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by Bogie35
Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Low profile peep
Replies: 11
Views: 1323

Re: Low profile peep

Very nice. :mrgreen:

However, I do love my Skinner Lo-Pro. I took it out of the package and screwed it in. After a few minutes of sighting-in at 50 yards, I was good to go. It's more accurate than I am...and much better built! ;)

bogie
by Bogie35
Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dove Hunting Is Very Humbling.
Replies: 27
Views: 2892

Re: Dove Hunting Is Very Humbling.

My dad would typically get his limit with 1 box of shells! :shock: I, on the other hand, would rarely even get my limit. On a typical hunt with my old Remington 1100 20 gauge w/modified choke and 28" barrel, I would bag about 6-8 birds with 2 boxes of shells (dad wouldn't let me shoot more than...
by Bogie35
Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dove Hunting Is Very Humbling.
Replies: 27
Views: 2892

Re: Dove Hunting Is Very Humbling.

Griff wrote:
Lastmohecken wrote:Yes, dove shooting can be humbling. They say the average shooter will shoot 3 boxes of shells to take a ... dove...
There, fixed that for ya! :P :P At 1280fps and decellerating, it's very hard to hit 1,000mph and accellerating birds!
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by Bogie35
Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good news
Replies: 11
Views: 1283

Re: Good news

Excellent news!!!
by Bogie35
Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer Request
Replies: 23
Views: 2382

Re: OT - Prayer Request

I'm praying. Keep us posted.

Bogie
by Bogie35
Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What happened to accuracy and quality?
Replies: 25
Views: 2205

Re: What happened to accuracy and quality?

From my experience (although I wasn't familiar with guns back then), the quality of today's other products (across the board) is not even close to what it was 40 years ago. Does any appliance last for more than 5 years anymore??? Everything seems to be built to fail these days, so the manufacturer c...
by Bogie35
Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Snubbies & Felt Recoil
Replies: 19
Views: 2761

Re: OT - Snubbies & Felt Recoil

Recoil follows a basic rule of physics: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." Thus, it stands to reason that the load that produces the most kinetic energy going forward will produce the most going backward. Typical 125 grain factory loads produce more muzzle energy ...
by Bogie35
Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Favorite Game Meat - UPDATED w/RESULTS!
Replies: 56
Views: 7016

Re: OT: Favorite Game Meat

mouthpiece wrote:White Castle hamburger "Sliders"... Yes, they are indeed game. No beef in 'em at all; somebody told me they're some kinda very large rodent.
Hahahahahaha!! I'll chalk that up as one vote for "rat". ;)

Bogie
by Bogie35
Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Favorite Game Meat - UPDATED w/RESULTS!
Replies: 56
Views: 7016

OT: Favorite Game Meat - UPDATED w/RESULTS!

Hey folks. I thought we had done this before, but I can't find it. (If we have, somebody please give me the link.) What is your favorite game meat? Bogie RESULTS: Of the mammals, VENISON and ELK were by far the favorites! Of the birds, QUAIL and PHEASANT won top honors. THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT!!! To m...
by Bogie35
Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hogs Gone Wild!!!!
Replies: 19
Views: 2593

Re: Hogs Gone Wild!!!!

I've lived my whole life in South Carolina, but I've never been hog hunting. :oops:

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever eaten wild hog. Is it good?

Bogie
by Bogie35
Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Philippines 2011 - Now with Pics !
Replies: 73
Views: 9226

Re: OT - Philippines 2011

Hang in there. It'll be extra-special when you finally arrive. Who knows...this may end up being your best trip yet!

