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by cnjarvis
Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Framing Nailers
Replies: 20
Views: 2335

OT - Framing Nailers

Hey, at least it's a "gun"... I'm looking at getting a framing nail gun and wondered what you guys thought of the advantages/disadvantages of a full head vs. clipped head nailers. I can get my hands on a Porter-Cable clipped head nailer for $159, factory reconditioned with full warranty bu...
by cnjarvis
Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WHO IS GOING TURKEY HUNTING?
Replies: 31
Views: 2649

Re: WHO IS GOING TURKEY HUNTING?

Second weekend in April provided it doesn't interfere with my daughter's birthday party. I'm going but I can't say I'm terribly stoked about it this year though.
by cnjarvis
Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - what sighting system for a M1 Carbine
Replies: 36
Views: 4006

Re: OT - what sighting system for a M1 Carbine

With that thing, you can just use your eyeballs. I hear they make pretty good clubs.

J/K!!!! :lol:

You might consider something like THIS

The ARFCOMmers seem to like them well enough.
by cnjarvis
Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Way OT: Intersting footnote to WWII history
Replies: 11
Views: 1005

Re: Way OT: Intersting footnote to WWII history

Very interesting. Never heard of such.
by cnjarvis
Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Happy Birthday Paladin!
Replies: 9
Views: 650

Re: OT - Happy Birthday Paladin!

Happy Birthday!!
by cnjarvis
Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Semi-OT- shooting bag question
Replies: 11
Views: 652

Re: Semi-OT- shooting bag question

It shouldn't matter at all as long as they're stable for you. That said, I'd reclaim the lead shot from the one bag and use corn cob media to fill it instead.
by cnjarvis
Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Show Pix of Your Pocket Knives
Replies: 63
Views: 7887

Re: OT: Show Pix of Your Pocket Knives

This one exclusively:
Kershaw KS-1550-Ken Onion Blackout.jpg
Kershaw Ken Onion Blackout.

Probably the most comfortable and easy handling knife I've ever had.
by cnjarvis
Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Chupacabra Caught..!
Replies: 14
Views: 1602

Re: OT - Chupacabra Caught..!

Y'all are kidding right? Nothing less than a 20mm will take that thing.




Mangy possum is my guess.
by cnjarvis
Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - A question from Y2K got me thinking
Replies: 60
Views: 6030

Re: OT - A question from Y2K got me thinking

I generally wear a hat as needed either to keep my head warm or the sun off my face or head/neck. My hands down favorite hat is a boonie cover. I wear mine when working outdoors or stomping around in the woods unless a beanie is required. If I have to be somewhat fashionable, it's a low crown ball c...
by cnjarvis
Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Meet Miss November
Replies: 8
Views: 1035

Re: OT - Meet Miss November

Hmmm, may have to try that.

With my luck though, some doofus will poke a couple of holes in it...
by cnjarvis
Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Happy Birthday 24thMich
Replies: 7
Views: 799

Re: OT - Happy Birthday 24thMich

Happy Birthday!

Go shoot something!
by cnjarvis
Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's it worth to YOU?
Replies: 50
Views: 5268

Re: What's it worth to YOU?

I happen to like the forum as-is. Paul and Hobie do a great job.
by cnjarvis
Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - check out this guy's camo!
Replies: 8
Views: 729

Re: OT - check out this guy's camo!

Huh?

Link goes to video of British couple that won the euro lottery.
by cnjarvis
Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wild Pig Hog
Replies: 46
Views: 6543

Re: Wild Pig Hog

Welcome!!
by cnjarvis
Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Aerial Photos
Replies: 4
Views: 611

Re: OT - Aerial Photos

Google earth is great in most cases but where I hunt, the image is crystal clear on one side of the highway and clear as mud on the other. Guess which side of the highway I need to see? :?
by cnjarvis
Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Aerial Photos
Replies: 4
Views: 611

OT - Aerial Photos

I don't recall exactly how I came across the idea the other day but if you google your state's GIS (geographical information system) you might turn up fairly recent aerial photos of your hunting area. I found that Oklahoma has a really good resource that is downloadable that's better and more recent...
by cnjarvis
Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Crooked Barrel..?
Replies: 21
Views: 2190

Re: Crooked Barrel..?

Perhaps a machinist will chime in here but I suppose it's possible that the barrel threads themselves could be off a little or perhaps the receiver was threaded at an angle?

