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by jkbrea
Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Buying Guns in Cal.(kind of long, sorry)
Replies: 17
Views: 1749

Re: Buying Guns in Cal.(kind of long, sorry)

I beleive many dealers in most states are misinformed or maybe just overly cautious about doing business in Ca. not wanting to risk their FFL. Can't say that I blame them but from what a GB dealer I deat with out of Texas told me, they are missing out on a lot of business due to bad information.
by jkbrea
Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Buying Guns in Cal.(kind of long, sorry)
Replies: 17
Views: 1749

Buying Guns in Cal.(kind of long, sorry)

I've been laid up recovering from a knee surgery. With a lot of time to kill I decided to look into replacing a Winchester 94 30-30 I traded off. I found several on Gun Broker but just about every one refused to ship to California. It is getting so frustrating. I've bought before and the only differ...
by jkbrea
Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 30-30
Replies: 5
Views: 1030

Marlin 30-30

I saw this Trapper length 30-30 on gunbroker. Anyone have one or shot one. Kind of pricey but another one lists in the high $700.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =154989094
by jkbrea
Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Good Time To Clean Guns
Replies: 3
Views: 369

OT-Good Time To Clean Guns

I have to have a patella ligament below my kneecap reattached tomorrow. Then six weeks in a straight brace, then physical therapy. Blew it out at work so workmans comp is covering it. Its going to suck but I'll have plenty of time to clean my guns and sort through things. And the doc said I should b...
by jkbrea
Tue Jan 12, 2010 2:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Buried a brother today.
Replies: 42
Views: 2805

Re: OT - Buried a brother today.

It truly is sad to lose a fellow officer, especially in a small tight department. Stay strong brother.
by jkbrea
Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leverevolution Ballistics? Same as a normal round?
Replies: 27
Views: 3944

Re: Leverevolution Ballistics? Same as a normal round?

This is a 45-70 LE round I dug out of a large cow elk a couple years back. It wasn't a long shot, about 90 yards. It dropped her quick. The round went through a couple ribs and lodged just inside the hide on the opposite side. The crease is from hitting a rib. I don't know how they stack up against ...
by jkbrea
Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Optic for a Tactical/Plinker .22 Rimfire??? *updated*
Replies: 13
Views: 2487

Re: OT: Scope or Optic for a Tactical/Plinker .22 Rimfire???

Old No7, I bought two of the GS5's last year and gave one to my son. They are a blast to shoot. I put a cheap Japanese made red dot and it has worked great. As stated by AJMD429, since there is no recoil, it doesn't make sense to buy a $400-$500 Eotech. Another thing, according to my local gun deale...
by jkbrea
Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is This Unusual
Replies: 3
Views: 442

Is This Unusual

I was looking for a 30-30 trapper and saw this one. It has no markings of Winchester or the caliber on the gun. Maybe slipped through?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =153112944
by jkbrea
Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .45acp V. .357---Let's Settle This Once and For All
Replies: 93
Views: 5063

Re: .45acp V. .357---Let's Settle This Once and For All

I don't want to hijack the thread but I have a story to relate that may be related to this issue. A few guys I work with wanted to change from issued .45s to 357 sig when it came out. Reading up on the caliber it was supposed to be near identical ballistically to the 357 magnum. I read a report wher...
by jkbrea
Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So hows your weather?
Replies: 54
Views: 3639

Re: So hows your weather?

79 here in So Cal. The only constant good thing California has going. I can drive one hour north and be in the snow, one hour west and be at the beach, and hour and a half east and all desert. Now if i could figure a way to get rid of about 90 percent of the population... :wink:
by jkbrea
Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What are your working guns?
Replies: 45
Views: 4687

Re: What are your working guns?

For work:
Kimber .45,
Springfield EMP 9mm,
Ruger LCP 380,
Rem. mod 87 shotgun w/11" barrel
Bushmaster M4 .223
by jkbrea
Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Humor: Ice Fishing Canadian Style
Replies: 8
Views: 777

Re: Humor: Ice Fishing Canadian Style

That was great. :lol:
by jkbrea
Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Project "Tacti-cooler"..
Replies: 17
Views: 2309

Re: Project "Tacti-cooler"..

who did the work on the marlin ????? I have an 1895 I'd love to get cut and have the mag tube lenthened .... you have a great pair of "toys" thanks for the pic's :-) Talon I had my XLR done a couple years back before the SBL came out. Clements Custom Guns out of VIrginia did mine and were...
by jkbrea
Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Meat in the Freezer
Replies: 13
Views: 757

Re: OT-Meat in the Freezer

I used a Tikka T3 Lite in 7mm Rem Mag. I used Federeal Premium 160 grain Nosler Partition. The shot was only about 80 yards at a downhill angle. She wobbled, walked about 20 feet and dropped. I brought my Marlin XLR 45-70 and was going to use it the next day. Wish I had it that day.
by jkbrea
Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Meat in the Freezer
Replies: 13
Views: 757

Re: OT-Meat in the Freezer

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by jkbrea
Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Meat in the Freezer
Replies: 13
Views: 757

Re: OT-Meat in the Freezer

Here's a couple more with the Grand Tetons in the back.

