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Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:22 am

I wish, except for trips to the doctor's, getting new stuff cut off, I've been trapped indoors. And on a liquid diet to boot! Something about getting your lower lip cut off, just doesn't invite the feel of utensils sliding over raw muscle... and bandaging a lip is a pretty interesting endeavour, getting it to stick where you want it is also frustrating.

Although, I've discovered that the powdered strawberry slimfast, mixed with milk and strawberry & vanilla ice cream, whipped up in the blender makes for a right tasty and ultimately, satisfying milk shake! It ain't about losing weight, but rather not starving while the lip heals...

Post by **Old Savage** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:44 am

Well for the tin castle here is a new13.2 gallon can my daughter sent. It comes with an owners manual in two languages. She for some reason thought the 30 year old blue one should be replaced.

Post by **Old Savage** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:49 am

The old one is out with the grill.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:19 am

Well, OS, I do believe the new one has a bit more panache than the 30 year old... Tho' I admit mine are more in keeping with your old one!

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:19 pm

I like that Fred....classy...my son, who is "uppity" has one just like it.....one time I told him, "what's this fancy trash can?" And he says, "well dad, it IS a bit better than your 5 gallon bucket." Sheeeeeeeetttt....redneck till I die..........that's why Jay and I get along so well........

Gunny must be working....may the Lord bless him....cold and windy.....Buffalo Match cancelled due to cold and wind......

Griff....In 1978 I left 9/10 of my lower lip hanging on the side of my face with only a string holding it on from kissing the steering wheel on the old Trans Am......don't know how but the plastic surgeons sewed it back on.....never had any feeling in it for 10 years or more........guys at work used to call me "Rubber Lip"....scars are still there but not as noticeable......

Well.....things could be worse...I asked my regular bud how this other bud was doing.....this "other bud" used to be the guy who had carte blanche at the Colt factory and got me all those one of a kind guns.......he developed a nasty form of Alzheimer's......is wealthy..not rich...wealthy....there's a difference........anyway, he told me that this guy just sits there and watches the same movie over and over.....day after day......I told my bud, "look at th bright side, to him, it's a fresh movie every time it comes on".

---6

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:19 pm

Hey...GRIFF WINS!!!!...Griff, I award you Old Savages trash can...either one...take your pick.---6

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:43 pm

Hey guys!

Wooo OS! Classy trash can.

Hang in there Griff. Hope you're back on a hillbilly diet soon!

Well I been out to my "winter range" shootin 22s. Hadn't done that in a long time. It's a nice day. About 26 degrees so not too cold. Shot my 1st year production 10/22, my Chiapa Little Badger survival rifle and my 22/45 Lite.
Had a grand time till it started snow squalling bad enough to trash visibility. Of course, once I got home it stopped.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:00 pm

Naw innit working- I'm laying in bed trying to not be sick... I'm feeling pretty low. Sinuses SUCK !! I swear it is caused by having my sinuses vacuumed out when I was a kid- not my choice and boy it was a miserable experience!!

Geeze Griff that doesn't sound pleasant- hope you heal up fast!

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 5:58 pm

Yup. Sinus trouble sucks bad! Makes everything hurt or feel miserable.

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 6:02 pm

Educate me...what's a "hillbilly diet?"......

Gunny....it's Saturday.....celebrate!.....get some nose candy...it'll clear those sinuses out.----6

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 6:18 pm

Sixgun Sr wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 6:02 pm Educate me...what's a "hillbilly diet?"......

Let's see.....
Hot dogs with a piece of Wonder Bread for a roll.
Bacon
Deer meat
Fried egg, cheese, and bacon sandwich
Hot sausage
Spam
Bacon

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 6:59 pm

OldWin wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 6:18 pm
Let's see.....
Hot dogs with a piece of Wonder Bread for a roll.
Bacon
Deer meat
Fried egg, cheese, and bacon sandwich
Hot sausage
Spam
Bacon

Jay...OK...that sounds like my secret recipe for nasty fanny burbs....Geeze.......spam...hotdogs....fried egg.....whew! ........BUT.....without seltzer water or some other beverage that has CO2 in it, it's all in vain......I used to drink a lot of seltzer water as that is what our company specialized in....Vintage Seltzer Water.....my favorite was raspberry......
.
Anyway, you go and eat the secret recipe....let it ferment for an hour or two and guzzle down a liter of seltzer water..........as the food is fermenting, the seltzer water will BLAST it out, adding volume to better disperse it to your pals and other bystanders.

Hey, off the subject go look at that post "what would you do".........WTF...do people think Jesus is gonna save them against a bunch of crazy hijackers?....I dunno.....maybe I read into it wrong......there's only ONE language some people understand as far as I'm concerned.-----6.......o............da........bro.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:53 pm

Yep, took the bandage off this evening and had Brats & french fries... or as the British would say, "chips"... And, diet soda... my usual. 1st solid food in 4 days!

