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by AmBraCol
Sat Jul 18, 2026 2:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need Help
Replies: 11
Views: 313

Re: Need Help

Bronco wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 4:39 am Thank you Paul😊
Thank you Gamekeeper for your efforts🙇‍♂️
It worked and I got my new password working👍
You're welcome. Glad to help. :)
by AmBraCol
Fri Jul 17, 2026 11:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need Help
Replies: 11
Views: 313

Re: Need Help

Check your email for the key. It works, I briefly logged in to make sure it goes smoothly for you. Remember to type it the exact way I sent it. Once you get in you can go to your profile and change it.
by AmBraCol
Fri Jul 17, 2026 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need Help
Replies: 11
Views: 313

Re: Need Help

I've got the message now. It's been hard to contact me the past couple months as I'm up in the US visiting our supporting congregations and have spent a lot of time in areas with less than optimal 'net access. Right now I'm trying to work off the signal on my cell phone. I'll see if I can get you up...
by AmBraCol
Wed Jul 15, 2026 7:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another great Pearce Article
Replies: 4
Views: 314

Re: Another great Pearce Article

In Raton he was asking for ideas on subjects for articles. Somehow my suggestion of an in depth article on the 22 Velodog didn't seem to pique his interest... :lol:
by AmBraCol
Wed Jul 15, 2026 3:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Elk sheds
Replies: 11
Views: 322

Re: Elk sheds

The other day I was kindly offered a mule deer shed, but due to uncertainty of the legality of taking it back with me down south had to turn it down. It got me to thinking of my first mule deer buck and the hunt I had on Granddad's mountain land back in the 20th Century. Funny how a cast off bit of ...
by AmBraCol
Fri Jun 19, 2026 11:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Resurrecting An Old One .....
Replies: 28
Views: 2101

Re: Resurrecting An Old One .....

I've never owned a 357, but just loaded up some for my brother-in-law and found a box in my stash of ammo. May have to remedy that some day, just never found on that tickled my fancy enough to pull the trigger on a purchase. As mentioned up above, I can get the power without the bark by moving up to...
by AmBraCol
Sat Jun 13, 2026 2:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Photos from Raton
Replies: 29
Views: 2266

Re: Photos from Raton

It was a great week. Haven't taken time to download pics from my camera though, so here's just a couple I snagged with my phone.
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by AmBraCol
Sat Jun 13, 2026 2:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help from Administrator or someone who can contact them
Replies: 12
Views: 1312

Re: Need help from Administrator or someone who can contact them

Glad it got sorted. As mentioned, Scott, Andy and I were all at Raton this week, along with a few dozen other folk. I'm currently road running up in the US so haven't had time to check the inactive accounts for a while. Just nuked about 80 or so. With a user name like that I'm glad you gave us a &qu...
by AmBraCol
Wed May 27, 2026 8:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I Am Still Kicking.
Replies: 29
Views: 5043

Re: I Am Still Kicking.

It's amazing what some folks will do for attention... :lol: It's great to see you're up and posting! Há perigo de sobrevivência! Um abraço enorme e cauteloso, querido amigo!!!
by AmBraCol
Sat May 23, 2026 10:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Amazon Basin - back in the day
Replies: 22
Views: 6384

Re: The Amazon Basin - back in the day

I thought this piece was lost to posterity... and then thought to search here. Sure enough, there it is! So here it is again, for folks who might not have seen it the first couple times around... :lol: And this time I thought to copy it to my personal blog, where I thought I had it in the first plac...
by AmBraCol
Tue May 19, 2026 8:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JimT
Replies: 83
Views: 45834

Re: JimT

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sat May 16, 2026 12:29 pm Thank you. I visited with Dad this morning and he’s already getting back on the tractor
That's great to hear, Scott.
by AmBraCol
Thu May 14, 2026 7:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JimT
Replies: 83
Views: 45834

Re: JimT

Here's an update from today.
Dad is such a trooper! This feels like a huge milestone. He still has a big road to walk down but he’s fighting through. Thank you for all the prayers!! Please keep praying for his recovery.
by AmBraCol
Wed May 13, 2026 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JimT
Replies: 83
Views: 45834

Re: JimT

UPDATE 5/13 -
Dad will go into surgery today at 10:30am to fuse his Spine from C5-T1. Appreciate prayers for him!
Ya’ll are amazing group of friends.
That's the most recent I've seen as of May 13 at 9:14 a.m. CDT
by AmBraCol
Tue May 12, 2026 4:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JimT
Replies: 83
Views: 45834

Re: JimT

Update from Jim's daughter, Jami. Jim's daughter Jami shared that Jim was in a Go Kart wreck and was in the hospital. Please keep him in your prayers. Here is the update from her on his condition: Finally saw Doctor. Basically his spine is pretty messed up. C2 vertebrae is bad but c6 and c7 - the li...
by AmBraCol
Tue May 05, 2026 10:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pathway for a move to the USA?
Replies: 12
Views: 3147

Re: Pathway for a move to the USA?

