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by Grizz
Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: someone had to do it
Replies: 6
Views: 715

someone had to do it

by Grizz
Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A ramble... involving Geekiness and England
Replies: 7
Views: 585

Re: A ramble... involving Geekiness and England

Old Ironsights wrote:Never had a barn or a farm... or even guns until I left home/joined the Army...
I missed putting the reference in. If you go thru the photos you linked there is a section on a couple hundred-year-old barn that's above the tunnels . . .
by Grizz
Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: thank you Sheriff Joe
Replies: 11
Views: 928

thank you Sheriff Joe

I know Mescalaro dislikes him, but maybe for this he will cut some slack, because his investigation proves how illigitimate the illigitimate-one is. http://www.birtherreport.com/2014/10/shock-report-well-known-attorney.html which has led to this: https://www.scribd.com/doc/241761495/Attorney-Larry-K...
by Grizz
Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A ramble... involving Geekiness and England
Replies: 7
Views: 585

Re: A ramble... involving Geekiness and England

I found the barn on the farm far more interesting. Plus, it'll still be dry when the tunnels flood and drown the captives.
by Grizz
Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yo smart folks .....
Replies: 41
Views: 7857

Re: Yo smart folks .....

I still have my cheapo hs slide rule. I offered it to my son if he would pass it on the dna chain.

Ho Hum.

As I said, I still have my old slide rule.... :)
by Grizz
Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NEW from RUGER
Replies: 20
Views: 1861

Re: NEW from RUGER

I could go for one. I have always liked Ruger's guns. Glad to see a blue collar model.

I don't know if I agree with Joe that prices will continue to fall for a couple more years. If hrc gets the baton the poop is gonna hit the propeller.

Still ruminating.
by Grizz
Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For Wyoming guys, and wannabees
Replies: 7
Views: 912

Re: For Wyoming guys, and wannabees

Thanks tambien.

I've seen some of those spots and want to see the others. Love the photos.
by Grizz
Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: back to the riot and hi-cap subject
Replies: 45
Views: 7434

Re: back to the riot and hi-cap subject

I didn't know that Beretta mags wouldn't work in my Taurus. Got lots of Taurus ones though... 8) That kinda squashes my idea of a Sub2K to go with my Taurus..... :( maybe this will work: http://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/30-rd-mag-for-beretta-92-taurus-92-99?a=119849 on a ktog thread som...
by Grizz
Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: back to the riot and hi-cap subject
Replies: 45
Views: 7434

Re: back to the riot and hi-cap subject

that's what makes a keeper, after a while they just get so comfortable to have around, like old friends.
by Grizz
Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: back to the riot and hi-cap subject
Replies: 45
Views: 7434

Re: back to the riot and hi-cap subject

Ted, I don't know if they will, but someone on here familiar with them must know. It's hard with so many different mags and manufacturers. It seems that it's not the mags necessarily, but how they latch in, 'cause I have a different latch block that will convert from beretta to smith mags. the busin...
by Grizz
Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NEW from RUGER
Replies: 20
Views: 1861

Re: NEW from RUGER

can't wait to see it at wal-mart :lol:
by Grizz
Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: back to the riot and hi-cap subject
Replies: 45
Views: 7434

Re: back to the riot and hi-cap subject

I know but the copy-editor gene always perks up with gems like that . . . . LOL
by Grizz
Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spent my last week in Lebanon PA
Replies: 15
Views: 1170

Re: Spent my last week in Lebanon PA

That's the kind of work they always made me do between 7pm and 6am. People don't take kindly to having their D-Mark disconnected... http://brethrenarms.com/app/uploads/2014/01/13849054689681375236908.jpeg looks good but the copy writer described the "true left hand model" as having a port...
by Grizz
Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bad day for Cat!
Replies: 28
Views: 3253

Re: Bad day for Cat!

I like it a LOT.

thanks for that
by Grizz
Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spent my last week in Lebanon PA
Replies: 15
Views: 1170

Re: Spent my last week in Lebanon PA

good work and what a testimony of the worth of doing something useful.

in sharp contrast to the rioter-looter-whiner-beheader class.

KUDOS
by Grizz
Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: back to the riot and hi-cap subject
Replies: 45
Views: 7434

Re: back to the riot and hi-cap subject

Heck guys, PTR is making a pistol version of the G3 - go big or go home to your point: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6gIwjo9xL8 that would take up half the cockpit, a little too teutonic for me mp5 is more in line with the job, but the uzi knocks it in panache mp5k.jpeg I mean, what says "ha...
by Grizz
Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: back to the riot and hi-cap subject
Replies: 45
Views: 7434

Re: back to the riot and hi-cap subject

point taken about the carbines. the biggest advantage I see for surviving a block party is capacity. I'll see about the promags I have when I get the testing done and look for the better baretta mags. They should be responsive to mechanical input to help them along. still want higher cap for the xd....
by Grizz
Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: back to the riot and hi-cap subject
Replies: 45
Views: 7434

back to the riot and hi-cap subject

I handled a couple of AR-15 pistols and an AK pistol at a lgs. The AK is much shorter than the AR, but heavier. The AR won't swing well inside a vehicle. Either is legal in the vehicle under current law. So in the revolution of the slow grey cell the thought slipped out that a high cap 9mm hand gun ...
by Grizz
Thu Sep 25, 2014 11:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: new wheelgun !(found a bargain too-scroll down)
Replies: 23
Views: 2115