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:52 am

Bet that was satisfying! Nothing like chewing your food.
Still under the weather this morning but I slept better! I'm going to spend the day reading ( &napping) . Just pulled a Capstick off the shelf-The African Adventurers.

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:03 am

What? Me Worry?

Sure is sunny outside for a change. Funny how things work out...on days you want to do something, the weather is chatty and today, with the sunshine I ain't got the energy to wipe my azz.

Cast bullets? Mmmmmm......44-40's? ...run a two cavity H&G and a 6 cav. lee for 4 hours should net me 1500 or so.....

The sunshine is pulling at me......the geese are cackling away.....back door is open and the dogs are running in and out......WTF?

Let me explain something to you younguns.....retirement is not all that what it's hyped up to be.....you now have the time and money to do things but ya don't feel like doing nuttin'... ....the brain and the body slow down.....excitement fades....quickly......slowing down...down.....down.....stop.

🕷

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:29 pm

Hey..ya want a good laugh? I was just watching Chris Wallace interview Joe Biden live and towards the end of the interview Joe Biden says, "thanks Chuck"....or something like that....and Chris told him, "Its Chris, Joe".

Hey Gunny...where can I get one of those smoke lamps? Is it something I can hang on my belt at the matches? Wouldn't a candle do the same thing?

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:11 pm

Gawd I hate politics. I'm going to start development of a low level .30-06 load for my Garand. Something that cycles the action, but... is easy on my shoulder... and accurate. That's not too much to ask is it? This isn't either is it? As a reminder "Posting of Political Posts"

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:23 pm

Griff.....I shoot 28 grains of Hi-Vel #2 with a 175 gr cast gas check in my National Match......very accurate and works the action perfectly.....As you most likely don't have that type of powder, just use 3031 and add a couple of grains.---6

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:30 pm

Sixgun Sr wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:23 pmGriff.....I shoot 28 grains of Hi-Vel #2 with a 175 gr cast gas check in my National Match......very accurate and works the action perfectly.....As you most likely don't have that type of powder, just use 3031 and add a couple of grains.---6

Thanks!

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:44 am

Well Six we had to make our own smoke lamps. We were given a screw top can, just like what PVC glue comes in, then we drilled a hole in the top for a 38 case to fit through, solder it in place, stuff a wick in ( after drilling out the head)and fill with oil. I also made one from a 50 cal case, a belted mag case fits the neck, again drill out the web to allow your wick to come through. Then fill with kero or diesel( harder to light).

I feel 95% today! Yesterday was about 45%! I'm thinking I got a little black mold from when we were doing all that wet sheetrock demo last week. My head doesn't hurt, I can breath through my nose again too!

BRCC time!

harry · Post by **harry** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:33 pm

Well it’s that time of year again, the Yellowstone river is starting to break up. I live about 2 miles from the river north of Sidney MT. Last years ice jam flooded to within 6 blocks of my house, they are predicting it won’t be as bad this year since the ice is only 18” to 20” thick, last year it was 24” to 30”.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:35 pm

Better get your ice tongs ready!

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:28 pm

I tell ya..this President we have is the BEST......Watching MY President at the NC rally.....he is really B.B. on Biden.....

Biden called Super Tuesday...Super Thursday!!!' What a tart!

Biden said he was a "candidate for the United States Senate".

Seems like he makes a mistake everyday......he should be a candidate for #1 Tart.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:42 am

Man. I been MIA for a while. I don't know what I've been so busy doing.
Did start prepping some 44-40 cases Sunday. I'm go8ng to try some of those bullets Six sent me a while ago in my old 73. I have a minty factory Winchester 44 mold but it's undersize for smokeless powder.
May start off with a little Unique with these bullets. May also try 4227 and 2400 as I have it on hand.

Good to hear about an easy spring Harry. It's always a concern here, too. I don't live on the river but the Kennebec is nearby. We didn't have too rough of a winter this year so hopefully it will be an easy breakup and freshet this spring. I've seen some real scary ones. The one in 87 was the worst on record. The scars are still visible. It permanently changed the landscape and many towns along it.
I was out your way last summer. Beautiful country! It was June and the river was quite brown and looked fairly high. Mountain melt and runoff I assumed.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 5:49 am

That's the problem with mental patients six- they live in their own timeline. I wonder who is paying how much to the 2 drop outs for more support? Wait, no political stuff here!

It's very rare here to get the rivers to freeze but when it happens it doesn't last long. A few years ago it froze up but good, when breakup happened the ice did some real damage to a dam. The dam is privately owned and now the state is telling the guy to tear it out or fix it- much less expensive to tear it out! The upstream area of the dam is silted in and causes tremendous flooding problems now.

