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-Stretch
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- Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 41 years
- Replies: 31
- Views: 874
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 35 Remington fans here?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 949
Re: 35 Remington fans here?
1st rifle I ever bought was a Marlin in 35 Remington.
Great rifle, and great cartridge.
Stock except for Skinner sights.
-Stretch
Great rifle, and great cartridge.
Stock except for Skinner sights.
-Stretch
- Tue May 30, 2023 5:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CPR propaganda or fact ?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 912
Re: CPR propaganda or fact ?
https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2011/11/30/how-doctors-die/ideas/nexus/ This is a VERY interesting essay - I first read it some years back. CPRs is, apparently, WAY overrated. The success rate is very low, and when done correctly, especially in the elderly, causes painful broken ribs. -Stretch
- Thu May 11, 2023 7:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: watch your six gentlemen
- Replies: 16
- Views: 835
Re: watch your six gentlemen
Glad you came through it all right.
It sounds as if you did all right, too.
Stuff happens without too much warning many times.
And 911 operators can sometimes be HIGHLY ANNOYIN'.
-Stretch
It sounds as if you did all right, too.
Stuff happens without too much warning many times.
And 911 operators can sometimes be HIGHLY ANNOYIN'.
-Stretch
- Thu May 11, 2023 1:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Chilling Thought
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1263
Re: A Chilling Thought
Oil will never go away - there's too much money to be made by the very wealthy shareholders and commodity futures wheeler-dealers. It costs roughly $12 to $15 per barrel to extract crude in Iraq and put it in a tanker. At $85 per barrel, that's $60 per barrel of pure profit per barrel. They pump 4.1...
- Mon Mar 27, 2023 5:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Great old rifle scope!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 552
Re: Great old rifle scope!
THAT is very, very cool.
Find something to hang it on - I am SO curious as to how well it works!
-Stretch
Find something to hang it on - I am SO curious as to how well it works!
-Stretch
- Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Irish Aviator
- Replies: 11
- Views: 532
Re: The Irish Aviator
Man, you ain't kiddin'...That was a close call.....................................
- Mon Mar 20, 2023 6:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Carrying While Doing The Morning Chores
- Replies: 20
- Views: 795
Re: Carrying While Doing The Morning Chores
I have a Rossi 357 with a 2" barrel that I carry in a Simply Rugged pancake holster.
Easily the most comfortable rig I've ever worn.
-Stretch
Easily the most comfortable rig I've ever worn.
-Stretch
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One COMPLEX Battle Implement…!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 494
Re: One COMPLEX Battle Implement…!
Cool video! 8) Being a sailor during those times must have been tough. The "facilities" for the non-officers were primitive in the extreme. Imagine having a digestive upset during foul weather. NOT a good time...... And the amount of rope used is mind-boggling..... -Stretch
- Sun Mar 12, 2023 4:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shooting advice for a 1911 45
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1146
Re: Shooting advice for a 1911 45
You might be squeezing the whole hand as you're pressing the trigger rearward. Also a symptom of anticipating the recoil. Try some dry firing while watching the front sight. Remember, grip first with the middle finger, then the ring finger, then the pinky, and lastly the thumb either locks down or l...
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Update on my wife Genie
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1455
Re: Update on my wife Genie
So sorry for your loss, Joe.
-Stretch
-Stretch
- Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Apparently wonders do cease!!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 960
Re: Apparently wonders do cease!!
What will really screw up the prosecution is that David Halls gave the gun to Hannah Gutierrez-Reed who gave it to AB and Halls was only charged with a petty misdemeanor and a few months probation. Mr. Halls PLED to a misdemeanor with a suspended sentence and 6 months probation. What was he actuall...
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 2:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Apparently wonders do cease!!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 960
Re: Apparently wonders do cease!!
Near as I can tell, most miscreants serve about 5% of the possible sentence if they're convicted these days. (There is simply no room at the various inns any more....) I truly hope that the judge gives Mr. Baldwin a felony conviction and some jail time in "D" block. -Tom
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 1:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Apparently wonders do cease!!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 960
Re: Apparently wonders do cease!!
FINALLY!!!
NOW LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN GET THE CONVICTION THAT HE SO RICHLY DESERVES.
-STRETCH
NOW LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN GET THE CONVICTION THAT HE SO RICHLY DESERVES.