Bogie
by Bogie35
Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Like, TOTALLY OT - Best Shave Cream
Replies: 28
Views: 3821

Re: Like, TOTALLY OT - Best Shave Cream

Doggone it! Now I've got to find a new razor! I'm gonna miss those Mach 3 Turbos! :(

Bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Seems Kinda Slow Here In Lever Forum Land Guys…
Replies: 18
Views: 1787

Re: Seems Kinda Slow Here In Lever Forum Land Guys…

I hope he's laying low in preparation for a run at the presidency in 2012! I'd vote for him! ;)

Bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: You've got to be kitten me...
Replies: 19
Views: 3055

Re: You've got to be kitten me...

I would NOT want to be the defendant. From my experience, cats are not very forgiving. :wink:

Bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Philippines 2011 - Now with Pics !
Replies: 73
Views: 9226

Re: OT - Philippines 2011

Eewww Detroit. :x

I hope you get on your way soon. Have a great trip!! Please update us periodically if possible. I'm sooooo jealous! :mrgreen:

Bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Like, TOTALLY OT - Best Shave Cream
Replies: 28
Views: 3821

Re: Like, TOTALLY OT - Best Shave Cream

JohndeFresno wrote: ...and my guitar strings started rusting...
LOL!

I've been very happy with my Gillette Mach 3 Turbo razor and Barbasol Soothing Aloe cream. But, I'll have to try Burt's Bees.

Thanks!

Bogie
by Bogie35
Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quick, go comment on extended mags at abc
Replies: 17
Views: 1485

Re: Quick, go comment on extended mags at abc

Facebook is the perfect way to screw someones life up.... should they post the wrong thing Yep. I found out that, although there aren't any laws against free speech, there are "consequences". It's a bad way to find out your boss is a flaming vengeful liberal. Now I'm pigeon holed. [ :roll...
by Bogie35
Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: And So Ends The 2011 New Years Resolution. (Pics. Added)
Replies: 41
Views: 4836

Re: And So Ends The 2011 New Years Resolution.

Browning A-5 "Sweet 16"?

Bogie
by Bogie35
Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Californians: Get Ammo and Speedloaders!
Replies: 49
Views: 6597

Re: Californians: Get Ammo and Speedloaders!

I sympathize with John. He's a good man for being dedicated to his family. Heck, after the 2008 election, I was looking at "defecting" to Costa Rica.....and I live in South Carolina! However, it may not be long before we see California "border patrol" along the Arizona border. Re...
by Bogie35
Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need Advice...Lost a friend
Replies: 23
Views: 4680

Re: Need Advice...Lost a friend

First of all, sorry for your loss. If law enforcement doesn't have any leads, then he's probably missing on purpose. Hopefully he's living it up in Costa Rica. I pray for the best for you and your friend.

Bogie
by Bogie35
Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
Replies: 17
Views: 2727

Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country

Uh oh.....now PETA will be worried about the moth population. ;)

Bogie
by Bogie35
Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Floods in Queensland Australia
Replies: 39
Views: 4862

Re: Floods in Queensland Australia

I'm praying.

From what I've seen on tv, the amount of water is unimaginable. It dwarfs Katrina.

God bless,
Bogie
by Bogie35
Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best heard exaggerations
Replies: 52
Views: 7045

Re: Best heard exaggerations

Hahahahahahaha!!!!!

Thanks!

Bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What gun really won the West ?
Replies: 46
Views: 7298

Re: What gun really won the West ?

A side-by-side double-barreled shotgun.
And, although I love leverguns, side-by-side doubles are still the finest guns ever made...IMHO.

Bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Taffin on colt SAA
Replies: 11
Views: 1741

Re: OT Taffin on colt SAA

Taffin is, without a doubt, my favorite gun-scribe.

Bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Philippines 2011 - Now with Pics !
Replies: 73
Views: 9226

Re: OT - Philippines 2011

I hope to get another chance to try the food in 2012. Maybe there was just something wrong with my taster. :)

Bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Philippines 2011 - Now with Pics !
Replies: 73
Views: 9226

Re: OT - Philippines 2011

.....I have never be able to adapt to Filipino cuisine..... +1 I am one of those people who never met a food I didn't like.....until I went to the Phils. All the meat had an almost "septic" accent. The best I can describe it is that it tasted the way saltwater marsh mud smells. And it was...
by Bogie35
Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Firefox users...HELP!
Replies: 10
Views: 2388

Re: OT: Firefox users...HELP!

