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by Old Ironsights
Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Answer To Staying Logged In Here
Replies: 12
Views: 2196

Re: The Answer To Staying Logged In Here

Seems to have worked on this machine... for now... Whether it propagates to the other "favorites" links across my other devices, or reverts, remains to be seen...
by Old Ironsights
Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A PM for Pitchy... because I can't put Pics in a PM... (Dave/Paul???)
Replies: 11
Views: 2071

A PM for Pitchy... because I can't put Pics in a PM... (Dave/Paul???)

Hey Man. Thanks again for the hospitality and everything. I wish I lived nearby so I could learn at the feet of the master tinker. But I did find something you might not have come across... I was digging in my Flintlock stuff and found something I won from a Blanket a few years ago... A Flint Hammer...
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 16, 2017 8:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: QoD (Question of the Day:)
Replies: 24
Views: 2728

Re: QoD (Question of the Day:)

They had the PT140s as well as the PT111s for about the same money.

I think the stack of 9s sold out in about 2 hours. The smaller stack of .40s took almost until noon to go.

I went with the 9 only because I already have several thousand rounds.
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Contender/Encore 357 Max or Mag
Replies: 7
Views: 1359

Re: Contender/Encore 357 Max or Mag

I keep an eye out for a .357 Contender G1 barrel, but it's not a big priority. Bu, if any of y'all decide to spend that kind of money for a .357 Contender barrel, let me know so we can haggle on buying your old one... ;)
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: QoD (Question of the Day:)
Replies: 24
Views: 2728

Re: QoD (Question of the Day:)

The date is in the D series. It should be just fine. So far I've been pleased. It and 3 extra mags fit nicely in a fanny pack I keep behind the seat. Not a single bobble at the range, though I found the overly complicated "trigger safety" dingus to be questionable (far more so than the si...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Did something change on this site?
Replies: 15
Views: 2305

Re: Did something change on this site?

Be grateful that's your only headache with this site. I could not get on at all for 4 days. It said I tried too many times to log on and the robot thingy would not work so I tried with my sons log on and password and the same thing happened. I just let it go and was one day away from giving up leve...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brain trust.
Replies: 24
Views: 3933

Re: Brain trust.

I agree the fire-starters should be punished, but lots of fires are started by lightning and so-on.....what I don't understand is why people build wooden houses with flammable roofs, surrounded by 100 ft pines ....! Then they act surprised they lose their homes if the forest burns. :roll: If that i...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 11, 2017 7:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Did something change on this site?
Replies: 15
Views: 2305

Re: Did something change on this site?

Make sure your computer is set to "remember"... *.org, not *.com. well, the site title is "org", so I have no idea on what it takes to change the "remember" part..... A complete format and re-install will probably work... :twisted: :lol: :wink: It's a Cookie deal, and ...
by Old Ironsights
Sun Sep 10, 2017 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: QoD (Question of the Day:)
Replies: 24
Views: 2728

Re: QoD (Question of the Day:)

If the serial number has a D in it, it is a buy for me Serial number with A or B means JUNK!!! Series C is a qualified MAYBE. The series D were produced after they hired the VP of quality control from Beretta as the CEO for Taurus. The difference is so obvious that Ronnie Milsap can see it. I have ...
by Old Ironsights
Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brain trust.
Replies: 24
Views: 3933

Re: Brain trust.

GunnyMack wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:40 pm ...
But it's also our fault by not allowing fires to consume the dead trees, brush etc. ...
Don't forget essential bans on logging.

Roast spotted owl anyone?
by Old Ironsights
Sun Sep 10, 2017 10:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: QoD (Question of the Day:)
Replies: 24
Views: 2728

Re: QoD (Question of the Day:)

there is a trite saying amongst taurus peoples that goes something like this: " it is not a matter of i f any new taurus has to be sent back to miami for warranty work but w h e n ! " Why on earth would I want to send a <$200 gun out to "get fixed"? Overnight charges alone cost ...
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: QoD (Question of the Day:)
Replies: 24
Views: 2728

Re: QoD (Question of the Day:)

I have two in 9mm and one in 40 caliber and they all are very accurate. These are striker fired double action pistols that will also take a S&W 3rd generation magazine. I installed night sights on the 40 and one of the 9mm's. I gave a 9mm to my daughter and wouldn't have if I didn't have confid...
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Inaccurate guns
Replies: 8
Views: 2153

