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- Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- Should I Answer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 732
Re: OT- Should I Answer
Thanks, I'll try that. I signed up for the "Do Not Call Registry", but that doesn't stop anything. My wife got a phone paid for by the gov't (department?) and it has a nice screen that has captioning. Since I rarely get calls I just ignore the phone, but wife just glances at the captioning...
- Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SIGNS
- Replies: 6
- Views: 564
Re: SIGNS
Thanks Jim, I got goose bumps...
He has risen!
He has risen!
- Thu Apr 04, 2019 10:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: An Interesting Ruger.....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 741
Re: An Interesting Ruger.....
Hmmm. Ya gotta read the article. There are Sigs and Walthers and several other popular guns in this genre...
- Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So April Fools day pranks ..... Anyone get pranked?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 928
Re: So April Fools day pranks ..... Anyone get pranked?
Headline in NY Times; "In a speech Monday. Speaker Pelosi told the truth regarding the state of out country and attributed the vast improvements to President Trump"... Nah, April fool...
- Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Nominees For The 2019 Darwin Award
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1725
Re: New Nominees For The 2019 Darwin Award
Consentual shooting between adults?
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anybody here also on Ruger Forum?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1814
Re: Anybody here also on Ruger Forum?
Which one? I got kicked off one for asking the "guru" too many questions...
- Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Over heard at hardware store ......
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1487
Re: Over heard at hardware store ......
Maybe the kid was a computer whiz and just wanted a bench to store his computer components. Not every bench is used for engine rebuilding or reloading, and not every kid can remove a screw without reciting "lefty loosy, righty tighty)...
- Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let's Have Elmer v. Jack Redux....
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2596
Re: Let's Have Elmer v. Jack Redux....
I don't "follow" celebrities in anything whether it be shooting, auto racing, or entertaining. I've read info from both men and have a few books in my reference library, but it's the info/entertainment that I keep them for, not idolizing the writers (I even have books that I'll keep in my ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Something interesting from europe
- Replies: 11
- Views: 887
Re: Something interesting from europe
357 Magnum? I think I would be wearing a leather sleeve and glove on my off hand/arm...
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 73 and 92: what were they made for?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2769
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 73 and 92: what were they made for?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2769
Re: Winchester 73 and 92: what were they made for?
My WAG is that they were developed for the military. As we all know,great advances in fire arms technology was during times of war. I am not a historian and most of my knowledge about lever guns is just amateur/in passing, but I believe the lever gun was developed during the Civil War, starting with...
- Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cowboy Eye Chart
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1373
Re: Cowboy Eye Chart
Cool, but I don't know how to read brands
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 12 Gauge Flare Guns As SD In Gun-Prohibited Areas
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2400
Re: 12 Gauge Flare Guns As SD In Gun-Prohibited Areas
Yep, I believe a flare gun, although it's original intention is emergency signaling, is still a gun. Just an odd shape, big and clumsy, but still a firearm. Kinda like that nice 12" chef's knife I have, originally it was intended to cut veggies, but when it's in my car, it's a weapon (sword!)...
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sure wish they would stop the madness
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3193
Re: Sure wish they would stop the madness
BFD! I can't imagine all the hoop-la about one hour. Normally the time change is on the news, in newspapers and in Church Bulletins ("don't be late or early for services next week"). Originally it was to save an hour of daylight so as to conserve energy. Thinking congress can change DST is...
- Fri Mar 01, 2019 11:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Walking a mile in "their shoes"
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2701
Re: Walking a mile in "their shoes"
I have become good friends with a young lady at our church. When I worked the Prayer Line her Mother would bring her up for prayer, mostly for healing. She was in a wheel chair and the first time I prayed with her I started crying like a baby, I was so touched. She has Cerebral Palsy. I am learning ...
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Excellent Non-Script Joint Relief
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2390
Re: Excellent Non-Script Joint Relief
Just wondrin'. I looked on Amazon and saw a bunch of different DMSO types. Some were "pharmaceutical grade" and about $14 per 3 1/2 oz bottle to a 16 oz bottle for $17. One of these is either a very good deal or a diluted concentration. So, what do you fellers use/recommend?
- Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Hard Times" and Man's Development
- Replies: 8
- Views: 720
Re: "Hard Times" and Man's Development
My interpretation is that hard time produce good times. Those that survive those hard times end up making times better/good...
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: USPS....NOTIFICATION...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 938
Re: USPS....NOTIFICATION...
Civil Service. BTDT 25+ years. The civil service employees are so "protected" and discipline is difficult so many (most?) times work ethics don't exist. The employee is almost guaranteed a life long job,and the customer is the one to suffer...
