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by FWiedner
Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SightHunter09 will be getting out soon.
Replies: 29
Views: 2943

Re: SightHunter09 will be getting out soon.

Praying for you and your family, Brian.

:)
by FWiedner
Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rifle for AL hogs
Replies: 17
Views: 3623

Re: Rifle for AL hogs

I'd consider whether I was hunting from a stand or blind, still hunting, or doing a walk and stalk. Some guns are not fun to carry for hours on end. Will you have have a rest or be able to take your time aiming a well-placed shot or will you be shooting at an animal on the run inside a 3-second wind...
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So you think you've seen ugly in a levergun...
Replies: 20
Views: 1743

Re: So you think you've seen ugly in a levergun...

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But... It's BLACK.

Aren't BLACK guns supposed to be ugly?

:?:
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: You MAY Be An Extreme Rednick, IF:
Replies: 14
Views: 1705

Re: You MAY Be An Extreme Rednick, IF:

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Pete's list reminds me of a family reunion

:oops: :lol:
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Animal Cruelty
Replies: 36
Views: 4954

Re: Animal Cruelty

The world would be incrementally better if people would mind their own danged business. I recognize that animal abuse is a problem and I realize that such things upset people. Life is rough. That said, animals are property and IMO it's nobody's business any more than is some wanton hag who wants to ...
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Photos of Fine Guns
Replies: 28
Views: 3959

Re: Photos of Fine Guns

Thank you, SIr.

I enjoyed that.

:mrgreen:
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 29, 2019 3:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New member with odd M94
Replies: 17
Views: 3113

Re: New member with odd M94

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Clean it and then slug the barrel.

Make sure the barrel is in shooting condition, i.e., rifling and barrel crown, etc. and then make sure you're feeding it bullets of a diameter that it can use effectively.

:)
by FWiedner
Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paisanos......
Replies: 7
Views: 995

Re: Paisanos......

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I've got one of those little double barrels with an 8" barrel.

It's got some snap.

:lol:
by FWiedner
Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not scantily clad
Replies: 14
Views: 1210

Re: Not scantily clad

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"... Now we've gotta go get it..."

I love when folks forget about that part.

:lol:
by FWiedner
Sun Jan 27, 2019 9:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: January Humor, admittedly stolen
Replies: 5
Views: 806

Re: January Humor, admittedly stolen

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Women just don't understand a man's priorities.

:wink:

:lol:
by FWiedner
Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PillHer got a Bearkat.
Replies: 9
Views: 923

Re: PillHer got a Bearkat.

piller wrote: Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:48 am It is too small for my hand.
That's exactly why I skipped over a Bearcat and got an old H&R 900.
HR Model 900 L.jpg
:)
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Woods-Bumming Rifle Choice...
Replies: 83
Views: 13932

Re: Woods-Bumming Rifle Choice...

Woods walking?

10/22

:)
by FWiedner
Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remember "Grampa's Rule"
Replies: 8
Views: 1185

Re: Remember "Grampa's Rule"

Grandma runs the show when she's around, that's just respect for the lady.

But when she steps out of the room...

:wink:
by FWiedner
Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who Needs Guns in Homes?
Replies: 19
Views: 1589

Re: Who Needs Guns in Homes?

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I want to know how the victim was armed and what was his condition when the dust settled.

5-1.

Wow.

:o
by FWiedner
Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Metric quantity measurements
Replies: 19
Views: 2962

Re: OT: Metric quantity measurements

Just be sure not ever to confuse "Grn" and "Gm" - sometimes "Grn" is used instead of writing out grains, alghough in some applications like reloading it is justifiably the default standard. It is also possible to confuse hand printed words "grains" and "...
by FWiedner
Sat Jan 19, 2019 10:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite 22LR ammunition
Replies: 35
Views: 3813

Re: Favorite 22LR ammunition

We were in the local Cabelas today, and I decided to look at their .22 ammo. I was shocked to see Aguila .22 target ammo for $2.99 a box. I grabbed a brick and when I got to the register it rang up as $2.49 a box! I went back and got 20 more boxes at that price. Didn't need them, but good ammo that...
by FWiedner
Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another reason to love dogs
Replies: 18
Views: 1014

Re: Another reason to love dogs

As if I needed any, at least in my case. They have been helping us hunt for 12,000 years. And speaking of dogs, we need a fresh Parker thread, Gunny. 8) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278416518301661 Two things: (1) There aren't any photo examples of supposed 'ancient' dogs. Wh...
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite 22LR ammunition
Replies: 35
Views: 3813

Re: Favorite 22LR ammunition

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CCI Mini-Mags for everything.

I'll use some flavor of Remington when I just want an arm to go bang 80% of the time and it doesn't have to hit the target.