-STRETCH
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 6:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What if your CCW gun failed to fire 10-20% of the time...?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1172
Re: What if your CCW gun failed to fire 10-20% of the time...?
It's gotta be RELIABLE in order to be considered for social work. I'd take the 380 because it goes, "BANG!" every time, but I'm not a fan of either platform. Glock's reputation seems to have been made on reliability and ease of use. That's the only reason to consider one for me. If it ain'...
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What would this 42-wheeler truck be hauling...???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 767
Re: What would this 42-wheeler truck be hauling...???
THAT'S IT!!!Its hauling the new 1.7 trillion dollar load of bs the gubbermint rammed down our throats AGAIN.
-Stretch
- Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Introduction / Andy Larsson
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2181
Re: Introduction / Andy Larsson
Welcome aboard!
I have A LOT of admiration for site moderators.
And I like Skinner Sights, too. On two of my guns.
-Stretch
I have A LOT of admiration for site moderators.
And I like Skinner Sights, too. On two of my guns.
-Stretch
- Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just one powder
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1343
Re: Just one powder
Just one?!
I could happily - I AM happily getting by with 231 and 2400.
I haven't tried enough Blue Dot to give an opinion, although it seems to work well in 9mm for me.
-Stretch
I could happily - I AM happily getting by with 231 and 2400.
I haven't tried enough Blue Dot to give an opinion, although it seems to work well in 9mm for me.
-Stretch
- Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I really like these!!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 365
Re: I really like these!!!
I, too, like that 158gr bullet in a gun for social work. I have a Rossi 2.5"(?) 357 that is actually pretty comfortable to shoot with 357 magnum loads. (14.0 gr. 2400, 158gr. JHP) The rubber grip is a brilliant design for my hand. I tried the same load in a Ruger SP101 with the stock square-sec...
- Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good morning Gentlemen
- Replies: 12
- Views: 731
Re: Good morning Gentlemen
Although BP is important to TREAT, also think of it as a SYMPTOM..... YES!!! :D 8) :D As well as diabetes, various aches and pains, etc. Would that there were more doctors like you. I commented to my PA during a visit that I had some somewhat severe knee pain while walking. "Well, you're getti...
- Fri Dec 09, 2022 2:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Courtroom Irony...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 414
Re: Courtroom Irony...
Grizz is correct. If you are called for jury duty, study jury nullification before you go. And DO NOT mention it out loud. This! (If the court/judge/DA gets wind of the fact that you know what it is, you'll be excused immediately if not sooner. And probably escorted out of the courthouse post haste...
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wings Over Dallas Mid-Air Collision Report
- Replies: 15
- Views: 816
Re: Wings Over Dallas Mid-Air Collision Report
You do not cross flight paths. Yeah - that's a bad thing to do without altitude separation. It's obvious that the flight paths crossed; the question was who decided that that was a good idea - the pilot or the air boss? Sounds now as if the air boss directed the P-63 pilot to do so, and the pilot a...
- Tue Dec 06, 2022 4:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: rabbits with a .38
- Replies: 17
- Views: 809
Re: rabbits with a .38
I can't help you with either a 38 Special load for rifle, or a 125 gr. 38 Special load. But I like your concept - bunnies with a 38 Special. 8) Flat Point or SWC so as not to expand in the wee critter. I wonder how a 148 wad cutter would be on rabbits? (Not reversed.) Probably wouldn't feed in the r...
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 12:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wings Over Dallas Mid-Air Collision Report
- Replies: 15
- Views: 816
Re: Wings Over Dallas Mid-Air Collision Report
I read the preliminary report. Seems the fighters were supposed to be in front of the bombers 500 ft. from the audience, and the bombers were suppose to be behind the fighters 1000 ft. from the audience. In the video from Jim's other post, the P-63 appeared to be WAY behind the other fighters and cl...
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What a Great Pyrenees is capable of
- Replies: 6
- Views: 481
Re: What a Great Pyrenees is capable of
We have a neighbor with a Great Pyrenees.
He's an absolute marshmallow - loves everybody.
Doesn't even get upset when one of the other neighbor's
German Shepherd attacks him. He knows the shepherd is just posturing.
-Stretch
He's an absolute marshmallow - loves everybody.
Doesn't even get upset when one of the other neighbor's
German Shepherd attacks him. He knows the shepherd is just posturing.