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the allure of "tactical"?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3912
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the allure of "tactical"?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3912
Re: What's the allure of "tactical"?
"Tactical" is the new "too cool, too hip" way of thinking. I've seen everything from "tactile" sunglasses, all clothing right down to "tactile skivvies", flashlights, pocket knives, MREs, to weird abortions like the Mossberg. When I lived in LA I saw a lot of ...
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This Could Apply to Many Levergunners...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2994
Re: This Could Apply to Many Levergunners...
Yes, and I often get an elbow in the ribs from the Mrs. when I do open my mouth...
- Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FWIW; gun ban...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 669
FWIW; gun ban...
I heard on the news today of a school shooting in Baltimore. Isn't Baltimore the city that banned LEOs or Security Officers from carrying weapons on school premises last week? Didn't take long for a nut job to figger that one out and shoot up a school...
- Mon Feb 04, 2019 2:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lee Carbide dies 357
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2253
Re: Lee Carbide dies 357
Yep, carbide sizing dies are easier to use and lubing is not necessary. But, with some presses with low leverage and maybe some "fat" cases, lube won't hurt anything. Sometimes when I'm sizing on my old Pacific "C" press I'll lube mebbe one out of five or six cases lightly and th...
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 12:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Super Bowl Sunday
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4280
Re: Super Bowl Sunday
I heard of the NFL (National Felons League?) but any football I watch is an occasional college game...
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 12:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: hearing it too much these days..
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2242
Re: hearing it too much these days..
I had throat cancer and often thought about why cancer happens. I smoked until I was 30 and I also breathed Los Angeles air from 1946 to 2009... :shock My parents were the last generation to have a diet almost entirely of "natural" food and after WWII, more and more "processed" f...
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Papa Jim Says
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1758
Re: Papa Jim Says
I'm a "tool nut" and like "old" tools. I have only one 310, in 44 Special, but I have 6 Lee Loaders (along with 4 presses and 1.83 metric tons of assorted reloading tools). I don't have these for all my reloaded cartridges but I do cherish them. Whenever I feel "retro" ...
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Have you seen my old buddy latety?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1331
Re: Have you seen my old buddy latety?
A long time ago there was a big gun show in Los Angeles ('70s?).I would go and drool and it usually took several hours to go through it and I don't remember any "mall ninjas" or LEO wannabes. Lots of fellers carrying openly. But there were so many guns! . It was closed down by the county (...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Brand New Winchester Calibre At Shot Show
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4437
Re: A Brand New Winchester Calibre At Shot Show
One thing I question when I see a "new and improved" cartridge is what does this cartridge do that others won't? From the posts above it seems that the new cartridge will work in an AR type rifle and not much else that several others won't do...
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Metric quantity measurements
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2883
Re: OT: Metric quantity measurements
I've been around here for a little while and am surprise by the responses given Mr. MIller. 12 posts and not one straight answer. "How to convert...", "Laboratory" and "Metric history" responses, but not an answer. This isn't a "Give a man a fish..." situation...
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lee Reloading Press Md: 90045?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1771
Re: Lee Reloading Press Md: 90045?
I used one for a few years bu sold it due to a messy divorce. I restarted reloading in '88-'89 and got a standard "O" press and was satisfied for a few years then bought a Pacific "C" press, I wanted a new Lee, but $$ got in the way and the used Pacific was cheaper. I have the Le...
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: UPDATE Somebody want to explain the attraction to this Colt
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3110
Re: Somebody want to explain the attraction to this Colt
A super rich foreign potentate with more money than brains wants a "real cowboy gun"...
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I think I'm on the hill...
- Replies: 65
- Views: 6854
Re: I think I'm on the hill...
I mean really... What, exactly is the evolutionary advantage of having hair in your ears? :? Ear hair developed when cave men started getting married. "Ugg, wipe your feet before you come into this cave". "Ugg, did you take out the dinosaur bones like I told you?". "Ugg, is...
- Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Smoking is bad for you!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1678
Re: Smoking is bad for you!
I smoked Players in the '70s, but they didn't come in a tin, just a paper box.
- Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer Request
- Replies: 73
- Views: 7354
Re: Prayer Request
Prayers for Mrs. Griff from Oregon. Remember this brother, God is greater than cancer, BTDT...
- Wed Dec 19, 2018 2:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Were You "Naughty Or Nice" As a Kid ? ? ?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2113
Re: Were You "Naughty Or Nice" As a Kid ? ? ?
