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by AJMD429
Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 350 grains at 2,600 FPS - from a handgun....
Replies: 11
Views: 540

350 grains at 2,600 FPS - from a handgun....

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(chrony actually read 2,400 or so... )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5L_o7lQcqc&t=116s

Not sure I ever want to shoot anything bigger than my Redhawk or Super Blackhawk in 44 Mag or 45 Colt, personally....
by AJMD429
Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)
Replies: 21
Views: 1070

Re: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)

. CCP propaganda or CCP whistleblower revelation...? We are probably supposed to just write this off as sloppiness, and then ordinary accident, but this is just the latest in a string of somewhat suspicious things... https://rumble.com/v4muvyq-the-ship-with-multiple-backups-never-should-have-lost-st...
by AJMD429
Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Poop in the Punch Bowl
Replies: 0
Views: 115

Poop in the Punch Bowl

. ...in Indianapolis - “ What's upsetting to me is, if you look at the month of January, I think we had 18 homicides during that month,” said Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears. “Fourteen of those were being investigated for self-defense, meaning that someone lost their life, and that case might ul...
by AJMD429
Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Laughable Ignorance (from 'Progressives', of course)
Replies: 1
Views: 415

Re: Laughable Ignorance (from 'Progressives', of course)

. ...then they just can't make up their minds about 'climate'.... they keep finding 'surprises' that contradict what they told us the week before... :lol: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/new-study-warns-of-potential-collapse-in-atlantic-ocean-current-threatening-colder-world/vi-BB1kQRZB...
by AJMD429
Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:26 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: All the 'conspiracies' keep turning out to be REAL...
Replies: 5
Views: 1238

Re: All the 'conspiracies' keep turning out to be REAL...

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Ivermectin now showing some other interesting (andi-cancer) activities - https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/iv ... hy-5585682
by AJMD429
Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:14 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: "The Ends Justify the Means"
Replies: 1
Views: 388

Re: "The Ends Justify the Means"

. Zero Sum Thinking..... ...kind of like 'the ends justify the means', this is another endemic thinking pattern of the left, particularly the urban 'educated' ones... https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w31688/w31688.pdf https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/why-are-we-so-divided-zero...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Interesting list of 'red flags' for confiscation....
Replies: 0
Views: 96

Interesting list of 'red flags' for confiscation....

. We almost ALL meet one on this list... Screenshot_20240331-183729~2.png https://youtu.be/qzoW_X4dfvQ?si=crZjtdh2-28xyD_1 Plus the person who is turning you in appears to be given the option of what parts of your home or business or automobile should be searched..... and WHEN .... :shock: Screensho...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Click here to see "a symbol of fascism and hate..."
Replies: 1
Views: 112

Click here to see "a symbol of fascism and hate..."

. Are there any Democrats who don't HATE our nation...? THIS is branded as a 'symbol of hate' and 'fascism'. . . . . :roll: https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1kPJWs.img?w=634&h=732&m=6 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fury-as-fdny-firefighters-are-forced-to-remove-st...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: I don't do 'Twitter', but..... This 'Green' takedown was worth it...
Replies: 1
Views: 110

I don't do 'Twitter', but..... This 'Green' takedown was worth it...

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Saw this in a news story. Beautiful takedown of a smug 'environentalist'....

https://twitter.com/anasalhajji/status/ ... 5059852529
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ah ... well .... oh nevermind ...
Replies: 5
Views: 321

Re: Ah ... well .... oh nevermind ...

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dem Black Labs be evil.... :D
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best pickup truck toolbox ever ...
Replies: 7
Views: 435

Re: Best pickup truck toolbox ever ...

. I tend to be wary of any sort of vengeance while driving because I'm always afraid it might injure an innocent third party. However in my fantasy world, on a long stretch of road with no other vehicles I'd dump out about three bushels of half inch ball bearings onto the roadway and watch them slip...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best pickup truck toolbox ever ...
Replies: 7
Views: 435

Re: Best pickup truck toolbox ever ...

. it would be nice for tailgaters.... When we were kids my friends brother was killed by an idiot tailgater who had been given plenty of opportunities to pass by their dad who was driving, so he wasn't very patient with tailgaters, and we had a long commute together one summer doing farm work. He go...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum
Replies: 16
Views: 915

Re: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum

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It's sad that so many new firearms are 'iffy', but at least many of us can detect the problems, and often fix them. The newbies have to have more help. I usually ask friends new to guns to let me look over new purchases and I show them what to look for in terms of function and safety.
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pulling bullets
Replies: 29
Views: 1006

Re: Pulling bullets

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Good ol' PHYSICS comes in handy sometimes...!
by AJMD429
Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)
Replies: 12
Views: 546

Re: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)

. One thing with health insurance vs home or auto is that the 'limit' is not only high or even in some cases unlimited, but the incidence of claims is pretty close to 100%. If 1 of 10,000 homes burns down or tornados per year, and the homes average $1,000,000, then to replace the one home, each of t...
by AJMD429
Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:23 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Tucker Carlson on the Las Vegas Shooting
Replies: 0
Views: 133

Tucker Carlson on the Las Vegas Shooting

. ...just a brief comment but I'd never heard him mention it before... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTswHsdrEqw&t=2584s I'd like to hear more of his thoughts on this... it seemed so fake at the time, and the room seemed set up as a 'display' for the anti-gun 'news' to exploit, rather than the...
by AJMD429
Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting if you're an OCD math/ballistic nerd...
Replies: 0
Views: 143

Interesting if you're an OCD math/ballistic nerd...