If you can sight it in properly and it shoots well, why change it unless it really bothers you?
by cnjarvis
Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Member
Replies: 10
Views: 825

Re: New Member

Welcome! :D
by cnjarvis
Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: new guy...howdy
Replies: 21
Views: 2489

Re: new guy...howdy

Welcome! :D
by cnjarvis
Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Happy Birthday Gobblerforge & mklwhite!!!
Replies: 10
Views: 1315

Re: OT - Happy Birthday Gobblerforge & mklwhite!!!

Happy birthday Guys!
happy_birthday_to_you.jpg
by cnjarvis
Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Camera
Replies: 4
Views: 429

Re: New Camera

Looks cool. Is that panorama one you assemble later using software, or does the camera automatically line up images internally, or what? The camera does it auotmatically. Just trip the shutter and move the camera in an arc. The photo I posted is un-retouched. I'll take some better pix next time I'm...
by cnjarvis
Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Camera
Replies: 4
Views: 429

New Camera

Sony Cybershot DSC-WX1. Looks like it takes pretty decent photos. http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n47/cnjarvis/DSC00026.jpg http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n47/cnjarvis/DSC00038.jpg These are links because I think they're too big to post directly. The panoramic feature is going to be awesome o...
by cnjarvis
Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Twenty two years today,,,,
Replies: 33
Views: 2307

Re: OT Twenty two years today,,,,

Congrats Nath, good 'uns are hard to find.
by cnjarvis
Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Happy Birthday fordwannabe
Replies: 9
Views: 476

Re: OT Happy Birthday fordwannabe

Happy birthday!!!!!
by cnjarvis
Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leverguns Hog Hunt NOW w PHOTOS
Replies: 21
Views: 1634

Re: Leverguns Hog Hunt Update (Day 1)

Can't wait.

Wish I was there.
by cnjarvis
Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP Tag
Replies: 22
Views: 1799

Re: RIP Tag

Condolences to you and your family Ricky.

Sounds like a great man with a life well lived.
by cnjarvis
Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK SDA Applications -Done. FINAL EDITION ITS HERE!
Replies: 28
Views: 2761

Re: OK SDA Applications -Done.

Welcome to the ranks Hillbilly. I've had mine over 9 years now. What county are you in? When I turned in my application the sheriff saw me walk by his office and stopped in the middle of a conversation to ask what I was doing there. When I told him I was turning in my CCW application he said "O...
by cnjarvis
Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NNOT - Cheap Deer Targets
Replies: 8
Views: 702

Re: NNOT - Cheap Deer Targets

Otto, it occurs to me that if you cut your chucks with the corrugations running vertically, you can use a couple of pieces of wire (such as coathangers) to stand your woodchucks up at whatever range you like.
by cnjarvis
Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Pending Ice Storm Doom
Replies: 28
Views: 1695

Re: OT - Pending Ice Storm Doom

We're gettin' ready to get smacked again this Thursday and Friday.

!@$!@#%^$%& I've been wanting to go coyote and pig hunting for WEEKS!! :evil:
by cnjarvis
Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NNOT - Cheap Deer Targets
Replies: 8
Views: 702

Re: NNOT - Cheap Deer Targets

No No No, that's not going to do you any good. You need to practice at a lifelike target. A target made from the following is probably more apt, don't you think....? :lol: :lol: :lol: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/engrtobe/run.jpg Sorry, I prefer not to use the infamous Deerwhacker444's br...
by cnjarvis
Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NNOT - Cheap Deer Targets
Replies: 8
Views: 702

NNOT - Cheap Deer Targets

NNOT = Not Necessarily OT. If only because you can use your leverguns on it. I know that like most of us, I could use all the practice shooting that I can get. Since I have reasonably easy access to large quantities of cardboard and I don't like to purchase targets, I decided to make my own deer tar...
by cnjarvis
Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Humor -- more blonde jokes ....
Replies: 5
Views: 653

Re: Humor -- more blonde jokes ....

:lol:

Don't think I've heard any of those before. Thanks for sharing.
by cnjarvis
Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All you Okies report in.
Replies: 8
Views: 917

Re: All you Okies report in.

We're all ok at my place. No loss of power, no other problems. We even went out for dinner last night. Major streets are mostly clear now due to snow plows and salt/sand trucks but neighborhood streets are a solid sheet of ice. My truck had 1/4 - 3/8" of ice onit when I went out to start it yes...
by cnjarvis
Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Would you guys have any interest in a premium Handi-Rifle?
Replies: 43
Views: 5799

Re: Would you guys have any interest in a premium Handi-Rifle?

