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by piller
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cowboy Assault Rifle
Replies: 61
Views: 5242

Re: Cowboy Assault Rifle

No experience with using the 30-30 as an antipersonnell device. It works pretty well on deer. I don't know many people who are as tough as a deer.
by piller
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bill Jordan video
Replies: 11
Views: 516

Re: Bill Jordan video

I am proud of her for understanding that it was an accident.
by piller
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home defense without a firearm IS possible...
Replies: 7
Views: 386

Re: Home defense without a firearm IS possible...

That rap battle was funny.
by piller
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sage learned a hard lesson today!
Replies: 13
Views: 859

Re: Sage learned a hard lesson today!

Had an Irish Terrier who chewed cords. Burns in her mouth didn't stop her.
by piller
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ya gotta laugh!
Replies: 3
Views: 202

Re: Ya gotta laugh!

Good one!
by piller
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: My 'pronouns' are ...
Replies: 5
Views: 221

Re: My 'pronouns' are ...

I identify as LGBFJB. Let's Go Brandon... I am sure you get the rest.
by piller
Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My patient needed her Backup Gun
Replies: 23
Views: 1628

Re: My patient needed her Backup Gun

Working at an independent Pharmacy now. Love it. We are contracted with a couple of pain management Doctors. Doctor G is pretty good about keeping his patients where they can function. Extreme pain makes it hard to think, focus, or even do much else.
by piller
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The rest of the world never respected Trump....
Replies: 3
Views: 918

Re: The rest of the world never respected Trump....

I identify with the LGBFJB crowd. Buyed'im is not fit to hold office.
by piller
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another double action wheelgun in the house
Replies: 12
Views: 2112

Re: Another double action wheelgun in the house

A RIA M200 somehow joined my little herd. Left hand twist rifling. It is a modern idea of the classic. Has a transfer bar.
by piller
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: I thought they were almost all DEMOCRATS...
Replies: 2
Views: 671

Re: I thought they were almost all DEMOCRATS...

Never met anyonw who was KKK.
by piller
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Back From South Africa
Replies: 12
Views: 1231

Re: Back From South Africa

I huntrd in yhe Limpopo Province with Chris Troskie.. it was a lot of fun.
by piller
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Smokehouse Creek Fire
Replies: 9
Views: 923

Re: Smokehouse Creek Fire

Have not been out there. Hope that dinosaur outside of Canadian is OK.
by piller
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Broke Back Mountain Cowboy
Replies: 12
Views: 1758

Re: Broke Back Mountain Cowboy

I haven't voted yet. I might wear my Gadsden Flsg tshirt.
by piller
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .300 Blackout
Replies: 39
Views: 1967

Re: .300 Blackout

My Wife did well with the M16A1 in basic. She prefers the AR15 in 300 BO to the 30-30. Not a lot of real world difference.
by piller
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic
Replies: 43
Views: 3017

Re: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic

Xanax is not a good idea for me. That family of medications makes me angry for no reason. Took an hour to wake up after the procedure. The Anesthesiologist laughed when I said it would take.a while. He said 15 minutes MAX. Seeing your first medical Zebra is a bit of a surprise to most. He also dismi...
by piller
Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:24 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Republican Party Sucks
Replies: 14
Views: 1004

Re: The Republican Party Sucks

Politicians get rich off of the division.
by piller
Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic
Replies: 43
Views: 3017

Re: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic

Had a TURP in November. Glad I did. Tamsulosin and Proscar failed me.
by piller
Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Civil War conicals in the Colt 1860
Replies: 10
Views: 446

Re: Civil War conicals in the Colt 1860

Glad you had fun.
by piller
Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP: Legendary U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper Charles Benjamin “Chuck” Mawhinney
Replies: 7
Views: 399

Re: RIP: Legendary U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper Charles Benjamin “Chuck” Mawhinney

May GOD give him a special place to rest and relax. He has earned some forgiveness by his selflessness.
by piller
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Go ahead and laugh
Replies: 21
Views: 1241

Re: Go ahead and laugh

Bill, accuracy and enough power and penetration are nothing to laugh at. Glad you like it!
by piller
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does anyone have experience with the SAR 2000?
Replies: 2
Views: 249

Does anyone have experience with the SAR 2000?

