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by KWK
Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:21 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

A couple of new reports have come out, confirming what was known, that there is a risk of adverse effects to the heart from the covid vaccines. Fortunately, the risk from the covid vaccine is lower than with several other well established vaccines and is also lower than the risk to the heart from th...
by KWK
Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1873 Trapper
Replies: 12
Views: 1159

Re: Winchester 1873 Trapper

The color case looks as if from the Stevens cyanide process. The results don't look like the Winchester bone charcoal style.
by KWK
Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:32 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Grizz wrote: Sat Mar 26, 2022 2:26 pmi suggest your sources are likely equally untrustworthy, unless you can authenticate and certify them
by KWK
Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:10 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Today's news includes a report that while deaths from heart disease rose in 2020 (before the vaccines were available), it declined in 2021 (after the vaccines were given). Deaths from strokes rose in 2020 and in 2021 but much less in 2021 (after the vaccines). Odd that.
by KWK
Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:12 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

I knew a very health man 30 years old that died the next morning of a heart attack. hell of a coincidence You say heart attack. Mayo Clinic says: A heart attack occurs when the flow of blood to the heart is blocked. I haven't read of arteries to the heart being blocked as a reaction to the vaccine....
by KWK
Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:03 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

Since I had the Covid vaccine in order to keep a job, I have had several mini-strokes. Covid did not kill me, but the vaccine is trying. How did you establish that? You've said elsewhere you're diabetic, and that is a risk factor for stroke. My long dead grandmother had numerous mini-strokes over t...
by KWK
Fri Mar 18, 2022 11:01 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

The final results from McMaster University's ivermectin test in Brazil are being reported: The latest trial, of nearly 1,400 Covid-19 patients at risk of severe disease, is the largest to show that those who received ivermectin as a treatment didn’t fare better than those who received a placebo. NIH...
by KWK
Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Magazine mania
Replies: 12
Views: 1041

Re: Magazine mania

Ysabel Kid wrote: Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:24 pm I have just not ever been able to get into modern striker-fired handguns.
I just can't get into semi-automatics. I don't like chasing brass. I've one S&W revolver, and that will do.
by KWK
Wed Mar 09, 2022 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wa marxist magazine ban
Replies: 13
Views: 1236

Re: Wa marxist magazine ban

Grizz wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:21 pmI presume this will also be applied to all leverguns with capacities over 10 rounds as well.
I looked it up. Tubular magazines are exempt.
by KWK
Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sad news about our comrade M.M. Wright
Replies: 36
Views: 3052

Re: Sad news about our comrade M.M. Wright

I enjoyed his posts here and am sad to read of his passing.
by KWK
Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP Daddy
Replies: 30
Views: 2023

Re: RIP Daddy

I know your sorrow. My mom is in hospice, too. Being told she needed to be under hospice will, I think, prove as painful as her passing.
by KWK
Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1876 In 50 Express
Replies: 33
Views: 2870

Re: Winchester 1876 In 50 Express

hfcable wrote: Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:35 pmmy 76 just might be my all time favorite rifle.
It is a remarkably handsome rifle. In one of his last interviews, Bill Ruger noted that as well.
by KWK
Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer request for Ron White
Replies: 36
Views: 2994

Re: Prayer request for Ron White

Bill in Oregon wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:08 pmM.M. Wright on here
I do hope it's not too rough on him. I certainly enjoy his posts here.
by KWK
Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1876 In 50 Express
Replies: 33
Views: 2870

Re: Winchester 1876 In 50 Express

Hat off!
by KWK
Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Results of 44 Mag load tests with 1873 Carbine....
Replies: 8
Views: 1036

Re: Results of 44 Mag load tests with 1873 Carbine....

They are hard to find and from what I read Uberti stopped making them in 2020. I hadn’t read that. Too bad, for owners who comment on them all seem to like them. Taylor’s still shows them in their online catalog, but the factory site no longer lists 44 Mag, although there is a photo of one as well ...
by KWK
Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: And another old S&W. Pre model 10 M&P
Replies: 7
Views: 922

Re: And another old S&W. Pre model 10 M&P

Leverluver wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:37 pm Do those things have a specific name other than just pre model 10?
Yes.
by KWK
Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1873 Rifle Idea
Replies: 10
Views: 1256

Re: 1873 Rifle Idea

Titanium isn't much stronger than the better steels, but it is less stiff. Made to the same dimensions, a titanium part will deflect nearly twice as much as the steel part. It won't break, but it will spring.
by KWK
Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Now here is an ingenious engine
Replies: 6
Views: 842

Re: Now here is an ingenious engine

Cute, but that combustion and expansion chamber has to lose a lot of heat, just like a Wankel.
by KWK
Tue Jan 11, 2022 12:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uberti Stallion/Cimarron P Jr
Replies: 22
Views: 2539

Re: Uberti Stallion/Cimarron P Jr

I don’t recall what the manual said regarding +P rounds. However, it’s made in Italy, and the CIP pressure rating for the 38 exceeds SAAMI’s +P value.

