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by AJMD429
Wed Jan 14, 2026 9:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Young guys having trouble finding life mates
Replies: 24
Views: 576

Re: Young guys having trouble finding life mates

I'm afraid we're almost at the point where a major apocalyptic event will be the only thing to make things change. Take all the comforts and technology away, and people will revert to traditional roles pretty quickly. Men and women are free to act the way they want because they have clean running w...
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 14, 2026 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some decent Scope Mounts and Bases
Replies: 0
Views: 15

Some decent Scope Mounts and Bases

. After finding out that most of the other 'brands' I've tried over the years are NOT made in the US, for awhile I kind of gave up on the concept of limiting every purchase to US-made items, and just trying to do it 'most of the time'. These 'Monstrum' branded (yep - Chinese) are pretty solid qualit...
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 14, 2026 9:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FYI- major carriers national outage
Replies: 6
Views: 131

Re: FYI- major carriers national outage

. Devinitely not BS here - our internet only arrives to our house when Verizon works, and it was NOT doing very well today. Loading any page that required a text-confirmation to be sent and responded to was too slow for the two-factor-verification to even work. https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/01...
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 14, 2026 6:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIXGUN SIGHTS
Replies: 24
Views: 1189

Re: SIXGUN SIGHTS

IMG_7894.jpeg Many thanks! I'll whip up a batch of XTPs for testing and pull out a tape measure. By the way if you encounter one shooting high, the same concept applies, but you then pretty much have to make the front sight taller, unless you can actually deepen the rear one safely and effectively....
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 14, 2026 6:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: These (Vortex Spitfires) are nice scopes...
Replies: 0
Views: 28

These (Vortex Spitfires) are nice scopes...

. https://media.mwstatic.com/product-images/src/Primary/690/690396.jpg?imwidth=680 https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1008762137 The reticle is clean but has all I want/need - I don't like really 'busy' ones, as I'm not a long-range sniper. ALSO - the reticle is ETCHED, so is visible (in daylight) wh...
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 14, 2026 4:37 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: “Live Free or Die” sounds good, but….
Replies: 4
Views: 89

Re: “Live Free or Die” sounds nds good, but….

The Major News organizations are places of darkness. So, Liberty does die there. I do like how President Trump has that purple aura, and Melania has that awesone yellow aura. Tim Walz has a scary black aura. As a tetrachromat, I do see things that others don't. Interesting. Explain more about those...
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 14, 2026 4:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Young guys having trouble finding life mates
Replies: 24
Views: 576

Re: Young guys having trouble finding life mates

I knew my wife as a friend for five years before we decided to date. I’ve been dating her ever since. She is the only woman I have been with who is worthy of laying my life down for. She knew me when I had nothing. She stuck with me and I have no doubt that she is absolutely devoted to me. She make...
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 14, 2026 4:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calling 454 Casull Rossi owners- seriel number runs
Replies: 7
Views: 238

Re: Calling 454 Casull Rossi owners- seriel number runs

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I wonder if there weren't a bunch of different plants casting receivers or something, or maybe batches were labeled with the initials of the shift supervisor...!

Maybe NKJ knows...???
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 14, 2026 4:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIXGUN SIGHTS
Replies: 24
Views: 1189

Re: SIXGUN SIGHTS

This brings up a good point. I have pretty much abandoned my .45 Colt reloading project for the time being because the point of impact on my Pietta Cabela's Special hits so low with everything I've tried that I can't really use it for anything beyond making noise or maybe CAS. I don't know if a muc...
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 14, 2026 6:24 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: “Live Free or Die” sounds good, but….
Replies: 4
Views: 89

“Live Free or Die” sounds good, but….

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Oddly enough it was the motto of the Jacobins…!

And the Jacobins were pretty much Marxists who believed in an all-powerful central government.

I guess it’s like when left-wing newspapers who believe it is their job to censor dissent say things like “Liberty dies in darkness”
by AJMD429
Tue Jan 13, 2026 4:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Young guys having trouble finding life mates
Replies: 24
Views: 576

Re: Young guys having trouble finding life mates

Today ? Is she even a woman ? Funny you should mention that.... I have a very nice patient in his 50's who got an amicable (just married too young) divorce in his 30's, and he's just now starting to want to date. He's a pretty solid Christian type guy, and hard worker, etc - should be a nice 'catch...
by AJMD429
Tue Jan 13, 2026 2:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIXGUN SIGHTS
Replies: 24
Views: 1189

Re: SIXGUN SIGHTS

. Given my druthers, I do prefer fixed metallic sights. The ones like the Vaquero has are good enough for most self-defense issues against human or animal, or for euthanizing livestock, or just practicing shooting rocks so you can do the other things better. I'm not a good enough pistol shot with an...
by AJMD429
Tue Jan 13, 2026 8:18 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'
Replies: 20
Views: 497

Re: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'

. So these 'protesters' ('rioters' seems often to be the more applicable term) think it is perfectly fine to throw water bottles ("It's just water") or soft-drink cans ("It's just diet soda") or even bricks and rocks...! https://rumble.com/v748uh6-federal-agents-tackle-bald-femal...
by AJMD429
Tue Jan 13, 2026 7:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Young guys having trouble finding life mates
Replies: 24
Views: 576

