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by FALPhil
Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - 1911 for L.E. need advise
Replies: 34
Views: 5482

El Mac wrote:
Might want to move if its that bad.
Wouldn't do that much good. I've known too many in too many jurisdictions.
by FALPhil
Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - 1911 for L.E. need advise
Replies: 34
Views: 5482

El Mac wrote: That's hysteria at its finest.
You betcha. And considering the numb nuts they hire around here, it's warranted.
by FALPhil
Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - 1911 for L.E. need advise
Replies: 34
Views: 5482

I would drop the idea, if I were you, unless you are going to propose that only the elite will be allowed to carry them. The 1911A1 is a real pistolero's handgun, and the average cop is not a pistolero . I carried one in the Navy, and the standard protocol is hammer down on an empty chamber. You wil...
by FALPhil
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1860 Henry Rifle
Replies: 13
Views: 3854

Real Henrys shot 44 Henry Rimfire. Did they discuss this at all?
by FALPhil
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Sweet Sixteen.
Replies: 19
Views: 4134

Shoots like a 12 and kicks like a 20.
by FALPhil
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Bush's Tax Cuts? Trying to understand it?
Replies: 33
Views: 5079

I gotta stop this

Ya know, I get on gun boards to read about guns, and I really hate it when I get embroiled in political discussions which are not about guns. Next time I do it, someone please slap me down!
by FALPhil
Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT'ish - Top ten movie guns
Replies: 33
Views: 6661

Oddest real gun I've seen in a movie = Calico 9mm pistol (100 round magazine is standard) - in Total Recall. You didn't see a Calico in Total Recall . You saw a Concz/Claridge Hi-Tec Model S: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Claridge_Hi-Tec_S9_001.jpg/300px-Claridge_Hi-Tec_S...
by FALPhil
Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Bush's Tax Cuts? Trying to understand it?
Replies: 33
Views: 5079

Mainly, the rich do indeed get richer, and the poor get poorer. When I was in college (circa '91), fully 1 percent of the population controlled 90% of the wealth. And I agree with Joe, that these "tax cuts" are skewed towards the more wealthy to begin with. Tutt, I don't know where you ar...
by FALPhil
Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Gun History
Replies: 7
Views: 1491

Re: Gun History

Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million. Your number is way, way off by an order of magnitude. These are merely the instances where well publicized disarmament took place in the late 20th century. But there are many other instances which...
by FALPhil
Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT'ish - Top ten movie guns
Replies: 33
Views: 6661

I liked The Duke's 15.5 inch Winchester '92 in Stagecoach . It's a shame that you have to pay an SBR tax on such a gun now. Quigley, of course. I liked the "Potato Digger" in Rough Riders , along with the Krags our boys were carrying. More favorites are the Springfield 1903 sniper rifle in...
by FALPhil
Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Mauser
Replies: 17
Views: 3064

Old Time Hunter wrote:I agree with Rusty..the M77 Ruger is a spitt'n image of the K98 action, right down to the feed system. Got 'em sitting right next to each other, not much difference.
Except that Ruger receivers are cast and real Mausers are forged.
by FALPhil
Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Bush's Tax Cuts? Trying to understand it?
Replies: 33
Views: 5079

Your children are going to suffer regardless, but not because of tax cuts. They are going to suffer because of deficit spending. You see, there are two sides of the equation: revenue and expenditure. If congress would be prohibited from deficit spending, there would be no federal debt. But congress ...
by FALPhil
Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The lever Action - a hunter's rifle
Replies: 36
Views: 6457

FWiedner wrote:...and the seal-clubbers, knife-hunters and spear-chuckers say it about the primitive archers...
HEY!! I resemble that remark!
by FALPhil
Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Your Tax Dollars
Replies: 0
Views: 853

OT: Your Tax Dollars

These guys give new meaning to the phrase, "To Protect and Serve".

http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/denv ... 38268.html
by FALPhil
Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Hillary vs McCain
Replies: 50
Views: 7309

Nate Kiowa Jones wrote:"KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE"

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Justice John Paul Stevens is 87 years old and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 74 years old.
That's a great strategy, Steve! :roll:

Remember, the Republicans gave us Justice David "Empty" Souter...
by FALPhil
Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Hillary vs McCain
Replies: 50
Views: 7309

I'll vote for whoever is running against Hillary Obama, no matter who they are. I can't think of how they could possibly be worse than H O. I imagine that there will 2, maybe even 4 candidates opposing the Democrat nominee on the final ballot in November. You need to think about which one, because ...
by FALPhil
Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Hillary vs McCain
Replies: 50
Views: 7309

"You have a source for Ron Paul being in league with Neo-Nazi's?" http://lonestartimes.com/2007/10/25/rpb1/ "Being in league" and accepting donations are not the same thing. Now, let me state, I f*cking hate Stormfront. I think they are a bunch of neanderthal, goose-stepping mor...
by FALPhil
Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Hillary vs McCain
Replies: 50
Views: 7309

