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by kirkwood
Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paypal bad experience
Replies: 15
Views: 3660

Close your current paypal account since you can't trust what information is in it. If you want to still use paypal in the future, you will need to open a new account with the correct banking account and credit card info.
by kirkwood
Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - A walk on the wild side - dinos
Replies: 20
Views: 3716

Those brontos are good eatin'. I find T. Rex a bit too gamey for my taste. :lol:
Trouble is getting a freezer big enough to hold all the steaks and sausage! :D
by kirkwood
Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unscientific poll on blood pressure and leverguns
Replies: 3
Views: 738

Unscientific poll on blood pressure and leverguns

I noticed something interesting and would like to see if anyone here has had the same experience. :?: If you have access to a blood pressure monitor, try this: take your pressure normally thinking about nothing in particular. Then re-take your blood pressure after thinking for a minute about a gun -...
by kirkwood
Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- I AM SOOO PO'D!
Replies: 44
Views: 6502

Don't get discouraged. I've been completely down a couple times in life, but was able to pick myself back up and start over and do it all better the next time around. You will too if you believe in yourself and look for opportunities. There is always work for those who want it and ethical, hard work...
by kirkwood
Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Range Report: Spy Satellite Shoot-Down
Replies: 14
Views: 2084

well the chinese did it and now the americans have. Any bets on how long it will take the ruskis to have a go at proving they can do it too? Who else will get in on the starwars race? The US Air Force did it first over 20 years ago. An F-15 from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., shot down a solar obs...
by kirkwood
Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Henry? Why Not?
Replies: 77
Views: 12569

jsimmons wrote:
I'm actually asking about the Big Boy. It is heavier than others in it's class (8.6 pounds or something like that). The octagon barrel is the reason.
You asked about opinions of Henry's in general.
by kirkwood
Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Henry? Why Not?
Replies: 77
Views: 12569

My Golden Boy is one of my favorite guns. The only thing I changed was I added the optional bright brass band to it. I don't consider it to be a heavy gun for an adult - although it may be heavy for a youngster.
by kirkwood
Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Military Losses for 20 years.
Replies: 8
Views: 1874

I went to the NAS link and the annual deaths listed in Table 4 of the report (and repeated in Table 5) don't match the numbers in your post.
by kirkwood
Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MmmmMmm Good
Replies: 11
Views: 2521

Bet it was good! :D
I had low-fat turkey spaghetti. :?
And no, I didn't shoot the turkey. :P
by kirkwood
Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Putting a large safe through a small hole
Replies: 15
Views: 2373

Is putting it through a window an option? I thought of that too, but the only large window is over a bathtub in the adjacent master bathroom. I would first have to take out part of the security fence and then take out the window. Then figure out how to get an 800 lb safe over a 5 foot wide whirlpoo...
by kirkwood
Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Putting a large safe through a small hole
Replies: 15
Views: 2373

Safe makers like Liberty and Fort Knox will make safes to exact sizes for about $150 over std. prices. I had a friend who had one made to fit in his closet. They made it 8" taller than normal, and slightly deeper and narrower. Go to their web site and contact them. You can have one made very w...
by kirkwood
Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Putting a large safe through a small hole
Replies: 15
Views: 2373

Nope. The house is brick. Any tear-out and construction adds to the cost which I want to avoid. Plus I really don't want anyone driving past the house to see that there is a large safe going into that corner of the house. I guess having multiple safes is OK. I could have one small safe with my perso...
by kirkwood
Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Putting a large safe through a small hole
Replies: 15
Views: 2373

Putting a large safe through a small hole

My problem is that I want to put a gunsafe in a large dressing room off the master bedroom, but the doorway is only 22" (24" if I take out the door frame). This means either going with a Zanotti safe that is assembled on site or else locating the safe in the master bedroom itself (which is...
by kirkwood
Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Firearms topic-Picture of Ray Nagin...
Replies: 11
Views: 1822

