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- Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got a new security system tonight
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3466
Re: Got a new security system tonight
Dogs are always "smarter" when they grow up with another dog. My Dobermans grew up with a Whippet (a mini-doberman with an attitude) that could jump/bounce up to eye-level, and that pup never had a chance of being injured (by anyone or anything) with the big girls around. Today I have thre...
- Mon Jul 31, 2017 11:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 94 carbine or rifle?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4928
Re: Winchester 94 carbine or rifle?
WDWLC? (What does Walt Longmire carry?) A 20" gun is plenty for me, and the 16" Trapper guns are even more handy. Anything I'm likely to shoot will not know the difference in velocity. I usually leave my heaviest leverguns behind. The first shot is the only shot that matters. Accuracy is ...
- Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Speaking of new Rugers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2622
Re: Speaking of new Rugers
First-shot accuracy is all that has ever mattered to me. I've had a few 10mm bottom-feeders since the Delta came out, but the best-of-breed was the EAA Witness Elite - an all-stainless CZ design that would put the first XTP 200gr into a coffee cup at 50 measured yards from a decent rest. I used to w...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What did a Winchester 94 cost in 1952 ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5094
Re: What did a Winchester 94 cost in 1952 ?
Remember the average MONTHLY wage in 1952 for a professional (i.e., a journeyman) was $247 gross. Half the nation made more, half made less.
- Sun Jun 18, 2017 4:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How many here remember the old sixgunner site?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4458
Re: How many here remember the old sixgunner site?
UNfortunately, if a site does not have an updated search feature, it is darn-near useless in 2017.
Too bad, as there are lots of informative articles and posts that cannot be easily referenced due to outdated support software that way...
Too bad, as there are lots of informative articles and posts that cannot be easily referenced due to outdated support software that way...
- Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Best ways to get a Felony Stop (without the felony) EVER
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2674
Re: Best ways to get a Felony Stop (without the felony) EVER
-Had a pal whose father was an eye surgeon. He drove around with a styrofoam cooler on his trunk lid prominently displaying "HUMAN ORGANS for TRANSPLANT" stickers on all sides. He had it taped underneath looking like it would fall off at any moment. We got LOTS of motorists honking and fra...
- Sun May 28, 2017 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester .348 200 and 250 gr Silvertips
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1202
Re: Winchester .348 200 and 250 gr Silvertips
I've loaded some of my 250 grainers for chrono testing. I think I have a couple boxes (50 each) left but got them for a dollar per pill - the guy thought he sold me the brooklyn bridge! I also found a box or so of 150gr SP in my travels. Interesting, but nostalgic value only. "348 - the TRUE-es...
- Sat May 20, 2017 12:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Keyboard Alert
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2317
Re: Keyboard Alert
A travesty before God. Makes one wonder where He went. He's surely not nearby...
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 9:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Browning BLR lever
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8009
Re: Browning BLR lever
Bought my 308 new in 1987 with three extra mags at Smitty's Groceries when they had a guns dept. I put a 4x Leupold on it and made a fast down-slope shot on a healthy buck exiting a water hole just a couple months after getting it. Have used it quite often over the years with 100% reliability & ...
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .45-70 Browning M-71 HiGrade Custom Rifle
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3674
Re: .45-70 Browning M-71 HiGrade Custom Rifle
Aw - Come on, fellas - cut the owner/author some slack ! ...he used a Browning repro for the conversion, after all; and (in the article) he mentioned having a gennie M-71 Deluxe safe queen that he didn't want to desecrate. Worse! Winchester M71 - 47,000+- over 20 years. Pre-war technology & met...
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When All is Said and Done, This is the Last...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3704
Re: When All is Said and Done, This is the Last...
Actually, the netflix rate is 8.99 here, which allows four "accounts" at a time. So the family splits the monthly fee (paid annually - big deal) and up to four of us can watch any netflix show in different cities, TVs, tablets, etc at the same time. Great for my 88-yr old Mom. None of us h...
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 11:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guess I'm Done Going to New Orleans!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4386
Re: Guess I'm Done Going to New Orleans!
Brave souls. I guess I over-reacted to NASA & Northrup printing and handing out written warnings/maps about the known high-risks - random stop-sign carjackings and killings - to visitors and international professionals. ? Nothing like a group of ragtags walking your way while you sit at a red li...
