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by BAGTIC
Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heard some bad news about gunpowder
Replies: 26
Views: 3765

Re: Heard some bad news about gunpowder

Ever think that much of the hoarding of recent years is due to unfounded paranoia generated by unsubstantiated rumors? In many ways we are our own worst enemies. Overall opinions expressed on the internet are worth approximately what we paid for them. When someone rejects a WIKI article out of hand ...
by BAGTIC
Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A new bullet design
Replies: 11
Views: 2038

Re: A new bullet design

All them designed are based on utilizing cavitation to create a 'bubble' around the projectile when passing through fluids. In the 1920's the navies of US, GB, Japan all experimented with flat nose bullets having large meplats to produce cavitation with the intend of using them to penetrate below wa...
by BAGTIC
Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Question for the Ages - Medieval Armor.
Replies: 35
Views: 4543

Re: A Question for the Ages - Medieval Armor.

Read Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court". As the man said, "there are three types of lies. Lies, darned lies and statistics". He didn't include works of literary fiction lies. Though I really did like the movie with Bing Crosby. He missed the fourth. Polit...
by BAGTIC
Tue Aug 09, 2016 11:17 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: A word to the wise - KEEP IN MIND WHEN POSTING
Replies: 40
Views: 62436

Re: A word to the wise - KEEP IN MIND WHEN POSTING

I believe the extremely political partisanship will come back to hurt us. Remember the Democrats are the major political party in this country. If we make it a Democrat vs. Republican war we are unnecessarily recruiting a lot of potential enemies. Personally I am non partisan in this fight. I don't ...
by BAGTIC
Sun Aug 07, 2016 2:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How can you tell what REALLY kills your chickens...?
Replies: 24
Views: 3804

Re: How can you tell what REALLY kills your chickens...?

I lost a lot of baby Muscovy ducks. It was a coon that would snatch their heads as they were poked through wire. Bodies were untouched as were several other ducklings in same cage whose heads were too large to fit through mesh.
by BAGTIC
Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vienna Sausages
Replies: 55
Views: 6695

Re: Vienna Sausages

I prefer the Bar S, or any other brand, cooked salami to the bologna. I prefer the smoked sausages in the 40 ounce pack to any weiner/frandfurter, at least the brands I can afford. When I lived in Kalifornia I could get wine cured dry salami (Capri?) but here in the Ozarks I never see any dry salami...
by BAGTIC
Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vienna Sausages
Replies: 55
Views: 6695

Re: Vienna Sausages

I am 74 and I still miss creamed chipped beef on toast. S.O.A.S. %0 years ago when I was still in college I lived in a Mexican neighborhood and a local grocery sold slabs of tasajo about the size of a slab of bacon. I would slice it potato chip thin on my food slicer and add it to all kinds of dishe...
by BAGTIC
Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vienna Sausages
Replies: 55
Views: 6695

Re: Vienna Sausages

Bill in Oregon wrote:Can't vouch for Vye-eenies, but Spam is mostly pork shoulder and ham.

http://www.eater.com/2014/7/9/6191681/a ... -meat-icon

Spam am ham what's flunked its physical.
by BAGTIC
Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hobie ???
Replies: 62
Views: 6087

Re: Hobie ???

"Really? A high post count causes problems?" Sometimes it gives people a big head and makes them thing they are superior. Once, on another forum, I questioned someone's explanation and quickly received a reprimand informing me that he had xx,xxx posts and I was out of place to question him...
by BAGTIC
Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Judge Napolitano on 2nd Amendment (written after Orlando)
Replies: 9
Views: 1674

Re: Judge Napolitano on 2nd Amendment (written after Orlando

... No football players at all in that crowd? All basketballers? in 300 people? Hard to comprehend... Neither. Remember the kind of club it is. They all play poke...err...'im... The shooter wouldn't have lasted 10seconds in a Biker Dyke Bar. Eh? Some are cops, firemen, war heroes, etc. OTOH some bi...
by BAGTIC
Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: replacement battery recommendation??
Replies: 25
Views: 3402

Re: OT: replacement battery recommendation??

"One Horse per cubic inch used to be The Holy Grail, now it's double or triple that on street cars that get fantastic mileage....."


Dream on! Street cars, economical or otherwise, are not getting 2-3 hp. per cubic inch.
by BAGTIC
Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: replacement battery recommendation??
Replies: 25
Views: 3402

Re: OT: replacement battery recommendation??

M. M. Wright wrote:The closing of the last lead smelter in the US didn't just raise the price of ammunition.

I buy batteries from my local Carquest.

US sourced lead never was any cheaper than imported lead which is abundant.
by BAGTIC
Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Size Matters...
Replies: 12
Views: 2467

Re: Size Matters...

My understanding is that Great Danes are one of the shortest lived digs. Enjoy them while you have them.
by BAGTIC
Fri Jun 17, 2016 9:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question about Florida snake problem
Replies: 21
Views: 3348

Re: Question about Florida snake problem

The Everglades is a park. Is any kind of hunting shooting permitted in there? One problem is that if lots of people are admitted to wander around with guns there are always some who will not be responsible and stick to shooting the unprotected vermin. In an area that large and wild it could be diffi...
by BAGTIC
Sat Jun 11, 2016 12:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New 45/70 question
Replies: 14
Views: 2830

Re: New 45/70 question

If it is a modern manufacture (Japanese) example I would say it is close enough you would never notice the difference. When I first got mine many years ago I loaded a 600 grain cast bullet at 1900 fps and did not feel the need to go any farther. The recoil approximates a 405 grain at 2800 fps. Okay ...
by BAGTIC
Mon May 16, 2016 3:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: (Not a Joke) Medical Error Deaths.....
Replies: 14
Views: 3035

Re: (Not a Joke) Medical Error Deaths.....

"Iatrogenic" means the cure is worse that the disease.
by BAGTIC
Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Radioactive Hogs are out of control
Replies: 21
Views: 3333

Re: Radioactive Hogs are out of control

Hunting in Japan is legal though more restrictive than here except for our Manhattanites.


Another example of why research is usually superior to "thinking".

'Believing' is not synonymous with 'thinking'.
by BAGTIC
Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for a song ... FOUND IT :) Thanks guys.
Replies: 36
Views: 4019

Re: Looking for a song ... FOUND IT :) Thanks guys.

When I have difficulty remembering a song the first place I look is Leo's Lyrics.

http://www.leoslyrics.com/
by BAGTIC
Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Recent hunting photos from UK.
Replies: 33
Views: 3226

Re: Recent hunting photos from UK.

Nath,

Is that a suppressor on that single shot shotgun? I have never seen a silencer on a smoothbore. How well does it work?
by BAGTIC
Sun Feb 28, 2016 2:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most beautiful actress of the 1960s?
Replies: 55
Views: 9447

Re: Most beautiful actress of the 1960s?

Sandra Dee and Barbara Eden are a toss up for natural beauty.
by BAGTIC
Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big $$$ Scopes....whats the story.?
Replies: 19
Views: 2646

Re: Big $$$ Scopes....whats the story.?

The best is the enemy of the good enough. Exactly how much does one NEED. In my old age I have been removing the scopes and replacing them with peeps. Can I shoot as accurately with peeps? No but as long as I use good judgment as to what is "In Range". they meet my needs. They are handier ...
by BAGTIC
Mon Feb 08, 2016 3:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I need some help with a sight picture (semi buckhorn)
Replies: 19
Views: 31986

Re: I need some help with a sight picture (semi buckhorn)

I have probably a dozen little lever actions (Marlin, Rossi, Browning) and the first thing I do with all the sights is to take a file to them I file of any ears and create a straight sided flat bottomed notch just wide enough to allow a little light to show on each side of the front blade sight. Thi...
by BAGTIC
Mon Jan 11, 2016 4:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30-30 Ackley Improved
Replies: 61
Views: 27278

Re: 30-30 Ackley Improved

The reputed problems with the original 30-30 cartridge were not due to case design. It was due to the design of most of the rifles in which the cartridge was chambered. The springy action of most lever action rifles allowed the cartridge base to be set back under pressure thus lengthening the case. ...
by BAGTIC
Mon Jan 11, 2016 4:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30-30 Ackley Improved
Replies: 61
Views: 27278