I had a trojan one time that disabled my Firefox (among other things). I uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox, but that only worked for a short while. Then, I installed and ran "Spybot", and it resolved the problem. It seems to dig even deeper than Norton. You can download it FOR FREE here:...
by Bogie35
Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Philippines 2011 - Now with Pics !
Replies: 73
Views: 9226

Re: OT - Philippines 2011

As to the hunting there , in 2009 when I was there my fiancee's brother took me wild pigeon hunting . Although all I carried was my digi cam . They had brought an extra rifle for me to shoot but I declined . Anyway her brother used an old Remington 511 or 512 can't remmeber which and his buddy used...
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An anniversary for me
Replies: 22
Views: 2158

Re: An anniversary for me

Got up at 0700 this morning, feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed, in a good mood and ready for a new day. Today marks 18 years of sobriety for me. No smokes either for over 20 years . Life is good. :grin: Do you know a guy named Bill W.? I met him 23 years ago, thank God! Yep, it's great waking up...
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting video featuring a 35 Rem Texan...
Replies: 8
Views: 1131

Re: Interesting video featuring a 35 Rem Texan...

66GTO wrote:We need to recruit this guy to our forum. He looks like he would fit right in. Anybody know him?
I just looked up his youtube handle "hickok45". We do have a member with that handle, but he only has one post.....and that was a long time ago.

Seems like a really good guy.

bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting video featuring a 35 Rem Texan...
Replies: 8
Views: 1131

Re: Interesting video featuring a 35 Rem Texan...

I also like the mysterious snowman saga. :lol:
If you look at his other videos, there's a follow-up. I think it's called "Zombie Snowman".....or something like that. He tracks the rogue snowman with a pump shotgun! hehehe

bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Philippines 2011 - Now with Pics !
Replies: 73
Views: 9226

Re: OT - Philippines 2011

I don't know about your experience, but for me the Tokyo airport was as smooth as butter! They were very efficient.....although nobody could speak English! hehehehe

bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Philippines 2011 - Now with Pics !
Replies: 73
Views: 9226

Re: OT - Philippines 2011

I agree! My departure went straight from Atlanta to Tokyo. That was kinda brutal...just too long in the air. But my return flight had a layover in SF. What a joke of an airport! Everyone was extremely rude, yet shockingly incompetent. And as you say, with the security and customs, it was set-up so t...
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting video featuring a 35 Rem Texan...
Replies: 8
Views: 1131

Interesting video featuring a 35 Rem Texan...

Ran across this today...very neat video. He later draws a Model 29 44 Mag. Very cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGG6n4UGRGY

bogie
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Philippines 2011 - Now with Pics !
Replies: 73
Views: 9226

Re: OT - Philippines 2011

I was out in the provinces. Northern Samar. Beautiful place with beautiful people, but shocking poverty. There weren't many comforts of home there. I will never forget the people. They reminded me of good ol' country folks. Poor but happy, and very humble and gracious hosts. Unforgettable. I'm plann...
by Bogie35
Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Philippines 2011 - Now with Pics !
Replies: 73
Views: 9226

Re: OT - Philippines 2011

Have a safe and pleasant trip! I was there last July visiting my girlfriend. I really enjoyed it.....but I sure was glad to get home. :wink:

bogie
by Bogie35
Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An anniversary for me
Replies: 22
Views: 2158

Re: An anniversary for me

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! By God's grace, I will have 12 years sober in February (if I can hang on), and today marks exactly 6 months and 1 day since my last cigarette. I know that it is a HUGE deal to go a day without drinking. Unfortunately, I have a dear friend who passed away from cirrhosis of the liv...
by Bogie35
Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy new year y'all.
Replies: 12
Views: 1319

Re: Happy new year y'all.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! :D

bogie
by Bogie35
Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Way OT; Signature Lines
Replies: 39
Views: 3783

Re: Way OT; Signature Lines

Mine is a political whine. It seems to me that our lawmakers spend too much of our resources trying to make it impossible for criminals to commit crimes, and not enough in making sure they are punished when they do.