Re: Inaccurate guns

A Merit adjustable is a "diopter" sight. And when Hunting I wouldn't use anything else on my .357 92.
That said, Simo "Simuna" Häyhä used a Mosin Nagant with neolithic optics to become the "White Death"... so...
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: QoD (Question of the Day:)
Replies: 24
Views: 2728

Re: QoD (Question of the Day:)

Just Because (I'm still trying to figure out Pictures in a post PhotoSuckIt world)... KIMG0114 1.jpg KIMG0115 1.jpg KIMG0116 1.jpg Almost twice the Ammo for 1/3 the cost... but I still prefer the 1911. The longer barrel balances better, and the trigger (polished in a way that I don't think is possib...
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Concealed carry --- again
Replies: 60
Views: 11219

Re: Concealed carry --- again

If/when the Hearing Protection Act becomes "law", I have a Mystic on my "buy" list.

Until then, I'll get by with "no suppressor required" catsneeze loads.
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 09, 2017 8:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: QoD (Question of the Day:)
Replies: 24
Views: 2728

Re: QoD (Question of the Day:)

Well, the local Fun Store decided to put a large pile of 2017 Taurus PT111 G2s on sale for $159 ($178 otd). Not something I would EDC (that's what the 1911 CCO is for), but for a glove-box/throw-away one could do a LOT worse - even on the Used market. (Heck, the HiPoint's on sale cost nearly as much...
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 09, 2017 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: History of Israeli Firearms
Replies: 7
Views: 2043

Re: History of Israeli Firearms

And Tobasco bottles are the shape they are because the original Maker had/found a huge stash of hair-tonic/after-shave bottles to put his original batch into...

One makes do with what one can.... which is why I will always have C&B & Flint guns to go with my cartridge guns.
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 09, 2017 2:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: QoD (Question of the Day:)
Replies: 24
Views: 2728

QoD (Question of the Day:)

If told you could pick up a 2017 NIB compact doublestack 9mm with 2 mags RETAIL for $178 OTD... what would you NOT buy?
by Old Ironsights
Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: use levergunscommunity.org vs .com
Replies: 59
Views: 9302

Re: use levergunscommunity.org vs .com

GunnyMack wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2017 5:07 am Same here, login has to be done each time I visit.
I'm hoping that by saving the .org to my favorites it will keep me logged in...
Nope. First thing I tried. (Chrome)
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: use levergunscommunity.org vs .com
Replies: 59
Views: 9302

Re: use levergunscommunity.org vs .com

Well, about the only thing the .org won't do that the .com did was keep me logged in/auto-login.

Used to be I could click on a Link or my favorites tab and I would be automatically logged in. Now I have to go through the login process every time I close my browser.
by Old Ironsights
Sun Sep 03, 2017 8:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Donating to pro-gun causes painlessly
Replies: 4
Views: 808

Re: Donating to pro-gun causes painlessly

I don't "donate" to Pro Constitution "Painlessly/anonymously". I write checks with a big John Hancock who, thus far, hasn't chosen to prosecute me... :wink: :twisted: My "blind" contributions go to my Church and their Veteran's programs. I'm an old school Full Boat NRA ...
by Old Ironsights
Sun Sep 03, 2017 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Wife Has Gone Missing
Replies: 8
Views: 1435

Re: The Wife Has Gone Missing

Silicone, $2800...
Paint, $300/mo
Treads... +/-$1000/mo...
Lingerie she won't wear?.... -$3,000...

Sigh...
by Old Ironsights
Sun Sep 03, 2017 4:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Wife Has Gone Missing
Replies: 8
Views: 1435

Re: The Wife Has Gone Missing

I'm sure that if he had had to pay for any mods to make HER "non-stock" he'd remember all of them too...
by Old Ironsights
Sun Aug 27, 2017 5:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Powder for medium 45-70 loads
Replies: 26
Views: 5323

Re: Powder for medium 45-70 loads

Looking to start some 45-70 reloading. Cast or jacketed are both open but not sure what powder would be my best choice for 15-16000fps. I do have to find a lead free hunting load also to be legal here. I'm gonna suggest that at 16,000 fps the recoil will be unpleasant... :wink: :D https://www.youtu...
by Old Ironsights
Sun Aug 27, 2017 4:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Concealed Carry -- Inside-pocket Mag Carry
Replies: 10
Views: 2043