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got scammed on Armslist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3904
Re: Got scammed on Armslist
Good info and reasons to not deal until address and phone numbers have been verified.
last deal that went bad on me (GB seller) cost me $300 to fly there and meet FTF. Spokeo did the research for me.
last deal that went bad on me (GB seller) cost me $300 to fly there and meet FTF. Spokeo did the research for me.
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone shoot 17hmr?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3373
Re: Anyone shoot 17hmr?
I've never had a split case, but I can relate a little Savage 17HMR that I loaned to a pal, who wanted to shoot it with his son. I think it retailed for $159 or so. Anyway, he returned it saying he couldn't get it to group. He showed me the ammo and I surmised why his frustration. He had fired proba...
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When All is Said and Done, This is the Last...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3704
When All is Said and Done, This is the Last...
Last season of the Longmire series. 2017 is season six, and Netflix hasn't detailed the future but last year stated 6 and out. Craig Johnson's short stories and novels are still very hot sellers, they are a good read so here's hoping they continue. They usually last about one plane ride. - one good ...
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cabela's has gone to the dark side
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4978
Re: Cabela's has gone to the dark side
I thought the buy out with Bass Pro fell through? Last I heard the Feds stopped it for now. Said it gave one company too much of the market. Last I read (SHOT Show media) Bass Pro, Cabela's, and Gander Mountain COMBINED made up only 11-13% of the retail hunting/shooting/fishing and small boat sales...
- Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guess I'm Done Going to New Orleans!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4386
Re: Guess I'm Done Going to New Orleans!
"natural disaster" vs. "Bush did it". NASA handouts.
- Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mounting scopes on 9422 and Handi Hornet.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5458
Re: Mounting scopes on 9422 and Handi Hornet.
The 3/8" grooves on the 9422 are a pain but quality mounts and adapters are everywhere, most small red dots come with a reversible mount.
I have a couple of the XS fwd rails and would have a Scout setup on every lever action if I could, dot or not.
I have a couple of the XS fwd rails and would have a Scout setup on every lever action if I could, dot or not.
- Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How To Fry Eggs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3496
Re: How To Fry Eggs
... and he lived happily ever after. Eating cold oatmeal for breakfast.
- Sun Mar 26, 2017 1:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guess I'm Done Going to New Orleans!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4386
Guess I'm Done Going to New Orleans!
During a recent meeting at the Michaud Assembly Facility, all attendees were warned about the local "killing zones" and carjacking areas - places to stay clear of in daylight or night time. Many areas are still void of buildings or residents since the 2005 natural disaster... We all took t...
- Sun Mar 26, 2017 12:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Comments on selling on facebook and craigslist
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2669
Re: Comments on selling on facebook and craigslist
Like anything else, selling to an unknown requires diligence and a bias toward staying unharmed. Meet and sell your items in a manner where all the other party takes away is your face. License plates, ID, etc. should be denied by you, and it certainly goes without saying that a backup plan is warran...
- Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rant on!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3275
Re: Rant on!
I traveled by air for 20 years to the tune of about 150-170 airplanes each year (N.America, Asian rim and AUS) and I still have a few clients that keep me in clover post-retirement. I turned down two generous extension offers from my former employer, mainly due to what a PITA US air travel has becom...
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Veteran? No guns should you have
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1672
Veteran? No guns should you have
Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords are soliciting this letter opposing the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act: “We write to you today to express our grave concerns with legislation being considered by Congress, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. This proposal would put America’s veterans who n...
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 12:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: NRA Membership Change
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3151
Re: NRA Membership Change
Membership is great, a requisite for gun ownership for any citizen patriot. But donations of time and money are essential. Money can be donated to the NRA Foundation (a 503(c) 1 organization as an exemption unlike any membership level monies. Bloomberg has recently announced (loudly) that he will gi...
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 12:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Musings, black rifle prices then and now
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3076
Re: Musings, black rifle prices then and now
One factor often overlooked, is that anyone could pony up a few grand or so and have parts procured from any number of sources. This is why the little "near-MIL-spec" 16" carbines are so prolific. Whenever I see a mil-spec barrel - one with the seven contours and "bayonet-ready p...
