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by AJMD429
Sat May 04, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Kitty in my driveway
Replies: 3
Views: 149

Re: Big Kitty in my driveway

. Photo looks convincing… Speaking of kitty footprints… IMG_2615.jpeg Saw a bobcat on the trail cam and this track 100 yards away. Bobcat…??? Only other critters here in Indiana would be house cats pet dogs and coyotes. I think feline, and too big for housecat…??? This webpage seemed informative: ht...
by AJMD429
Sat May 04, 2024 5:22 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Beware Fake 'pro-gun' groups...
Replies: 1
Views: 42

Beware Fake 'pro-gun' groups...

. There is one called the 'Indiana Firearms Coalition' that claims to be big and bold - I must say, their website looks convincing... They say: " The Indiana Firearms Coalition is Indiana's No-Compromise gun rights organization. We do not believe in trading one right in exchange for others to a...
by AJMD429
Sat May 04, 2024 4:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Health in a nutshell….GOOD podcast…!
Replies: 0
Views: 45

Health in a nutshell….GOOD podcast…!

. Dr Peter Attia sums up in one long-format interview with Dr Rhonda Patrick, probably 80% of what a patient needs to know for their primary care in terms of optimizing health and aging in a good way. Although on a daily basis I go over different bits and pieces of this with patients, I’ve been reco...
by AJMD429
Sat May 04, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 177 cal air rifle for big game ..
Replies: 6
Views: 124

Re: 177 cal air rifle for big game ..

horsesoldier03 wrote: Sat May 04, 2024 12:22 pm He was probably wearing his Wife Beater Shirt!
That would be poetic indeed.
by AJMD429
Sat May 04, 2024 2:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1886 Pressure Signs
Replies: 16
Views: 314

Re: 1886 Pressure Signs

. Sounds like crs here has figured a lot of this out for you already (that’s the kind of thing that makes this forum so much fun and so useful), and that cartridge should do what you need without even approaching dangerous territory. Regarding black powder pressure versus smokeless, there are severa...
by AJMD429
Sat May 04, 2024 5:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger/Marlin 1894 Classic 44 Magnum
Replies: 2
Views: 96

Re: Ruger/Marlin 1894 Classic 44 Magnum

. Hopefully mucking around with the forearm doesn't change pressures on the barrel and change accuracy. That' forend/magazine mounting stuff probably the only thing that I find frustrating with 'traditional' lever action rifles; it's difficult to keep the magazine tube and forend from impacting accu...
by AJMD429
Sat May 04, 2024 5:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 177 cal air rifle for big game ..
Replies: 6
Views: 124

177 cal air rifle for big game ..

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https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/deputi ... QQPIWY37Q/

....evidently it is effective even on the 2-legged kind...
by AJMD429
Fri May 03, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody got four rounds of hunting ammunition...?
Replies: 11
Views: 347

Re: Anybody got four rounds of hunting ammunition...?

. Scary though how draconian the laws are there. One reason I don't travel out of the U.S.... ...and wouldn't travel to Washington DC or Chicago or New Jersey or California unless I had a really good reason. When I was working retail pharmacy I think my every day carry would have got me a one year j...
by AJMD429
Fri May 03, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The streak has ended !
Replies: 9
Views: 238

Re: The streak has ended !

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.....how....do you BEND a stock....??? :shock:
by AJMD429
Fri May 03, 2024 8:17 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Update on the CoVid vaccine toxicity...
Replies: 15
Views: 576

Re: Update on the CoVid vaccine toxicity...

. I've got to admit, that when I first heard people saying that the vaccine would 'change your DNA', I thought it was impossible. Everything along that lines was written off as 'right wing conspiracy stuff'. https://youtu.be/2x2ZT92n06M?si=TJ3Q8FiFXlh_Tsur Looks like yet another 'conspiracy' becomes...
by AJMD429
Fri May 03, 2024 6:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This Aero Precision offering will upset some folks...
Replies: 17
Views: 369

This Aero Precision offering will upset some folks...

. They have entered the levergun market - of course with a 'tactical' version (not exactly like anyone can come up with a 'better' version of the 'vintage' versions, which are pretty much perfect for their purposes)... https://www.offgridweb.com/gear/aero-precision-lever-action-rifle/ I do get annoy...
by AJMD429
Thu May 02, 2024 9:34 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump is a fool....
Replies: 1
Views: 65

Trump is a fool....

