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Oh brother. The Nanny States are rampant!

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Well dip me head to toe in sheep dip! Never occurred to me that you could enjoy a serious velocity gain by lubing a jacketed bullet! thanks for sharing this Jim. 8) Not quite apples to apples, but this reminds me that some friends in the Victorian Riflemen have found that dipping the noses of their ...

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That's some simply awesome accuracy!

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Scott, starting at 4:25 ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPtW4nCTf8I

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Lovely!

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Scott, Massad explains the catastrophic soft tissue damage that WILL OCCUR should you have an accident with the appendix position -- even if you miss your femoral artery. NO BUENO!

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Thanks fellas. Jim, I share your concerns (and Massad Ayoob's) about appendix carry. I have read that small of the back has been banned by a lot of police agencies for the damage to the spine that can occur if you should happen to fall flat on the weapon. I tend to favor carrying just behind the rig...

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... at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Still hard to watch that massive, graceful ship come to such a sudden end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fURATK5Yt30

Weird seeing all the Nazi flags in New York.

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Anyone prefer this to appendix/kidney/small-of-back on strong side? What are the concealed challenges?

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SPF fellas.

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This is pretty upsetting. I feel terrible for the attack victim, the good samaritans and the LEOs. The dog owners? Not. One. Bit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Firearms/comme ... a_firearm/

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Jason, we seemed to have a lot of Mossbergs at Boy Scout camp in the 1960s. They were very good shooters and good choices to train on.

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Another variation!

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That's an interesting question. I have never heard of this conversion being done, but I bet it could.

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Funny that almost no one in Mexico outside of the state of Puebla pays any attention to Cinco de Mayo, but here in the States we make our grocery checkers wear funny sombreros. Muy loco!

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Will, I have had a ball catching panfish on flies.
For a while, I followed the path of tenkara, Japanese fly fishing. It is an interesting variation and the way they make nets is charmingly traditional.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9OZsv4C3Sc

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Will, outstanding workmanship and thanks for the tutorial! I sure miss fly fishing for trout, even though I much prefer crappie and yellow perch for the table. Kokanee are in a class all their own!

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Fascinating. The only time I ever bent wood it was with clear vertical grain Douglas fir for gunwales on a pram. Used towels and boiling water. Kind of a mess.
Will, show us one of your trout nets. It appears you are keeping hidden talents from us.

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A guy on the Texas Hunting Forum just received an order of 5,000 from this outfit. They are made in Indonesia.

https://tundramichigan.com/collections/primers

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Autopsy report will be interesting. Plenty of pre-charged pneumatics have the power needed.

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Steve, I share your concerns -- and Stretch, yours, too.
At least Hodgdon did divest itself of Goex, so we have domestic black available again.

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That's wonderful Jim. Can't think of anyone who deserves or will take care of it better than you.

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After looking at other recent abominations, I don't think this one is the worst of the lot -- and Aero Precision makes some pretty good AR parts. What I can't abide is the skeletonized "chassis" butt stock that would seem ready to catch on just about anything. Horrible choice for brush.

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I've knapped a few chubby "arraheads" in my time from Oregon and Northern California obsidian (Glass Buttes and Davis Creek), but mostly I have converted perfectly good stone to a bucket of useless chips anointed with "some of me own blood." :lol: Probably the most spectacular st...

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I hope the easy-open Contender frame is at the top of the re-introduction list.

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I believe you are making excellent choices, Barbarossa.

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Ray, these glimpses into the darkness of early-contact North America always give me shivers.
Anyone wishing to know a whole lot more about the arquebus can do no better than to watch this fine video by Balász Neméth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCi1R3FNyLc

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Dale is a major contributor on that forum. I greatly appreciate him.

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This oldy but goody is the only saddle ring carbine 99 that I have owned -- a nice, handy rifle with a serial of 32.XXX that dates it to either 1902 or 1903 depending on the data base searched. It is in very good overall condition. Barrel is 20 inches and the bore is A- or a very high B+, sharp and ...

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This technology is fascinating.

I assume you are aware of this Web site and its "Pre-flintlock" forum. The brain trust here is hard to match.

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/foru ... intlock.9/

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What KWK said!

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I had a .480 in a French Gray Super Redhawk and as much as I wanted to like the cartridge for its ballistic excellence, it just wasn't any fun in my hands in that particular platform.

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Doc, wait, the .30-06 IS better than the .308.

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Don't count on it John. My leather stuff looks great, from 200 feet away!

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Pitchy has only been back among us for a couple of days, and already his creativity has started the rusty gears turning in my old noggin. Lenn, that leather stitching clam you made gave me an idea for what to do with this big oak stave: cut it at the middle, fit a base, taper the top ends and add a ...

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You can get a pretty serious quality Pedersoli 20-gauge Howdah for not much more money, which I am sure would be far better built. The one I had a dozen years ago was surprisingly accurate with a patched .595 310-grain round ball at 25-ish yards and not punishing. The 12 bore might be.

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Lenn, that looks like a very powerful clam all right! Can you fit it to a pony, or do you just hold it between legs as some did way back? Absolutely love the crank tightener!

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Pedersoli makes some really lovely firearms with excellent barrels. But their reasoning can be questionable. A beefy 8 1/2-pound 1886, but in .30 WCF? (We won't go into that tang safety business.) https://landing.davide-pedersoli.com/en/86-71droptineclassic?utm_medium=email&utm_source=wadmailing...

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Brian, that sounds like a winner!

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Lenn, I can't tell you how wonderful it is to see your smiling face again, even though getting around has become tougher. You don't need to post any projects -- just keep us in your loop if you see fit to do so, as you have a big fan base here of folks who care about you. Hope Norma is well, too. Go...

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Walt:

Gcs, there was no cost savings with the belly at $5.39, but I wanted to try the process. Glad I did and I look forward to changing up the recipe. I believe there are 18 such on the Amazing Ribs bacon page.

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More food. :lol: Made my first home-cured bacon with a pork belly from H-E-B in Abilene. The recipe below from Amazingribs.com shows the simple ingredients, (Prague Powder No. 1 from the Zon) and according to the weight and thickness it needed to cure for 77 hours in the fridge, then onto the Traege...

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Doc, yes, humbling. All my worries -- ALL of them times 100 -- don't amount to a hill of poo compared to what these two souls endured, with grace. I am sorry that God has to slap me in the face with a large frozen halibut to get my attention so often, but I love Him for trying.

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Grizz, not a lever gun, but that little Ruger Super Wrangler will feed on those .22 WMR shells you have stockpiled.

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This is a more in-depth obituary for the Schappell twins who have something to teach -- to me at least -- about dignity under extremely difficult circumstances, and trust in God. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/health/lori-george-schappell-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m00.k-m_.BqqX8e3Y9XtY&a...

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Chaser, I b'lieve you will fit right in with those interests. Glad to have you. Let us know something about the old cartridges you like to fool with.

Bill

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Another vote for the Lee 255. But I had that RCBS 270 Keith and it was a daisy as well. Just never tried to feed it through a lever gun.

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Will, I'll be using Winchester AA hulls and the Claybuster 5034-28HS wad with 13 grains of 20/28.

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FWIW, I just received 1,000 Cheddite 209 shotgun primers (made in France) plus a pound of Alliant 20/28 powder from Ballistic Products on a special -- $5 hazmat and $10 shipping. The 209s were $60. I know, not the same as large rifle primers. But now I can fool with putting up some 28s on the MEC 60...

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Thanks Doc. My kinda people. Love the 1893 Henry Ford kitchen sink engine.

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