Re: new wheelgun !(found a bargain too-scroll down)

I have an old pinned and recessed model 66 that I really enjoy to carry and shoot. I'd love to have another in a 3" round butt but the prices are scary. :shock: I have one also. Best SA trigger of any handgun I own. I made meat with it but don't consider it a great deer gun. Made one of the be...
by Grizz
Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I challenge you to GEEK FU!
Replies: 13
Views: 893

Re: I challenge you to GEEK FU!

no real creds here but before most of y'all were born took a class in nyc in the chrysler building on programming ibm 360 with cobol and punch cards. don't have the 360 in a briefcase though. nor any punch cards. at the time I was working as second assistant to a trader in a bucket shop on wall stre...
by Grizz
Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: House Crickets...
Replies: 22
Views: 1713

Re: House Crickets...

Have a gas generator? Run the exhaust into the basement while you're gone and see if that does the trick. Works for rats and moles and gophers, don't know if insects care, or if they will be seven feet long when you get back.
by Grizz
Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airport Pizza in Nome just made my night
Replies: 15
Views: 793

Re: Airport Pizza in Nome just made my night

Used to fly groceries in from Juneau, went thru the P.O. and was pretty reasonable compared to the company store. Wife worked for the float service for a while and stand-by freight was free then. Bush life is the high life. Wait, er, ah . . .
by Grizz
Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airport Pizza in Nome just made my night
Replies: 15
Views: 793

Re: Airport Pizza in Nome just made my night

epic Alaska tale

thanks for the telling, it'll stick
by Grizz
Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: flight video
Replies: 0
Views: 2118

flight video

this is ultra-cool, if you like toy aircraft:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmrI_6HNnDM

the flight annunciators are outstanding
by Grizz
Sun Sep 21, 2014 6:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fighting knives?
Replies: 103
Views: 20033

Re: Fighting knives?

I could NOT draw and stop an attacker from 21 feet. I probably couldn't do it from 50 feet. That's why I carry a cudgel with me. I can get in a defensive parry if I see it coming. The throat, the nose, the eyeballs, the wrist, the knee, the temple are all inviting with the added 51" reach. Abou...
by Grizz
Sat Sep 20, 2014 5:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK, It's Friday: Tidbits For the Weekend Crowd
Replies: 10
Views: 444

Re: OK, It's Friday: Tidbits For the Weekend Crowd

JohndeFresno wrote:Did you hear about the magician who walked down the block and turned into a corner store?
or his friend who said "Make me a 57 /Chevy."
by Grizz
Fri Sep 19, 2014 4:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Moving experience......touched me down to my core
Replies: 8
Views: 1001

Re: Moving experience......touched me down to my core

good post, thanks and prayersUp for the young man
by Grizz
Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Medium Sized Knives (photos)
Replies: 25
Views: 2306

Re: Medium Sized Knives (photos)

That's good thinking Kirk. I never saw a need for a bowie, thinking my redhawk was my bear medicine, but of course I need a backup for that. You convinced me. I will make one this winter when the boat work is weathered in. I have some 3/16 1084 that should be adequate. How thick are your blades at t...
by Grizz
Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Modern offhand position?
Replies: 14
Views: 1134

Re: Modern offhand position?

I dumped this reply yesterday, but it may resonate. I killed a lot of deer from fishing boats and skiffs. Boats, especially skiffs, move a lot in saltwater. I did this with rifles and a revolver, sometimes sitting and sometimes standing. Standing offhand meant that the legs were bracing, but unconsc...
by Grizz
Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paco Has a Birthday this week
Replies: 36
Views: 2937

Re: Paco Has a Birthday this week

Thanks to ya Paco, and Happy Birthday from the Grizz family.
by Grizz
Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?
Replies: 59
Views: 3636

Re: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?

Thanks for posting that video Rob. Love to hear the story, it never gets old.
by Grizz
Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc
Replies: 150
Views: 16300

Re: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc

so, if the mag mod doesn't run, I'm still thinking about this little pistol: http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/component/virtuemart/shipping-rifles/cai-c39-micro-ak-47-milled-pistol-detail.html?Itemid=0 now, the clincher would be if the soundtrack is built into the fore grip so I can operate with the ...
by Grizz
Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc
Replies: 150
Views: 16300

Re: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc

The long mags work well in the glock 19's. that's a beretta mag in an xd. it doesn't latch because of the difference in the latching notch location. I plan to bubba one of the long ones to see if I can get them to run in the xd, which will fit the scenario and buy time to arm up the carbine if it's...
by Grizz
Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc
Replies: 150
Views: 16300

Re: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc

thanks for the info
by Grizz
Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc
Replies: 150
Views: 16300

Re: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc

I like it! Trying to locate a RRA or Sig 556 pistol. I really like the concept. I don't like the short forearm grim. Think. Would rather go with a single point sling with a short barrel, gas piston system, in 5.56. That way I don't have to worry about the "rifle" rules. Yup. Mr Murphy has...
by Grizz
Sat Sep 13, 2014 4:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pre-season Derr Hunting Reminder...
Replies: 14
Views: 779

Re: Pre-season Derr Hunting Reminder...