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...if he doesn't pick Tulsi Gabbard as running mate.

https://www.youtube.com/live/-vPjbJME3q ... esx5_kS3Gt

There are other good choices but I can't think of a better one if he wants to WIN...
by AJMD429
Thu May 02, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The riots at columbia…
Replies: 17
Views: 234

Re: The riots at columbia…

. One of my friends whose father was 101st Airborne world war II and he served special forces in vietnam, made this analogy. He said when the third Reich committed atrocities, (which also happened to be against the Jews), the U.S. became involved, although not until we were personally affected in Ha...
by AJMD429
Thu May 02, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The riots at columbia…
Replies: 17
Views: 234

Re: The riots at columbia…

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...imagine if the students were protesting against gun control, or protesting to support Trump... :shock:
by AJMD429
Thu May 02, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Don't be a Whistleblower (unless you want to have an accident or illness...)
Replies: 0
Views: 37

Don't be a Whistleblower (unless you want to have an accident or illness...)

. You can't make this stuff up.... https://www.seattletimes.com/business/whistleblower-josh-dean-of-boeing-supplier-spirit-aerosystems-has-died/ Just amazing. But I like the story where the attorney who was suing Boeing had a piece of a Boeing aircraft fall out of the sky and happen to land in HIS y...
by AJMD429
Thu May 02, 2024 7:19 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Liberalism truly IS a Mental Disorder...
Replies: 0
Views: 34

Liberalism truly IS a Mental Disorder...

. The 'liberalism' of today is nothing like the 'classical liberal', as David Rubin has clarified, but is currently defined not by anything remotely 'liberal' such as freedom of ideas or individual liberty, but rather by a short-sighted, self-centered, group-think, which advocates the use of censors...
by AJMD429
Wed May 01, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Maybe some legal hope....
Replies: 0
Views: 30

Maybe some legal hope....

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https://youtu.be/z7Q6wqB2dhY?si=vbaEFupeZ2UnvpMd

The Armed Scholar website always has good updates on the legal status of federal court cases. The current situation actually looks a bit optimistic.
by AJMD429
Wed May 01, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 480 Ruger
Replies: 28
Views: 511

Re: 480 Ruger

. I've been a fan of the Ruger lever action since I bought a '96/22' many years ago. Some traditionalists roll their eyes but Marlin and Winchester and Savage I'll have similar looking firearms that became 'classics'. Ruger came out with that series in 22 long rifle, 22 Winchester rimfire magnum, 17...
by AJMD429
Wed May 01, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody got four rounds of hunting ammunition...?
Replies: 11
Views: 347

Anybody got four rounds of hunting ammunition...?

. ... Sounds like it's good for about 12 years in jail, if you are in one of these nations with "common sense gun control".... :roll: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turks-and-caicos-ammunition-ryan-watson-american-tourist-...
by AJMD429
Wed May 01, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Great day for the Gun Shop (movie clip)
Replies: 4
Views: 157

Re: Great day for the Gun Shop (movie clip)

. Sort of a more classy version of the scene in The Terminator where he requests the "45 long side with laser sight". I remember seeing that movie and a few years later getting my first laser site which was very primitive and bulky, and probably cost more than whatever gun I put it on. Now...
by AJMD429
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Great day for the Gun Shop (movie clip)
Replies: 4
Views: 157

Great day for the Gun Shop (movie clip)

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https://youtube.com/shorts/Ej--kfcBUtI? ... sArYH2jfIo

Wonder how much all that would have cost...?
by AJMD429
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Making a Knife, the OLD way....
Replies: 4
Views: 188

Making a Knife, the OLD way....

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(...before iron, before bronze, before copper...)

https://youtu.be/_zP3jdPR3tw?si=ZSWJYG8ivjOLADkh

I would be so nervous that I would screw it up and get almost done then break it in about 10 pieces with one whack.
by AJMD429
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Thankfully it wasn't a handgun....
Replies: 0
Views: 54

Thankfully it wasn't a handgun....

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...the outcome would have been about the same (I believe about 20% of handgun shootings are fatal), but the news media would have gone crazy. Since it was only a knife (sword), no big deal.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/0 ... de-london/
by AJMD429
Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Not all Europeans are nuts...
Replies: 1
Views: 82

Not all Europeans are nuts...

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I don't know who this (lovely) chick is, but she nails it - https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/0 ... placement/

Their 'inclusiveness' is detrimental for sure.
by AJMD429
Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Oh, the Democrats would NEVER let Illegal Aliens VOTE...!
Replies: 0
Views: 44

Oh, the Democrats would NEVER let Illegal Aliens VOTE...!