:lol:
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: African Soldier Sues British Army Over Cold Weather
Replies: 21
Views: 2280

Re: African Soldier Sues British Army Over Cold Weather

. Soldiers tend to be less than sympathetic toward fellow soldiers that they perceive to be whiners. This particular soldier should have had every expectation that he be would treated with the discipline demanded of every soldier, but the evidence remains that the 2009 military study indicated that ...
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Selfies For Men" -- A Handy Guide
Replies: 13
Views: 1072

Re: "Selfies For Men" -- A Handy Guide

GunnyMack wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 12:46 pm I dont understand WHY people have to document each and everything they do... just take a mental picture and move on. If I was somewhere and saw some moron taking pics of themselves I think I'd walk by a phart as loudly as possible!
It's called "evidence"...

:wink:
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DeerZilla....
Replies: 20
Views: 2506

Re: DeerZilla....

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What'll you get? A 130-150lb yield?

Not bad.

:mrgreen:
by FWiedner
Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Buying precious metals......
Replies: 19
Views: 2028

Re: Buying precious metals......

I've bought, sold, and traded silver for decades. The cycle runs thus: I buy bullion for months or years, I sit on it for a while, I get tired of lugging it around and storing it, then I sell or trade it to buy some guns or a car or something. Feels like a payday for some reason. Then, a few months ...
by FWiedner
Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Things to do with the Hornady 135 gr. FTX 30-30 Bullet
Replies: 1
Views: 501

Re: Things to do with the Hornady 135 gr. FTX 30-30 Bullet

This demands a range report and may open the door to a series on bullet performance, answering about 10 intelligent questions, and then a hundred or more stupid ones.

:mrgreen:
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An often forgotten great American
Replies: 7
Views: 1235

Re: An often forgotten great American

Charles, I believe the greatest tribute to him is the Audie Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio. He tried hard to get our soldiers the treatment they needed for PTSD. I used to do volunteer work in the Physical Therapy area at the hospital. At the time there was a small section of the lobby ...
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 12
Views: 1426

Re: Then My Dog Bit Me

piller wrote: Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:32 pm Six, if the biker beats him to death, doesn't that accomplish his purpose? :lol:
There is nothing to indicate that the biker didn't want to help...

:wink:
by FWiedner
Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Full Metal Jacket
Replies: 7
Views: 1121

Re: Full Metal Jacket

Gunnery Sgt. Ermey (I feel he more than deserves full title and respect)... I enjoyed watching Lee Ermey, and appreciate and respect his service, as I do for all those who serve honorably in the military. But if you want to give him the respect of his earned rank it should be Staff Sergeant. His pr...
by FWiedner
Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prices for 22 LR Bulk Packs Lately...
Replies: 12
Views: 1384

Re: Prices for 22 LR Bulk Packs Lately...

Trump has little or nothing to do with either the price of ammo or firearms. Prices for AR's peaked in 2013 and declined rapidly and have leveled off to current pricing since 2015. As for rimfire ammo it was always a case of supply and demand. Once rimfire hoarding and huge military contracts which...
by FWiedner
Sun Dec 30, 2018 1:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Retirees, what gets you out of bed in the morning?
Replies: 44
Views: 5287

Re: Retirees, what gets you out of bed in the morning?

Usually it's a dog that needs to pee.

:?
by FWiedner
Sat Dec 29, 2018 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I think I'm on the hill...
Replies: 65
Views: 7250

Re: I think I'm on the hill...

I mean really... What, exactly is the evolutionary advantage of having hair in your ears?

:?
by FWiedner
Tue Dec 25, 2018 6:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Terry Murbach speaks out about Leverguns
Replies: 6
Views: 1000

Re: Terry Murbach speaks out about Leverguns

Man, that covers some ground, don't it?

This article kinda rekindles the spark.

:mrgreen:
by FWiedner
Mon Dec 24, 2018 12:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I wonder what shot down this missile...?
Replies: 40
Views: 2837

Re: I wonder what shot down this missile...?

The universe is an unimaginably big place and we are incredibly small organisms living on a curious ball of mud at some point within it. It is pure ego to assume that ours is the only life and that our fleck of cosmic debris is somehow favored among all others. Human minds are relatively simple, and...
by FWiedner
Sat Dec 22, 2018 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Speaking of 86er, the taxidermist !
Replies: 9
Views: 661

Re: Speaking of 86er, the taxidermist !

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That is nicely done.