-Stretch
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cartridge found at crime scene
- Replies: 20
- Views: 983
Re: Cartridge found at crime scene
Yep. You get to court, you've already lost.........Best to avoid courts and lawyers all together.
(Maybe not the trial, but lots of time and money.)
-Stretch
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Second time out with the new Python.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 194
Re: Second time out with the new Python.
Not bad shootin' under the circumstances.
I found 14 gr. of 2400 was the most accurate in my guns,
but of course there may be variations with your kit, eh?
Glad it worked for ya.
Too bad about the trigger.
-Stretch
I found 14 gr. of 2400 was the most accurate in my guns,
but of course there may be variations with your kit, eh?
Glad it worked for ya.
Too bad about the trigger.
-Stretch
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Living through WINTER...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1016
Re: Living through WINTER...
THIS!!!And I am cutting, hauling and splitting firewood. BUT .. I am happy to be alive!
-Stretch
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cartridge found at crime scene
- Replies: 20
- Views: 983
Re: Cartridge found at crime scene
One thing to consider is if the ammo recovered was reloaded after being fired in another pistol ? Range pickups might have several marks on them. Of course, after tumbling, cleaning, and the die work, those marks may or may not be faded or eliminated. Yet they're still there. The new marks form the...
- Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: S&W's slipping quality
- Replies: 9
- Views: 643
Re: S&W's slipping quality
Some of the trigger issues are exacerbated by the California drop test. Easiest way to get the gun to comply is to make a stiff trigger with a spring that could hold up a corner of an F350...... I get that. But - burrs, poor finishes, bent parts and like that - there's just no excuse on a gun going ...
- Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: S&W's slipping quality
- Replies: 9
- Views: 643
Re: S&W's slipping quality
Unfortunately, that's the way it is these days. I bought a HiPower - last of the Brownings. Trigger was unusable. I fixed it with a spring kit, the mag disconnect removal, and some polishing. Not a target trigger, but then it's not a target gun. Still, I shouldn't have to fix it on a gun that cost a...
- Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buying firewood is bad enough...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1286
Re: Buying firewood is bad enough...
I burn 3 to 4 cords a year. I split it all with an ax, or hammer and wedge. I'm 62. I'm strongly considering a wood splitter for the knotty stuff. Up here in Maine, the only legal measurement for firewood is a cord - 4Ft x 4Ft x 8Ft - or 128 cubic feet. "Seasoned" firewood is defined as fi...
- Fri Nov 25, 2022 7:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Heritage Rough Rider
- Replies: 26
- Views: 921
Re: Heritage Rough Rider
I've had one for years - 22 and 22 MAG cylinder.
Surprisingly accurate!
I've had no trouble with mine - it goes bang every time.
-Stretch
Surprisingly accurate!
I've had no trouble with mine - it goes bang every time.
-Stretch
- Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Barrel length for hunting sixgun
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1292
Re: Barrel length for hunting sixgun
I like the 41 Magnum! One of my all-time favorite cartridges. :D That looks like a dandy load, Jim. I'll have to try that XTP. Bill, I have 2 cast loads I like: 215gr. LSWC over 7.0 gr. of WW231. OAL 1.280". I guess this is about 1,000 FPS. Very accurate, low recoil, easy on the hands. 250gr. W...
- Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger Single Six 1993 vintage
- Replies: 8
- Views: 414
Re: Ruger Single Six 1993 vintage
That's a nice lookin' gun for having been Bubba'd by the previous owner.
Shooting's not bad, either!
Definitely has potential......
-Stretch
Shooting's not bad, either!
Definitely has potential......
-Stretch
- Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wings Over Dallas Mid-Air Collision Report
- Replies: 15
- Views: 816
Re: Wings Over Dallas Mid-Air Collision Report
Thanks for the video Jim - it's excellent. I think they're going to find the following cause(s). 1. The parade course should have been designed with altitude separation. 2. The parade course should not have had fighters passing on the inside of the bomber in turns. (I didn't know this was a BIG NO-N...
- Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Strange day at the range with the Python.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 550
Re: Strange day at the range with the Python.
Sorry to hear about your troubles with the Colt. I like 14.0gr. of 2400 pushing a 158gr. JHP. OAL is 1.580 or 1.575, depending on how they crimp. WSP Primers. I've also had good success with 16.2 gr. of H110 with the 158 gr. JHP. OAL is 1.580 or 1.575, depending on how they crimp. Winchester Magnum ...