Re: Concealed Carry -- Inside-pocket Mag Carry

Here's the one I have: http://www.snagmag.com/ https://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/n-63unu/6c8st8j/products/76/images/316/DSC_2675__44461.1392790548.1280.1280.jpg?c=2 https://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/n-63unu/6c8st8j/products/76/images/328/DSC_7760__89878.1433859236.1280.1280.jpg?c=2 https://cdn1.bigcommerce.co...
by Old Ironsights
Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Powder for medium 45-70 loads
Replies: 26
Views: 5323

Re: Powder for medium 45-70 loads

I find it somewhat funny that these days what was a "full power"/"Military"/"Buffalo Hunter" Trap Door loading is now a "Medium" to "Low" power .45-70 load...

:?
by Old Ironsights
Sat Aug 26, 2017 1:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does it never end ??????
Replies: 11
Views: 1437

Re: Does it never end ??????

I have an AR but they do absolutely nothing for me. Bought it back in my .mil days. I know how to use one but I cant say I find them very fun anymore. ... That's why I sold mine after only a year or two after getting it. If you have the money and time to accessorize, then, yeah. Cool like a Custom ...
by Old Ironsights
Thu Aug 24, 2017 3:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not a problem with this bunch here...
Replies: 10
Views: 1436

Re: Not a problem with this bunch here...

Sixgun wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2017 1:52 pm OI,
Heavy dude.........
Yeah... It's Brutal. But deserved.
Sixgun wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2017 1:52 pm ...
The older I get, the more convinced I am that most people are no good.----6
At least I was born with that opinion.

Ah well... with any luck the rest of them will kill each other off and only Levergunners will be left.
by Old Ironsights
Thu Aug 24, 2017 3:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bring Back Public Floggings & Hangings
Replies: 12
Views: 1822

Re: Bring Back Public Floggings & Hangings

BlaineG wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2017 3:04 pm That darned Constitution always gets in the way of my passive/aggressive yearnings. :lol: :lol:
No doubt...

An Irritating piece of "irrelevant history", what?
by Old Ironsights
Thu Aug 24, 2017 12:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does it never end ??????
Replies: 11
Views: 1437

Re: Does it never end ??????

It only ends when the moths fly out of your wallet and the Visa Gestapo surround your house...
by Old Ironsights
Thu Aug 24, 2017 12:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not a problem with this bunch here...
Replies: 10
Views: 1436

Not a problem with this bunch here...

But a video worth sharing with our less "in touch"/sane/human relatives & acquaintances...

Watch it all the way through before reading anything about it or commenting...

https://youtu.be/3PKn0hL9aBs
by Old Ironsights
Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy solar eclipse
Replies: 24
Views: 3019

Re: Happy solar eclipse

Before the clouds covered everything we could actually watch the movement of the moon ... but that might also have been the absenthe in my Sczarac.

According to cow-orkers in Riverton, it got dark enough, long enough, to trip the photosensors on the parking lot lights.
by Old Ironsights
Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another dozen years...
Replies: 9
Views: 1314

Re: Another dozen years...

Tire? That is a word I've heard of.

"Retire" is not a word that I can even comprehend... not unless they move me out of the OR and into the CSuite at the hospital anyway...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Justice Video
Replies: 7
Views: 1016

Re: Justice Video

The PROPER application of "public execution"/death penalty.
by Old Ironsights
Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bring Back Public Floggings & Hangings
Replies: 12
Views: 1822

Re: Bring Back Public Floggings & Hangings

While I have long been for a .22 to the base of the skull immediately after the 3rd conviction for a crime of violence (because frames and coincidences DO happen), I'm really not that jazzed about going all Wahabbi/Sharia and making a bloody head/hand chopping, bloody flogging spectacle of them. If ...
by Old Ironsights
Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who says you can't have accuracy AND power...?
Replies: 9
Views: 1864

Re: Who says you can't have accuracy AND power...?

As an old M110(A2) 8" SP Howitzer Red Leg, we thought nothing of dropping 200lbs of HE into the bed of a pickup on the impact area from 10+klicks... as a ranging shot. The other 12 rounds following got to bracket the driver.

Full charge gave us 20mi... and nuke capabilities.
by Old Ironsights
Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Concealed Carry -- Inside-pocket Mag Carry
Replies: 10
Views: 2043

Re: Concealed Carry -- Inside-pocket Mag Carry

When I get home I will post (will try to post) a pic of my 1911 mag clip. When loaded with one mag, it clips into my left pants pocket and looks like any other pocket-clip knife.
by Old Ironsights
Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The madness in Wyoming
Replies: 6
Views: 1758

Re: The madness in Wyoming

And that is why I was in Minneapolis having a cocktail at a riverfront cafe during the eclipse... Fewer people and less traffic to deal with. ;)
by Old Ironsights
Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spike art
Replies: 47
Views: 6816

Re: Spike art

Camel73 wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:10 pm Lol, I thought your bowl spikes were good but this guy is awesome. Nice touch with the snake!
I like how he's kept hold of what's important... the reins and his Lever :mrgreen:
by Old Ironsights
Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: my new used 2016 ride......
Replies: 17
Views: 2849

Re: my new used 2016 ride......

I really don't have a "favorite vehicle". All of my vehicle purchases have been purpose driven more than driven by "cool" or other factors. I guess if I could have a "favorite" that I've never owned it would be a Carman Ghia convertible (I've owned a 68 Beetle). At leas...
by Old Ironsights
Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help/ideas from a Subaru crank...
Replies: 19
Views: 4313

Re: Need help/ideas from a Subaru crank...

When you say it will not start when hot do you mean it will not crank over? I don't even hear the solenoid click, much less the starter turn. I just noticed something about stuffy cat in your post. If your cats are partially blocked, that will cause higher underhood temps, and can lead to increased...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Aug 16, 2017 9:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help/ideas from a Subaru crank...
Replies: 19
Views: 4313

Re: Need help/ideas from a Subaru crank...

Great advice all. We'll test those theories at my in-law's place. I'm hoping to have a good Hi/Low temp reading from the OBD the next time it fails then starts working again. As far as the age of the starter.? 156k. The battery is new last winter and tested ok under load and disconnected. It doesn't...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Aug 16, 2017 9:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spike art
Replies: 47
Views: 6816

Re: Spike art

Thanks Pitchy! We felt right comfortable in your place in the woods. Nice talking and getting to see all of the stuff you haven't shared yet. The tractor is cool, the chow was great, and the other gift is quite special. A fine Christian thing to do. And seeing your Matchlock up close was a real trea...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help/ideas from a Subaru crank...
Replies: 19
Views: 4313

Need help/ideas from a Subaru crank...

I've got this weird glitch in my 2001 Outback... When hot (not overheated) if I shut the engine off it will not start again until it cools to some as of yet unknown and or arbitrary temp. (We ended up involuntarily parked in Mitchell SD for 2hrs waiting for it to want to start again...) The battery ...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spike art
Replies: 47
Views: 6816

Re: Spike art

Thanks Pitchy! My FiL is an old Minnesoota farm boy from the general area and I thought something from Pitchy would be an appropriate gift for his 50th anniversary. And, of course, Pitchy put together something amazing from his pile of parts. I'm looking forward to dropping by in a few hours. :mrgre...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Modest 350gr .45-70 loads
Replies: 7
Views: 1411

Re: Modest 350gr .45-70 loads

I'll post some Lyman loads for the 320 Gould HP when I get the chance. But really, grab an old Lyman Manual and you will have all the info you need... I saw some promising loads in the Lyman #47 and had some thought towards working with the next heavier bullet data. The Speer manuals I have are all...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Aug 14, 2017 10:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: From John Corpus, Photobucket CEO
Replies: 33
Views: 7340

Re: From John Corpus, Photobucket CEO

Sigh. That language is there in their TOS specifically and only to deal with actionable criminal activity. In that sense, and only thar sense, they can and do "report you to the authorities" over uploaded images. There is no actionable statute that would permit "reporting you to the a...
by Old Ironsights
Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Modest 350gr .45-70 loads
Replies: 7
Views: 1411

Re: Modest 350gr .45-70 loads

I'll post some Lyman loads for the 320 Gould HP when I get the chance. But really, grab an old Lyman Manual and you will have all the info you need...
by Old Ironsights
Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spike art
Replies: 47
Views: 6816

Re: Spike art

m.wun wrote: Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:12 am I can see derailed trains all over the County! Haha
Somewhere (post photosuckit) I have a pic of a pile of spikes that was over 6' tall in the center... detritus of a UP tie upgrade around Lingle WY...