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Well, perhaps that's because they call them all 'undocumented immigrants', and they are ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING THEM to vote... :roll:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/0 ... n-citizen/
by AJMD429
Sun Apr 28, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 480 Ruger
Replies: 28
Views: 511

Re: 480 Ruger

I think I would prefer it in a Ruger Bisley. A Ruger Bisley in 480 paired up with that Ruger No1 for sale here would be quite the ticket. Although I love leverguns, for the true hunter, there is something special about a single shot, especially one as classy as the Ruger No1. Unlikely a person woul...
by AJMD429
Sun Apr 28, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 480 Ruger
Replies: 28
Views: 511

Re: 480 Ruger

I think it’s a heck of a good idea for a cartridge that gives some serious big bore power without heavy recoil. It seems like with today's steels handling higher pressure and today's more modern powders, we don't really need long cartridges to get big fat bullets moving at a pretty reasonable pace....
by AJMD429
Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 480 Ruger
Replies: 28
Views: 511

Re: 480 Ruger

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Even bigger bucks that a $2,000 Rossi, but the Big Horn Armory 89 is made in 475 Linebaugh/480 Ruger

https://www.bighornarmory.com/product/m ... linebaugh/

I got my 500 S&W 89 when they were ‘only’ $2,500 or so.
by AJMD429
Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gorgeous lever gun, but why?
Replies: 24
Views: 782

Re: Gorgeous lever gun, but why?

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Yes I do like the 444 Marlin. A great cartridge but every time someone mentions it someone else says “yeah but 45-70’s better…” :D 45 Colt vs 44 Mag, 30-06 vs 308, 35 Rem vs 30-30…. Whatever… :roll:
by AJMD429
Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:11 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: I'd be SO PROUD of this Condescending Kid...
Replies: 0
Views: 66

I'd be SO PROUD of this Condescending Kid...

. https://youtu.be/T1Yrejdb1N0?si=447PzRVxJl46xX5Y She knows her role in The Hierarchy - She is the Boss, and those pompous excuses for sphincters are the Servants. That is the proper way that unruly and insubordinate servants should be treated. No violence or beatings or starvation, but when needed...
by AJMD429
Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2 Current Lever Action Articles
Replies: 12
Views: 437

Re: 2 Current Lever Action Articles

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Now that is some cool levergun stuff. Thanks for posting about it...!
by AJMD429
Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: A woman the 'news' media hates...
Replies: 1
Views: 91

A woman the 'news' media hates...

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She writes too bluntly of the euthanizing of farm animals I guess... :roll:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/0 ... ersy-tale/

(...although I think she should be embarrassed that she needed a second shot for the goat...)
by AJMD429
Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Speaking of Movies (a new 'series')
Replies: 9
Views: 366

Speaking of Movies (a new 'series')

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Looks interesting...

https://youtu.be/yRJ3romN9t0?si=1xZSanK33jAQ-tyT

Teddy Roosevelt stuff...
by AJMD429
Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gorgeous lever gun, but why?
Replies: 24
Views: 782

Re: Gorgeous lever gun, but why?

Reminds me of the Ruger No1's in things like 218 Bee...or 357 Mag…

Cool cartridges, cool gun, but odd combinations ...
by AJMD429
Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "No FFL Required...???"
Replies: 4
Views: 203

Re: "No FFL Required...???"

Ahhh... I should have looked closer.

Some of the pics showed shotshells so I 'assumed'...or as my high school teacher said 'ASSuMEd'... :D
by AJMD429
Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "No FFL Required...???"
Replies: 4
Views: 203

"No FFL Required...???"

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https://americanguncraft.com/products/

Not that I'm complaining, but how ..???
by AJMD429
Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: So, I ask yet again...
Replies: 10
Views: 260

Re: So, I ask yet again...