Well I just wish Colin Powell would have run. He would would be the choice candidate for a LOT of reasons in my book. The main one being, he's the ONLY one with any brains. Hahaha! That's funny! :lol: :lol: :lol: I'll bet you cannot tell me how Powell stands on one single issue of import. If he has...
by FALPhil
Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Hillary vs McCain
Replies: 50
Views: 7309

For the life of me I can't remember the name of this congressional watchdog, but they rated McCain's voting record for 23 years as conservative as Thompson's....... :? Someone has to be wrong..... :? I can believe that. Fred wasn't as conservative as I would like. BUT you have to remember that watc...
by FALPhil
Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WW Greener , not a REAL lever gun?
Replies: 19
Views: 9580

Re: WW Greener , not a REAL lever gun?

These old guns started life as rifles dating back to the ZULU wars. I read somewhere that production stopped somewhere in the mid 1880's a bit before the Brits went to the enfield bolt guns. Indeed. They were Martini-Henrys. Here is a blurb from www.martinihenry.com: After W.W.I, the Egyptian Gover...
by FALPhil
Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Hillary vs McCain
Replies: 50
Views: 7309

It won't come down to Hillary vs McCain. McCain cannot sustain much longer. He has even less of a chance as Bob Dole did, for many of the same reasons and some new ones. The biggest issue that McCain sucks on is immigration. Once his Republican competitors point out that he is basically promoting am...
by FALPhil
Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remington buys Marlin???
Replies: 2
Views: 1036

Boy, are you late to the party!
by FALPhil
Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Their War
Replies: 24
Views: 3783

"Compulsory service" is a euphemism for slavery. I am totally against it. I volunteered back when "compulsory service" was in effect. Put in 4 years active and 6 years as a reservist before medical issues caught up with me. However, I have no problem whatsoever restricting citize...
by FALPhil
Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ot - Nearly Sucked into buying EBR
Replies: 81
Views: 10862

$99 for a Sigma? You gotta be kidding. I would have thought they would throw in a blister pack of 3 for free.

I guess you could always use it for trade goods...
by FALPhil
Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: tuesday jan 22, 8:00 pm, Rio Bravo is on AMC
Replies: 10
Views: 1683

mescalero1 wrote:That buttstock look short to anybody but me?
Naw, watch when he puts it in the rifle rack in the sheriff's office along side the rubber ducks. It's full size. It's just that the Duke is a big man.
by FALPhil
Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh No! Tragic Condor Death in California
Replies: 23
Views: 3621

JReed wrote:So it looks like the major causes of death are powerlines, golden eagels, and coyotes. Followed by lead and wild fires
There may have been condors killed by lead, but it wasn't from eating it.
by FALPhil
Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: FINALLY ! Comuppance !
Replies: 22
Views: 5103

You know, There are all kinds of hate crimes. All crimes against person or property are hate crimes. If something is wrong, it's wrong; the motivation is irrelevant. This current crop of hate crime laws is political correctness run amok. BlaineG you are a better Christian then I. My thoughts tended...
by FALPhil
Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Open letter to all drivers, plus a prayer request
Replies: 23
Views: 2994

Griff wrote: "that's why I carry TWO flashlights; one to signal with, the second, filled with concrete... to really get their attention!"
Heh, heh. My attorney and I should hope to me a cop like that some day! I'd love to retire early. :lol: :lol:
by FALPhil
Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Attn Ca shooters Barnes is expanding their line
Replies: 25
Views: 3945

Because Jeremy is in CALIFORNIA with the lead bullet ban.. Da - yum! Rather than screw with California, I'm moving to Oregon. Yeah, but they aren't far behind. I didn't know where Jeremy was from, and I do vaguely remember something about California continuing to be stuck on stupid about lead bulle...
by FALPhil
Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - RANT!!! Cops and Fireman
Replies: 24
Views: 4106

Here in "Paradise" both these professions are unionized, and these unions will endorse candidates of their choosing regardless of what paying union members feel which gives the wrong impression that individuals of these groups support the endorsed candidates. :evil: That's why unions shou...
by FALPhil
Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - When God Made Cops
Replies: 23
Views: 3433

Buffboy, don't break your arm patting yourself on the back. :roll:
by FALPhil
Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Attn Ca shooters Barnes is expanding their line
Replies: 25
Views: 3945

Re: Barnes is expanding their line

I was poking around and found that Barnes is expanding the caliber selection they didnt used to make any thing for the .303 now they do. Good thing because I didnt want to have to stop carrying my SMLE. Why would Barnes not making a bullet stop you from carrying your SMLE? (is it a No.1 or a No. 4?...
by FALPhil
Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT OT OT - WARNING - RELIGIOUS CONTENT - OT OT OT OT
Replies: 32
Views: 5254