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by jkbrea
Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Meat in the Freezer
Replies: 13
Views: 757

OT-Meat in the Freezer

On Thanksgiving I went to Jackson,Wy. for an elk hunting trip. My tag was only good for a cow on the refuge for the elk migrating. When I left So. Cal. it was 82 degrees. When I got up to hunt, it was 9! The north unit is about 7-8 miles long and a few miles wide. The terrain is much different than ...
by jkbrea
Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Mexican Revolution Firing squad!
Replies: 51
Views: 5818

Re: OT- Mexican Revolution Firing squad!

What, no levers. :shock:
by jkbrea
Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester .357
Replies: 8
Views: 937

Winchester .357

Recently I traded a new 30-30 Winchester for a new 16" Winchester Trapper in .357, mainly to keep in my RV when traveling and in my truck and for plinking. I finally went out and shot it and OMG, I love this thing. I can't get over the lack of recoil,, especially with .38 SP. It's like a .22. I...
by jkbrea
Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- One More Time
Replies: 7
Views: 539

OT- One More Time

I struck out on my elk hunt in Sept. but my tag is good for one week for a cow elk on the elk refuge in Jackson Wy. I've done it before and it's really not that easy of a hunt. It's just a different kind of hunt. My wife and youngest son are in NY to see my middle son play college hocky so I leave t...
by jkbrea
Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Major Failure, Wow
Replies: 13
Views: 1470

Re: OT-Major Failure, Wow

Oops,sorry. I guess I missed it the first time around :oops:
I don't reload yet but when I start, I'm going to ease into it.
by jkbrea
Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Major Failure, Wow
Replies: 13
Views: 1470

OT-Major Failure, Wow

Hope these pictures come out right. A friend sent this to me. A man brought his S&W Model 629 into his local PD. He said he was testing a new load. He heard a very loud bang and received a gash to his forehead. When he came to his senses, this is what he saw. :o I don't have any of the particula...
by jkbrea
Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Just a couple more barbecue guns to talk about. Pic added
Replies: 25
Views: 2338

Re: OT-Just a couple more barbeque guns to talk about.

Well, the 38 super did get two bids. Looks like drug dealers gun. Mexican dealers for some reason love the .38 super. The red and green stones remind me of the mexican flag. Hell, maybe I'm reading too much into it. :P
by jkbrea
Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Okay Vets....Fall in and roger up!
Replies: 79
Views: 6356

Re: Okay Vets....Fall in and roger up!

U.S. Army, Military Police
Ft. Meade, MD 83-84
Bad Kreuznach, W.Germany 84-86
by jkbrea
Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Butt Out Tool - *Updated*
Replies: 43
Views: 2681

Re: OT - Butt Out Tool

Will it work for elk also. I saw in Cabelas they make a larger one but it advertises it's for deer.
by jkbrea
Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Button mags make more sense than full mags for hunting
Replies: 64
Views: 6091

Re: Button mags make more sense than full mags for hunting

This is wolf and grizz country, and I'm not quite as quick as I used to be... Grizzlies you say. Well, I'd confess that if I was rambling in Grizzly country, then I'd be preferring a full mag and it would be loaded right up (though I do wonder just how much time one has to crank out 6 or 7 rounds w...
by jkbrea
Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Humor (Why Men Don't Write Advice Columns)
Replies: 16
Views: 1149

OT: Humor (Why Men Don't Write Advice Columns)

Why Men do not Write Advice Columns. "ASK MIKE" Dear Mike, I hope you can help me here. The other day, I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn't driven more than a mile down the road when the engine conked out and the car shuddered to a halt. I w...
by jkbrea
Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Back from Hunt
Replies: 2
Views: 305

Back from Hunt

....but with no elk. I saw moose, coyotes, fox, big mule deer, and lots of other critters but only heard a few bugles. Until the day before we came home it was pretty warm in N/W Wyoming with a few wildfires burning. I really believe the wolves have ruined some pretty nice hunting areas. I was cow c...
by jkbrea
Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It's Time!
Replies: 7
Views: 597

It's Time!

Leaving tomorow for my annual 2 week elk hunting trip in Wyoming. Spending the day packing up everything. I go every year with my brother and we usually bring a friend. I can't wait. I even drew a bull tag. Hopefully I'll be posting a picture of a nice 6x6 soon. :D
by jkbrea
Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's the consensus these days on the Hornady Flex-tips?
Replies: 35
Views: 3834

Re: What's the consensus these days on the Hornady Flex-tips?

I screwed up and deleted my previous post. :oops: Anyway, here it is again. I dug this out of a cow elk. It traveled through hitting a couple ribs and was barely poking out the other side in the hide. It was a 45-70 leverevolution round. It worked fine. The shot was about 100 yards. The "cut&qu...
by jkbrea
Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Gettin' Soggy Around Here
Replies: 15
Views: 927

Re: OT - Gettin' Soggy Around Here

What's rain?? I think I heard of it . I saw a cloud a couple weeks ago in the distance, or maybe it was smog.
:wink:
by jkbrea
Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- A little nervous?
Replies: 9
Views: 1295

OT- A little nervous?

