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Lads, I have had at least a dozen MRIs over the past 30 years, the first one in what literally looked like a torpedo tube. I don't know how I survived that one as a recurring claustrophobia nightmare is getting stuck in a pipe. Since then I have had them in various machines, some not a whole lot bet...

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Good job Scott! They need to be shaken up!

I voted yesterday too. The gals asked me do you want the Republican ballot or the Democrat ballot. I asked them if they had a "Disgusted with Both" ballot and got a grin out of them.

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It started very near there. I can't imagine the monument or Billy Dixon's grave could have been seriously damaged.

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Awesome memories Bob! I was lucky that my folks indulged my fondness for the many toy guns on the market in those days. I particularly liked the Mattel products that accepted the "Shoot'n Shells" with Greenie Stickem Caps. Here I am at Christmas probably about 1962, which would make me 9 y...

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I remember seeing those rifles in gun shops back in the day, Jim. They seemed to have a decent reputation for quality in spite of the "made in Spain" stigma that probably wasn't deserved.

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Good stuff on old iron and marine engines in particular right here:
https://www.smokstak.com/forum/forums/a ... motors.38/

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I treasure the memories of a plains game hunt with my brother in Namibia in 2007. Africa easily lived up to its billing.

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You're helping to bring him up right, Ray.

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Would love to hunt red stag down there, but it is not likely to happen. Argentine hospitality is legendary.

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Boys, you are making me regret tossing out my stacks of Woodenboat magazine ...

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That 66-8 is a mighty handsome article, Doug. Let us know how she shoots, and what you plan to load it with for serious purposes.

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And I know who Paco meant when he mentioned the gunwriter who shot a black bear several times without stopping it.

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Grizz, it had not occurred to me that the pulsing of the boat speed would make for killer trolling!

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That's great to hear, Earl. Glad you are spreading black powder disease to the younger generation!

When I have had to ship live ammo, FedEx has been way easier to deal with than the hysterical minions at UPS.

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Grizz, here you go, bro. Not many places you can see SEVERAL Case steam tractors chugging along in a line. 8) https://www.antiquepowerland.com/steam-up Ji, you are calling up all sorts of memories! I bought a copy of John Gardner's classic "Dory Book" while in college -- and Acadia was sti...

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Back home in dear old Oregon they have an entire "village" called Powerland in Brooks, a small town just off Interstate 5 north of Salem. On two back-to-back weekends in summer, they hold the annual "Steam Up" featuring steam power, one-lung power, and all sorts of wonderful old ...

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I have had a couple of original hit-and-miss engines -- and miss them. This nicely machined little model goes together astonishingly well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hodz4Q3jefU&t=1s

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The darned Walker repros are tempting, but every Youtube I have seen shows the ramrod dropping and some serious cap sucking with the attendant advancing the cylinder by hand. It just seems to be a system that works only part of the time. But Rube is right -- in its time even with issues it was a hug...

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Vall, here is one in 9mm. Sobering power for a "toy."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gghaNpEltlo

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EG, your Jones underlever hammer 10 single sounds most intriguing! A 10-gauge black powder load has a real boom to it. As to the 1887s, I would be very tempted when the new Cimarrons become available with the 26-inch hunting barrel. The design can be finicky, but when it works it is just amazing. ht...

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Jim, I had no idea such velocities could be achieved. I wonder how corrosive it is.

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Copied and pasted!

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Wisdom indeed, Darryl.

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It took some two-inchers to finally blow up my little brother's Texaco tanker.

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Jay, that is a very cool "fantasy" Dragoon you have there. I bet it would stand up to some heavier loads ...

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Wow! Just WOW! What a darned hoot. The power is indeed surprising. This will very surely alarm "the authorities."

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What a lovely find. Well done, Pat! The first centerfire revolver I ever shot was an Iver Johnson breaktop in .38 S&W owned by our scoutmaster. Fascinated, I was.