Boy I wish my sinuses would clear out, I'm hacking what feels like boulders up in the mornings!

Tomorrow is Claro's surgery, she is not going to be a happy camper!

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:13 pm

I hear ya Gunny......sure looks like the dems are worried about Crazy Bernie......it really don't matter who they pick.....like MY PRESIDENT says, "The Dems are the party of open borders, eliminate 2nd., spread-the-wealth, spread-the-crabs, and other socialistic ideology. Trump is gonna EAT EM UP.....

Gonna attempt to head to Costco...my son told me the Costco and the Walmart in Colorado are emptied of necessities.---6

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:38 pm

Home depot, lowes,wallyworld around here ya cant buy a dust mask of any kind!!

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 1:33 pm

This is when people like me and you shine when a calamity occurs......I don't give a flying F what happens......stay home...plenty of food and loot....fuel...etc......

I went a lot of years worrying about paying the bills and keeping my head above water...etc....and no one came to my aid when things were bad......there's always worthless words of condolences...."I hope it gets better......I'll pray for you.......I'll see what I can do.......let me see what so or so says".

Staying healthy, away from people, and well insured will get ya through anything....---6....o..........da......bro....

(Trying to get the mental fortitude up to go to Costco.......looks like another "F that")

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:17 pm

Couldn't pay me to go to Walmart. Haven't been since October.
Just goes to show the power of propaganda. You'll know when it's bad. They will refuse to treat people over a certain age.
If it's as bad as they say, the last thing I'm worried about is toilet paper.
I detest the media. Ultimately, the panic they create is worse than what they blamed it on.

I'm sure since I'm a registered Republican, I shouldn't go vote today because of the corona virus. If I was a Democrat, it's completely safe and is the only way to stop it.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:10 pm

Got a test load put together with Jack's donated bullets.
Now I got to get out with the old 73 and see if they fly straight. Actually, the brass was Jack's too. It was some of the "packing material" for a 66 Lyman he sent. Good ole Six!

After I loaded em I gave em a run through the action to make sure they'd feed.
Ain't nothin' like cycling a 73. Just gives me a stupid grin.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 5:01 pm

Those will shoot just fine! And if not ya got a tamater stake!

I keep seeing Blackhawk helicopters flying around, E to W about every 3 or 4 days. The Prez isn't here at the golf course...

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 5:35 pm

You were MIA... I feel like I've been missing for a month. Last Wednesday, I had a cancer spot removed from my lower lip... by the time the Doc got it all, half my lip was MIA! You ever see you mouth without a LIP? The Doc said that he was just going to leave it... no stitches... Kept it bandaged for two days, the Doc said to leave it open but covered with vaseline after... Did good until very early Monday morning, woke up with my mouth full of blood and a large puddle on the bed. Tried staunching the flood, but not go... so off to the emergency room. They didn't do anything but pinch my lip. The sent me off to the surgeon that cut the cancer... by which time it'd stopped bleeding. Spent the day organizing stuff in the garage for mounting the new hubs on the flab bed trailer. Picked up a new lawn mower... new to me... a much bigger JD than my old Craftsman. While I was fixin' dinner, it started bleeding again. This time I pinched my lip myself... still have the left over steak & potatoes! Luckily, soakin' the sheets & pillow cases in cold water, and stains-be-gone. Good so far today.

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 5:48 pm

Hey Griff......it'll heal...the docs know these things....did he tell you there might be issues?......I'd probably use a antibiotic ointment instead of Vaseline.....You want to keep germs from entering the system. Strange thing that these things don't bother me like they did most of my life....even told the wife I could care less what they have to cut off me...even Pete.....I figure if Pete has to be cut off, I'd lose an instant 20 pounds.

Jay.....looks like a nice unmolested '73.....what's the date of manufacture? Still has polish on the receiver......if I didn't know better, it looks like one I used to have.

Check the crown if it don't shoot. .......my guess is it will with .431.......keep the velocity at match velocity first...1100.....

If that don't work, there's another plan......after eliminating the groove diameter issue and the crown issue......gas checks with a .431

Let us know how it shoots.....another plan is for me to cast up some soft Lee .431's.

Black helicopters? Blackhawks....

Fun times are coming on the political scene..........joe Biden is gaffing more everyday and it's another year IF he takes office.......

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:11 pm

Man Griff! Hang in there buddy. Tough old coot like you should heal up soon. Like Six said, as long as you avoid infection, you will be good.

Hey Six,
The power of photography. It LOOKS clean and unmolested......but it ain't. Some azzwipe at some bygone era cut the barrel to 20". They cut the mag to half also, but I fixed that and you can't tell. I had a 73 parts gun and the finish on the tube matched perfect. The other side of the receiver doesn't look as good.
However! The bore is excellent and the action is tight.
I bought it for 300 bucks years ago to use as a shooter. It was made in 1887.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 7:09 pm

Hang in there Griff !