. “. . . . back in my day . . . .” that punk would’ve probably had both arms broken and be missing most of his teeth before he made it home. But that was back when teachers and principals and administrators generally knew right from wrong. … and the little punk would’ve had to face a married mother ...
by AJMD429
Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pitchy (Lenn)
Replies: 34
Views: 1261

Re: Pitchy (Lenn)

Thanks for Just Showing Up and posting a Picture.!! At least Your out in the Sunshine that will Help You Feel better. Don't stay away, any post from You makes My Day. One Day at a Time !! :D . Yep - stick around as long as the Lord let's you; plus your wife probably kind of likes having you around ...
by AJMD429
Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Guy
Replies: 15
Views: 407

Re: New Guy

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Welcome - it's about the only 'forum' or 'social media' I ever deal with. More info here on leverguns than most anywhere, but ALSO more good info on all-things-related (revolvers, other long guns, hunting, fishing, tractors, boats, gardening, cooking) than most places, with less 'ego'.
by AJMD429
Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: God sends a lesson in the form of conjoined twins
Replies: 4
Views: 205

Re: God sends a lesson in the form of conjoined twins

. Wow…just wow… Humbling beyond measure. Thanks for sharing. The Hansel twins have been amazing as well, but it appears that they have had a far easier path than the Schappell’s - much less physically wrong, and at least they face the same direction…!. https://www.today.com/parents/family/conjoined-...
by AJMD429
Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Why Free Speech is bad..... (the BB)
Replies: 2
Views: 97

Why Free Speech is bad..... (the BB)

. Babylon Bee hit this one out of the park... "... While free speech boasts supporters such as Elon Musk and the Constitution, there are many Americans today who strongly disagree! The Babylon Bee asked ten famous liberals why they oppose free speech, and here is what they said: President Joe B...
by AJMD429
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Remember the double-1911…how about a double-AR…??
Replies: 2
Views: 107

Remember the double-1911…how about a double-AR…??

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There was an outfit made a double-1911….but I never saw this double-AR… :?

https://youtu.be/04Ca49ywmFE?si=SMmufHgby3xZC12f

It’s…well….. ‘different’….
by AJMD429
Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:40 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: I wonder how long the Jan6 stuff will last...
Replies: 4
Views: 163

I wonder how long the Jan6 stuff will last...

. Some of these people seem to be pretty innocent, moreso than most of the BLM 'mostly peaceful protesters'... https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/family-grieves-heartbreaking-letter-laurie-smith-mother-innocent/ So sad. And if Trump is stopped by the Democrats (who seem willing to do ANYTHING,...
by AJMD429
Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: "The Opposite of what Scientists Wanted to Happen .."
Replies: 8
Views: 920

Re: "The Opposite of what Scientists Wanted to Happen .."

. Now these loony-tunes want to 'wake up volcanos' to fight 'climate change'.... :lol: :shock: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-if-we-woke-up-volcanoes-to-fight-climate-change/vi-BB1lhPr5 No self-awareness or humility at all. That should frighten us all. But if you don't have data to suppor...
by AJMD429
Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Update on the CoVid vaccine toxicity...
Replies: 15
Views: 576

Re: Update on the CoVid vaccine toxicity...

. One of the things that was interesting about exploring covid, at least for those of us who were able to live in the uncensored part of the medical world, was the shared information between people who treated Lyme disease and Epstein-Barr with its chronic fatigue variant, and those who dealt with t...
by AJMD429
Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: "The Opposite of what Scientists Wanted to Happen .."
Replies: 8
Views: 920

Re: "The Opposite of what Scientists Wanted to Happen .."

. 'Missing Carbon' - these 'environmentalists' are such optimists - they assume people will take them seriously when they keep finding inconsistencies in their theories. Yet we are supposed to completely re-form our society and economic systems based on whatever their latest 'idea' is... :roll: http...
by AJMD429
Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Update on the CoVid vaccine toxicity...
Replies: 15
Views: 576

Re: Update on the CoVid vaccine toxicity...

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Piller, can you take Nattokinase...???

Here's an update on post-covid and post-vaccine treatment of the 'brain fog' stuff we see so much of.

https://odysee.com/@FrontlineCovid19Cri ... L17_2024:8
by AJMD429
Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Selling a gun...go to jail...??? (the New ATF Rule)
Replies: 13
Views: 676

Re: Selling a gun...go to jail...??? (the New ATF Rule)

. Yeah. "guilty until proven innocent" became acceptable when some of the churches decided that declining membership could be addressed by letting the government take over defining and enforcing morality ('vice') instead of just crime. In the name of 'the war on drugs' the Constitution was...
by AJMD429
Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Selling a gun...go to jail...??? (the New ATF Rule)
Replies: 13
Views: 676

Re: Selling a gun...go to jail...??? (the New ATF Rule)

marlinman93 wrote: Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:07 pm Good luck prosecuting people for "intending to make money". That involves reading people's minds.
Kind of like asset forfeiture when you travel with ‘too much’ cash, or possessing stuff to make meth; the ‘authorities’ just love impugning ‘intent’ just like they tax ‘imputed income’.