:)
by FWiedner
Fri Dec 21, 2018 10:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Err.....Aghh..... UH-OH
Replies: 20
Views: 1535

Re: Err.....Aghh..... UH-OH

They are said to be a third smaller than in real life due to originally being preserved as rugs. I stopped by the Field Museum on a trip to Chicago a while back. The only thing I wanted to see was the Lions of Tsavo. They don't look that big in the display case, but then again, they aren't aggressi...
by FWiedner
Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Words to something that I never knew existed.
Replies: 9
Views: 846

Re: Words to something that I never knew existed.

A popular piece at one time, even before Benny Hill. The music came first, the lyrics came later. Mr. Atkins provided that information in his intro. The original music is from Boot Randolph's Yakkety Sax. At one time Mr. Randolph and Mr. Atkins collaborated on a performance where they traded verses ...
by FWiedner
Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An Old Man Lies Dying...............
Replies: 4
Views: 712

Re: An Old Man Lies Dying...............

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I just don't understand why he would lie at a time like that...

:wink:
by FWiedner
Sat Dec 01, 2018 6:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinking very fondly of 41
Replies: 8
Views: 835

Re: Thinking very fondly of 41

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I did not care for his politics and did not vote for him. IMO he was an out of touch elitist.

But he was a fine man and a great American in his time.

RIP, Mr. Bush.

:|
by FWiedner
Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 8
Views: 685

Re: No Joke, 7.0 Earthquake Near Anchorage, AK

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Welcome to Earth.

:)
by FWiedner
Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 15
Views: 2165

Re: You Couldn't Make This Stuff Up!!!!!!!!!

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... And they breed...

:shock:
by FWiedner
Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Control... "Who Do You Trust..."
Replies: 6
Views: 1087

Re: Gun Control... "Who Do You Trust..."

Who of sound mind trusts government to do anything that preserves the rights or liberties of The People?

:?:
by FWiedner
Fri Nov 23, 2018 3:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which one to hunt with....
Replies: 21
Views: 2781

Re: Which one to hunt with....

It's interesting how killing something makes doing taxes more tolerable.

:shock:

:lol:
by FWiedner
Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 357 mag rifle
Replies: 36
Views: 6355

Re: 357 mag rifle

I used to favor my Marlin 1894C as my truck gun and would periodically swap it out with my Model 94 Trapper. I tend to find a commercial load that I like and stick to it. I use the AE 158gr JSP for the .357 and Winchester 170gr PP for the Trapper. Inside 100 yards there is virtually no difference in...
by FWiedner
Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do you have a dsignated 'Loaner' rifle?
Replies: 36
Views: 4327

Re: Do you have a dsignated 'Loaner' rifle?

I've loaned things to people in the past. Guns. Tools. Books. Money. Inevitably. once I am out of sight, my instructions and my wishes concerning my property are unimportant. I've received everything I've ever loaned out (that I was able to get back) back damaged, poorly maintained, or... I've never...
by FWiedner
Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94 Transition rifle
Replies: 36
Views: 6439

Re: Winchester 94 Transition rifle

This gun came out of Alaska, wish I knew more of the story and where it was used. Make something up. Include multiple man-eating bears and a one-eyed indian guide who knows how to throw a knife. Burn some cryptic hieroglyph into the wood under the butt-plate. Show it to your buddies and tell them t...
by FWiedner
Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bi-annual forum drive
Replies: 29
Views: 5700

Re: Bi-annual forum drive

What's the payment info for Paypal?

:?:
by FWiedner
Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunt Report: Boar's Nest Oct 6 2018
Replies: 34
Views: 5227

Re: Hunt Report: Boar's Nest Oct 6 2018

You call driving around in a 85 acre pen with dogs chasing the hogs a "hunt"??? Not in my book. Sorry! And the guys in a big whopping 35 acre pen?? Oh wow, so hard to do. Michael Michael... Why so negative? So... We didn't spend a week scouting and we weren't forced to take any 1000yd sho...
by FWiedner
Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uh-Oh
Replies: 10
Views: 1273

Re: Oh-Oh

HA...

Saw that one coming.

:lol: :lol:
by FWiedner
Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New gun.
Replies: 13
Views: 1137

Re: New gun.

I have a 4" blued steel GP100 that I bought to take the place of a 4" Python that I retired.

It's a shooter. My favorite revolver.

It's a purchase that I doubt you'll ever regret.

:mrgreen:
by FWiedner
Thu Oct 18, 2018 3:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ex wife
Replies: 12
Views: 1744

Re: ex wife

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Jeez... Just change the number, PITA or not.

:roll:
by FWiedner
Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So...You're Going On A Trophy Hunt At Boar's Nest....
Replies: 18
Views: 2102

Re: So...You're Going On A Trophy Hunt At Boar's Nest....

wolfdog wrote: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:51 am Biggest boar I ever shot died right now from a single 22 lr. It was in a trap however.
Shooting a hog in a trap ain't hard, but it's harder than it looks... Just sayin'

:lol: