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by Ysabel Kid
Tue May 07, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BTW...
Replies: 5
Views: 137

BTW...

... I know we don't mention birthdays as much lately, but "Happy Birthday" to my son, know here as "Y2K"! :D :D :D He turned 26 last Thursday. I was traveling on business that week, so didn't make it here. Really just wanted to keep my record going. I think I've wished him "...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue May 07, 2024 8:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HAPPY
Replies: 6
Views: 188

Re: HAPPY

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by Ysabel Kid
Tue May 07, 2024 8:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vintage .22LRs
Replies: 10
Views: 268

Re: Vintage .22LRs

Very nice Jason. :D

I'm with you; I love all .22's. :D :D :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue May 07, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Crossdraw for concealed carry?
Replies: 20
Views: 362

Re: Crossdraw for concealed carry?

Cross-draw is one of the most comfortable carry methods for me, though my "dad-bod" stomach is not helping. I won't carry appendix-style; for the safety reasons above, but also because it is just horrendously uncomfortable to me. Small of the back and shoulder holsters are not permitted wh...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue May 07, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Victorinox Caves to the PC crowd...
Replies: 12
Views: 293

Re: Victorinox Caves to the PC crowd...

I don't think they are stopping making any of their knives... with knives, but just recognize in some idiotic jurisdictions and countries any blade frightens the cry-babies... and are now against the law. Simple matter of pivoting to continue to serve a market. Really makes their products less usefu...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue May 07, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I am not much of a cook.
Replies: 5
Views: 145

Re: I am not much of a cook.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Walked right into that one...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Building a matchlock
Replies: 15
Views: 329

Re: Building a matchlock

gamekeeper wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:19 pm I would love to see photos of the completed gun.. 8)
DITTO! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
Replies: 23
Views: 749

Re: Gun and Knife Pictures

I think my sign-off qualifies! :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: can't make this stuff up
Replies: 10
Views: 432

Re: can't make this stuff up

I stop watching all forms of professional sports a long time ago. Watching a bunch of overpaid anti-Americans in leagues run by over-paid anti-Americans is not something I'll waste my time or money on. :evil:
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pitchy (Lenn)
Replies: 34
Views: 1273

Re: Pitchy (Lenn)

Hope you get to feeling better soon, Lenn!
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:50 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: So, I ask yet again...
Replies: 10
Views: 268

Re: So, I ask yet again...

1970. My baby sister, a whole 15 months younger than I, was hit by a kid that had been bused into our school. What happened as a result would get me incarcerated today. I didn't require any assistance, and those in attendance did nothing to intervene. I'm older and wiser now. Which means there woul...
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Off Topic....Great Sheriff
Replies: 3
Views: 174

Re: Off Topic....Great Sheriff

I love stories with happy endings!
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guy & family need help
Replies: 4
Views: 240

Re: Guy & family need help

I was at the Charlotte airport, sometime in the last year (don't remember exactly when because I spend half my life there :roll: ) and had just got through security and was waiting on my bag. I look over at one of the bins from someone who had gone through before me and lo and behold, there was a .2...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: atf ban on pistol braces overturned
Replies: 5
Views: 314

Re: atf ban on pistol braces overturned

It has been a long time coming. No doubt the ATF will file an appeal, its not like they have to pay for it I just don't see how an agency can make a "law" without congress voting on it. Because we lost our way as a country a very long time ago. Dumbing down public education for a few gene...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Guy
Replies: 15
Views: 424

Re: New Guy

Welcome, Chaser! You've come to the right place! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: So, I ask yet again...
Replies: 10
Views: 268

So, I ask yet again...