His coach shouldn't have let him go out there.

http://www.guzer.com/videos/worst-nfl-interview.php
by jkbrea
Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Levergun vs. Pumpgun- Muscle memory the same or not?
Replies: 19
Views: 2487

Re: Levergun vs. Pumpgun- Muscle memory the same or not?

I think that if you shoot either/both enough it doesn't matter. A TRAINED person immediately operates them correctly when he picks them up. I agree. Of course it's not the same movements but if you train enough with it you'll automatically operate what weapon you have correctly. I remember shooting...
by jkbrea
Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Army/military MOS
Replies: 68
Views: 7907

Re: Army/military MOS

HATCHETTJACK wrote:95bravo... what no other mp's?
95B '83-'86
by jkbrea
Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .44 question
Replies: 6
Views: 662

.44 question

This may be a dumb question but....will a Rossi model 92 in .44 shoot .44 Russians? They cycle fine even though they're shorter. Somebody gave me a box and I was just wondering.
by jkbrea
Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Are you one in a Million, or just a Common Joe?
Replies: 62
Views: 5643

Re: Are you one in a Million, or just a Common Joe?

That's weird. If I put Jim as my first name, there are 512. If I put in James, there's 14,450.
by jkbrea
Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Army/military MOS
Replies: 68
Views: 7907

Re: Army/military MOS

95B
by jkbrea
Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPCA - Ooops
Replies: 2
Views: 264

SPCA - Ooops

And they get angry when I kill an elk clean and quick :roll: Poor dog.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32569213/ns/us_news-life
by jkbrea
Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Animal Harvest
Replies: 17
Views: 1377

Re: OT - Animal Harvest

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My boy's rainbow.(Actually his older brother's)

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Last years elk
by jkbrea
Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Noises in the night
Replies: 36
Views: 2229

Re: OT Noises in the night

just want to add an "amen" that everyone is OK. I will also take this opportunity to recommend a handgun with a rail for a tac light. My rig is a springfield xd .45 with a glock light. The light fits like a glove and is reasonably priced ($100) if not the brightest on the market. It does ...
by jkbrea
Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scout Scope Q
Replies: 12
Views: 1068

Re: Scout Scope Q

I have the Leupold and it works great. They also have a good warranty and customer service.
by jkbrea
Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Wolves and Elk
Replies: 7
Views: 752

OT - Wolves and Elk

Some other threads talked about the wolf problems in the Rockies, (I'd gladly trade our predators in CA. for wolves. :wink: ) A friend I hunt with in Wyoming sent this site to me. It has very graphic photos so careful who you show it to. I don't live there, (yet), but I've seen first hand the major ...
by jkbrea
Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wyoming history trivia
Replies: 43
Views: 2492

Re: Wyoming history trivia

BTW: "The tiny village of Meeteetse Wyoming, population about 350..." Tiny Village...??? That's a pretty good-sized town around here, Pard.

_________________
Regards

Buck


I have more population than that on my street.. Gawd I hate it here.
by jkbrea
Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Elk Rifles/ What lever do you use
Replies: 31
Views: 3312

Re: Elk Rifles/ What lever do you use

This was with a Marlin 45-70 outside Jackson, Wy. I'll be using it again this year, but hopefully on a bull.

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by jkbrea
Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Faces !!
Replies: 640
Views: 70986

Re: Faces !!

Going to retrieve my downed elk in Wyoming.


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by jkbrea
Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Simple Rules For The Non-Military
Replies: 3
Views: 448

Simple Rules For The Non-Military

This is in no way meant to disrespect any non-military American. Just thought it was funny. *Dear Civilians, 'We know that the current state of affairs in our great nation has many civilians up in arms and excited to join the military. For those of you who can't join, you can still lend a hand. Her...
by jkbrea
Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone seen the Marlin 1895SBL?
Replies: 23
Views: 4377

Re: Anyone seen the Marlin 1895SBL?

This is my 1895 XLR I had done a while back. Clements custom guns did it for me. When I saw the new Marlin, I was shocked. It was near identical. For what it's worth, it's great on my elk hunts in heavier woods with the the shorter barrel and extremely accurate. The scope comes off in seconds and st...
by jkbrea
Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Humorous Hunting Stories
Replies: 13
Views: 1412

Re: OT-Humorous Hunting Stories

My brother and I were hunting elk outside of Jackson, Wy. It was late morning and we weren't having any luck. He bugled in a bull elk within 100 yard but it wouldn't come out in the open. Didn't matter, we only had cow tags. I told him to go back about 50 yards and bugle while I low crawled forward ...
by jkbrea
Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another one bites the dust
Replies: 29
Views: 2683

Re: Another one bites the dust

From the California Penal Code: 198.5. Any person using force intended or likely to cause death or great bodily injury within his or her residence shall be presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily injury to self, family, or a member of the household when tha...
by jkbrea
Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Need help from you CA boys...
Replies: 11
Views: 671

Re: OT - Need help from you CA boys...

I'm a little south of that but there is a BassPro about 30 minutes from Hesperia in Rancho Cucamonga off the 15. Don't know if they're stocked or not.