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by rock-steady
Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT--My Redwing Died
Replies: 27
Views: 2489

Re: OT--My Redwing Died

I switched from Red Wings to Chippewa boots several years ago. I wear pull-on Chippewa Arroyos everday for work and Chippewa lace-up Loggers for hunting, firewood gathering etc. http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/JustinBrands/CBC_29470_R?$CBC_grid$&crop=100,400,2000,3200 http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/i...
by rock-steady
Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Last Ride For An Old Cowboy
Replies: 18
Views: 2490

Re: Last Ride For An Old Cowboy

Thanks for the story. Sort'a tuned up my heartstrings.
by rock-steady
Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vintage Winchester Add. Poster (hot;-) updated/pics.
Replies: 49
Views: 6639

Re: Vintage Winchester Add. Poster (hot;-)

Theres something missing in this ad!
:shock: :lol:
by rock-steady
Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT) RIP Patrick Swayze
Replies: 20
Views: 1688

Re: OT) RIP Patrick Swayze

+1 WOLVERINES!
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by rock-steady
Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is the most unusual cartridge you shoot?
Replies: 95
Views: 19130

Re: What is the most unusual cartridge you shoot?

I guess my most unusual cartridges are:

22 Hornet
260 Remington
7.5x55 Swiss
500 S&W Mag
by rock-steady
Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - LONESOME DOVE
Replies: 56
Views: 5658

Re: OT - LONESOME DOVE

The scene where Big Zwey knifed the fellow on the whisky boat that was eyeballing Elmira. He pulled a bowie an juuged the dude in a flash. The man was dead before he hit the deck. I liked the part where Deets appeared to P.I. after the indians shot Gus too. I never figured out if Deets was an ex-Con...
by rock-steady
Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What would you use?
Replies: 9
Views: 838

Re: What would you use?

Speer 270gr Gold Dot!
by rock-steady
Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If Only!...Guns You Really Wish They Made
Replies: 53
Views: 7355

Re: If Only!...Guns You Really Wish They Made

A lever action carbine in 500SW! Stainless steel with full length mag tube. :D
by rock-steady
Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hide the women and lock the pantry! I'm back!!
Replies: 35
Views: 2982

Re: Hide the women and lock the pantry! I'm back!!

Good to see you back. We need some new dutch oven recipes asap!
by rock-steady
Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Mossberg failed me
Replies: 6
Views: 771

Re: OT - Mossberg failed me

The Mossberg didn't fail you. Sounds to me like an ammo problem. The slugs are too soft to get much penetration. Try a 44 Mag loaded with some 300gr hard cast wide meplats. I shoot down "widow-makers" like in your picture quite often.
by rock-steady
Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Human Condition..............
Replies: 20
Views: 2358

Re: The Human Condition..............

I second what Grizz said. Our rulers have made God unwelcome in our government and our pubic schools. This leaves a vacuum for something else to fill. I'm reminded of a Bible verse, 1 Peter 5:8 King James Version: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh ab...
by rock-steady
Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lets take a step back in time to our first lever gun
Replies: 41
Views: 4221

Re: Lets take a step back in time to our first lever gun

+1 Daisy Red Ryder and Marlin 336 30/30.
by rock-steady
Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Intl Space station
Replies: 15
Views: 1342

Re: OT Intl Space station

I watch the satellites most every evening when the moon is not up. In the first couple of hours after sundown, I can usually count five or six different satellites criss-crossing in the sky. Try this link for tracking the Shuttle and the ISS. http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/home/index.html You can clic...
by rock-steady
Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If you could shoot any firearm...
Replies: 51
Views: 3946

Re: If you could shoot any firearm...

I've always wanted to fire a MP-44 Sturmgewehr, and a 1896 Broomhandle Mauser.
by rock-steady
Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Weather Check!!
Replies: 40
Views: 4018

Re: OT: Weather Check!!

South Mississippi checking in....absolutely beautiful morning!

Fair

25°F
Humidity: 44 %
Wind Speed: NE 10 MPH
Barometer: 30.69"
Dewpoint: 6°F
Wind Chill: 15°
Visibility: 10.00 mi
by rock-steady
Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When you were a kid..........
Replies: 62
Views: 5442

Re: When you were a kid..........

