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- Mon Jun 23, 2014 5:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got Myself An Early Birthday Present
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3005
Re: Got Myself An Early Birthday Present
Blaine: What is the displacement? Are you going to upgrade the air and fuel mapping?
- Sat Jun 21, 2014 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So What Do You Biker Guys Think ?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2299
Re: So What Do You Biker Guys Think ?
Water cooled?
- Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Attn: Doc AJ
- Replies: 4
- Views: 270
Re: Attn: Doc AJ
Too late. Heck, I didn't think one dance would hurt anything...
- Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Attn: Doc AJ
- Replies: 4
- Views: 270
Attn: Doc AJ
A few months back, I was in need of an unbiased and professional opinion concerning some legal/ health issues. I questioned Doc AJ concerning these issues, and he graciously offered his opinion, which turned out to be current, accurate and spot on, as it turned out. I followed his advice, and am the...
- Fri Jun 20, 2014 11:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: octagon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 443
Re: octagon
Mescalero are you some kind of "seer" or something?
Harry, I can't say I know anyone by that name.
Harry, I can't say I know anyone by that name.
- Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: octagon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 443
Re: octagon
Lowake Steak House is not too far from the ranch, they serve a fishbowl size beer so cold a little ice forms on top! Perfect for desert fellas following a hunt!
- Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: octagon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 443
Re: octagon
Sir you may bring anything you like. I have available for you a Winchester 97 in 12, or a CZ o/u in 20. Thinking of the impending Dove season is the main thing that gets me through the hot Texas summer. Opening day is usually pretty hot Sep 1, but later in the month it generally cools down some. You...
- Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Refugee from New York
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16227
Re: Refugee from New York
Odd that you choose to remove your negative bile on a post that concluded over TWO weeks ago, only minutes after I proposed listing your ugly comments, condensing them for all to see? Should I take this to mean you are going to apologize to ALL members you have insulted? Especially Mr. Mescalero and...
- Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PA SxS Skeet/Trap Shoot
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
Re: PA SxS Skeet/Trap Shoot
Not many white wings at my place 6pt, but I have other access that may provide some. We have had more of those collared birds- Eurasian dove I think. No lesson necessary, you are one of the many good folks here and are welcome at the ranch.
- Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Refugee from New York
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16227
Re: Refugee from New York
Removing negative posts? Very suspicious timing, fortuitous indeed! Don't tell me your worried someone will make a list of your transgressions!
- Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PA SxS Skeet/Trap Shoot
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
Re: PA SxS Skeet/Trap Shoot
I have always been a fair hand with o/u guns, but I could not hit a truck with a s/s if I walked up to it and smacked it. I think it is a mental block, one that I would like to overcome one day. I have passed up a few good deals because of it. I have been shooting a Belgium Browning Broadway forever...
- Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PA SxS Skeet/Trap Shoot
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
Re: PA SxS Skeet/Trap Shoot
6pt I have been to some really big trapshoots, and have never seen anyone compete with a s/s. Why do you suppose that is?
- Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Freezing Hot Peppers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3774
Re: OT - Freezing Hot Peppers
I have 4-5 jalepenos every morning with breakfast. Slice em about 1/8 in thick with seeds and pith intact, heat a couple table spoon olive oil in a cast iron skillet and grill the peppers till they start to brown. Add a dash off salt. Nothing better. I used to grow many kinds of peppers, but you can...
- Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Father's Day
- Replies: 9
- Views: 303
Re: Happy Father's Day
Blaine, you have told us the tale of your own Dad. I think, in light of that situation, that having turned out a great kid yourself qualifies you as first rate, top shelf Dad. Kudos to you sir, and Salute!
- Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New horse in the stable.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1802
Re: New horse in the stable.
Sweet!
- Thu Jun 05, 2014 5:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OK this is just weird
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1087
Re: OK this is just weird
7.62 you say the corpses have no degrees, but how much can they bench?
- Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1953 Willys Overland Question.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3035
Re: 1953 Willys Overland Question.
The only downside to the Willys is a HUGE turning radius. They will climb straight up.
- Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This Time I'm Disappointed In The NRA
- Replies: 105
- Views: 12345
Re: This Time I'm Disappointed In The NRA
Joe, I agree 100% with your statement that permits equal total abdication of your rights. People often ask me if I have a concealed permit, and my usual reply is that ALL Americans have one- the 2nd Amendment. I think the open carry demonstrators in San Antone are being needlessly confrontational, a...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This Time I'm Disappointed In The NRA
- Replies: 105
- Views: 12345
Re: This Time I'm Disappointed In The NRA
TTT: Open carry of long guns IS legal in Texas, just not handguns.
- Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I Fell In Love At The-
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1270
Re: I Fell In Love At The-
Saw a 76 bronco sell on Mecum Auctions to day for 15,000. It was real clean with a v-8 stroker, big off road tires, making the tan one on this thread look a little overpriced.
- Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anybody thinking about a Glock?t
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3956
Re: Anybody thinking about a Glock?t
Another real fine attribute of the Glock is the speed in which you can field strip one for cleaning. They come apart in just a few seconds and go back together just as easy. Funny, it sounds like you have to be a fan of one or the other (1911 or Glock) I have both and use both, with the 10 mil Glock...
- Sat May 31, 2014 4:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Win 1897 Back in service
- Replies: 7
- Views: 463
Re: Win 1897 Back in service
Used to hunt ducks with mine years ago. Love the sound of a 97 getting cocked, sounds industrial . Love that takedown model, I would keep it behind the seat of the truck if mine was that length.