Hope this doesn't go political. :|

bogie
by Bogie35
Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Home alone
Replies: 15
Views: 1547

Re: OT - Home alone

86er wrote:Feel better - and enjoy the peace
+1!

Hope you get to feeling better soon.
Happy New Year!

bogie
by Bogie35
Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- B29, Enola Gay cockpit
Replies: 9
Views: 1165

Re: OT- B29, Enola Gay cockpit

AWESOME!!!

Thanks for posting!

bogie
by Bogie35
Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Comprehensive Bullet Test 35 Rem. CL/LE/Cast
Replies: 24
Views: 8349

Re: Comprehensive Bullet Test 35 Rem. CL/LE/Cast

Has there ever been a bullet as well suited to its cartridge as the 200 grain Core-Lokt is to the 35 Remington? It has been superlative in every test I've seen. Joe's experiment further validates this one: http://www.suitorsgarage.com/gunstuff/35remington/factoryloadpart1.html From impact velocities...
by Bogie35
Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Client firearms-hunting data for 20 yrs NOW SHIPPING
Replies: 13
Views: 3239

Re: Client firearms-hunting data for 20 yrs NOW SHIPPING

Thanks Joe! I got my electronic copy! MASSIVE amount of data! I've been going over it for over an hour now, and have barely scraped the surface. Being a data freak, this is the kind of stuff I drool over! :D

Thank you so much for making this available to us!

bogie
by Bogie35
Wed Dec 29, 2010 3:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Custom 35 Remington ammo
Replies: 1
Views: 448

Re: Custom 35 Remington ammo

Thanks for the info!

bogie
by Bogie35
Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT How much voltage in a fence charger?
Replies: 25
Views: 3230

Re: OT How much voltage in a fence charger?

I was fixing my dogs' fencing one day. Since it's not very powerful, I always just have to test it. This time...IT ZAPPED me! My scalp was shivering for a few minutes! I soon realized the moral of the story: "Don't test an electric fence before the morning dew has risen, and for Heaven's sake D...
by Bogie35
Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT How much voltage in a fence charger?
Replies: 25
Views: 3230

Re: OT How much voltage in a fence charger?

I had an electric fence around my calf pen .. came out one day and it wasn't working. Rather than walk around, I reached through the woven wire fence to see why the charger wasn't firing .. grounded myself at about the shoulder (the length of my arm was through the fence) and believe I spoke chines...
by Bogie35
Sun Dec 26, 2010 10:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT -- Christmas in Pemba, Mozambique
Replies: 12
Views: 1089

Re: OT -- Christmas in Pemba, Mozambique

Merry Christmas Jim! You are a true hero in my eyes. I can't imagine how much more you are to those children! GOD BLESS YOU!!!

bogie
by Bogie35
Fri Dec 24, 2010 4:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .357 Magnum Hunting... Being Laughed At :(
Replies: 105
Views: 27424

Re: .357 Magnum Hunting... Being Laughed At :(

At one time, the original 44-40 revolver load took deer cleanly when fired from a ranch hand's carbine. That was a primitively cast 200 grain lead bullet probably traveling less than 1200 fps at impact. Then along came the "hot" 44-40 loads.....then the 30-30.....then the 30-06.....then th...
by Bogie35
Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Christmas Rifle
Replies: 16
Views: 2250

Re: The Christmas Rifle

Thanks for the reminder.....sometimes my perspective gets completely out of whack.

Merry Christmas!

bogie