I killed my first deer when I was 8 years old with my Grandpaw's Eastern Arms 16ga single-barrel. I bought my first gun when I was 12yo. I worked all summer pulpwooding and picking watermelons and cucumbers and ordered a Winchester 190 .22LR from Sears & Roebuck. Sandy Claws did bring me a gun f...
by rock-steady
Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is your favorite gun store?
Replies: 73
Views: 10747

Re: What is your favorite gun store?

Benton Shooter's Supply in Benton, Tennessee.
by rock-steady
Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Bluegrass
Replies: 23
Views: 1861

Re: OT - Bluegrass

I'll look for thr replay. That little girl can sang! The older i get, the more I I love bluegrass music. My newest CD's are The Steeldrivers and Dailey & Vincent.
by rock-steady
Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lets see you best(worse) hunting attire.
Replies: 64
Views: 7733

Re: Lets see you best(worse) hunting attire.

:lol: Not only do you dress funny, but your buck is hanging upside down. :lol:
by rock-steady
Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: O.T... Good Eatin'
Replies: 30
Views: 3162

Re: O.T... Good Eatin'

Down here we have an old saying........

"True grits, more grits, fish grits and collards. Life is good, where grits are swollar'd."

Specializing in Grits, Guns, and Groceries............
by rock-steady
Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Don't Miss Out On Great Truck/Barn Rifle....
Replies: 8
Views: 1532

Re: Don't Miss Out On Great Truck/Barn Rifle....

The 7.5 x 55mm Swiss is an easy cartridge to handload. The same .308" bullets and powders used in .308 Winchester and .30/06 work fine for the 7.5 Swiss. Surplus GP11 ammo is available as well as factory loads from Prvi Partizan, Wolf and others. New brass from Norma s over $1.00 apiece. Inform...
by rock-steady
Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: skerl gun 08 goes to work
Replies: 16
Views: 1553

Re: skerl gun 08 goes to work

Beautiful rifle. However the proper spelling of skerl is "squill" :lol:
by rock-steady
Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Ever have one of those really bad ideas?
Replies: 22
Views: 2345

Re: OT-Ever have one of those really bad ideas?

A friend of mine knocked himself out cold as a wedge. He had a 4" bbl S&W .38 special revolver and shot a pine tree with a wadcutter. The slug bounced back and cracked him right in the forehead. Scary, but he has a hard head and was OK after a few minutes. :oops:
by rock-steady
Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - We are done!
Replies: 54
Views: 5011

Re: POLITICS - We are done!

A must read article, especially the last paragraph.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/ ... e_e_1.html

quite appropo
by rock-steady
Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: My Pantheon of Heroes
Replies: 38
Views: 3570

Re: OT: My Pantheon of Heroes

Daniel Boone
General Nathan Bedford Forrest
Teddy Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Ronald Reagan

I'd ride the river with any of the above...
by rock-steady
Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A .32 "Bunny Gun"
Replies: 32
Views: 6082

Re: A .32 "Bunny Gun"

Picture not attached? I see no picture. I want to see a picture of the Bunny Gun! :shock:
by rock-steady
Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Civil War Movie picks...
Replies: 74
Views: 10424

Re: OT - Civil War Movie picks...

The movie "Gettysburg" is my favorite.

I'm still mad at Chamberlain and those boys from Maine. :shock:

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by rock-steady
Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - movies you watched as a kid
Replies: 45
Views: 5206

Re: OT - movies you watched as a kid

Every weekday afternoon, the "Big Show" came on Channel 5. (We only got two channels, 5 and 13). Some I remember are the Tarzan movies and the old B movies about giant spiders and UFO's, The Blob etc.
by rock-steady
Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Levergun dreaming...
Replies: 29
Views: 4022

Re: Levergun dreaming...