I know it is sort of a clone to the CZ75, and similar to the P35 Hi Power. It feels great in my hand, and I am trying to find a reason to not get one. Around $500 in the Atwoods near me.
by piller
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Wraith Family (thermal and night optics)
Replies: 9
Views: 599

Re: The Wraith Family (thermal and night optics)

Sounds as if it is plenty good for your needs.
by piller
Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New hunting rifle.
Replies: 17
Views: 1528

Re: New hunting rifle.

The 30-06 is a great cartridge. You can take a lot ot different game with it.
by piller
Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A classic: the .44 Russian
Replies: 13
Views: 907

Re: A classic: the .44 Russian

Good accuracy is one of life's pleafures which can be passed down for generations.
by piller
Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I found this veeery interesting
Replies: 14
Views: 987

Re: I found this veeery interesting

The most powerful and the fastest bullets are rarely necessesary
by piller
Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Be Prepared..." ;-)
Replies: 3
Views: 459

Re: "Be Prepared..." ;-)

At 61, my wife might be annoyed if pregnant again.
by piller
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paul Harrell hasn't much time
Replies: 19
Views: 2118

Re: Paul Harrell hasn't much time

May he be free from pain.
by piller
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: God Bless Texas!!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 973

Re: God Bless Texas!!!!

My last vote for Governor was FOR Greg Abbott.
by piller
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: REAL Info About Tinnitus Research
Replies: 14
Views: 1090

Re: REAL Info About Tinnitus Research

I do not really understand what silence is. I can put plugs in and muffs on and still hear the whine of a table saw every second of the day.
by piller
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remembering the terror of leprosy
Replies: 5
Views: 423

Re: Remembering the terror of leprosy

Hands off to those who took care of the victoms.
by piller
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is the round-nosed lead pistol bullet good for?
Replies: 25
Views: 1882

Re: What is the round-nosed lead pistol bullet good for?

I don't want to be shot with anything, thank you very much. That said, I am not expecting anyone who is not high to stay put and absorb several bullets. High perpetrators are a different issue.
by piller
Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: THE BEST CALIBER
Replies: 63
Views: 5874

Re: THE BEST CALIBER

I am not a fan of 9mm, but therr ase sone light slim ones which hide well for me. Never been in a gunfight as a civilian, so I don't have any personal experience to use. I need to look for a good holster for my Smith & Walther P99 compact. It is 40S&W, and puts all 50 in the dark circle at 1...
by piller
Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: well. it finally happened -- A/D (accidental discharge)
Replies: 36
Views: 2015

Re: well. it finally happened -- A/D (accidental discharge)

Glad you weren't injured.
Jeff Cooper once shot the glass window with the dials on his gas meter. It happens to everyone sometime.
by piller
Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A lot of Bull
Replies: 68
Views: 8795

Re: A lot of Bull

Glad you are ok. I read an interesting article the other day of a guy that had a neighbor that was alway very slow to remove his livestock once he told them they were on his place. He decided to run them into his on squeeze chute and decorated the cattle by using bleach and putting different WORDS ...
by piller
Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 350 legend in a revolver
Replies: 19
Views: 1277

Re: 350 legend in a revolver

At the Dallas Safari Club show last Friday, I was told at the Freedom Arms booth that shooting a .38 Special in a .357 Mag chamber would cause rust in the chamber and ruin the cylinder. Has anyone on here ever experienced that?
by piller
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Murdered on the Ferry
Replies: 27
Views: 1879

Re: Murdered on the Ferry

I did DNA testing. One of the companies told me that I lacked some genes that were necessary. Another has refused my swab because they say it is not human. The one that accepted me told me that my ancestry was English, Scottish, Welsh, Hungarian, Jewish, and Italian. That does not fit at all with fa...
by piller
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sometimes I wonder why I bother
Replies: 28
Views: 1981

Re: Sometimes I wonder why I bother

A few fears ago, 86er was messing with a 44 Special for hunting. I do not recall what loads he was using, nor what his conclusions were. I wonder how the Ruger GP100 5 shot 44 Special handles. It looks a bit meatier than some. As far as damage from getting shot, I do not want to find out.
by piller
Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 350 legend in a revolver
Replies: 19
Views: 1277

Re: 350 legend in a revolver

Sounds as if the 357 Max was a victim of bad publicity. Never knew anyone who had one, but it sounds as if the bad reputation is not deserved.
by piller
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: vihtavuori N110 powder
Replies: 13
Views: 691

Re: vihtavuori N110 powder

I have used it in .45 Colt for a Ruger level load. Good accuracy.
by piller
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .35 rem vs .30-30
Replies: 14
Views: 1080

Re: .35 rem vs .30-30

I have accidentally loaded a .30-30 in the 32 WS. Accuracy is not any good at all. 50 yards and missed the target completely 3 out of 5. Figured it out and right back to tiny little groups.
by piller
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone else wish they had bought a dozen 336's when they were $200 at Wallyworld?
Replies: 23
Views: 983

Re: Anyone else wish they had bought a dozen 336's when they were $200 at Wallyworld?

Griff wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:14 pm No... I'm quite content with my sole Marlin, a 375.
You are not floundering around with anything else? Cod you really be happy with only one?
by piller
Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not coyote but dang foxes....
Replies: 18
Views: 616

Re: Not coyote but dang foxes....

Friends out in Ennis, TX have a bunch of yotes around. I need to get a dying rabbit call, or use my squirrel disk squeaker to call them a bit closer and use my 17 WSM on them. 25 grains at nearly 3000 fps makes them slough off the mortal coil really well. I need a green spotlight. All it should take...
by piller
Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gen Z needs us...
Replies: 11
Views: 685

Re: Gen Z needs us...

Born in that month between the end of Boomers and Xers. Some of the Xers are not bad folks. Gen Y, Millenials, and whatever the kids just hitting 21 are in for a rough life. Too many of them have been babied for too long. Their education was abysmal.
by piller
Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: REMINDER - Before Leaving Your Home
Replies: 12
Views: 630

Re: REMINDER - Before Leaving Your Home

The older we get, the more forgetful we get. Nothing wrong with mnemonic sayings.
by piller
Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 19 Texas Rangers, Only 18 Winchesters. Why?
Replies: 12
Views: 2074

Re: 19 Texas Rangers, Only 18 Winchesters. Why?

The Krag had a smooth action, and it was accurate. Maybe he was their sharpshooter.
by piller
Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does this qualify as a BBQ Gun?
Replies: 26
Views: 1176

Re: Does this qualify as a BBQ Gun?

I don't have anything that qualifies as a Barbecue gun. That mastodon ivory looks good.
by piller
Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Queston about Shell Holders
Replies: 12
Views: 613

Re: Queston about Shell Holders

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:34 am I found that all shell holders are not the same. The Lee shell holder for a .480 won’t work with Hornady brass. The Hornady shell holder works perfectly with the Lee dies.

They seem to be dimensionally identical but they obviously are not.
I have noticed the same issue.
by piller
Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GOING BACK IN TIME
Replies: 8
Views: 505

Re: GOING BACK IN TIME

Don't let those experiences become lost. Even in our modern world, we need to be reminded of riding trails and of being out in the wilderness.
by piller
Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Serious injury with a crossbow
Replies: 16
Views: 1176

Re: Serious injury with a crossbow

No problems yet for me. Still, touching my toes sounds like a string of Black Cat firecrackers popping.
by piller
Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Finally going to complete my .327 Ruger
Replies: 24
Views: 3225

Re: Finally going to complete my .327 Ruger

I load the .327 with 115 grain flat points meant for the .32-20. H110 and they are accurate and fun.