Yup black Blackhawk helo's.

Nice rifle OW, cant say I've ever played with a 73, might have to borrow your coat !

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:24 pm

Jay...$300?....you stole it...woods worth more than that...did you shoot it with the .431's?

Hey Fred.....mom's been on a buying spree...she told me "that rich guy in California (you) ain't gonna outbuy me in frying pans".

These have been in the last week or so.....there's a mess more she got last month but they are hung up in the kitchen. They all have plastic bags on them and I took em off for the photo session.

These two are heavy cast iron with some kind of a no stick coating.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:19 pm

Haven't shot it yet. Will get out when I can.
I shot it with some old, old, old Remington factories years ago and it shot well. Tried cast from my factory mold but didn't get great results. It was casting too small for smokeless I think.
Slugged it but it was years ago. Think it was around .429 or .430. Maybe..... maybe?

Post by **Old Savage** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:44 pm

Tell Mom, I'm into carbon steel now, French btw.

De Buyer, Mauviel and Matfer Bourgeat.

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:53 pm

Geeze....all these frying pans and I ate spaghetti and meatballs tonight.....

Watching joe Biden...not sure if I saw this right but I think Joe Biden introduced his wife as his sister.......got to watch it again.....

----6

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:22 pm

If he lived here, it wouldn't be all that strange.

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:28 pm

OldWin wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:22 pm If he lived here, it wouldn't be all that strange.

Yea Jay.....I heard something about that......there's some guys in upstate Pa that were telling me they wanted to marry their longtime lovers but when they went to get their marriage license the clerk told them that a brother and sister can't marry. That way in Maine too huh?---6

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 12:07 am

Yup. There was once a pair from my town on the Sally Jesse Raphael show who was upset cause they were getting some roadblocks from the state when they tried to marry.
No foolin'! It's true.
Man! I took some heat at work for that one!

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:59 am

The natives are restless this morning! You girls can't eat this morning. Yes after I leave with Claro, then you can eat, geeze Win give me a break!

I've got a couple of the red copper pans, they are pretty nice, slick too!

bye bye bloomturd!

Hey if bernies hands were tied behind his back would he be a mute?

Jay Bird · Post by **Jay Bird** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:39 am

Me and mom were laughing so hard last night we didn't get to bed before 2 even though we had plans on getting up at 9 and going to Costco by 10......we'll, that ain't gonna happen.

MY PRESIDENT, President Donald Trump reminds me so much of me......he is "King of the B.B. ers" but much better than me. He said, "Could you imagine spending 700 million dollars and the only thing you get is a nickname of Mini Mike?"

let's see here....how can I equal that???....mmmmmm......OK, "Could you imagine spending $800 and the only thing you get is a pile of worthless pot metal made in Italy......good for a box of ammo and then off to the gunsmith!"

President Trump just don't give a ...... he's got so much loot he can have fun anywhere he goes...... ...like here, ooooooo I'm so scared I'm gonna get booted.....ooooo I won't have a life..........

Well, it's oooofffffffffff to Costco I go.......-----6

piller · Post by **piller** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 11:06 am

Bloomberg spent a lot of money and got squat.

I hope he continues to make stupid mistakes with his money. Now to convince Pocahontas to stay in a little longer just to create more fighting.

piller · Post by **piller** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 11:09 am

Raining here today, and it will probably be too muddy to enjoy a day at the range Saturday. Guess I will have to go to the gun show in Waxahachie.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 2:24 pm

Holy smokes! The wind has been blowing like crazy all day. I hate that.
I'm ready for spring. Want the Jeep and the bike back out.
Be nice to get back into the range too.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 4:13 pm

Rained last nite here... too wet to go outside so I can work on trailer... gotta replace 24 wheel studs. Gonna look so nice with new wheels & tires, I'll have to take off the beatup old fenders and put new ones back on! Next thing ya know I'll be paintin' the darned 30 year old farm trailer!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 4:14 pm

Decided since the weather is so lousy, I'm gonna make a Star Wars marathon day... I'm thru the four movies... got five more to go!!!!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 4:17 pm

Old Savage wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:44 pmTell Mom, I'm into carbon steel now, French btw. De Buyer, Mauviel and Matfer Bourgeat.

I was going to buy an induction cooktop, but only found one that comes close to filling the hole some yahoo cut n the counter... then found out that you have to use carbon steel cookware, my wife's old aluminum & glass pots ain't gonna cut it.

Thinkin' I might just replace the countertops... and pots and pans... but looked at the bank account. I need a "gofund me"