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by piller
Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Samuel Colt's Place
Replies: 5
Views: 584

Re: Samuel Colt's Place

Looks nice. Glad you could visit there. It is a bucket list item for me.
by piller
Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Are YOU a member of this Domestic Terror Organization...?
Replies: 24
Views: 1628

Re: Are YOU a member of this Domestic Terror Organization...?

Not that I want it, but I foresee an armed conflict coming in order to rectify the situation. :(
by piller
Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Makin' Bacon - Quietly.....
Replies: 6
Views: 821

Re: Makin' Bacon - Quietly.....

Wasting bacon is almost a crime.
by piller
Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 16
Views: 1339

Re: Trying a New Load in My Rossis

I use L'iL gun in a couple of different calibers. I am interested in your results. My .480 does very well with it.
by piller
Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A parable
Replies: 7
Views: 660

Re: A parable

The trouble for the sheepdogs is that the sheep want to rid themselves of the sheepdogs in hopes that the wolves will somehow see that as a sign that they should become vegetables, too.
by piller
Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Made me laugh out loud --seriously
Replies: 13
Views: 1003

Re: Made me laugh out loud --seriously

A woman needs a minimum of 135 cooking and food preparation items. A man needs a spatula, a large spoon, and a knife.
by piller
Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 158 grains out of a '22' levergun.....
Replies: 4
Views: 837

Re: 158 grains out of a '22' levergun.....

I really do need to apply for the stamp to get a suppressor. My hearing is not what it used to be, and the constant sound of circular saws in the background is getting louder.
by piller
Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tube channels.....
Replies: 10
Views: 1537

Re: Tube channel.....

I like his style more than a lot of them. The tacticool operators operating tactically are the ones who make me want to laugh. Louis L'Amour described the fake ones well in the book Milo Talon. He wrote of someone describing a young would be bad man as having only one gun but seeming as if he had gu...
by piller
Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One for the Doc.
Replies: 2
Views: 247

Re: One for the Doc.

Cat scan: Searching for your daughter's kitty.

Lab report: finding out from your neighbor about what your dog did.

High Colonic: Jewish New Year.

Hypospadius: One of them needles that goes into you.

Ultrasound: One of them sounds that only bats and superheroes can hear.
by piller
Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Are YOU a member of this Domestic Terror Organization...?
Replies: 24
Views: 1628

Re: Are YOU a member of this Domestic Terror Organization...?

My wife lived there while in high school. It makes her feel ill when she sees the changes that have happened in the last 30 something years.
by piller
Wed Sep 04, 2019 4:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 34
Views: 3666

Re: The Japanese, Pearl Harbor, and Their 3 Huge Mistakes

Having seen the Arizona Memorial, I can say that it is an incredibly moving experience.
by piller
Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ok....im impressed.
Replies: 11
Views: 1306

Re: Ok....im impressed.

My stainless guide gun has chatter marks in that raceway on the bolt where the ejector goes. I polished it up and it works better than it did. My old JM Marlin in .35 Remington is much smoother.
by piller
Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gettysburg: Animated Battle Map
Replies: 8
Views: 1320

Re: Gettysburg: Animated Battle Map

I need to make time to go to the Civil War battlefields. I probably will need to give PillHer a sedative and handcuff her to get her away from work so that she can come along. She gets violent if I try to get her away from work.
by piller
Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 7mm to 338 to 45/70
Replies: 13
Views: 661

Re: 7mm to 338 to 45/70

I have a Marlin Guide gun. They are not as solidly built as the 1886, but they can still put a 405 grain hard cast LBT style bullet where it is needed. That should be all I need.
by piller
Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just got to meet Gunnymack
Replies: 12
Views: 460

Re: Just got to meet Gunnymack

Great, now I have to be interesting. :lol: :lol: :lol:
by piller
Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JEFF QUINN HEALTH UPDATE- August 21st, 2019
Replies: 15
Views: 1801

Re: JEFF QUINN HEALTH UPDATE- August 21st, 2019

A month ago, I joined the dead but just don't know it yet club. The Doctors at the hospital had already filled out the death certificate when I started talking to them. First time I ever heard a Nurse scream and run out of the room. I am still praying for Jeff. If I can cheat death, so can he. I bel...
by piller
Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Savage Model 12 Long Range Precision
Replies: 23
Views: 985