- Thu May 29, 2014 6:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anybody thinking about a Glock?t
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3956
Re: Anybody thinking about a Glock?t
Took me a while as well, so Last year I got three of em, two 10s and 9. I have shot em a lot, and have found that they can really shoot well, they run well, are light to carry, don't scratch, and are ugly. I have not yet managed to jam one.
- Tue May 27, 2014 6:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: You're peeing Walmart off.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1330
Re: You're peeing Walmart off.
Mescalero what velocity might you be getting with that load?
- Tue May 27, 2014 6:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What gun would you bet on for accuracy...?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 5227
Re: What gun would you bet on for accuracy...?
Rem 700 in 22-250
- Mon May 26, 2014 7:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Picked Up This Little Lantern Today...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4248
Re: Picked Up This Little Lantern Today...
We have a station in town that has a kerosene pump. Very high dollar but I admire the low flash point.
- Fri May 23, 2014 9:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The 444 Now Has A Baby Brother!!!!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2891
Re: The 444 Now Has A Baby Brother!!!!
Double uh oh.
- Fri May 23, 2014 9:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some success!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2145
Re: Some success!
Find the largest wrench you can and buy it.
- Mon May 19, 2014 6:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For Gun Cleaning: "A Better Q-Tip"
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1357
Re: For Gun Cleaning: "A Better Q-Tip"
I've got three women in my house so I have been using those for years. They will reach into 90 degree areas while regular q-tips will not.
- Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Missing Wife Found By Maine State Troopers !
- Replies: 15
- Views: 941
- Wed Apr 16, 2014 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Time for a big omlet and goose dinner...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 668
Re: Time for a big omlet and goose dinner...
Machete, 1,000,000 candlepower, stuff and season to taste.
- Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Varnish(?) on Bbl tube, Need advice...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 291
Re: Varnish(?) on Bbl tube, Need advice...
Traditional solvents for varnish are turpentine or mineral spirits. Try a dab of each on a q tip in an inconspicuous spot to see if it affects the bluing.
- Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Quick How To session...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 689
Re: Quick How To session...
Ted, what are you gonna shoot with those slugs, a pick-up?
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: He's real!
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1838
Re: He's real!
That is a fine looking woman Ted.
- Sat Apr 05, 2014 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: octagon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 550
Re: octagon
Birdseye is good for banjos, otherwise no bueno.
- Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: octagon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 550
Re: octagon
Mescalero is the Star 380 the one with the thumb rest on the left grip panel? I should have asked you for some measurements before I cut all the wood to .25 inches. Is the stuff I sent going to be thick enough?
- Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: octagon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 550
Re: octagon
Glad to help your pistola project. Always glad to help a fellow Man of the desert.
- Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Better late than never
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1592
Re: Better late than never
I am fishing Lake Ivy (what's left of it) on thurs. Someone caught a 16 lb'er there two years ago. Not far from Brownwood - nice town.
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Better late than never
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1592
Re: Better late than never
When I see a Mesquite start to put on leaves and a Scissortail I'll believe it. Would like to see some of that Spring rain I've heard about.
- Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Badger Sighting
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1281
Re: Badger Sighting
Mescalero you are 100% correct. You can see the start of Hill country from my place. If you should ever get in the area, give a holler, I will give you the tour. A sunrise dove hunt is among the finest ways to start the day.
- Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Badger Sighting
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1281
Re: Badger Sighting
CRS we are not far from Brady. I had access to a place on the Devils that was 27 sections for years.
- Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Badger Sighting
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1281
Re: Badger Sighting
FW the home place is arid, and is located on the edge of what you might call hill country and the beginnings of the desert. If you were to draw a line from the NW corner of Texas to the Southern tip, and one from El Paso straight east the intersection of those two lines is very close to the ranch. I...
- Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Badger Sighting
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1281
Badger Sighting
Saturdays usually find the Boy and I going to town (pop 179) for a big breakfast before we start our chores at the ranch. On our way back we travel slowly looking for various critters before we start the days work. On Saturday last, as we were within a few hundred yards of the home place, a badger a...
- Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Rifleman
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3561
Re: The Rifleman
Bill I think you are right. Your Dad has hands like a dang gorilla, did he play some ball?
- Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Rifleman
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3561
Re: The Rifleman
No Mescalero, I have not, but I appreciate the suggestion and will try to find it. I have just finished one of my all time favorites, Tennyson's "Idylls of the King," which I read every other year or so.
- Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Rifleman
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3561
Re: The Rifleman
I frequent a used book shop and found it last year. Very good I thought, and recalled you like Rourk.
.Like Mescalero, I find myself short on time, and have been trying to read more classic literature, which I find to be more "worthwhile." I do enjoy occasional westerns and history books.
.Like Mescalero, I find myself short on time, and have been trying to read more classic literature, which I find to be more "worthwhile." I do enjoy occasional westerns and history books.
- Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Rifleman
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3561
Re: The Rifleman
Blaine have you read Rourk's "Something of Value?"
- Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT:Cleaning up dads old bolt gun
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1529
Re: OT:Cleaning up dads old bolt gun
I am sure your Dad would be very proud. Great job on an admirable endeavor.
- Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: L.C. Smith circa 1911 Damascus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 752
Re: L.C. Smith circa 1911 Damascus
6pt that should do nicely, thanks for the rapid response. Have you used these in your vintage stuff? I see these boys are getting some nice velocity - 1350 or so in 1 1/4 oz loads.
- Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: L.C. Smith circa 1911 Damascus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 752
L.C. Smith circa 1911 Damascus
Guys a good friend, is fairly new to Texas, and has retired and bought a small 60 acre place not far from me. He wants to shoot some doves this season with his Dads shotgun, and old S/S LC Smith with 28" Damascus barrels. The gun locks up super tight is in fine condition and quite heavy for a 2...