I'm not so upset by the photo as I am by the fact that this photo-op event displayed millions of dollars in SWAT-level equipment being thrown into a broken system that can't even afford to hire and train a competent police force. The needs of the citizens and visitors to the city are not being met, ...
by kirkwood
Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Firearms topic-Picture of Ray Nagin...
Replies: 11
Views: 1822

Nagin doesn't know how to handle a weapon. :? No surprise there. Some of the local liberal TV reporters were sucking up to Nagin and saying there was absolutely nothing wrong with this because Nagin knew the gun was not loaded. They implied that the picture being published by the Times Picayune was ...
by kirkwood
Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Space Station Crew Can Access Gun (Horrors!)
Replies: 19
Views: 4461

Wonder what handgun the Russians take with them? I can see having it if there is a potential for coming down in the farthest reaches of Siberia or Outer Mongolia. I think I read sometime back in the 1970s that US capsules in the orbital Mercury and the Gemini series carried a .45 on board, but that ...
by kirkwood
Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT--Deleted For The Liberals
Replies: 20
Views: 3542

Racist stuff.
by kirkwood
Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: On/Off Topic -- Levergun or not?
Replies: 4
Views: 975

Since you asked (even facetiously :D ), to me a levergun is one where the lever is manually operated by the shooter. But an interesting post nonetheless. 8)
by kirkwood
Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Trail Camera Help
Replies: 1
Views: 654

It is an entry level camera. Problems include weak flash (covers only out to 15'), slow sensor (deer walks out of field before the picture is taken), eats batteries, poor resolution (only 0.3 Mpixels), no date and time record on picture, and a narrow field of view. The good things are that it is sim...
by kirkwood
Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Henry Big Boy rifles?
Replies: 14
Views: 2992

I saw one of their 357's at the range this weekend. The action was just as silky smooth as my Henry .22 Frontier. You can pretty much bet the .30-30 is gonna be the same in terms of the action. So did you get the brass one, or the blue one? And since you're getting a Henry, don't forget to check ou...
by kirkwood
Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Bug out bags (long)
Replies: 96
Views: 15180

I agree on adding a first aid kit. Should have the smallest tube of neosporin in it that you can find.

I would also add mosquito netting to cover your head.
by kirkwood
Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Why Not Hunt With Your .45acp??
Replies: 24
Views: 3790

I just bought a stainless steel Para LDA SSP (full size 1911) just last week. :D Very happy with it and it is still getting broken in. It is a true double action, and the trigger feels exactly like a revolver action. I never thought about hunting with it and doubt that I will. Interesting idea though.
by kirkwood
Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who has ALL they NEED? NOT want, NEED?
Replies: 74
Views: 10423

I also need a new shotgun. I'm having a hard time deciding what I would like to get. I could also probably justify the need for a small caliber handgun for target practice, but that is really not a pressing need. I do have a lot of wants though.
by kirkwood
Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - NRA and we as gun owners need to back Huckabee
Replies: 32
Views: 4422

I think Romney is compromised, Governor of Mass.? That liberal Bastion and he served as a Republican?? About like the Republican(?) Gulianai. Plus I'm not a fan of LDS. Although my best friend is one. We just agreed a long time ago not to discuss religion. I'll just gently point out that John Moses...
by kirkwood
Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Kinda Swap: Knife For .30-30 Trapper
Replies: 21
Views: 3922

Pete44ru wrote:Scott, that reminds me of an old Western flick - I think it might have been The Comancheros - where a fella with a knife in a hip sheath faced off against some pistolero, and kilt him daid ! :)
You might be thinking of The Magnificent Seven. Early in the movie that scene takes place.
by kirkwood
Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - When life was in black & white...
Replies: 19
Views: 3491

Looks like they left out the Andy Griffith show.
by kirkwood
Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Original Winchester or NOT?
Replies: 21
Views: 3677

You might be able to write this off as a loss on your federal income taxes. At least you can maybe get a deduction to help recover some of the loss. You should tell the seller that you are writing this off on your taxes and as such the IRS will get all the information about why you are claiming a lo...