Re: Savage Model 12 Long Range Precision

289 yards is still a reasonable distance with a .308. 500 yards or more seems risky to me due to wind possibly moving the bullet and causing a wounded animal to run off. I am more impressed with ethical hunting than with someone injuring an animal at unreasonable distances. Since that was the longes...
by piller
Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Savage Model 12 Long Range Precision
Replies: 23
Views: 985

Re: Savage Model 12 Long Range Precision

Once you settle in on what load you like, it looks as if it might be able to give some 1 ragged hole groups. I hope you have fun with it.
by piller
Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Savage Model 12 Long Range Precision
Replies: 23
Views: 985

Re: Savage Model 12 Long Range Precision

Looks like some good groups. What are you planning on hunting with it? Deer?
by piller
Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Registration Time
Replies: 6
Views: 943

Re: Registration Time

When I was in college, the student democratICK party put an article in the student newspaper on how to vote 3 times in each election. Drive home and vote as well as doing an absentee ballot, and register to vote in the town where you go to college. 3 votes per person.
by piller
Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Flashlights now versus 50 years ago.
Replies: 25
Views: 3241

Re: Flashlights now versus 50 years ago.

Kirkland batteries from Costco are bad.
by piller
Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Henry AR 7, anyone have one?
Replies: 30
Views: 1917

Re: Henry AR 7, anyone have one?

If I were to pack a firearm in a backpack, it would be a Kel-Tec Sub 2k in 9mm or 40 caliber. The sights are good on the current model, and they are accurate and reliable. They fold up and fit in a small space and unfold fast. My Henry Survival rifle is mostly a toy, but it would go along if a float...
by piller
Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Feral Hogs - in CITIES....!!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 517

Re: Feral Hogs - in CITIES....!!!!

I haven't seen any wild hogs here yet. It is probably just a matter of time.
by piller
Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 19
Views: 1694

Re: Prayers Out to All in the Path of Dorian - Now a Cat 5!!

Prayers up. It is still a potential disaster for Florida at this time.
by piller
Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Careful what you say.....
Replies: 6
Views: 485

Re: Careful what you say.....

Those laws are wrong on so many levels that I cannot detail them all here. Too bad we cannot catch the Governor of Oregon in another State and arrest her for theft of Constitutional rights.
by piller
Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Japanese 'War Tubas' - not - but 'War Balloons' - yes...
Replies: 21
Views: 3517

Re: Japanese 'War Tubas' - not - but 'War Balloons' - yes...

As horrific as it may be, I am certain that this country is on an inevitable collision course with another civil war.
by piller
Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday GameKeeper.
Replies: 12
Views: 1429

Re: Happy Birthday GameKeeper.

Happy belated Birthday!
by piller
Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday AmBraCol.
Replies: 9
Views: 868

Re: Happy Birthday AmBraCol.

Happy Birthday!
by piller
Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Henry AR 7, anyone have one?
Replies: 30
Views: 1917

Re: Henry AR 7, anyone have one?

I have one. Lots of fun at the range when I get it out and put it together. Accuracy is decent. The front end is so light that it feels like it is bouncing all over the place until you figure out how to hold it properly. I hold it with my support hand around the bottom of the pistol grip and that el...
by piller
Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Show Loophole Revealed!
Replies: 13
Views: 1025

Re: Gun Show Loophole Revealed!

It is 7:12 AM here now and I need more kaughphy.
by piller
Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Show Loophole Revealed!
Replies: 13
Views: 1025

Re: Gun Show Loophole Revealed!

I have seen some misspellings of names for medicines which have made me laugh pretty good. Zombiecalm instead of the sleep medicine Zolpidem is one of my favorites. I guess it makes you sleep like a zombie.
by piller
Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Flashlights now versus 50 years ago.
Replies: 25
Views: 3241

Re: Flashlights now versus 50 years ago.

About 2 years ago Tractor Supply had some ten dollar flashlights that used a rechargeable 18650 size battery. I bought 4 or 5 of them. The rechargeable battery seems to do pretty good. The lights are a 500 lumen adjustable focus type, and are aluminum. For ten dollars, they are good. I like the fact...
by piller
Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Henry garden gun.
Replies: 21
Views: 1673

Re: Henry garden gun.