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...like me... :D :oops:

https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/what-is-mean-radius/

Maybe not practical unless you use an optic target-reader, but it does make sense.
by AJMD429
Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Midway has .480 Ruger brass
Replies: 5
Views: 307

Re: Midway has .480 Ruger brass

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Yeah - that is such a cool gun...!!! I had a friend with a SxS 45-70, but somehow the 480 is just cooler...
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: slide spring
Replies: 6
Views: 408

Re: slide spring

. The slide hopefully would never come OFF to the rear, even without a spring at all, if the design is good. Not familiar enough with that gun to know, but I'd hate to think that the only thing preventing a slide from embedding in my skull was a spring. :shock: This was a nice review of the gun I fo...
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum
Replies: 16
Views: 915

Re: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum

. I just never liked ANY levergun's forend attachment. That, plus the wood-against-steel and corrosion issues, pretty much is what led me to go with 'stainless' (oh the horrors) barrels, or even more drastically, ALUMINUM forends like the Ranger Point Precision ones. The action and receiver part of ...
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Midway has .480 Ruger brass
Replies: 5
Views: 307

Re: Midway has .480 Ruger brass

There are days I wish I got into the 'stout pistol big-bores' like the 500 and 475 Linebaughs.... < sigh > Then I would (of course) have to expand to the 500 S&W and 480 Ruger. Then 'down' to the mere 454 Casull and it's wimpy younger brother the 45 Colt... :D Pretty nice to have any of those th...
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)
Replies: 21
Views: 1070

Re: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)

. Insurance evidently WILL be involved - so how come Biden is promising that those of us who work for a living (Trump Supporters, for the most part) are going to pay for the replacement. https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2024/03/28/baltimore-bridge-catastrophe-may-be-biggest-ever-marine-insurance-pa...
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Regarding Rossi and other 92s hunting with 44 Magnum
Replies: 7
Views: 613

Re: Regarding Rossi and other 92s hunting with 44 Magnum

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I've used it on whitetail, from various Marlin 1894's (Remlins mostly) and it groups 2-3" with a scope from a rest at 100 yards, and punches through the thorax both sides. Not exactly elk, but the only 'big game' I hunt.
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Off topic..Redneck Dream offroader....
Replies: 7
Views: 538

Re: Off topic..Redneck Dream offroader....

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As per the caption... "This earthmover Unimog is one of those vehicles that I have absolutely no conceivable use for, but find myself wanting all the same..." :D
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)
Replies: 21
Views: 1070

Re: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)

. It is hindsight and armchair-engineering, but it would seem like with a billion dollars or more at stake, there would be some protections beyone hoping everything goes right. I know you can't just pound in a few T-posts to bump back a couple hundred million pounds of cargo ship, but other bridges ...
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:58 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Maybe VA Governor not that bad after all...
Replies: 2
Views: 331

Maybe VA Governor not that bad after all...

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/virgi ... r-BB1kAg5I

The legislators who proposed and passed all those bills should be ousted, though.
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: War Daddy
Replies: 0
Views: 394

War Daddy

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Good WW2 story.

https://youtu.be/e5t42dA6xCM?si=kw53Z70tn6AI70zi

The movie 'Fury' was based on much of this real story.
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:45 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: RFK did NOT pick Gabbard - - - so now what...???
Replies: 6
Views: 553

Re: RFK picks Gabbard and.... Checkmate ..?

Kennedy just picked a female attorney that I have never heard of. Gabbard is on Trump’s short list and she will definitely accept if he asks. I think it is unlikely but possible That would be GREAT politically…!!! But according to some, "... Americans are going to rally to her voice. Nicole Sh...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: "The Ends Justify the Means"
Replies: 1
Views: 388

"The Ends Justify the Means"

. This really seems to be the fundamental difference between people - NOT race, NOT gender, NOT 'orientation', NOT income, NOT all the other things the Democrats use to divide-and-destroy. They also seem to fetishize the 'balance' between self-interest and community, when in a good system of governa...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Blued steel and walnut
Replies: 15
Views: 802

Re: Blued steel and walnut

. Although I love me some stainless and plastic when it comes to an all-weather gun, and the black nitrided functionality of an AR or Glock is practical, the aesthetics of a finely designed blued-steel gun with nice walnut 'furniture' is amazing. I think the original S&W Model 29 would be one of...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)
Replies: 12
Views: 546

Re: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)

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Yeah the system is terribly dysfunctional. The overhead is ridiculous, so that drives up the fees, and the bureaucrats 'fix' things by layering on even more overhead-consuming, time-wasting, bureaucracy.
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)
Replies: 21
Views: 1070

Re: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)

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https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/ ... 1356765210

This showed that the ship evidently had a power-outage right before the impact.

