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by Ray Newman
Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WOW price on 1873 springfield
Replies: 13
Views: 2000

Another classic example that you buy the rifle, not the story....
by Ray Newman
Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Humor - Church services
Replies: 53
Views: 6320

As result of listening to similar discussions & reading similar threads over the last few years, here's my take on why this can be offensive or not funny to some. I once heard it described as the slow steady drip theory: a slow steady water drip that will eventually wear away the foundation of a...
by Ray Newman
Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2400 powder?
Replies: 21
Views: 3382

" I learned a long time ago that soda cans and paper targets do not care with what they are hit with. I have adjusted my loads accordingly. I shoot more lighter targets type loads these days. Small groups impress your friends more than making a lot of niose and shooting patterns. To impress us ...
by Ray Newman
Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - hit and run driver won't divulge his insurance provider
Replies: 26
Views: 4655

If Guido isn't available, ask for Tony. He's the one w/ the baseball bat :lol: ....
by Ray Newman
Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - military equipment falls apart
Replies: 5
Views: 847

I wonder if this wasn't "staged"....
by Ray Newman
Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Ammo serial number law question
Replies: 13
Views: 1667

Here's my take on all of this: -- These proposed ammunition serialization laws also included reloading components. -- Such legislation is the "death by a thousand cuts" approach. Wasn't it one of the executives of Handgun Control who said words to the effect that you don't need to win ever...
by Ray Newman
Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Always carry a gun. Always -- & another reason to do so.
Replies: 9
Views: 2005

Always carry a gun. Always -- & another reason to do so.

Man Pummeled With Baseball Bat Over $1 Bill In Random Attack ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Central Florida man was ambushed and beaten with an aluminum baseball bat for a $1 bill in a random attack at a busy gas station. Investigators said three men approached Nate Curtis at a Hess station gas station pump loc...
by Ray Newman
Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - governor of New York
Replies: 81
Views: 10803

It's probably all part & parcel of Hillary's "vast right wing conspiracy" theory....
by Ray Newman
Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Savage 99 to return !!!
Replies: 47
Views: 8320

azrednek: BINGO!
by Ray Newman
Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HUMOR - What's good for the goose....
Replies: 2
Views: 746

HUMOR - What's good for the goose....

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next."

They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.
by Ray Newman
Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What caused this?!
Replies: 18
Views: 3199

As J Miller alluded to, "operator error" which when dealing w/ firearms can be dangerous....
by Ray Newman
Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paypal bad experience
Replies: 15
Views: 3628

Travis Morgan: BINGO!
by Ray Newman
Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Thinking on buying a Ballard
Replies: 8
Views: 1925

Barbarossa: I don't think that you'll be dissatisfied w/ a Ballard. Some of the following you may already know. Since you want to shoot Black Powder (BP), here’s a link to an on-line BP reloading manual: http://www.ssbpcrc.co.uk/Resources/Introduction%20to%20BPCR%20Loading.pdf Same document, but i...
by Ray Newman
Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paypal bad experience
Replies: 15
Views: 3628

Pay pal is owned by E-bay, which is notoriously anti-firearms.

It is not unusual for large corporations to have overseas customer service/support centers to save money.
by Ray Newman
Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Thinking on buying a Ballard
Replies: 8
Views: 1925

I have a 10 year old Ballard #5 Pacific chambered in .45-2.1" (AKA .45-70). Hard to beat a rifle that has a wiping rod for field use & esp. when shooting black powder. Shoots extremely well w/ GOEX Fg black powder & a 20:1 Paul Jones Creedmoor style bullet -- 1.5 MOA @ 100 yds. I don't ...
by Ray Newman
Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - First Sioux to receive the Medal of Honor
Replies: 20
Views: 3090

"Though Keeble knew of his unit's failed attempts to award him the Medal of Honor, Hawkins said he never sensed any bitterness from him. 'Whenever someone would bring it up, he just shrugged. He wasn't there to get medals; he was there for his men and his country. He enjoyed the small things in...
by Ray Newman
Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Any pipe smokers out there?
Replies: 43
Views: 5930

I quit smoking pipes & cigars almost 25 years ago.

When I smoked the pipes, I preferred the stronger Latakia & Perique tobacco blends, esp. those packaged by Balkan Sobrani in my Calabash & meerschaum pipes.

In the briars, I more often than not smoked Dunhill’s “Early Morning Pipeâ€
by Ray Newman
Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Advice on Marlin 1894 in 45LC please
Replies: 5
Views: 1380

BIG 5 has Marlin 45 Colts for the same price you mentioned: 20" round barrel & straight stocked....

See the latest on-line ad:
http://big5sportinggoods.shoplocal.com/ ... 3&offerid=
by Ray Newman
Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many metallic cartridges do you.....
Replies: 58
Views: 8565

38 Specl
38 S&W
357 Mag
38-40
10mm
41Mag
44 Specl
44 Mag
45 Colt
45 Auto Rim
45 Cowboy
223
30-30
30-06
30-40 Krag
303 British
32-20
32-40
35 Remington
40-65
43 Spanish
43 Mauser
.45-2.1â€
by Ray Newman
Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Voted against China commerce with my pocketbook yesterday
Replies: 27
Views: 4090

All of this Walmart complaining is really short sighted.