Ahh, the joy of coming up with reasons to want a new toy.
by piller
Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "How to Wash a Cat"
Replies: 13
Views: 1260

Re: "How to Wash a Cat"

Always funny.
by piller
Wed Aug 28, 2019 7:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lawn mower build update ( video added )
Replies: 164
Views: 6172

Re: Lawn mower build update ( video added )

It sounds good. Even with that grass clogging it up a little, it looked like it was working. No big box store push mower could cut that stuff.
by piller
Mon Aug 26, 2019 5:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yes, there are 300 coyote skulls in this photo....
Replies: 17
Views: 1661

Re: Yes, there are 300 coyote skulls in this photo....

Yes, Bubonic plague is still around and it seems to like prairie dogs. As many coyotes as there are, it doesn't seem that we can wipe them out. Typically, when coyote numbers are down they feed on small rodents. When their numbers go up and they form bigger packs is when they prey on deer and other ...
by piller
Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Flashlights now versus 50 years ago.
Replies: 25
Views: 3241

Re: Flaslights now versus 50 years ago.

The switch is the fail point if the batteries are still good. I made the mistake of buying Kirkland batteries at Costco. They LEAK. Rechargeable batteries are much better now than they were even 5 years ago. If you have a Batteries Plus Bulbs store nearby, get one of their lights and the rechargeabl...
by piller
Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lawn mower build update ( video added )
Replies: 164
Views: 6172

Re: Lawn mower build update ( video added )

Sounds as if it is going your way.
by piller
Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coming together....hunting scenes!!
Replies: 16
Views: 1119

Re: Coming together....hunting scenes!!

Sounds like pidgins. Pigeons speakin pidgin? I was onder the impression that we held back on fowl language on here.
by piller
Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Funny.....but sad at the same time....
Replies: 1
Views: 280

Re: Funny.....but sad at the same time....

90% of the public seems to be concerned only with their own lives and nothing beyond that.
by piller
Sun Aug 25, 2019 10:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Special".......
Replies: 39
Views: 3997

Re: "Special".......

I have a .44 Magnum, but not a .44 Special. My opinion, and worth what you paid for it, is that you are an idiot if you push the .44 Special too hard. If you want a Magnum, get the Magnum. The .44 Special has a fine reputation earned over time. You don't always need to skate close to the edge of thi...
by piller
Sun Aug 25, 2019 10:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lawn mower build update ( video added )
Replies: 164
Views: 6172

Re: Lawn mower build update ( video added )

Marvin S wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 10:15 am You may look into evapo rust it is a good product that actually works.
I got some of that at Harbor Freight, and it worked well.
by piller
Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coming together....hunting scenes!!
Replies: 16
Views: 1119

Re: Coming together....hunting scenes!!

Nath wrote: Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:18 pm
Bronco wrote: Sat Aug 24, 2019 11:42 am Nice Nath :)

I there any money in tanned fox pelts over there ????
Not any more, times are a changin'....for the worse!
Too bad. I always thought fur coats looked very classy. Especially when a good looking woman was wearing it.
by piller
Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First hard horns of the season
Replies: 6
Views: 1100

Re: First hard horns of the season

Kinda gets you right in the hunting mood.
by piller
Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lessons Learned
Replies: 12
Views: 1791

Re: Lessons Learned

Prayers up. That is a terrible thing to have happen.
by piller
Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old School POLYMER
Replies: 1
Views: 358

Re: Old School POLYMER

No experience with that particular CZ, but I still regret selling my CZ75. I needed the money. I have never heard a bad thing about any CZ pistol.
by piller
Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lawn mower build update ( video added )
Replies: 164
Views: 6172

Re: Lawn mower build update ( video added )

It was the strongest engine on a push mower that I have ever seen. When you shoved the throttle forward it would make the front right wheel come up about an inch.
by piller
Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just trying to keep up.
Replies: 11
Views: 683

Re: Just trying to keep up.

In Houston, the traffic is going 20 or 30 mph above the posted limit every time I go there. That is the only place I ever felt as is I was going to be hit from behind while I was speeding.
by piller
Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coming together....hunting scenes!!
Replies: 16
Views: 1119

Re: Coming together....hunting scenes!!

It does appear as if that little rifle is working perfectly. Great pictures as always!