There were some vehicles just making it over the span before the collsion - didn't see any right there at impact thankfully.
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pulling bullets
Replies: 29
Views: 1006

Re: Pulling bullets

I got a bunch of .45-120 Sharps rounds once, which I wanted for the brass. No way I was going to risk shooting a case with that much volume and unknown powder and charge in them! Problem was that my kinetic puller wasn't long enough for these 3.25" cases. So I made one out of pipe. This worked...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)
Replies: 12
Views: 546

Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)

. At 26:45 they discuss the concept of 'DIrectPay' medical practices, and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (https://aapsonline.org/aaps/) and the difference between DirectPay versus 'concierge' practices. https://odysee.com/@FrontlineCovid19CriticalCareAlliance:c/WEEKLY_WEBINAR_MA...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)
Replies: 21
Views: 1070

Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)

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Hard to imagine the sudden fear of being on this bridge just driving along, then. . . WHAM...!!!

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status ... 5790477667

Just goes to show how instantly life can go chaotic.
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: More ammo-maker trades and such...
Replies: 1
Views: 307

More ammo-maker trades and such...

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/a ... r-BB1kvbqp

I wonder what the behind-the-scenes story really is with all this...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading Setups
Replies: 22
Views: 854

Re: Reloading Setups

. I have a Rockchucker for one-time stuff or larger calibers (can even do 338 Lapua if I ever accumulate enough brass to reload, if I remove the insert), and I do have a Dillon RL550B, but for most reloading I actually just use my Lee Turret press, as it is strong enough and stable enough to do the ...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
Replies: 27
Views: 1417

Re: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...

He may have been friends with Bill and Killary and was coaxed by the left to exploit gun laws so that they could justify closing the "Loop Hole" as they like to call it. Now that's some real conspiracy stuff right there! And they certainly don't have to worry about him rattin' out their p...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:13 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The completely deranged individuals who want to run things
Replies: 1
Views: 305

The completely deranged individuals who want to run things

. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/why-nearly-all-of-america-s-400-million-guns-have-got-to-go/ar-AA1ahkCx But check out this interview - I always thought Alex Jones was 'crazy', and I still tend to, but a lot LESS crazy than before watching Tucker Carlson interview him. https://youtu.be/zKHaa...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:09 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: RFK did NOT pick Gabbard - - - so now what...???
Replies: 6
Views: 553

RFK did NOT pick Gabbard - - - so now what...???

. Just speculating, but she is an attractive candidate for the Dems who are 'moderates' and have TDS. https://youtu.be/eUgtKxwexbs?si=fwyCSUdO0yHFMsg1 I'll bet RFK Jr picks Tulsi Gabbard for VP. Then the 'moderates' who hate Trump cuz he said '*****' or they think he's a 'homophobe', or clubs baby s...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum
Replies: 16
Views: 915

Re: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum

GunnyMack wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:48 pm Hopefully Ruger/Marlin will take those deficiencies to heart and jump on whomever does the QC and correct then in future .
It wouldn't be a bad idea to mail or email Ruger's customer feedback contact to educate them.
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Laughable Ignorance (from 'Progressives', of course)
Replies: 1
Views: 415

Laughable Ignorance (from 'Progressives', of course)

. They can't define what an 'assault weapon' is, even though they want to ban them. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-nominated-judge-supported-assault-weapons-ban-but-cannot-define-them/ar-BB1ks90D But then that's no surprise, because they can't define what a 'woman' is, even though the...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
Replies: 27
Views: 1417

Re: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...

. More coming out... https://www.youtube.com/live/VH1oYJvWMf0?si=O4qJz6d6c4i2vaTN ...a very redacted warrant, but at least it has some added info. Sounds like he: > bought a lot of guns (not a crime). > selected them online and had them shipped to a local FFL (not a crime). > bought multiple firearm...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
Replies: 17
Views: 808

Re: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.

. I use tang sights on leverguns kind of like glass magnifying optics; great for precision and yet there is a 'fragility' tradeoff. The most rugged sights are things like the rear sight on the old Mini-14's, but for leverguns when I want 'rugged' I do love the Marbles 'Bullseye' sights - they are se...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: 'They' are watching to see what you watch...
Replies: 2
Views: 352

'They' are watching to see what you watch...

. This is pretty creepy. https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2024/03/22/feds-ordered-google-to-unmask-certain-youtube-users-critics-say-its-terrifying/ No wonder people get VPN and other stuff; innocent curiosity could easily be (mis)used to create a 'pattern' to incriminate whoever poses a ...