Re: 30-30 Ackley Improved

If people are getting 200-300 fps more velocity from the 30-30AI than from the 30-30 it is mostly due to loading to higher pressures. The small difference in case capacity would not produce that much increase especially in the shorter barrel lengths common to the calibers.
by BAGTIC
Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Squirrels
Replies: 42
Views: 6789

Re: Squirrels

Check the web. Several towns have populations of the leucistic (white) squirrels.
by BAGTIC
Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Squirrels
Replies: 42
Views: 6789

Re: Squirrels

My flyers disappeared when I got a new roof and had my fireplace capped and sealed. Cute little buggers, I got a couple of photos of them watching me from the hearth and the nearby storage closet.
by BAGTIC
Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Squirrels
Replies: 42
Views: 6789

Re: Squirrels

Get yourself a sack of shelled corn, a squirrel feeder, and a feist dog. Squirrel season is 12 months a year for dogs and no bag limit.
by BAGTIC
Tue Dec 29, 2015 1:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just When Do Rats Leave a Sinking Ship ?
Replies: 11
Views: 2237

Re: Just When Do Rats Leave a Sinking Ship ?

The poor credit rating may reflect potential future legal liabilities more so that profit and loss.
by BAGTIC
Thu Dec 24, 2015 2:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Earl!!! .357 Blue Dot load.
Replies: 19
Views: 4332

Re: Earl!!! .357 Blue Dot load.

I have been using12 grains of BD with jacketed bullets for at least 40 years in M92 clones and a Colt Mk III 6 inch. with good results. I seldom load any ammo to max pressure. According to QL most of my loads in all calibers are about 90% of SAAMI or less, some considerably less.
by BAGTIC
Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Veteran's ID card?
Replies: 19
Views: 2343

Re: Veteran's ID card?

I suspect the government is less concerned with the prospect of armed veterans than it is with the prospect of armed paranoids.
by BAGTIC
Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hypothetical question
Replies: 60
Views: 4467

Re: Hypothetical question

What happens if while you are putting your first two in the body the attacker decides to start with the opposite approach and start with the one to the head? If under direct attack we are going to take what shot we think we can get in in time. The person most likely to stop the attack is a bystander...
by BAGTIC
Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MO Deer Hunt recap!
Replies: 11
Views: 1817

Re: MO Deer Hunt recap!

Where in Missouri were you hunting? Those were nice looking bucks.

I live in the Ozarks hill country which is all range or timber land with almost no agriculture and the deer around here are much smaller with proportionally smaller racks.
by BAGTIC
Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Naval Gunfire
Replies: 13
Views: 3108

Re: Naval Gunfire

As an FO for an 8" battalion, I got so I could have the ranging gun hit a single tree on the impact area within 3 or fewer shots from a Hasty. From a Fixed I could do it in 1 to 2. (That really PO'd the Brass... they wanted me to "bracket"... I liked to Target... Shot... Splash... Ta...
by BAGTIC
Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: H&R HANDI-RIFLE .357 Magnum--re-chamber to .357 Maximum
Replies: 10
Views: 2699

Re: H&R HANDI-RIFLE .357 Magnum--re-chamber to .357 Maximum

It is not just the pressure of the cartridge that determines how strong an action need be. It is breech thrust the pressure times the maximum chamber diameter. A .357 Max case has to be loaded to pressures 42% higher than a .44 Magnum ( 1.42 x 36,000 = 51,120 psi.) to generate the same stress on the...
by BAGTIC
Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Black eyed peas
Replies: 12
Views: 1302

Re: Black eyed peas

I hope everyone is using good yellow corn meal and not that pathetic white stuff not fit for chickens.
by BAGTIC
Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BioDiesel
Replies: 28
Views: 3445

Re: BioDiesel

Remember that when buying biodiesel or any other biofuel the cost savings is not because it is more efficient or economical. It is because they are exempt from federal and in many locales states taxes. That 40 cents, more or less, savings is one of the reasons your roads are not being properly maint...
by BAGTIC
Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody Have To Use A CPAP Machine?
Replies: 33
Views: 5531

Re: Anybody Have To Use A CPAP Machine?