Mom kept a quirt on top of the refrigerator because both her sons were bigger than her. Don't laugh at a 5' tall Texan when she's mad...
- Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Question about intercessory prayer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1907
Re: Question about intercessory prayer
I believe you are 100% right Bill. In prayer for another person we just petition/ask God that His will be done and there is no pain and sorrow, and thank Him for His decision. For a believer, death is not to be feared and the main pain for one's passing is with the family. My wife's grandson died in...
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Livin' Large!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2284
Re: Livin' Large!!!
Vintage '46 here. I don't, nor do I want to, remember much of my early life (pre 40). I do remember the blonde beach bunnies of So. CA and the music (I saw James brown, Dylan and the Stones live). My police record kept me out of the service (I much regret that) and nuttin' much good until I sobered ...
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Life can be very cruel
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3466
Re: Life can be very cruel
Prayers from Oregon. We may think life is unfair, but that's what is seen with our eyes. God may have a better idea... Last week we lost my wife's grandson, 31 years old, in a boating accident. When speaking to our Pastor, one thing he mentioned was "Our God is a God of Comfort". That help...
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Any advice or warnings as to reloading manuals?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1942
Re: Any advice or warnings as to reloading manuals?
One reason to keep newer/updated manuals, besides new powders, is the newer, more accurate testing methods. PSI, vs CUP is one. Yes, I know PSI testing has been around for a while, but there are many loads and cartridges not listed in PSI, but in CUP. Often when I find a newer powder (or jes looking...
- Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Heritage Arms Sentry double action revolver in 38 spl ..... opinions?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3084
Re: Heritage Arms Sentry double action revolver in 38 spl ..... opinions?
I believe any gun that works and does no harm to me (or the shooter) is a good gun. In the '60s I bought a Rossi revolver, 3" 38 Special. It was all I could afford. Yep, now that is a fairly crude gun, and I've had to do some minor 'smithing to keep it working, but I had many, many hours of sho...
- Fri Nov 23, 2018 12:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Somber Affair....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2227
Re: A Somber Affair....
One of yer best Blaine...
- Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Bells, Aaaah The Bells
- Replies: 6
- Views: 790
Re: The Bells, Aaaah The Bells
Egg-cellent story.
- Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlins
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2117
Re: Marlins
I'm glad to hear about the improvement as a Marlin levergun in 45-70 is on my short list...
- Thu Nov 22, 2018 11:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Count Your Blessings... "Florida Style"
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1131
Re: Count Your Blessings... "Florida Style"
Recount, re-recount, take it to court, then higher court, then riot when higher court shoots you down...
- Thu Nov 22, 2018 11:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A CDC Public Service Announcement
- Replies: 7
- Views: 885
Re: A CDC Public Service Announcement
Today salad can kill you (romaine lettuce). Pie is a gift from God...
- Wed Nov 21, 2018 12:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marriage veterns will recognize this rookie mistake
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1070
Re: Marriage veterns will recognize this rookie mistake
I've been married too many times and I guess I just couldn't learn. Finally, with #5 I learned a few things to keep me outta divorce court; flowers for no reason, diamonds for Christmas (even had to go into debt for this one) and those two magic words; "Yes dear"....
- Wed Nov 21, 2018 11:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone like bluegrass?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3168
Re: Anyone like bluegrass?
I've always been impressed by Rhonda Vincent, but about the only place I've seen her is on RFD TV, a rural/farm community based TV station. I've seen her with her brother and I was most impressed with her Gospel music...
- Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remington R51 9mm
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1174
Re: Remington R51 9mm
I "fought" plastic guns for quite a while (what the &^*! is a striker fired gun?). The first one I shot felt OK (?)in my hand but had a terrible trigger, long and stiff (keep it clean!). Then just a few years ago I looked at a Ruger LC9s and I was looking at the Remington 51 also, but ...
- Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remington R51 9mm
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1174
Re: Remington R51 9mm
I "fought" plastic guns for quite a while (what the &^*! is a striker fired gun?). The first one I shot felt OK (?)in my hand but had a terrible trigger, long and stiff (keep it clean!). Then just a few years ago I looked at a Ruger LC9s and I was looking at the Remington 51 also, but ...
- Tue Nov 20, 2018 11:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I am getting a new name
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3141
Re: I am getting a new name
Congratulations Grandpa. That's a much beloved title. :wink: For some reason being called Grandpa has a strong meaning to men, almost as strong as Daddy. I balked the fist time I was called Grandpa. We have an "adopted" daughter that has a daughter and when she, the"granddaughter"...