... do none of these young ladies have older brothers or fathers?!? From the Patriot Post today: Trans thuggery invisibility: For too many people, protecting the gender-bending ideology is more important than protecting kids. In Lansdale, Pennsylvania, at a middle school, a 12-year-old girl was blin...
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I guess its my turn for pet loss and Christian thoughts
Replies: 16
Views: 639

Re: I guess its my turn for pet loss and Christian thoughts

I'm so sorry to hear this, Andy. It is unreal how sad one can be when we lose our faithful companions. And like you, I've had cats that were every bit as loving as dogs, and who wanted to be by my side 100% of the time.
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New primers from Arkansas
Replies: 13
Views: 627

Re: New primers from Arkansas

I am actually surprised that more companies haven't jumped into the game. After all, when something is short, with demand far exceeding supply, there is an economic opportunity...
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lost our pup this week
Replies: 22
Views: 652

Re: Lost our pup this week

Thank you fellas...
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lost our pup this week
Replies: 22
Views: 652

Lost our pup this week

We lost one of our dogs this week. :cry: Ruger and Remington (Remi) were litter mates. We got them 7.5 years ago. Both were miniature long-haired dachshunds. Ruger, the male, was a black and tan, and the girl, Remi, copper-colored. They were the only two in the litter, and inseparable. The middle of...
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday...
Replies: 4
Views: 143

Happy Birthday...

... to my daughter!

She turned 22 today. I have to call her ma'am now, as she outranks me. She started her career last week as an officer (O1/Ensign) nurse with the Navy at the hospital in Portsmouth, VA. :D

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by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old Movies
Replies: 27
Views: 926

Re: Old Movies

I prefer the old movies too, I can even forgive the wrong firearms being used as the only alternative would be genuine antiques, nowadays replicas of all kinds exist so no excuses anymore. And yet, Hollywood seems to be obsessed with using brass-framed "Colt" percussion revolvers. :roll:
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old Movies
Replies: 27
Views: 926

Re: Old Movies

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:28 am I mostly love old movies because they told stories. Today, everything is so woke and laced with homosexuality that it just turns me off.
Agree 1000%
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Custom holster maker
Replies: 7
Views: 275

Re: Custom holster maker

Thanks fellas. As I said, "fantasy rig". The Walker and Dragoon series were indeed "horse pistols" (and marketed as such by Colt). The 1851 and 1860 were "belt pistols" and the 1849 was a "pocket pistol" (along with the 1862 Pocket Navy and Pocket Police). The...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Custom holster maker
Replies: 7
Views: 275

Custom holster maker

Hi fellas - Do you have a custom holster maker, that doesn't charge a crazy amount, that you recommend? I'd like to have a fantasy gun belt and holster made - well, the rig worn by my nom de guerre, the Ysabel Kid, in the J.T. Edson western book series. It is a buscadero rig, like the ones used in 1...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Carry gun for an 89 year old man……good one
Replies: 16
Views: 776

Re: Carry gun for an 89 year old man……good one

A lot of wisdom with that amount of age. Excellent choice! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got the cabin in PA cleaned up for the season
Replies: 17
Views: 493

Re: Got the cabin in PA cleaned up for the season

Jason, I have a GSG, the knock-off of the H&K MP5 in .22LR, and it is a ton of fun. I can see why Quentin took to it. :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 9mm Round Ball Sniper Weapon
Replies: 6
Views: 353

Re: 9mm Round Ball Sniper Weapon

Very cool! 8)
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New member
Replies: 19
Views: 438

Re: New member

Welcome to the camp fire, John! :D

+1 on others comments about the suppressor. Just a civilized use of modern technology to reduce hearing damage to the shooter and anyone near by. If only the government understood this. :roll:
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Navy Tactical Scope Mount
Replies: 7
Views: 305

Re: New Navy Tactical Scope Mount

As my Marine buddy commented... "the uber driver just screwed up again". :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For the Parker lovers here
Replies: 12
Views: 339

Re: For the Parker lovers here

She's a beaut for sure! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just one Blackhawk
Replies: 55
Views: 2310

Re: Just one Blackhawk

Ooh... dragoon trigger guard too. Me likey! 8) :mrgreen: :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Before and after
Replies: 11
Views: 392

Re: Before and after

Bill in Oregon wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:46 am Horsesoldier, I might shoot it tomorrow. Winds should step back down out of the 20s and 30s to the teens.
Nice grips Jay!
Thanks Bill!
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Blackrock still at it…
Replies: 4
Views: 197

