWK
Thu May 06, 2021 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The new '73 is a keeper!
Replies: 23
Views: 2206

Re: The new '73 is a keeper!

What's left of Winchester had Miroku make 1866 pattern rifles for a number of years. They are out of production now. Uberti still makes such rifles, of course. On Uberti's factory site you'll find listed the available chamberings for their various rifles. For the 1873 they list ".32/20 – 38SP. ...
by KWK
Mon May 03, 2021 10:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 33 WCF original Loads
Replies: 26
Views: 4070

Re: 33 WCF original Loads

coyote nose wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 3:55 pmHere is the only example I saved on my computer.
Spiffy. Thank you. I recall reading modern ammo might be loaded with special blends. On that card the powders were all standard commercial offerings.
by KWK
Mon May 03, 2021 2:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 33 WCF original Loads
Replies: 26
Views: 4070

Re: 33 WCF original Loads

coyote nose wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 11:19 am... this code matching what the card they kept on file said the load was.
Your opening post was clear. My comments were directed to those who were not aware of the “original“ factory levels.

I’ve never seen a Winchester factory card and am curious to see one of yours.
by KWK
Mon May 03, 2021 10:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 33 WCF original Loads
Replies: 26
Views: 4070

Re: 33 WCF original Loads

With Remington all I have looked at have used a disc type powder that looks like either Sharpshooter or Lightning. All of the Winchesters I have examined have used an IMR type stick powder, with weights as low as 38 GN to as high as 48 GN... While later loads were 200 gr at 2200 fps, the early load...
by KWK
Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If you don't believe in God...
Replies: 12
Views: 1512

Re: If you don't believe in God...

... and pretty soon you have insects and reptiles and birds and mammals and so on. I'm not religious, but even that part of the theory of evolution--let alone how DNA based life got started at all--seems a stretch. The larger multi-cellular organisms of the sort we see today appear in the geologic ...
by KWK
Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: flat earth...
Replies: 11
Views: 1775

Re: flat earth...

Even if you're using the .org address, you also have to use https:// access. It will promptly forget you if you try http:// access. It want's the secure link.
by KWK
Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass -- "Whipped Cream"
Replies: 21
Views: 2910

Re: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass -- "Whipped Cream"

My dad had an Alpert LP which I liked. As a teen, I checked out from the library their copy of Whipped Cream. I rather liked that cover.
by KWK
Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What would cause this damage to breach bolt face?
Replies: 25
Views: 3443

Re: What would cause this damage to breach bolt face?

It's hard to imagine you'd miss that mess when you changed the ejector spring, but it seems the best explanation. Even if the steel is soft, there's nothing about the base of a cartridge that should cause that. Since the bolt face is a mess already, you might take a bit of soft steel, such as a comm...
by KWK
Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin website updated
Replies: 21
Views: 2120

Re: Marlin website updated

Ruger has announced Marlin won't be in production until late this year and are "reviewing the product designs, and determining the best manufacturing process for each component part." I for one hope they notice the shape of the trigger guard on the Remlin 1894 is all wrong.
by KWK
Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Handgun shooters as we age.
Replies: 59
Views: 6519

Re: Handgun shooters as we age.

Younger, I quickly set aside magnum this or that. The slap and blast wasn’t worth it. My Model 12 firing light, target WC loads is my only handgun today. The 357 is now a fine rifle round, not a revolver round. My next rifle will likely use 44-40. My “heavy” rifle is a 30-40, but I’ll likely develop...
by KWK
Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Midway says that CCI primers are a discontinued item
Replies: 22
Views: 3781

Re: Midway says that CCI primers are a discontinued item

1894cfan has it. When I look at the Midway site, it shows all sizes of CCI primers, but out of stock.
by KWK
Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin website updated
Replies: 21
Views: 2120

Re: Marlin website updated

The catalog on the Marlin web site talks about “new for 2020.” I think Ruger just changed the address on the last page of the old Remington catalog. It may show what they want to offer, or it may be there just to keep people thinking about Marlin. To quote their press release from December: "We...
by KWK
Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .44-40 Adventures: Hunting with a Uberti '73
Replies: 33
Views: 8101

Re: .44-40 Adventures: Hunting with a Uberti '73

I'd missed thread this 4 years ago. I miss John Kort's posts on the old Winchester cartridges and rifles.
by KWK
Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My dad passed away
Replies: 39
Views: 5115

Re: My dad passed away

I'll extend my condolences. It took a few years, but the sense of loss does diminish.