First step, find a company that would value your work and is willing to offer you employment. Second step, get all your employment paperwork and immigration paperwork in order and keep copies of everything. Thirst step, move. If you work in a part of the economy that needs your specialized abilities...
by AmBraCol
Sat May 02, 2026 10:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite barrel length for a hunting sixgun?
Replies: 37
Views: 20510

Re: Favorite barrel length for a hunting sixgun?

JimT wrote: Sat May 02, 2026 6:08 pm Yessir ... I believe it was! Thank you.
Youŕ're welcome. I still have a couple rifles he gifted me for the boys. A Haenel 10 meter pellet rifle he'd cut down for his kids and a Winchester 67 he'd done the same to. He was a meticulous workman.
by AmBraCol
Sat May 02, 2026 4:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite barrel length for a hunting sixgun?
Replies: 37
Views: 20510

Re: Favorite barrel length for a hunting sixgun?

Thanks fellas. Jim, where did you find an 8-inch barrel? Carry it in an X-15? John Linebaugh got it from an old gunsmith in Montrose, Colorado who bored and rifled barrels. He was fairly famous years ago for his barrels but I don't remember his name anymore. It was hand-cut and hand-lapped. The bor...
by AmBraCol
Sat May 02, 2026 8:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- ANTS!
Replies: 29
Views: 16928

Re: OT- ANTS!

I have read the Borax kills ants. If you pour it out to where they get it on their feet they take it back to the nest and it kills them too. Not sure if it is internet lore or not but here is the AI take on it. "Borax is a highly effective, slow-acting stomach poison for ants, typically killin...
by AmBraCol
Fri May 01, 2026 11:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dad’s getting a pacemaker this morning
Replies: 27
Views: 12733

Re: Dad’s getting a pacemaker this morning

Glad to, Scott.

My father-in-law had one put in a few years ago, it gave him a new lease on life and almost a bounce to his step. Last year he had it replaced and the new technology really kicked him into overdrive. May your Dad have a similar result!
by AmBraCol
Tue Apr 28, 2026 8:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- ANTS!
Replies: 29
Views: 16928

Re: OT- ANTS!

I'm only vaguely familiar with them, but they are a huge problem and are even implicated in the decline of quail populations is some areas. Ankles got chewed up once while clearing brush in the alley behind my home in Sweetwater. Amazing that they crawl onto you and then wait until one signals &quo...
by AmBraCol
Mon Apr 27, 2026 5:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- ANTS!
Replies: 29
Views: 16928

Re: OT- ANTS!

I wouldn't recommend this in a wall or other structure, but for fire ants in a field or yard?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGJ2jMZ-gaI
by AmBraCol
Mon Apr 27, 2026 5:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- ANTS!
Replies: 29
Views: 16928

Re: OT- ANTS!

I am thinking of applying for an Agricultural Exemption on our property taxes. We have so many Fire Ant colonies we are now supporting that it's awful! So far everything I have tried using to kill them has not worked. Except gasoline. And that kills the ground for several years where ever you pour ...
by AmBraCol
Sat Apr 25, 2026 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mark Twain Quotes About Gun
Replies: 4
Views: 1654

Re: Mark Twain Quotes About Gun

That first quote always reminds me of the first cartridge firing pistol I ever owned, a glorious little Rossi double barrel derringer. It was only slightly more effective than Twain's revolver, due to the more potent LR cartridge is shot. So the two barrels about equaled the seven shots Twain had! A...
by AmBraCol
Fri Apr 17, 2026 1:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I am planning on being in Luckenbach today.
Replies: 35
Views: 48695

Re: I once asked God why we die so young.

I didn't hear a voice answer but the thought that came suddenly was "Mankind was created for eternity. It would not matter how long we lived if we feel this life is all there is. It would never be long enough." I remember my dad's last words to me, back in '93. "I won't be around lon...
by AmBraCol
Fri Apr 17, 2026 9:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I am planning on being in Luckenbach today.
Replies: 35
Views: 48695

Re: I am planning on being in Luckenbach today.