I would love to have a stainless steel levergun with a 20" barrel and full length mag tube, chambered in 500 S&W Magnum.
by rock-steady
Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well, I guess we're back
Replies: 39
Views: 4190

Re: Well, I guess we're back

I like the new look +1 :o
by rock-steady
Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT WARNING: HIGH CUTE FACTOR! newborns in the yard
Replies: 21
Views: 3278

Amazing pictures. Horses are so cute, especially when they are babies.
by rock-steady
Wed May 28, 2008 8:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Louis L'Amour trivia
Replies: 15
Views: 2278

Not trying to hijack, but I always wanted to see how the Tinker signed his notes with a sihouette instead of a signature. Iwouldn't turn down a tinker-made bowie either.
by rock-steady
Wed May 28, 2008 4:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .444 vs. .45-70 reloading question
Replies: 8
Views: 1550

You'll need a loading tray made for the big old honking rim of the 45/70. :lol: The 444 is slightly more economical IMO, because the components are smaller than the 45/70. i.e. less brass, copper and powder......
by rock-steady
Wed May 28, 2008 8:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Louis L'Amour Novels
Replies: 26
Views: 4262

+1 for Flint. Years ago, I had every book Louis L'Amour had written. I still have them in a box. I need to break them out and re-read 'em. "High Lonesome" is a good one too.
by rock-steady
Wed May 28, 2008 8:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less
Replies: 12
Views: 1493

If we can put a spacecraft on Mars to dig for water, why can't we build an affordable vehicle to run around on Earth? What kind of system provides power for thhe Space Shuttle and the ISS? I heard theey had hydrogen fuel cells. :?:
by rock-steady
Thu May 22, 2008 11:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do you get flesh off a deer skull?
Replies: 26
Views: 4443

I skin the hide off the skull, and place the skull and antlers in a big fire ant bed near a tree. Then tie the skull to the tree with bob wire. In a month or so, itll be cleaner than a whistle. How far north have fire ants made it? Down h'yar , we got a'plenty. I'll be a'sendin' yall some if'n ye ne...
by rock-steady
Fri May 09, 2008 7:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MOVIES - Favorite Scene in Lonesome Dove
Replies: 31
Views: 4267

Here's another couple of good ones....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v_Ggkj2 ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E44VYR3t ... re=related

For any who have not watched Lonesome Dove, read the novel by Larry McMurtry first, then watch the movie.
by rock-steady
Fri May 09, 2008 6:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody else hooked on certain calibers/can't stand others?
Replies: 78
Views: 8413

Hooked on:
444 Marlin
260 Remington
22 Hornet
500 S&W

Can't stand:
270 Winchester
Short Mags
Ultra Mags
by rock-steady
Thu May 08, 2008 7:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MOVIES - Favorite Scene in Lonesome Dove
Replies: 31
Views: 4267

The long range shot Gus made with his Henry is a classic...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23UhypY- ... re=related
by rock-steady
Tue May 06, 2008 10:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FOOD - Plant some tomatoes?
Replies: 24
Views: 3503

We generally plant our tomatoes on Good Friday, however we waited another two weeks this year. We plant Big Boys and Better Boys and a couple of TommyToes. Normally there are some ripe by the last week of June. There is nothing finer than a thick slice of tomato, some mayonaise, salt, black pepper a...
by rock-steady
Mon May 05, 2008 1:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Update - Confederate Memorial Day
Replies: 74
Views: 9370

Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, th...
by rock-steady
Fri May 02, 2008 9:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Scope options for 22H Handi-Rifle
Replies: 10
Views: 1247

I put a Weaver K6 on my HandiHornet. 6x magnification is plenty for a 200yd shot on a crow. I use Hogddon Lil'Gun and remington 45gr SP's for my all-around utility load. I checked my zero the other day. I shot a 3shot group at 200yds that measured .664". Dead center of the bullseye!Not bad at a...
by rock-steady
Thu May 01, 2008 10:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - What was for supper tonight????
Replies: 52
Views: 6080

I grilled some butter-flied porkchops over charcoal and pecan wood while mrs. rock-steady made some tater salad and a side dish of asparagus stewed in butter. Had a few malted barley & hops belly-washers while the meat was on the grill. :lol:
by rock-steady
Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - All Time Favorite Books ???
Replies: 54
Views: 7567

Company Aytch by Samuel R. Watkins

The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer

Moby Dick by Herman Melville
by rock-steady
Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Battle Hymm in school
Replies: 77
Views: 7369

Heritage...not Hate.

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by rock-steady
Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Pelosi and Gingrich Commercial
Replies: 15
Views: 2454

Just look at ther eyes......flat and dull like a shark...or an extraterrerestial.... :shock: