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by AJMD429
Fri May 03, 2024 6:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This Aero Precision offering will upset some folks...
Replies: 10
Views: 165

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: 40

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: 14
Views: 173

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: 14
Views: 173

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: 31

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: 30

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: 25

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: 27
Views: 445

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: 10
Views: 295

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: 145

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: 145

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: 164

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: 48

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: 75

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: 40

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: 27
Views: 445

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: 27
Views: 445

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: 27
Views: 445

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: 759

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: 63

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: 409

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: 86

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: 354

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: 759

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: 192

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: 192

"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: 256

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: 1243

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: 403

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: 202

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: 95

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: 106

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: 160

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: 915

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: 14
Views: 549

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: 915

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: 14
Views: 549

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: 673

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: 673

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’.
by AJMD429
Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Selling a gun...go to jail...??? (the New ATF Rule)
Replies: 13
Views: 673

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

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Very disturbing.

https://youtu.be/C9ibswxgL4k?si=PAh-EWx_fIi7khHq

Especially the part that says even if you sell to an FFL it is not exempted.

We need non-RINO Republicans who will actually oppose and repeal stuff like this
by AJMD429
Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter
Replies: 19
Views: 719

Re: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter

One of the most mythological creatures of modern times is the "Statesman." Reputed to be an individual who works as a political leader and who is more concerned about the nation as a whole instead of the political institution they happen to be a part of. The "Statesman" was repo...
by AJMD429
Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Batteries (that leak) Suck…
Replies: 5
Views: 267

Batteries (that leak) Suck…

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Lots of ruined flashlights over the years, and a few more expensive things… :evil:

At least some products have ‘isolated’ battery compartments.

An AA battery was on a shelf next to these rounds… :|
IMG_2532.jpeg
by AJMD429
Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: "The Opposite of what Scientists Wanted to Happen .."
Replies: 8
Views: 915

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

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It keeps getting sillier and sillier and yet the 'progressives' and 'environmentalists' have no self-awareness as to their ignorance...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/calif ... r-AA1nik84
by AJMD429
Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Semi-auto in 250-3000….made by Ruger…!
Replies: 4
Views: 288

Re: Semi-auto in 250-3000….made by Ruger…!

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He would probably be arrested these days for converting and inventing… :roll:
by AJMD429
Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pitchy (Lenn)
Replies: 34
Views: 1243

Re: Pitchy (Lenn)

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A very talented and spiritual and giving individual.

Prayers he feels better soon.
by AJMD429
Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter
Replies: 19
Views: 719

Re: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter

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There are also reports of ‘giants’ as well…

>>> here's just one - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/10 ... r-AA1mHpiU

Fascinating.
by AJMD429
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday...
Replies: 4
Views: 141

Re: Happy Birthday...

. Our rugrats are similar ages, and it sure is a blessing to see them go from little 'parodies-of-humans' to 'genuine grownups'. They start knowing stuff we don't and doing stuff we can't, and....pretty soon they are replicating, and you get to see grand-rugrats crawling around and getting into misc...
by AJMD429
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone still shoot handgun silhouette?
Replies: 19
Views: 543

Re: Anyone still shoot handgun silhouette?

JimT wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:43 pm I thought that is what lady friends are for ... picking up spent lead so I don't have to bend over. It's much more fun collecting scrap lead when watching them do it. :)
God was indeed a fine sculptor....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Callipyge
by AJMD429
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone still shoot handgun silhouette?
Replies: 19
Views: 543

Re: Anyone still shoot handgun silhouette?

Southwestern Pa. still has 2 or 3 ranges that still shoot it alongside Lever action silhouette. It's the NRA version though not IHMSA. What is the difference between the two versions...? I used to do it with a Super Blackhawk in central Indiana - the range in the 1970's was still in downtown Bloomi...