I like the "If you vote, vote your conscience" part. If we all did that, the Republicans and Democrats would be out of business. Personally, I don't see a whole lot of difference in them.
by FALPhil
Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Falling blocks
Replies: 29
Views: 3770

Ben_Rumson wrote:FalPhil....A bolt gun has a lever handle..Call 'em all what you want... See what I mean? We like guns..Post about them... No worries
Heh, heh. I didn't realize I owned so many lever guns!
by FALPhil
Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: the "Sweet Spot"
Replies: 1
Views: 614

Re: the "Sweet Spot"

I'm getting the impression that there is one perfect load for each gun, and there's no point in going beyond that. You found the secret. For any given combination of components, there us usually one recipe that works well. There are many factors that contribute to accuracy, but they all boil down t...
by FALPhil
Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Falling blocks
Replies: 29
Views: 3770

Maybe because they are operated with a lever???????????????????? Might not be a lever action repeater, but argueing they are not a lever action is, at best, sophomoric. Sooo, my box lock SxS shotgun is a lever action because it is operated with a lever, even though it is not technically a repeater?...
by FALPhil
Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Falling blocks
Replies: 29
Views: 3770

Falling blocks

Why do some people consider falling block actions, or in the case of the Peabody or Martini, tilting blocks, lever actions? In my mind, even though they use a short lever to lower the block, they are not really lever actions in the sense of a Winchester 92, a BLR, or a Marlin 336. Falling/tilting bl...
by FALPhil
Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question on M92 in 45LC
Replies: 11
Views: 2741

Thanks, guys. I was pretty much set on a steel frame Puma, which I will modify the bolt to get rid of the ridiculous looking safety.

I like this one the best:

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by FALPhil
Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Opinion's on levers
Replies: 5
Views: 1521

There is no apostrophe in "Opinions". Apostrophes are for possessives.
by FALPhil
Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shortening barrels
Replies: 11
Views: 2542

Re: Shortening barrels

How does one handle this with common tools? Don, I bought a crowning tool from Brownells. It basically amounts to a cutter with a T handle and a screw-in bore pilot. With 5 common caliber pilots, I think the whole setup cost me $65 +shipping. That may see like a lot, but I shorten barrels pretty fr...
by FALPhil
Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Why young women hiking alone need to be armed
Replies: 33
Views: 6634

Furthermore, state parks are "gun free" zones, just like the public transportation systems in the state. Good news: this problem was addressed yesterday in the state legislature with the introduction of "Meredith's Law". Turns out that Meredith possessed a CCW, but intentionally...
by FALPhil
Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question on M92 in 45LC
Replies: 11
Views: 2741

Question on M92 in 45LC

Are most current makes of the Model 92 strong enough to handle 45 Long Colt loaded to +P pressures?
by FALPhil
Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Way OT- Turn in firearms...
Replies: 60
Views: 8839

Any modern firearm that you have is already registered. There is a list. Remember that 4473 that you filled out? Remember the NICS and Brady paperwork? If you think that they don't keep those records, you are only fooling yourself. Who buys guns in a gun shop? And half of mine are home made, courte...
by FALPhil
Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: reloading supplies and paypal?
Replies: 4
Views: 1506

by FALPhil
Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not all fallen LE heros walk on 2 legs
Replies: 10
Views: 1991

BAGTIC wrote: If people could be commited just because they were nuts the legislative process would come to a halt for lack of a quorum.
You say that like it's a bad thing... :roll:
by FALPhil
Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Way OT- Turn in firearms...
Replies: 60
Views: 8839

You guys need to read Unintended Consequences and then make you own decisions quietly. Don't discuss them in a public forum. It could be construed to be conspiracy by a hoplophobic legal system.
by FALPhil
Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - DC vs Heller case potentially screwed by DOJ
Replies: 28
Views: 4532

This is why I am voting for Fred I thought we needed a candidate that truly supports gun rights. Fred is just a professional party hack. Besides, he will drop out after South Carolina. http://www.gunowners.org/pres08/thompson2.htm Ron Paul is the only candidate with an unequivocal record on gun rig...
by FALPhil
Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Derringer Question.
Replies: 16
Views: 3151

Here is a pic of the derringer used by JW Booth to kill Abe Lincoln:

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by FALPhil
Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Off duty deputy shot
Replies: 27
Views: 3786

Re: OT - Off duty deputy shot

Oh, as a closer, the low life is a convicted felon and shouldn't of had a gun in his hands anyway. He won't get stuff for that either. It's just really a sad situation. Why won't he get stuff for that? Possession by a convict is not just another pile-on charge that DAs use for CYA convictions, it i...
by FALPhil
Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Breaking News: Winchester 94 To Return
Replies: 36
Views: 6681

Re: Winchester

Hillbilly wrote:Even a brain-dead marketing manager would see that a GOOD '92, with some options availible would be a good seller.
Oh, man, I would love to have a new '92 saddle ring carbine with a big loop in 45LC!!!