No. I have a H&R Ultra Rifle in 223 but if it were going to cost $300+, I'd rather buy a bolt gun. I think that the Stevens 200 and Rem 710's can be had NIB for around the same price you're talking about. The H&R/NEF rifles are intended to be budget rifles so upgraded wood and hardware would...
by cnjarvis
Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Pending Ice Storm Doom
Replies: 28
Views: 1695

Re: OT - Pending Ice Storm Doom

Gee Andy, you always have the best news to share. :roll: :P I haven't been keeping up with the weather since 10:30 last night. We're mostly ready at my place, just a couple more things to get.

You're in Tulsa Ricky? Your name is double mud for not letting me know you were heading this way.
by cnjarvis
Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Most Beautiful Women
Replies: 219
Views: 32441

Re: C'mon

2571 wrote:Nobody has mentioned Ingrid Bergman from the 40's?
or Natalie Wood or Grace Kelly...

My vote goes to Stana Katic for the moment although I like Beckinsale and a few others I can't recall at the moment.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1147637248/nm1065664
by cnjarvis
Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - heating and cooling - physics vs. reality?
Replies: 11
Views: 555

Re: OT - heating and cooling - physics vs. reality?

I always set my programmable thermostat to my comfort zones for 2 hours in the AM and about 4 hours in the PM. IOW, when I was home and awake. Otherwise it was set low in winter (65°) and high in summer (80°). No sense conditioning air that I'm not in.
by cnjarvis
Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: haiti candy
Replies: 13
Views: 2321

Re: haiti candy

It's amazing what a little piece of candy will do for a child's morale. A worthwhile investment IMO.
by cnjarvis
Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT H&R 12g slug gun not rifled???
Replies: 4
Views: 367

Re: OT H&R 12g slug gun not rifled???

Hey Nath, The Pardner series shottys are smooth bore only and do not have rifled choke tubes available (that I can find on their site) although it's possible that a choke tube from a remington might work. There are accessory barrels available that ARE rifled for $75 US. The ultra slug hunter shotgun...
by cnjarvis
Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Happy Birthday cnjarvis.
Replies: 8
Views: 566

Re: OT Happy Birthday cnjarvis.

Nope but I get off at noon on Fridays so after I take the wife to lunch I'm going to the range to sight in the CVA and the new scope on my Bushmaster. Tonight it's a steak dinner.
by cnjarvis
Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Happy Birthday cnjarvis.
Replies: 8
Views: 566

Re: OT Happy Birthday cnjarvis.

Thanks Guys!

#36 now.
by cnjarvis
Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: what do you think?
Replies: 28
Views: 2116

Re: what do you think?

JerryB wrote:I think we best leave it alone and pray it goes away. I'll check on you in the morning.
What on earth are you two talking about?
by cnjarvis
Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Makin Soap
Replies: 28
Views: 2461

Re: OT - Makin Soap

Would love to make lye soap - good stuff. My granny made it until she was in her 80's. I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
by cnjarvis
Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Bullet "words"
Replies: 32
Views: 3242

Re: OT - Bullet "words"

For the most part, hunting shows are best viewed with the sound OFF.
by cnjarvis
Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hi Ya'll
Replies: 27
Views: 2318

Re: Hi Ya'll

Welcome Back!
by cnjarvis
Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Akinator the Web Genius
Replies: 9
Views: 985

Re: OT - Akinator the Web Genius

Things slow at the office Andy?

:wink: :lol:
by cnjarvis
Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-AR-15
Replies: 10
Views: 1525

Re: OT-AR-15

Just be careful, those EBR's are ADDICTIVE! I bought one two years ago for similar reasons and built one a year after that. I just finished ordering an upgrade to my optic for the first one and I'm already trying to decide what the next build will be... My Bushy ORC is now my go-to coyote rifle. Del...
by cnjarvis
Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Somewhat OT: Firefly/Serenity
Replies: 42
Views: 4029

Re: Somewhat OT: Firefly/Serenity

Watched the movie at least half a dozen times and loved it every time but never saw the series. Thanks for the update on Hulu.

Happy to see that some of the cast have moved on to other things.
by cnjarvis
Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT. I JUST GOT KICKED OFF THE S&W FORUM, AGAIN.
Replies: 122
Views: 12080

Re: OT. I JUST GOT KICKED OFF THE S&W FORUM, AGAIN.

Link to the offending topic?

This I have to see for myself!