40, 50, 60 episodes per hour? That is about the normal resting respiration rate. Is it per hour or per test series?
by BAGTIC
Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I got spider bit during the night 8 days ago. Update
Replies: 44
Views: 4771

Re: I got spider bit during the night 8 days ago.

We in CA don't YET have recluses, but now we have both black and brown widow spiders. The brown ones are new. People were blaming our neighbors to the south for them until some arachnid specialist did DNA tests on them and concluded that they originated in North Africa.... Ain't globalism grand? Ca...
by BAGTIC
Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Now I Know Where All The .22 Ammo Has Gone
Replies: 16
Views: 2900

Re: Now I Know Where All The .22 Ammo Has Gone

b]He[/b] was not buried. He was entombed. Big difference. Anyone who doubts it should try them both personally for a few days. We only have the words of his followers that he was actually dead and not merely comatose or sedated. He was convicted and executed (sic) by the Romans on charges of seditio...
by BAGTIC
Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coming out of the closet, hyphenated American
Replies: 15
Views: 1721

Re: Coming out of the closet, hyphenated American

I thought that according to anthropologists we are all African-Americans as all of our ancestors came from Africa.


Where people are from is less important than where they are going.
by BAGTIC
Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coming out of the closet, hyphenated American
Replies: 15
Views: 1721

Re: Coming out of the closet, hyphenated American

Griff wrote:It still seems strange that as a 4th generation Pacific Island born native, I can't check the box "Native Pacific Islander"...

They should not even be asking you where your ancestors were from.
by BAGTIC
Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coming out of the closet, hyphenated American
Replies: 15
Views: 1721

Re: Coming out of the closet, hyphenated American

Oh heck, I don't need no fancy name. I am a minority (though unrecognized). My peer group is shrinking fast (yet we can't get any special treatment from the government). So, what shrinking minority group do I belong to? Well, heterosexual, white, males over sixty. Think I'm kidding? Take a look at ...
by BAGTIC
Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gas Piston vs Springer
Replies: 21
Views: 2623

Re: Gas Piston vs Springer

Problem with gas pistons is that pressure will gradually diminish from peak right after pumping up.
by BAGTIC
Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Muzlim Book Store....
Replies: 10
Views: 1032

Re: The Muzlim Book Store....

You did not need to tell us that the guy looking for the book was white. It was obvious, also, that he was a high school graduate. How do I know? From the way he spelled Muzlim.
by BAGTIC
Thu May 28, 2015 4:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How About A Custom SA Revolver ?
Replies: 53
Views: 4801

Re: How About A Custom SA Revolver ?

He could have avoided all the unwarranted criticism if he had cut a shallow groove where the ring is.

It seems to be a case of ego vs. function.
by BAGTIC
Thu May 28, 2015 4:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Job security: cleaning up Verdun??
Replies: 20
Views: 2689

Re: Job security: cleaning up Verdun??

IMO a waste of money unjustified by the risks. Would not be surprised if more people would not be injured in the effort to remove the ordnance than would be injured by letting it be. If it has been there a century without self detonating of being accidentally detonated it should be pretty safe by no...
by BAGTIC
Thu May 28, 2015 4:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Bullet & Cartridge Case Technology
Replies: 19
Views: 2916

Re: New Bullet & Cartridge Case Technology

Latest proven technology for military small arms ammunition is cases made from thin wall stainless steel tubing with an aluminum base similar to the traditional shotshell. It is lighter and cheaper than brass cases and has greater internal capacity. Don't know how amenable to reloading it would be b...
by BAGTIC
Thu May 28, 2015 4:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 22 LR vs. 25 ACP in a Beretta Tip-up (model 21)...?
Replies: 35
Views: 3943

Re: 22 LR vs. 25 ACP in a Beretta Tip-up (model 21)...?

Buffalo Bore loads a .32 ACP +P that performs well. It uses the 75 grain FN made by Rim Rock. Handloaders can easily duplicate the ballistics. My wife used to carry a Witness Compact 9mm but it was a bit too large for her small hands. She now carries my Manurhin (Walther) PP and it performs well.