I’ve had to send a rifle to Ruger. It took two trips, but they got it right eventually. Soft steels and misaligned ejector rods are another issue.
by KWK
Mon Jan 10, 2022 11:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uberti Stallion/Cimarron P Jr
Replies: 22
Views: 2539

Re: Uberti Stallion/Cimarron P Jr

The others here had better luck than me. We got a Stallion in 38 about 3 or 4 years ago. I sold it within a half year; it was junk. As designed, the ejector rod didn't line up with the cylinder centers and bound up on the empty cases. It wasn't full stroke regardless. After only a few dozen rounds, ...
by KWK
Fri Dec 24, 2021 1:45 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

It sounds as if the clip is taken out of context, and your "quote" is just plain incorrect. He appears to be saying acceptance of gene therapy might improve in time because of the success of the mRNA vaccines: "Ultimately, the mRNA vaccines are an example for that cell or gene therapy...
by KWK
Mon Dec 20, 2021 7:41 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

This past week, the NIH updated their overview of the ivermectin tests done overseas which they consider to be soundly organized. None of the 7 tests showed any benefit. However, their official position hasn't changed, and that the evidence on ivermectin is not conclusive. There's nothing yet from t...
by KWK
Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Model 71 in 33WCF
Replies: 16
Views: 1973

Re: Model 71 in 33WCF

also saw at auction [ ? rock island or Julians ] a fully documented henry that was one of three experimental henrys made in 44 centerfire. While I'd read of 71s in 33 WCF (but not 45-70), I'd not heard of Henrys in 44 CF. I had heard of '66s in 44 CF, of course, but those were built much later. I w...
by KWK
Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paco is on his way home!
Replies: 11
Views: 1248

Re: Paco is on his way home!

Good news indeed, and thanks for the update.
by KWK
Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:32 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

This was on the Wall St Jnl site today: U.S. government survey data indicate 92% of adults had Covid antibodies as of September from vaccines or prior infection. Clearly this bug is here to stay. My wife reads the Financial Times out of London. It had a report of a guy who'd never been vaccinated bu...
by KWK
Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 40-65 Bullard And Mule Deer
Replies: 13
Views: 1435

Re: 40-65 Bullard And Mule Deer

I think it looks so long due to the thinness of the action making it look so slender. It appears the fore stock overlaps the action, unlike most leverguns. Interesting design. I remember looking up the patent drawings for it, but that was many years ago and I don't recall the details. I seem to rec...
by KWK
Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 40-65 Bullard And Mule Deer
Replies: 13
Views: 1435

Re: 40-65 Bullard And Mule Deer

Nice work. How long is that barrel?
by KWK
Fri Nov 26, 2021 4:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uberti 1886 Hunter Lite Rifle
Replies: 15
Views: 1810

Re: Uberti 1886 Hunter Lite Rifle

While the metal work on Uberti rifles isn't the best, they do offer from the factory wood upgrades as well as hand engraving. The photos I've seen suggest they generally do a nice job with the wood upgrade, and the engraving's not bad either. I was at Taylor's the other day. You look at a row of '66...
by KWK
Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uberti 1886 Hunter Lite Rifle
Replies: 15
Views: 1810

Re: Uberti 1886 Hunter Lite Rifle

I believe those are Pedersoli rifles . Uberti does not catalog an 1886 (but they do have an 1894). Uberti-USA is an importer, but I don't think they are owned by Uberti of Italy. Uberti, Pedersoli, and Berreta are all in the same town in Italy. Look at this link . That doesn’t say Pedersoli . https...
by KWK
Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uberti 1886 Hunter Lite Rifle
Replies: 15
Views: 1810

Re: Uberti 1886 Hunter Lite Rifle

I believe those are Pedersoli rifles. Uberti does not catalog an 1886 (but they do have an 1894). Uberti-USA is an importer, but I don't think they are owned by Uberti of Italy.

Uberti, Pedersoli, and Berreta are all in the same town in Italy.
by KWK
Tue Nov 23, 2021 9:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday To Pete44ru, KWK , peter richards
Replies: 3
Views: 483

Re: Happy Birthday To Pete44ru, KWK , peter richards

Thank you, and sorry for the tardy reply; I was on the road to visit my sister on the East coast.
by KWK
Fri Nov 19, 2021 12:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Buck Elliot, RIP
Replies: 29
Views: 2724

Re: Buck Elliot, RIP

Eight decades and nine kids: He did well.
by KWK
Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:14 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

With approval of Pfizer's rather effective Paxlovid treatment for Covid nearing approval, I have to wonder if a proper test of ivermectin will ever be done.
by KWK
Sun Nov 14, 2021 6:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 11
Replies: 12
Views: 1364

Re: Windows 11

Grizz wrote: Sat Nov 13, 2021 1:09 pm there is supposed to be a long life for 10 because of the legacy boxes.
They have announced the end of support will be in October of 2025 — no security updates after that.
by KWK
Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:44 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3765018 (click the 'PDF' button to see whole paper) Which is a paper reporting favorable ivermectin results from around Peru, written early this year, which concludes: For the 24 states with early IVM treatment (and Lima), excess deaths dropped 59...
by KWK
Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:50 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 260
Views: 343539