- Sun Mar 12, 2017 5:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1911 PSA
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4795
Re: 1911 PSA
One thing to add - Auto-Ordnance makes a high-quality all-steel 1911A1 for a comparable bucks more but keep in mind they are now CNC-machined forgings made by Kahr, and they work.
They are also made in America, made by Americans. Its nice to send your US dollars to US employees.
They are also made in America, made by Americans. Its nice to send your US dollars to US employees.
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Nope, You Don't Mess Around with This Guy............
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2079
Re: Nope, You Don't Mess Around with This Guy............
Riding around with a $50K+ weapon out in the open like that - one might soon find a few dozen Angels / Mongols in tow - or worse? Hate to let the inner pessimist call policy...
I'm guessing he doesn't ride around like that often.
I'm guessing he doesn't ride around like that often.
- Wed Mar 08, 2017 12:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: MREs or DIY ?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3850
Re: MREs or DIY ?
I've never found an MRE that is safe for diabetics. 3000 calories of starch & salt would put a guy into a near-coma unless taken with a handful of medications.
One of every five adults in the USA, whether they know it or not!
One of every five adults in the USA, whether they know it or not!
- Fri Mar 03, 2017 3:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So, what about the use of drones in scouting/hunting?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4626
Re: So, what about the use of drones in scouting/hunting?
Interesting that some of us here see "drones" as Libjits see guns - we first focus on illegal uses (real or imagined) as the most likely uses, therefore "there should be a law against..." these types of machines. "Drones don't kill. Drone operators do." :roll: :roll: Huh.
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So, what about the use of drones in scouting/hunting?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4626
Re: So, What about the use of Drones in Hunting?
AZ prohibits "aircraft" for use in aiding any hunt on permit-tag big game. UAVs are aircraft. "The AZGFD says anyone with information about an individual who is using a drone to pursue, disturb, harass or locate wildlife is encouraged to contact the department’s Operation Game Thief h...
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1911 PSA
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4795
Re: 1911 PSA
I'm a little slow some days - you bought an all-steel 1911A1 for under $400 and...? It feeds well and shoots straight and what is the problem? Sounds like a glowing recommendation to me. The 1911 suffers from zero lack of parts availability, zero lack of gunsmiths (anyone who cannot make a 1911 run ...
- Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I Feel Old....
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4334
Re: I Feel Old....
"You're only old when other people have to subsidize your bills."
- a bit of wit heard at the coffee shop.
- a bit of wit heard at the coffee shop.
- Sat Feb 25, 2017 11:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: old school concealed carry...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3413
Re: old school concealed carry...
Daily carry. Find some Ultramag 66 gr tubular rounds for truly lightweight carry. Small J-frames are the standard by which all discreet-carry guns are judged (I'd like to keep all my empties please) 8) The DeSantis hooked grips or older Barami Hip-Grips make an on-off carry decision instant, and wor...
- Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Suppressors
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2193
Re: Suppressors
Ahem. You can still contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives at 202-225-3121. 24/7
For a twenty-second phone call - Why not be as big a PITA to them, as they are to you?
For a twenty-second phone call - Why not be as big a PITA to them, as they are to you?
- Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: interesting wound forensic article
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1867
Re: interesting wound forensic article
Mall ninja stuff?
Military killers get specialized training - its academic for the rest of us. Few bad guys IRL stand around waiting fr you to get a kill shot on their face. I'd be more concerned with the knees jerking in the jury box when those 8x10 glossy pics start getting passed around...
Military killers get specialized training - its academic for the rest of us. Few bad guys IRL stand around waiting fr you to get a kill shot on their face. I'd be more concerned with the knees jerking in the jury box when those 8x10 glossy pics start getting passed around...
- Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Now this guy has a collection!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2086
Re: Now this guy has a collection!
Anyone near Colorado Springs? I'd love to read a first-hand review...
I put his place on the agenda for our next roadtrip through Cripple creek & CS.
I put his place on the agenda for our next roadtrip through Cripple creek & CS.
- Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just found a......
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2225
Re: Just found a......