OldWin

cuts both ways for me :lol: :lol:
by Grizz
Sat Sep 13, 2014 4:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc
Replies: 150
Views: 16300

Re: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc

the unloadedness of the carbine is a problem. so I am contemplating this: NOT-yet.JPG this isn't running. yet. if I get it to work reliably I'll post it up. this way there is an immediate rapid response available without pesky carry laws in the way, at least in the pnw. so far. 8) this is addressing...
by Grizz
Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pre-season Derr Hunting Reminder...
Replies: 14
Views: 779

Re: Pre-season Derr Hunting Reminder...

good and timely info, and funny as hell

we can laugh about those encounters but they are not fun in my experience and frankly they scare the snot out of me. when they look you over with the sizing-you-up expression it's hard not to start running, thereby closing the deal. yuck.
by Grizz
Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?
Replies: 59
Views: 3636

Re: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?

7.62 I appreciate the balance part, and the distinction between violent men and defenders against violent men. The lessons from Joshua were the ones that prompted me to be prepared. Not desiring to make war, but desiring not to be unprepared. "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but migh...
by Grizz
Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?
Replies: 59
Views: 3636

Re: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?

more strategy from Nehemiah: 16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. 17 They which builded on the ...
by Grizz
Fri Sep 12, 2014 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?
Replies: 59
Views: 3636

Re: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?

Mt. 5:39 Thought of being armed a Christian church is despicable. this is not an uncommon sentiment. a despicable thought? hmmmmm this is a picture from Israel's history, at the time when God miraculously returned the nation from captivity in Babylon so they could rebuild the walls and the temple u...
by Grizz
Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Piston or non-piston AR platform
Replies: 42
Views: 3114

Re: Piston or non-piston AR platform

Mike, I don't have a 5.56. I've been looking and listening and the argument for the di bolt drive sounds OK to me now that I've had some time to think about it. The $1067 Colt M4 at wallimart is calling. It ticks the right checkboxes for me but would expand the size of the caisson I have to lug arou...
by Grizz
Fri Sep 12, 2014 8:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?
Replies: 59
Views: 3636

Re: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?

a much more realistic and much more likely scenario is some number of jihadis walk in with full auto ak47s, and the ccw license holders get to watch everyone's demise. put a fork in them. this is their modus operandi, it worked with machetes in africa, it worked with ak's in germany and everywhere e...
by Grizz
Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sight In Your Lever For The First Cold Shot
Replies: 21
Views: 1544

Re: Sight In Your Lever For The First Cold Shot

I hunted in Alaska for close to thirty years and made a lot of meat in all kinds of conditions with all kinds of firearms and never gave it a single thought. The bullets mostly always went where we told 'em to, and the food usually died on the spot. I never heard of a fouling shot because that was b...
by Grizz
Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?
Replies: 59
Views: 3636

Re: Is Your Church Posted As A Gun Free Zone?

This is what happens when people who don't understand what they are reading make a ridiculously inappropriate application. Whereas, in keeping with the spirit of Isaiah 2:4: "God will judge between the nations, and settle disputes of mighty nations. Then they will beat their swords into iron pl...
by Grizz
Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc
Replies: 150
Views: 16300

Re: Mob control, self protection, riot/looters etc

I am not equiped for any of these last three calibers, but I have an idea that I am better off with the AR or AK round for the simple excuse that it is a military round in worldwide common use. my defense ammo is 762x51, 45ACP, and 9mmLuger. Partly chosen for its massive user base. I like the idea o...
by Grizz
Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The last sunsets of fall. And a lever gun.
Replies: 16
Views: 1148

Re: The last sunsets of fall. And a lever gun.

Beautiful. Delicious. Can almost smell the clarity of the air.
by Grizz
Mon Sep 08, 2014 12:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: levergun for sale elsewhere
Replies: 0
Views: 1858

levergun for sale elsewhere

cdnn have a youth model Marlin 30-30 for less than 4 bills. outstanding, ya think?

they also have an LCP with veridian green laser for 3 bills. that's a world-class bargain. I guess.

Grizz
by Grizz
Mon Sep 08, 2014 12:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My eye surgery today got canceled.
Replies: 6
Views: 689

Re: My eye surgery today got canceled.

Mescalero wrote:Oh yeah, it will turn the desert green overnight.
and drown the happy campers sleeping in the dry river beds.
by Grizz
Sun Sep 07, 2014 7:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unexpected recruit
Replies: 13
Views: 694

Re: Unexpected recruit

I've got many prettier and more meaningful wall hangers. And this rifle is way to nice to not shoot. shoot it. post fotos. repeat. Heh it's looks like a really really good one to me. a lot of fun. a meat maker. maybe a target gun too. I'm sure you can wring it out and find the edges of the envelop....