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lead Rifle Men
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1154
Re: Lead Rifle Men
RESULT!!! 8) Very cool! And to think that back in the day lotsa kids did this. Kinda normal, in fact. Nowadays if word got out that the grandkids were casting lead soldiers at your house you'd have DHHS, the Hazmat folks, etc.. at your door. -Stretch
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Airplane collision at air show
- Replies: 26
- Views: 790
Re: Airplane collision at air show
Unfortunately, if they keep crashing these things, no one is going to be able to fly 'em anymore. Nine-O'-Nine in Connecticut, and now this one. Both preventable. Irreplaceable lives lost, and irreplaceable aircraft lost. :cry: Condolences to the families of the dead. -Stretch
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Air pistol
- Replies: 7
- Views: 333
Re: Air pistol
True...if ya miss, it's your fault! Ask me how I know.... LOL!I've heard these CO2 versions have very little movement from recoil
But like ya said, still havin' fun.
-Stretch
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 11:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Air pistol
- Replies: 7
- Views: 333
Re: Air pistol
You got A LOT of air pistol for $200 is right! That would be a 10 meter target pistol. Velocities usually run around 600fps for those. C-T-C will be less than the diameter of the pellet if you do your part. (The trick is to do that consistently over 60 shots! :lol: ) A very, very nice find. -Stretch
- Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .44 Special
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1493
Re: .44 Special
Another grand old caliber.
The 44 Special is still very, very capable.
-Stretch
The 44 Special is still very, very capable.
-Stretch
- Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .41 mag loads?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 479
Re: .41 mag loads?
JimT, that's a beautiful revolver!
-Stretch
-Stretch
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 12:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .41 mag loads?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 479
Re: .41 mag loads?
215gr. LSWC over 7.0 gr. of WW231. Somewhere around 1000 fps, and very, very accurate. Comfortable enough to shoot all day. I wouldn't feel undergunned with this load for social work, either. At the other end of the spectrum: 250gr. Cast Performance WFNGC. 19.8gr. of H110 in a Ruger Blackhawk. This ...
- Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hurricane Prep
- Replies: 15
- Views: 842
Re: Hurricane Prep
Good luck!
Generators make life SO much nicer after a big blow.
We lost power for 11 days after the Ice Storm of '98.
Got a generator about halfway through - BIG improvement!
-Stretch
Generators make life SO much nicer after a big blow.
We lost power for 11 days after the Ice Storm of '98.
Got a generator about halfway through - BIG improvement!
-Stretch
- Mon Sep 05, 2022 8:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Browning 1886 vs Turnbull 1886
- Replies: 54
- Views: 2599
Re: Browning 1886 vs Turnbull 1886
You are truly blessed to have such decisions to make.....
I'd lean towards the modern one in this case, but I'm nowhere near as
expert as the rest of you.
-Stretch
I'd lean towards the modern one in this case, but I'm nowhere near as
expert as the rest of you.
-Stretch
- Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got the wood done
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1579
Re: Got the wood done
I've got at least 2 winters' worth all stacked and dried. Working on winter #3's heat. I only burn 3- 4 cords of wood, but then my house is samll. I'm the woodsplitter, but I'm thinking of buying one. Some of that knotty, twisted maple is a bear to split by hand. That's a good woodpile Pitchy! That ...
- Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just needed...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1014
Re: Just needed...
Yep.
Huntin', fishin', woods loafin'....all good for what ails ya in modern society.
A couple of hours on an old motorbike on a deserted rural road does much the same......
-Stretch
Huntin', fishin', woods loafin'....all good for what ails ya in modern society.
A couple of hours on an old motorbike on a deserted rural road does much the same......
-Stretch
- Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guide to Automobile Dashboard Warning Lights
- Replies: 10
- Views: 538
Re: Guide to Automobile Dashboard Warning Lights
My older son and I were talking a couple of weeks ago. One of his coworkers called him one evening and said that his roommate was broken down on I-95. "Can you go and get him?" "Yeah - no problem, where is he?" "Northbound near the Sydney exit." "Okay." So he ...
- Mon Jul 18, 2022 8:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Man with CCW stops an active shooter ...
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2113
Re: Man with CCW stops an active shooter ...
The best outcome in a horrific situation.
Dead shooter. Kudos to the guy who stopped the carnage.
-Stretch
Dead shooter. Kudos to the guy who stopped the carnage.
-Stretch