Re: Blackrock still at it…

And, a couple years ago after my Mom died I got a little inheritance. My financial planner went to invest it, and my directive, then e-mailed me the paperwork to sign. I sent it back to him and told him I should have said up front that I don't want a dime of my money invested through Blackrock. He h...
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:24 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Blackrock still at it…
Replies: 4
Views: 197

Re: Blackrock still at it…

Fink was a guest at a leadership meeting at the country I work for. Said the same thing, then complained that the left and right both hate him. Right... The only thing I can't stand more than a leftist is one that is too cowardly to admit it. You have to hand it to AOC - she may be bat-dung crazy an...
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Howdy from Georgia!
Replies: 22
Views: 729

Re: Howdy from Georgia!

Welcome to the campfire! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Before and after
Replies: 11
Views: 392

Re: Before and after

A nice improvement Bill I love a little bit of customizing, makes a gun more personal... 8) Me too. I think half of my handguns aren't wearing their factory grips. :D Bill - I really like the sets of Altamont grips I have. Yours look really sharps! This is probably my favorite set: https://i.ibb.co...
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NEW members
Replies: 6
Views: 270

Re: NEW members

AJMD429 wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:27 pm .
So I guess telling one of my friends they ought to join the forum and use the name ‘SpamBot007’ probably wasn’t a good idea…??? :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NEW members
Replies: 6
Views: 270

Re: NEW members

Bill in Oregon wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:58 am Thanks for your eagle's vigilance, John.
+1 :D
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 ACP SIXGUN
Replies: 27
Views: 804

Re: 45 ACP SIXGUN

At the risk of offending Sixgun, here is my Uberti Cattleman Sabre. A .45 Colt sixgun, and a couple years ago I scored a .45 ACP cylinder for it. Dropped it off at my gunsmith and he fitted it perfectly. It is a ton of fun and my go-to SAA carry gun. https://i.ibb.co/2dRpXmJ/052-Uberti-Cattleman-Sab...
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'd not survive the 'corporate' world...
Replies: 19
Views: 608

Re: I'd not survive the 'corporate' world...

Old No7 wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:14 pm
I do think you're wrong Doc... For those under 30 -- it's about 85%!!!

Old No7
I'm thankful - and sometimes worried - that Y2K is not.

Worried because I'm almost at the career finish line. He's still starting, and has a lot of years to suffer through dealing with this idiocy.
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'd not survive the 'corporate' world...
Replies: 19
Views: 608

Re: I'd not survive the 'corporate' world...

Old No7 wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:14 pm But there is an "I" in TEAM Doc -- check it out!!

Team.jpeg

Old No7
:lol: :lol: :lol:
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'd not survive the 'corporate' world...
Replies: 19
Views: 608

Re: I'd not survive the 'corporate' world...

Hardest thing I ve had to do in my life was sit through a sensitivity course with an instructor who was a 6’5” man wearing a dress and I suppose a wig and makeup.Try doing that with a room full of guys trying not to laugh .Was the longest 3hrs of my life I honestly don’t think I could do that. I kn...
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tornado Hit Us Wednesday
Replies: 30
Views: 727

Re: Tornado Hit Us Wednesday

piller wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:51 pm Glad you are all unharmed.
+1
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3-D Printer
Replies: 9
Views: 343

Re: 3-D Printer

Several of the paper cartridge formers I've acquired were made using 3D printers. Makes me wonder if it might be a good investment! :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was talking with some friends about the S&W Model 10
Replies: 32
Views: 1190

Re: I was talking with some friends about the S&W Model 10

I've always wanted to add one to my collection, but haven't found the right one yet and I'm not in such a hurry that I can't wait. The process has worked well for me for years. :D I remember well the days when .38 Special ammunition was the cheapest centerfire ammunition one could find. I'm happy I ...
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New to me 1886 help!
Replies: 10
Views: 554

Re: New to me 1886 help!

gamekeeper wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:42 pm Welcome to the campfire Guide89... :D
+1

And cool levergun! 8)