Walmart wouldn't be in business if people stopped buying their products or certain products....
by Ray Newman
Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mystery (to me ) 44 mag Powder
Replies: 10
Views: 2114

A very knowledgeable & experienced reloader once told me "if you didn't reload it, don't shoot. Break it down for the brass & bullet." Adhering to the above advice, I don't shoot anyone else's reloads. Anyone can make a mistake. Same thing w/ powder. A few times I was offered opene...
by Ray Newman
Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: restore or not?
Replies: 21
Views: 4029

If you have the money, Turnball migth be able to do it:

http://www.turnbullrestoration.com/index.html
by Ray Newman
Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - How Sudden has the Change (in our culture) been?
Replies: 67
Views: 9059

My four grandparents were born between 1875-1885. I heard them & their peers express concerns that this country started going downhill as result of the influx of eastern & southern European immigrants, the meddling of the US in European affairs in 1917, & giving Blacks & women the ri...
by Ray Newman
Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: new marlin: just what is in the bore?...
Replies: 7
Views: 1646

Gents: this is a new rifle....
by Ray Newman
Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: new marlin: just what is in the bore?...
Replies: 7
Views: 1646

new marlin: just what is in the bore?...

Received a Marlin 336 in .35 Remington as a gift last month. For the last 7-10 days, I've been trying to clean the bore. Using Hoppe's & after 3-5 patches through the bore, the next patch comes out clean. However, if I stroke the bore w/ a brush, the resulting patches are black. Doesn't seem to ...
by Ray Newman
Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Any Masons here?
Replies: 107
Views: 17230

Brother Mike: I entered on 9/27/1989; passed on 11/291989; raised on 1/31/1990. Glad you have seen the light....
by Ray Newman
Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Ever get your vehicle serviced at Jiffy Lube?
Replies: 20
Views: 3441

"Another reason for us all to support our local, independent, businessmen! If you live in an area where the big chain stores have put the mom & pop groceries, gas stations & five & dimes out of business, you know exactly what I'm talkin' about!" --CenterShot Yup, I sure do. The...
by Ray Newman
Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Hit this petition! (Please!)
Replies: 20
Views: 3787

So when did the Attorney General get renamed to Solicitor General? Sounds British to me. I signed the petition anyway, but that just seemed odd." --Jayhawker RE: Solicitor General -- "The original Statutory Authorization Act of June 22, 1870, states, " There shall be in the Department...
by Ray Newman
Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: how do you take off the turret on lyman T-mag press ?
Replies: 6
Views: 1473

When all else fails, log onto the manufacturer's web page & look for the product in question. In this case, Lyman has the instruction for the Turret Press & its other products on-line. The on-line instructions for the Turret Press tell the user how to remove it: www.lymanproducts.com/lymanpr...
by Ray Newman
Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: suppressed lever
Replies: 23
Views: 4870

"I believe you could once buy a rifles from Winchester with the Maxim silencers." --Hobie @ one time, I had a . 30 WCF Winchester M194 that was factory-threaded for a Maxim silencer. It had a round knurled cap that threaded onto the octagon barrel for when you didn't want to use the silenc...
by Ray Newman
Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: +1 for Russian/Eastern Bloc surplus ammo....
Replies: 14
Views: 2965

+1 for Russian/Eastern Bloc surplus ammo....

http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/Y ... ldAmmo.flv
by Ray Newman
Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question on the .50 caliber ban in California
Replies: 21
Views: 4173

Gents: I lived in the San Fran Bay Area 1968 - 2001. Definitely a strange place. But to point of this thread. IIRC, CA 1st. tried to ban the .50's about 10-12 years ago. & one of the proposed bills was to ban all calibers above .50. While the title of the bill was a .50 BMG calibre ban & thu...
by Ray Newman
Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: What's Your Favorite Western...
Replies: 136
Views: 22324

"Shane"
"Tell Them Valdez Is Coming"
"The Ox Bow Incident"
"The Grey Fox"
by Ray Newman
Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - NRA backed Gun Control goes to the President
Replies: 130
Views: 20139

From the Violence Policy Center: Gun Lobby Hijacks Bill Intended to Improve Gun Buyer Background Checks Senate-Passed Legislation Would Revive Failed Multi-Million-Dollar Program to Restore Gun Privileges of Persons Currently Ineligible to Possess Firearms Because of Mental Health Disability WASHING...
by Ray Newman
Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Local Gunshow Prices
Replies: 30
Views: 5973

Hat idea sounds great. As for gun show prices, I don't think the deals are there anymore. & of course there is the ol' saw: A Fool & his money are soon parted. Some Fool lets "buyer's anxiety" overcome common sense. Now once in awhile, you may find a sleeper, but w/ the blue books ...

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