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The problem began when government preferentially let insurance companies sell (inferior) product to employers to use as pre-tax 'pay' - so you feel forced to use that employer-provided insurance you're already dinged for (even before the visible ding on your pay stub). Kind of like the public school...

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Last time we had one I was reading "Panther in the Sky" by James Thom - a historical novel about the life of Tecumseh and his crazy prophet brother. An eclipse (solar) around 250 years ago was one of perhaps many that may have influenced the course of history. For history buffs, Thom's nov...

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A physician I met was living in Canada quit working as a physician and only sees patients out of his home, and for cash. Almost like an 'underground' delivery of health care. He quit his practice and works in some more lucrative job during regular hours.

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It really IS fun to think of combinations that 'work' together - same chambering, same vintage, same 'look' or a series of some sort. Wives look kind of sideways when you lay your 'toys' out on the living room floor to take pictures, though. Whenever I make up those kinds of 'sets' it gets my kids t...

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JReed wrote:... spend my time sitting on my porch in my undies and a pair of flip-flops shooting coyotes and deer on my land .

Ahhh... the GOOD life...!

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Years ago I decided that rather than endure a bunch of stuff I hated and wait to retire, I'd instead do what I liked, and live where I liked, as soon as I entered the workforce. Unfortunately due to job choice I was 32 by the time I was done getting 'trained' (and that was all in the city :( ), but ...

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If you can, get hold of a Marlin 1894, a Puma 92 or Winchester, and shoot them, and shoot a Big Boy. They all go 'bang' and they are ALL good guns, but you'll just KNOW which you like, then you won't care what the rest of us think! None of the posts seem to give any serious condemning issues with th...

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I don't see what the bolt would rub on that would wear off good blueing? You could always try it, then if it didn't work, polish it off. Perhaps jeweling it first would help?

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That's inspiring!

I also am curious as to the effect of glass bedding; what parts did you bed, and why, etc.?

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Even within medicine, the media scares people of drugs that 1 out of 100,000 per year gets some deadly side effect, when the condition we are treating may kill 1 out of 100! It is because they sell the sensational, thrive on fear, and are basically liberal socialists who loathe 'corporations.' Pedia...

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Well, I'd be sure and pack a .45 ACP with a couple spare magazines for yourself, and the same for any family member with you, unless they prefer a .357 5-shot. Maybe in one duffel pack a .223 or 7.62 in case you get stranded. Probably 50 rounds apiece should do with the .45's, and if you can pack th...

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I have a rule that I don't go anywhere that I can't eventually walk home. Lately, I have also decided that I don't want to go anywhere which does not fly the American flag. I guess watching "Midnight Express" in my youth has permanently effected me. I agree with that wholeheartedly. I ten...

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In my home, the first arm he inspects will be the last thing he ever sees. :x :shock: .... :o .... :) .... :D .... :lol: .... :twisted: .... :wink: I've always thought that in this country, it was intended that the citizen grant the right to bear arms to the government, within any limits we set, an...

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It may not be redilly aparent to you but theres not much difference between your attitude about people on meds & Sarah Brady's attitude about gun owners. Both of you are painting with too broad a brush & advocating violating the rights of fellow Americans because of your personal prejudices...

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According to one of the denziens of another Indiana Forum the Indiana bill was killed in committee last month... I hope it's true. I'm still going to use this bill against "my" Representative (IN9) come Election season. DUMP PELATH! CHARGE HIM WITH VIOLATING USC 18-242! I agree - pin thei...

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Don't forget though - it's all worth it, because that TSA is really on the ball and keeping us safe...!

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Got an e-mail from a local group and when I looked up the links the ban (of course not called that, but that is the effect) is actually on the roster in INDIANA! That's supposed to be a VERY pro-gun state, so you may want to check yours as well. I will cut and paste the e-mail below: ---------------...

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It is funny when you see a bird out of it's 'stereotypic' habitat; I remember watching from an upstairs window a pair of blue herons stalking for over an hour, slowly walking back and forth on mowed paths through 3-4 ft. tall weeds in a wildlife planting. It appeared grasshoppers and/or mice were th...

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Supposedly lots of Old Timers got their deer with .32-20's, or so I am told. If that's the case, obviously the .32-40 should do a little better, all else being equal. I'd just get the one you really LIKE the most, or want to reload for the most; you'll get your deer either way, I'm thinking. :wink:

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Just watch out that some of the 'fmj' rounds actually are a copper cup filled with lead, and the base is exposed lead in the center. THOSE ones might just blow the lead out and leave the jacket at the throat of the rifling. That wouldn't be good for the next shot...

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It IS too bad that of all the presidential candidates we've had the past 20 years, the ONLY one who really would be EAGER to deliver that speech is the one people on the Left and Right seem to hate equally - Ron Paul. After viewing the multi-dimensional 'Nolan' chart, you'll never look at 'Left' and...

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I am curious as to how the 9mm and .40 S&W chambered carbines compare to the velocity gains that you see with the .357 mag. I know that you average 100 fps more for every additional 1" length of barrel up to a point in the .357 mag but do you see similiar increases in velocity in the 9 and...

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This is why we will have a law that prohibits firearms ownership by those on mental illness control meds, or receiving treatment for mental illness. You can't trust them to stay on their meds. No way! Too much nit-picking and nonsense; who defines 'mental illness' or 'mental illness meds' who repor...

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Warmer weather is coming, and with it my usual attire of a t-shirt, jeans and work boots on the job site. My .38 in a pancake won't work with that clothing, nor will an IWB (I tried it, and felt like I had a monkey waving a flag hanging on my hip). I used a shoulder holster called the 'silent partn...

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I'm not sure I understand the physics of a larger diameter bullet stabilizing better than a small diameter bullet. I'd have to have that one proven to me. One factor might be that the short fat bullets don't require the fastest RPM spin as do the long skinny ones, in order to keep from yaw-ing, so ...

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Thanks for the suggestion - I may have a candidate. In the past, I usually started out with a little .22 - usually a bolt-action 77/22, off a bench in a rifle rest (can't miss) shooting at metal flip-up targets (fun, non-intimidating) then gradually progressed to more 'convenient' .22's (the semiaut...

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I suggest we all HOPE and PRAY: Read the Libertarian novel HOPE, and PRAY it comes true...! (The novel is a quick read about what would happen if we actually elected a president who actually believed he was "sworn to uphold the Constitution" - which evidently none of the recent ones have a...

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I ended stating that many students in colleges around the country have petitioned schools - after VA Tech - to allowed CCW holders to carry on campus, and to my knowledge none have allowed this. It is a shame, because as you note, the response from the left is going to be to cry for more gun contro...

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Duvall is also good in 'Geronimo' but he's not the star. I think it is a John Milius production, and he was praised in one of the gun magazines as one of the more accurate directors gun-wise.

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Great Link - I'll be sharing it. I think too many of the 'anointed' (to borrow from Thomas Sowell's book title concerning this issue) have taken it upon themselves to obfuscate and complicate every aspect of society. What used to be 'grass-roots' is now 'top-down' and these people insist that EVERY ...

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OJ wrote: The .22 single shot rifle I got for my 6th birthday in 1932 did a better job, however -

It seems like you lived in the best times this country ever had; wonder if we'll ever see times like that again!

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SOMEBODY ought to count the rings on that tree - one that big around here would have been firewood-sized during George Washington's day!

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I DO have two .45 Colts that say right on the barrel ".45 Colt or .410 Shotshell" - a Contender, and a Rossi/Braztech breakopen. I know the .45 Colt loads group at about 8" at 20 yards out of the long gun, so I suspect the 'jump' to the rifling is a serious issue with that setup. Mayb...

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That .41's messed up - the stock and lever are all curved and bent up. I'll give you $50 for it and take it off your hands - maybe can use it for parts. Too bad the luck.

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We use wood exclusively for heat, and pre-heat the hot water with it by simply putting an old hot water heater tank a couple inches from the furnace, which is in it's own little concrete room/jacket. The room is about 150 degrees in winter, and the water maybe 105. In summer, we re-route all water, ...

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I have a Tech license, but what little I knew about the operation of my transceiver is long gone, and all I manage to do is listen to the weather-net when it is up. A few years ago I tried to get involved with a local group, but I can't say the reception to anyone who is a 'newbie' was very warm, so...

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BlaineG wrote: HA!! The sight of THAT would squash any romantic feelings, I'll bet!

I guess I'm tired - took me the second reading before I got it - "squash"

I got a bunch of punkin' pictures for halloween and that one was one of the coolest.

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Cool rear sight...! Another thread someone was posting about pros (mostly cons) of an aperture sight up front on the barrel like that. Personally, I like them better than the open type, even up front on the barrel.

Post a Range Report when you can.

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Group hugs, kissing grandma's :shock: .... we definately need a whole new set of smiley faces. I'm going searching to see what I can find. got to be a puke one out there, in fact, I think we have seen it on here before. This isn't a 'smiley' but I like it: http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/A...

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We live on a piece of land that's an old farm with a chunk of steep hills and ravines (the area was free-range hog farms 150 years ago), and an ox-bow of riverbottom (corn and soybeans). Grandma used to come down with her father when he'd rent a room from the neighbors and go fishing or hunting. Tha...

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Gonna try to go to the range tomorrow. Burn off some frustration. That's the best stress relief I have ever found, especially when I have a couple of 30rd mags to burn off. Dump them and them I'm ready to start shooting rather than blasting.:lol: I tried a 30 rd magazine in my Marlin 1894, but it s...

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If you didn't dislike doing the project TOO much, you just might make some side money making replacement carriers; sounds like you figured out that a hardened steel insert would solve the problem better than the original. I wonder if you could just 'heat treat' a new carrier somehow to harden the st...

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BlaineG wrote:Perhaps, as a family, we can have our default reaction to a thread be positive instead of looking for a hidden meaning or somehow choose to be offended.

...now what exactly did you mean by that...?

(Sorry -- couldn't resist.)

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I wish we could get politicians in office who talk straight like Joe! Too many wishy-washy, non-committal, namby-pambies in office. It's winter, I can't find the leak in my daughter's ceiling, despite working 60 hours a week, I haven't got a paycheck since November (I might get one in March), I don'...

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We used to vacation at an old boy scout camp on Washington Island, WI, and they had some old 4 and 5-holers there! Must have been like when our first grade teacher would herd us all down the restroom for 'p-break' and peek in the door to make sure we weren't having bad aim and any resultant fights, ...

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We can all try to keep posts more 'gun related' but the reality is that there are lots of associated hobbies MOST of us have (hunting, fishing, military history, aviation, knives and other outdoor tools, etc.) that we're going to occasionally share. Purists may not like those posts, but I find them ...

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We shoot a few shots each week at the gongs; will try to post a few pics of some paper.

Still - the off-topic posts are sometimes interesting, so I don't mind them.

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I've used a peep in the original open sight dovetail (on the barrel) for several of my guns, although mostly as a 'backup' sight. I was surprised how EASY and ACCURATE I found the arrangement. It IS totally different than a tang, or a rear-mounted peep, in terms of speed and the way you even use it....

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AJMD, if that stands for a real MD you hit the nail on the head with the antibiotic! do you know the shelf life of amoxicillian? Most antibiotics come out with shelf lives similar to dry cell batteries. Don't trust tetracycline/doxycycline unless it has an expiration date on it. Samples given out u...

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I got a little varmit rig from "Sportsman's Guide" a couple years ago for under $50. It is a flashlight and laser combo that attaches to a scope. Perfect for the pellet gun or .22 used to control small pests. Probably wouldn't be the thing for anything larger, but I'm with you AJ, just ha...

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