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

... there is data elsewhere in the world which indicates immunity from prior infection is stronger than immunity from the vaccines. A study from Israel released in late August also found that while both natural and vaccine immunity wane, the vaccine does so more rapidly. Getting a single shot after...
by KWK
Sun Oct 31, 2021 7:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why the lack of pistol caliber pump guns
Replies: 16
Views: 1333

Re: Why the lack of pistol caliber pump guns

I hear replica Lightnings are being made...I never handled one and have only seen pictures...they seem to look nice but like other replica guns that are made, there are plenty of feeding issues...don't know personally..only read that. Yes, Uberti still catalogs them in 357, 44-40, and 45 Colt. I've...
by KWK
Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: British Military Revolvers
Replies: 23
Views: 2581

Re: British Military Revolvers

I like the operation of that big Bland-Pryse revolver in the Forgotten Weapons video. Squeeze two opposing levers to break it open, the rotate the cylinder retaining pin and pull off the cylinder. Clean up should be a breeze.
by KWK
Fri Oct 29, 2021 6:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another "prop" gun killing
Replies: 130
Views: 11796

Re: Another "prop" gun killing

A little more information came out today in the Wall St Jnl: In Mr. Halls’ account to law enforcement, Ms. Gutierrez Reed showed him the gun for Mr. Baldwin before continuing rehearsal, and he remembered seeing three rounds. Mr. Halls told a detective he should have checked all the cylinders, but di...
by KWK
Fri Oct 29, 2021 2:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: They're wearing pearls?
Replies: 19
Views: 1668

Re: They're wearing pearls?

I gave up on all professional sports as soon as they started taking a knee. I there a professional sport other than baseball? :wink: I haven't followed any of them since I was in high school. I used to like to go to the minor league baseball games, but with the opening of the new stadium they are a...
by KWK
Fri Oct 29, 2021 2:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another "prop" gun killing
Replies: 130
Views: 11796

Re: Another "prop" gun killing

Says that she has no idea where the live rounds came from and would not allow live rounds to be used under any circumstances. Yet there are reports of plinking being done off hours. With what weapon I have not read. That the police are still looking at this a week later suggests there is smoke in t...
by KWK
Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another "prop" gun killing
Replies: 130
Views: 11796

Re: Another "prop" gun killing

A statement by the assistant director says it all “He said he checks the revolver for ammo by opening the hatch and spinning the drum” That would show him if it was empty, but there were three types of cartridges around the set, live, dummy, and blank. Spinning the cylinder while looking at one end...
by KWK
Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: They're wearing pearls?
Replies: 19
Views: 1668

Re: They're wearing pearls?

Bill in Oregon wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 12:37 pm Wow, a vintage baseball game sounds just so welcome right now.
It might not be what you gents are thinking. These guys play by the Civil War era rules. There are a few teams around here.
by KWK
Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another "prop" gun killing
Replies: 130
Views: 11796

Re: Another "prop" gun killing

Reports today say the gal was killed by a conventional bullet. It also indicates the cylinder had a mix of live and dummy rounds, apparently only the single live one. It does sound as if the armorer goofed and neither Baldwin nor the guy who handled the revolver before him checked. I wonder if the r...
by KWK
Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: They're wearing pearls?
Replies: 19
Views: 1668

Re: They're wearing pearls?

I gave up on professional baseball years ago. It’s a performance for the attention deficit crowd. I only go to local vintage baseball games now.
by KWK
Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another "prop" gun killing
Replies: 130
Views: 11796

Re: Another "prop" gun killing

For what it's worth, a report this morning on the Wall St Jnl site says they were indeed working on a scene where Baldwin would draw and point at the camera. It doesn't say if he planned to fire towards the camera. He was seated and practicing a cross draw when the gun went off. They still haven't s...
by KWK
Sun Oct 24, 2021 3:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another "prop" gun killing
Replies: 130
Views: 11796

Re: Another "prop" gun killing

The doctor's copy is accurate . I note it does allow for firearms to be pointed directly at another person, with suitable precautions. I have to admit I lean toward 44shooter's position. One would think the Association's rule "The property master or armorer should carefully train you..." w...
by KWK
Sat Oct 23, 2021 4:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another "prop" gun killing
Replies: 130
Views: 11796

Re: Another "prop" gun killing

Its my understanding that mirrors are used during that type of scene. Following marlinman93's link to KATU.com: ... Steven Hall, a veteran director of photography in Britain. But he said one of the riskiest positions to be in is behind the camera because that person is in the line of fire in scenes...
by KWK
Sat Oct 23, 2021 2:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another "prop" gun killing
Replies: 130
Views: 11796

Re: Another "prop" gun killing

I don't think it was while filming a scene. It makes no sense that he would point the gun at her during a scene. I've seen movies where the actor fires a "gun" towards the camera. The gal shot was the cinematographer. One question is why was there a need to have on the set cartridges with...
by KWK
Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1920
Replies: 12
Views: 1990

Re: 1920

The American flag had 45 stars There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. Those two looked to be off, so I checked. The murder rate appears to be low by a factor of about 30, and the US already had 48 states. I didn't check but am pretty sure the salary for a mechanical engineer is ...