. According to my mother-in-law, that means in 10 years you're going to be OLD.... :lol: I say that because on her 80th birthday, we asked her how she felt to be old, and she said " I won't be old until I'm 90... !" 8) According to my dad, "The good thing about turning 50 is you know...
by AmBraCol
Wed Apr 15, 2026 3:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pay the insurance when you ship a gun!
Replies: 23
Views: 30002

Re: Pay the insurance when you ship a gun!

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 2:56 pm MY RIFLE HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!

I made the claim and in less than two hours my rifle was located and the gunsmith has it in his possession.

All is good.
Great news!
by AmBraCol
Wed Apr 15, 2026 3:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them
Replies: 39
Views: 52257

Re: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them

You would think that the whole point of having 12-15 years of post-high-school education would be to build a solid foundation of knowledge upon which physicians could build over the years, constantly learning and adapting and researching, and improving health care delivery. But instead, they seem t...
by AmBraCol
Wed Apr 15, 2026 3:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I am planning on being in Luckenbach today.
Replies: 35
Views: 48695

Re: I am planning on being in Luckenbach today.

Feliz aniversario, irmão! Que Deus te siga abençoando!
by AmBraCol
Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them
Replies: 39
Views: 52257

Re: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them

Some folks have nothing useful to contribute.
by AmBraCol
Mon Apr 13, 2026 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them
Replies: 39
Views: 52257

Re: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them

Seems like a woman's issue, so not really my problem I have been a member of this website for a long time, and there are a lot of threads that don't apply to me. Calibers that I don't reload, etc. When I see a post that isn't interesting to me, I just move on without comment, because I figure that ...
by AmBraCol
Thu Apr 09, 2026 7:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old Ironsights
Replies: 5
Views: 7578

Re: Old Ironsights

Just saw a post of his on LinkedIn, so he's still around.
by AmBraCol
Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Broke my stock!
Replies: 114
Views: 127290

Re: Broke my stock!

A better photo A few years ago I was visiting Mic over in Cortez. He turned some pillars for me on his lathe and we bedded the action on my old P17. The original sporter stock had started to split at the rear but with Mic's help we got it fitted up "better than new". Looking forward to se...
by AmBraCol
Tue Mar 24, 2026 9:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sighting in a Ruger Vaquero with fixed sights?
Replies: 11
Views: 2817

Re: Sighting in a Ruger Vaquero with fixed sights?

A quarter of a century ago I stopped at JT's place in Boise. He took me to his range and we had a grand time. While there I set up a target at 25 or 50 yards, I forget which at this point. I found my 45 Colt Vaquero was hitting to the left. So I took the target and the revolver to Shapel's gunsmith ...
by AmBraCol
Fri Mar 20, 2026 4:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Glad to have the forum back!
Replies: 45
Views: 46646

Re: Trouble with this website!?????????

I know there's another thread on here, about this, but I just got to ask, does anyone know what is going on with the site? The last several days, maybe longer, it's been really hit and miss as to when I can even get on here. And then sometimes it runs really slow if at all, once I do finally get it...
by AmBraCol
Fri Mar 20, 2026 4:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Savage Camper
Replies: 16
Views: 6172

Re: The Savage Camper

I wonder if the model 24 specific forum at milesfortis.us is still operating. There used to be lively discussions and information posted on the diverse models produced over the decades. There is a way to get into an over-under 30-30 that is reasonably sight regulated by starting with the very rare ...
by AmBraCol
Fri Mar 20, 2026 3:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I found this on the Range yesterday... UPDATE - FEDERAL
Replies: 6
Views: 3220

Re: I found this on the Range yesterday... UPDATE - FEDERAL

Impressed that it's got wifi included...
by AmBraCol
Sat Mar 07, 2026 7:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NOE news
Replies: 11
Views: 9927

Re: NOE news

Hadn't heard they were bringing out such a critter. I'm guessing it's geared towards smooth bore. Is it designed to load in a shot cup, or just loaded over an over powder wad? NOE's got a great rep in molds, looking forward to what you may discover with this one.
by AmBraCol
Sat Mar 07, 2026 1:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stay strapped boys.
Replies: 26
Views: 20355

Re: Stay strapped boys.