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Found it: Rig-a-Jig.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1573848599 ... ch_click=1

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We had the usual Lincoln Logs and Tinkertoys, but no Erector sets. There were so many Boeing engineers' kids in the neighborhood that I would have gotten a complex trying to match their creations. But there was another "construction" toy a bit like the Tinkertoy idea, but with plastic stra...

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Bughole indeed! We used to help folks at the range use the two-shot sight in, but theoretically, it should work with one shot if you are certain your scope tracks perfectly. Use a rest. Remove scope turret covers. Put crosshairs on the bullseye and fire one shot. Assuming it is not in the bullseye, ...

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Grizz, that's ingenious. I wonder if one of those small neodymium magnets could be milled to match the radius of the barrel and trimmed to reduce its footprint. I dunno how they are made -- or if they might take Oxpho Blue.

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Thanks for that link Ray. It was indeed a fine article and free of all the padding that some writers seem obliged to add these days. My great-great grandfather enlisted in Hays's First Mounted Texas Volunteers in Austin in May of 1847, but his company did not see combat in Mexico, instead being depl...

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Doc, I was unaware of this whole business of runaway pharmacists either assuming or being delegated authority that they have not earned. How can they possibly know if a patient has had or needs physical therapy? That requires medical examination, diagnosis and a prescription. Since when do pharmacis...

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Ian is always worth listening to!

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Ji, the gas-piston driven Hatsans are somewhat controversial. On some models, you can apparently refill the piston, On others, it is difficult or impossible. Hatsan's customer service in the USA wins no awards.

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Mick, there were three of us playing in the back yard next to a wooded lot. He abused each in turn. I kept in touch with my fellow victims over the years. We all dealt with multiple divorces, clinical depression, alcohol abuse or worse. These kinds of crimes were largely ignored in horror in the 195...

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This has been a fascinating thread over at Castboolits.com. I'd already considered making my own black after reading Capt. Brett Gibbons's "Like Fire and Powder" and watching the Hoffman Reproductions Youtubes on the subject. This "Golden Powder" is faster, simpler and safer to m...

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Ji, please keep us in the loop if you are so inclined. You can count on lots of sincere prayers and good thoughts from the fine bunch here at Leverguns.

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Dads: Wow, what a great memory!

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Swagman, kudos for bringing this up. I knew nothing of it either, and am ashamed to admit how little I know of the war in the south and central Pacific. I should know more, three of my four uncles fought in the Pacific Theater. What a blessing the Japs never developed a successful four-engine heavy ...

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Ji, you might want to wander over to Airgun Nation to check the vibe on the big Hatsan. Also, the reviews on it at Pyramyd Air are worth reading. Gcs, I had the Hatsan 95 in .25 and found it extremely hold sensitive, but it sure carried the freight. The 95 in .177 and .22 is supposed to be less sens...

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Doc, this is the most infuriating thing I have seen online in recent memory -- and we all know how fouled up things are these days. That pain specialist was so far out of line he begs to be prosecuted. I feel SO SORRY for your patient who was basically raped all over again by this shameful man. How ...

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Ji, you ARE going to a big hospital in Honolulu, right?

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Grizz, in that brutal 35-day fight, we suffered nearly 7,000 American boys dead and nearly 20,000 wounded. The odds were one in three that you would get hit.

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The United States Marines began their assault on Iwo Jima. Thank God for the Greatest Generation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uc2F7Vq7hY&t=6s

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Boy, ain't it the truth.

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HAW! Reminds me of one of my Brittanies. Heck no I ain't giving to ya!

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Ji, I am very sorry to hear of your legitimate concern, and hope the imaging and further tests show a completely treatable cancer. My PSA levels -- checked regularly -- have been consistently low, as well, and the urologist saw nothing to concern her during the cystoscopy, thank gosh. As usual, Doc ...

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Griff, good gracious, I am glad that turned out all right.

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