might bring in a moose or two!!!Pitchy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:35 am Back in the logging days they would send a guy out and blow a horn like this the call them in for lunch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3rAVzSBocA
Search found 780 matches
- Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lunch time
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1333
Re: Lunch time
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Elmer's Bullets
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1165
Re: Elmer's Bullets
Really good info, and history....
- Mon Apr 04, 2022 4:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Took the Rossi .357 Levergun To The Range This Morning
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1501
- Sat Mar 26, 2022 6:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Amazon Basin - back in the day
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1886
Re: The Amazon Basin - back in the day
My folks took me down to Brazil when I was just a wee lad. We first lived near the mouth of the Amazon river in the city of Belém before moving to a frontier town 500 miles south. It was a wonderful time for us kids, growing up in a wild, beautiful part of God’s globe. The area is between two major...
- Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tom Mix on a Henderson motorcycle
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2623
Re: Tom Mix on a Henderson motorcycle
Thanks for posting.Pitchy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:32 pm Ran across this cool picture of Tom Mix.
https://www.iggymakarevich.com/wp-conte ... 4_1280.jpg
- Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 94 parts swappin'
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2464
Re: 94 parts swappin'
About 20 years ago, I had an uncle pass. His son showed up at my dad's and left a bunch of his dad's guns, headed back to California, and was never heard from again. We sat on em all this time, until I figured 20 years was long enough. There was an early post-64 94 30-30 carbine in there that looke...
- Sun Mar 20, 2022 2:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 10/22 magazines
- Replies: 8
- Views: 972
Re: 10/22 magazines
Yep3leggedturtle wrote: ↑Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:15 pm Blaine if they arent narked Ruger and BX25 on them they aint worth their weight in liberals!
- Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Old Man ....
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1478
Re: The Old Man ....
The Old Man was living on the Spear S Ranch north of Phoenix, up near the New River country, when the thieves hit the place. The Spear S was an old ranch and typical of the times and the country, most everything was just left where it happened to light. Doors were not locked and trouble was not e...
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mosseberg M151M
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1311
Re: Mosseberg M151M
There is a company called Havelin that also has Mossberg parts.
- Fri Nov 27, 2020 12:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Would it be possible...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3458
Re: Would it be possible...
I can't help but wonder if the greatly increased pressure would be a problem???
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 6:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: No offense to John Browning, but....
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4851
Re: No offense to John Browning, but....
....Every time I have to do something simple to Winchester 92, even just clean the chamber, I realize why I like Marlins better. C54AD301-8FE7-4C6A-A352-E8DB63264BD0.jpeg All I wanted to do was brush out the chamber from the breech but of course unlike the Marlin, where you can easily just take out...
- Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "The Years Have Been Good to Me..."
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3175
Re: "The Years Have Been Good to Me..."
would you have listened???
- Sat Oct 17, 2020 5:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shooting Times, Feb 1973
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2822
Re: Shooting Times, Feb 1973
frankly I'm pretty sure the 44-40 brass isn't nearly as strong as 44 mag..... :o Does not necessarily matter. The 44 Magnum was designed for revolvers, not rifles. yeah, it does matter - pressure is pressure So take a good look at the photo, do you seriously think there is much difference between t...
- Sat Oct 17, 2020 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shooting Times, Feb 1973
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2822
Re: Shooting Times, Feb 1973
Hmm, so what i get from that is standard 44 mag load data can be used in a 44wcf as long as its in a 92 or stronger action. Is that right? frankly I'm pretty sure the 44-40 brass isn't nearly as strong as 44 mag..... :o Does not necessarily matter. The 44 Magnum was designed for revolvers, not rifl...
- Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shooting Times, Feb 1973
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2822
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "300 pounds of ammunition — thousands of rounds, 'enough for a small war'..."
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3001
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "300 pounds of ammunition — thousands of rounds, 'enough for a small war'..."
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3001
Re: "300 pounds of ammunition — thousands of rounds, 'enough for a small war'..."
A few years ago at a holiday family reunion, my son and I mobbed together with an in law to buy 5,000 rounds of something. Another in law was listening and became indignant.....you know......"what honest man needs 5,000 cartridges ?" Well, first off, it was just 5,000 divided amongst thre...
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "300 pounds of ammunition — thousands of rounds, 'enough for a small war'..."
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3001
Re: "300 pounds of ammunition — thousands of rounds, 'enough for a small war'..."
A few years ago at a holiday family reunion, my son and I mobbed together with an in law to buy 5,000 rounds of something. Another in law was listening and became indignant.....you know......"what honest man needs 5,000 cartridges ?" Well, first off, it was just 5,000 divided amongst thre...
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "300 pounds of ammunition — thousands of rounds, 'enough for a small war'..."
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3001
Re: "300 pounds of ammunition — thousands of rounds, 'enough for a small war'..."
300 lbs = thousands of rounds? what caliber???AJMD429 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:15 pm https://www.tacticalshit.com/wa-man-sen ... host-guns/
.....a pretty small 'war', I'm thinking....
- Sun Sep 27, 2020 5:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stupidest Handgun Scope Mount I've Ever Seen...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 849
Re: Stupidest Handgun Scope Mount I've Ever Seen...
not stupid at all - to shoot that far with handgun velocities you need to allow for a lot of drop.
guess you have never seen the scope bases used by long range RIFLE shooters.....
guess you have never seen the scope bases used by long range RIFLE shooters.....
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 3:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .38-40 WCF
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5219
Re: .38-40 WCF
I have a T/C Contender pistol in 38-40; does that count?
- Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just for some fun and cute shooting...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 953
Re: Just for some fun and cute shooting...
https://youtu.be/jeQC1oeGauc I've sent her videos to several women I've been trying to interest in shooting, but it is funny how some women really like her videos, but some others actually seem like they dislike them.....' because she's just too cute '.... :roll: Them XX-chromosome people are somet...
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2978
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 4:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The chirping bird. ( cows added )
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4409
Re: The chirping bird. ( cows added )
hungry little beggars, aren't they?Pitchy wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 12:30 pm Made this the other day, i know it`s not much interest to most but we contribute what we can.
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUK1vZw ... e=youtu.be
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: It Takes a Certain Kind of Stupid...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1456
Re: It Takes a Certain Kind of Stupid...
thanks for posting!
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: These are for pretty ...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3606
Re: These are for pretty ...
are you going to actually shoot them?
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Stuff
- Replies: 42
- Views: 7014
Re: 30-30 Stuff
I was thinking of using the 30-30 I am working on for deer this Fall. I mentioned that and had a young man tell me that, while the old 30-30 may have worked years ago, today they did not have enough power for deer. The deer are much tougher these days. He started naming some of the more modern and ...
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My first wooden bucket, plus canteen
- Replies: 78
- Views: 9052
- Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Im in love.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5138
Re: Im in love.
yes indeed !!!Pitchy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:31 am Absolutely beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6TYhGL8VFA
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: a word of thanksgiving
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1816
Re: a word of thanksgiving
glad you made it OK!!!
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The flying goose
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2813
Re: The flying goose
so will it generate enough lift to get airborne????
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Which would be funnier....?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2240
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 38/40 day -- Addendum
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2775
Re: 38/40 day
At our monthly shoot last week-end I shot kinda' mediocre to fair except for "pistol caliber levergun" where the old 38/40 just got on fire and made a perfect score. In our match we shoot 2 shots as "sighters" and 5 for score at the 50,100, 150, and 200 yard targets. So "pe...
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Considering a shot gun
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2731
- Thu May 21, 2020 2:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3310
Re: Oh Heck Yes!! I Want One Of These!!
considering how poorly many people drive I would not want them in the air with me...COSteve wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 11:52 am Talk about "self driving" cars. Now this one would suit me just fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHJTZ7k0BXU
- Tue May 12, 2020 3:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1630
Re: Just For A Laugh . . .
well, have you tested it yet?
- Mon May 11, 2020 6:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Getting to old for this stuff.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6931
Re: Getting to old for this stuff.
Ask AJMD429 about it. In the Medical Professions we must learn to see and hear things which would normally scar our minds for life. We learn to put it in a portion of the mind that has no personal feelings, or we go crazy. AJMD429, myself, and the others on here who routinely see and hear about TMI...
- Sat May 09, 2020 9:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Getting to old for this stuff.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6931
Re: Getting to old for this stuff.
When it is time for the new system will you bring in a contractor - or tackle it yourself?
- Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SKS 'Truck Guns' are back...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3063
Re: SKS 'Truck Guns' are back...
https://palmettostatearmory.com/chinese-type-56-sks-7-62x39-military-surplus-grade-2-rifle-w-spiker-bayonet.html Not a bad price. Way back when our family had several but everyone but me sold theirs to get something better. I put a Tapco stock on mine and it's a favorite. The only thing holding me ...
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A bunch of fairy`s moved into the neighborhood
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2421
Re: A bunch of fairy`s moved into the neighborhood
Hope the woodpeckers don't move in!
- Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leonardo da Vinci trip hammer
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2842
Re: Leonardo da Vinci trip hammer
yep, great for cracking walnuts....
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1371
Re: Relative Importance in 2020
OK, that would explain it!!
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1371
Re: Relative Importance in 2020
HMMM, why did TP take such a downward turn???
- Mon Apr 13, 2020 5:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1867
Re: From A 39 Year Old Dean Koontz Novel - This is Really Scary!!!
It's way more comfortable if you don't wear your tin foil too tight. :lol: Blaine is right on... As much as I'd like to blame SOMEONE for this mess we're all in, Snopes says the following about that passage by Koontz. Old No7 Was Coronavirus Predicted in a 1981 Dean Koontz Novel ? It’s true that Ko...
- Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1867
Re: From A 39 Year Old Dean Koontz Novel - This is Really Scary!!!
probably never - due to lack of testicular fortitude!!!
- Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New tire thumper.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3124
- Thu Apr 09, 2020 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New tire thumper.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3124
Re: New tire thumper.
Seen this hard wood table leg laying in the shop and thought that looks like it would make a nice tire thumper. Drilled it out 1 1/4 by 2 1/2 inch and filled with lead :) https://i.imgur.com/JZQlgY7h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/BK4DBAph.jpg That ought to thump anything (or anyone) that needs thumped......
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Legendary WW2 Aircraft
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1595
Re: Legendary WW2 Aircraft
rock-steady wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:49 am I found this video on youtube while showing my grandson some "a-planes".
He don't care much for modern jet aircraft. He likes the old piston and rotary engine sounds.
https://youtu.be/6dwgLvGs6uE
really nice - thank you!
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Maybe it is. . . . Time to go POSTAL....!!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3888
Re: Maybe it is. . . . Time to go POSTAL....!!!
I'd love to, but
1: my range is closed
2: I'm under a stay inside order
1: my range is closed
2: I'm under a stay inside order
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Body Armor that stopped a 50 BMG
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1966
Re: Body Armor that stopped a 50 BMG
blunt impact trauma....