If you haven't read "The Attack" by Kurt Schlicter I highly recommend it. If you don't follow Sarah Adams on IG or X I recommend you do. She's been shouting from the rooftops about our vulnerabilities in the US, and the planned Mumbai/October 7th style terror attack in America. The upcomi...
by AmBraCol
Wed Feb 25, 2026 9:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Being Deaf Activities
Replies: 21
Views: 20301

Re: Being Deaf Activities

That is the most annoying part of the Lee hand press, having to remove the shell holder to dump the spent primers. That's an interesting mod. Do you decap over a tub or how do you catch the primers?
by AmBraCol
Sun Feb 15, 2026 7:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIDIN' MEMORIES
Replies: 24
Views: 21742

Re: RIDIN' MEMORIES

My Dad's formative years were around Globe and he was always going on and on about the region. We had oodles of Zane Grey novels and some of them featured parts of Arizona. But I grew up in the Amazon Basin and recall the first time he took us to Globe. Now I see the beauty, but then? "Haven't ...
by AmBraCol
Fri Feb 13, 2026 10:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Forgotten Weapons - .75 Caliber Revolver
Replies: 8
Views: 10471

Re: Forgotten Weapons - .75 Caliber Revolver

I have read all of the J.T. Edson books. My nom-de-guerre here comes from the name of my favorite character. Edson was an Englishman, never visited the American west, but was the third-most prolific western writer during the heyday of the westerns (well behind LL, but that is to be expected). One o...
by AmBraCol
Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Forgotten Weapons - .75 Caliber Revolver
Replies: 8
Views: 10471

Re: Forgotten Weapons - .75 Caliber Revolver

The Louis L'Amour novel I recall mentioning a revolving shotgun, not a pistol. and if I recall right he had to manually rotate the cylinder. But it's been a LOT of years ago since I read it. Can't recall off the top of my head which one it was (novel that is).
by AmBraCol
Wed Feb 11, 2026 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loading The Single Action Sixgun
Replies: 64
Views: 52638

Re: Loading The Single Action Sixgun

Thought I was the only one loaded that way. Never had an issue either. Don't recall where I learned it, but it goes back to my first single action, a German built 22 with a weird "safety" that was a hammer block one could manually push down to keep the hammer from contacting the firing pin...
by AmBraCol
Mon Feb 09, 2026 9:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thoughts on Integrity
Replies: 12
Views: 8423

Re: Thoughts on Integrity

Living by integrity and honor doesn't mean perfection, not by any means. But it lays out guidelines that help us along the way. One must have an idea of what one is attempting to achieve, and then live each day doing one's best to do better than yesterday. The first two verses of the 12th chapter of...
by AmBraCol
Mon Feb 09, 2026 7:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thoughts on Integrity
Replies: 12
Views: 8423

Re: Thoughts on Integrity

I know families that raise their children with these principles. And families that do not. But there are more families that DO teach integrity and honor than many in today's society realize. They don't make waves. They make a difference. A positive difference.
by AmBraCol
Mon Feb 09, 2026 4:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thoughts on Integrity
Replies: 12
Views: 8423

Thoughts on Integrity

Recently there was a post on men and boys that brought out some interesting thoughts on the topic of what it means to be a man or a boy in today's society. Me? I figure society may have changed, but the need for integrity has not. Here's an extract of an email sent to a list I've been on for the pas...
by AmBraCol
Fri Feb 06, 2026 11:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sunday’s half time show
Replies: 30
Views: 28224

Re: Sunday’s half time show

The United States has become a place
where entertainers and professional athletes
are mistaken for people of importance.

~ Robert Heinlein
by AmBraCol
Thu Feb 05, 2026 4:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Once Every 823 Years!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 5070

Re: Once Every 823 Years!!!

A neat calendar. But to point out something ... EVERY non-leap year February has every weekday in it 4 times. 7 days x 4 weeks = 28 days What is special about this years February is that each day in the calendar (if you are using one like the one in the OP) is lined up vertically. That doesn't happ...
by AmBraCol
Wed Feb 04, 2026 11:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thanks to Boys and Men
Replies: 25
Views: 12134

Re: Thanks to Boys and Men

@Safestuffer , Interesting how your entire paradigm is built upon the exact opposite of "the golden rule". Who I am and choose to be does not depend on others. It depends on who I am inside and lived out in my life. To live one's life based on whether other's "deserve" our best b...
by AmBraCol
Tue Feb 03, 2026 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thanks to Boys and Men
Replies: 25
Views: 12134

Re: Thanks to Boys and Men

I heard an interesting take on marriage and monogamy. Simply put, marriage is an institution of women, by women and for women. From a reproductive standpoint marriage isn't necessary. Marriage simply provides security for women. Whether that be in the form of a living space, food or safety from pre...