I've paid more for less. YMMV. Figure if you pass, how long will it take to find a comparable gun? Recently I picked up a 336 in 35 Rem for $350. it was hard to pass up, very little to bargain with, as it had almost no wear on the wood and zero wear/damage on the metal, save for a bit of shine on th...
- Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Now this guy has a collection!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2086
Re: Now this guy has a collection!
I don't know what he does for insurance - but why show EVERYthing on the internet? For an "old guy" living alone out there.
I may have missed the part about his security force.
I may have missed the part about his security force.
- Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Model 71 not in catalog
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2048
Re: Model 71 not in catalog
I'm sure Marketing was busy pushing the 88/358 combo as a replacement for the 71 and so they just didn't list the 71 anymore. I wonder if the last couple of years of the 71 were parts cleanup years. - That's probably pretty close to the fact there... More than one "quietly-dropped" model ...
- Wed Feb 15, 2017 2:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Five Innovative Rifles
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1869
Re: Five Innovative Rifles
What ITH is the chubbo on the right wearing??? That sure isn't the US flag! Is it some kind of protest or something? Certainly not a Vet not a Scout would wear that rag. Umm...twelve stripes and the "field" is not even over the heart! Must be a protester/detester of Ol' Glory? Maybe he jus...
- Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: california dam might collapse
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2458
Re: california dam might collapse
Unfortunately, the news media are a big part of the problem. The TV and reporters are more concerned with etting the big disater story, than helping residents and emergency services. Nine out of ten stories and updates I can read are sensational, even filled with new sponsor ads! It is very time-co...
- Wed Feb 15, 2017 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Power Generating - Dams versus Coal
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3204
Re: Power Generating - Dams versus Coal
Burn the coal. Burn the oil.
What's a little poisoned air between friends? It makes the babies stronger, right?
What's a little poisoned air between friends? It makes the babies stronger, right?
- Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Help, I am lost !!!!!!!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2553
Re: Help, I am lost !!!!!!!
Vanity run amok.
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Profound Statement
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1885
Re: A Profound Statement
As one who has technically been "to the other side" for several minutes, I only know what I think I remember. As-opposed to the dozens of living people who desperately want to tell me where I've been... No one has ever enjoyed a profound statement as much as the person who thought it up. S...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Blood Introduced in the World of Pocket Pistols
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1817
Re: New Blood Introduced in the World of Pocket Pistols
Everyone laughed at pink guns. But they sure sell a bunch of them.
I've never had a Taurus break, and wife#1 saved our lives with one of their guns. It is the bullet, and where it lands, that is important. I want a blaze orange gun myself.
Lets see how they work and how they sell.
I've never had a Taurus break, and wife#1 saved our lives with one of their guns. It is the bullet, and where it lands, that is important. I want a blaze orange gun myself.
Lets see how they work and how they sell.
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 1:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 9422 Magnum project
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2108
Re: 9422 Magnum restoration project
I am not going to restore this one inasmuch but will make it pretty. The problem I have with the Williams peep is not the aperture, so much as they just look like amateur-hour the way they are built. Like they never progressed past the first design that seemed to work? That, and the relief that bub...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 12:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Garmin sucks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1951
Re: Garmin sucks
Ask for "Shareholder Relations".
And/Or make their manufacturing facility a "must do" on your next road trip.
And/Or make their manufacturing facility a "must do" on your next road trip.
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 9422 Magnum project
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2108
Re: 9422 Magnum restoration project - help
sold out by 8pm here. would make life easier with this. I'm figuring on turning the welded zones to diameter and cutting the OAL down if the build-up doesn't take the BO. I'll do beforeandafter pics, but http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/611825000/611825471/pix282401762.jpg what do you know about early 9...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 9422 Magnum project
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2108
9422 Magnum project
I picked up a 9422M made in '73 that needs some work. It was unfortunately modified by some distracted bubba and the magazine-barrel stud (not a band) were welded (yup) into the dovetails. The receiver has been milled to install a Williams peep, which I hate, but it will likely remain there despite ...
- Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: model 71win a 200yd deer rifle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1993
Re: model 71win a 200yd deer rifle
It will do it to be sure - as long as you can hit it with the first round! Just so you know - in our camp on opening day, a miss will cost you $50 to the kitty. So you'd better be proficient with that rifle!