Young guys having trouble finding life mates

. From what many of my male patients in their 20's and 30's tell me, the women in that age group have largely become shallow, high-maintenance, materialistic LIBERALS, and there's too few women in that age group to supply the young men with decent life mates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U4kTvB_...
by AJMD429
Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:45 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Anyone here ever shot a vehicle tire with a handgun...?
Replies: 10
Views: 234

Re: Anyone here ever shot a vehicle tire with a handgun...?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udd-SHNIHoc For the purposes of the Minnesota incident, it would be interesting to see that tire's speed of deflation if supporting a simulated load of some sort approximating that of a vehicle. Interesting the 9mm sort of did better than the 45 ACP, to the extent it...
by AJMD429
Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Open sites, site picture advice
Replies: 6
Views: 258

Re: Open sites, site picture advice

. I kind of detest regular 'open' sights, particularly if the front is a Patridge or wide 'blade' - but when I use those, I want my bullet (at sight-in zero distance) to hit on the 'line' formed by the top of the blade, centered of course. That way whether the target is a huge black disk on paper, a...
by AJMD429
Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Poll…Vaquero or Blackhawk
Replies: 28
Views: 660

Re: Poll…Vaquero or Blackhawk

. I've got both (well, only one Vaquero and 'several' Blackhawks). I MOST prefer that whatever it is, it needs a 'Bisley' grip. However aside from that, I think if I want precision shooting or maximum power loads, I'd opt for the Blackhawk. If I want durable sights and moderate loads then I'd go wit...
by AJMD429
Mon Jan 12, 2026 9:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pocket Pistol Ammo
Replies: 16
Views: 480

Re: Pocket Pistol Ammo

. As unpleasant as it sounds, the anatomic and ballistic reality of the sub-38/9mm rounds is that a mouth or nose shot is probably what would be needed to quickly incapacitate an aggressor. That's presuming you are staying midline and angling slightly upwards, which might not be the easiest thing to...
by AJMD429
Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GUNS Magazine
Replies: 6
Views: 261

Re: GUNS Magazine

. My subscriptions to such stuff had all lapsed, and I'd not renwed my extra 'annual' membership to the NRA that I justified as needed to pay for my magazines (I am a life member so I pay no annual fee for that membership - I set up a separate one in one of my kids' names as an annual one so I got A...
by AJMD429
Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Wandering Package
Replies: 2
Views: 139

Re: Another Wandering Package

. There are some really remarkable (and expensive) motorized chairs and ATV's for those with mobility issues. Many were developed by veterans for veterans, but others of course now benefit. I've seen some that can pretty much go anywhere I could walk on two feet (I could crawl up angles they couldn'...
by AJMD429
Sun Jan 11, 2026 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Choked up again ...
Replies: 4
Views: 221

Re: Choked up again ...

. Wow that is cool. I get blurred-vision now with things like that, too. Must be an old-guy phenomenon. Too many of the purple-hairs born lately in the US have NO CLUE about sacrifice, or even about accountabilty or responsibility. They are 'triggered' by words , if those words express ideas they ar...
by AJMD429
Sun Jan 11, 2026 8:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well I guess I need to carry in the winter too
Replies: 9
Views: 352

Re: Well I guess I need to carry in the winter too

I love it when some snowflake refers to someone carrying all the time as the person being afraid. If it's said to me it's usually, "What are you afraid of"? Yeah - or I'll ask THEM " What are YOU so afraid of that makes you NOT want to be around a gun ...??" If they spout off ab...
by AJMD429
Sun Jan 11, 2026 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calling 454 Casull Rossi owners- seriel number runs
Replies: 7
Views: 238

Re: Calling 454 Casull Rossi owners- seriel number runs

. Sorry late to the party - I had to contact someone who I sold one to, and on the home front, the lock to my gun safe broke...! The numbers seem weird. Mine were bought new, but who knows how long they were on the shelf somewhere. They may all be newer than 'early production runs', if that borderli...
by AJMD429
Sun Jan 11, 2026 2:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For Fellow 444 Marlin Fans
Replies: 12
Views: 440

Re: For Fellow 444 Marlin Fans

Thanks for sharing the links to those videos. Quite informative. I am a big fan of the .444 Marlin. I have a Winchester Big Bore 94 .444 that is very accurate. I have only taken one deer with it and it was a one shot drop in its track affair, with the 265 FP Hornady over Re7. The gun will put 2 sho...
by AJMD429
Sun Jan 11, 2026 1:23 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'
Replies: 20
Views: 497

Re: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'

. Sorry, but I stand firmly on the side of the LEO's right to defend themselves against injury or death. I wholeheartedly agree, but wow - how about THIS cop... :shock: https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/118636619.jpg The video and story ---->> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/po...
by AJMD429
Sun Jan 11, 2026 1:14 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Anyone here ever shot a vehicle tire with a handgun...?
Replies: 10
Views: 234

Anyone here ever shot a vehicle tire with a handgun...?

. I keep hearing that the officer about-to-be-run-over should have "shot the tire out", as if that was even possible when the vehicle was only a few feet in front of him (he would have had to squat or lie down to even see the tire under the front of the vehicle). I guess the've seen the mo...
by AJMD429
Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New hunting rifle
Replies: 23
Views: 716

Re: New hunting rifle

Immediately the Henry H14 Long Ranger in .243 win. came to mind......running that model through Davidson's search engine gives a quote from a local shop for $1185.22 inc. tax, shipping & transfer fee..... One of those just might be my next long gun (not that I need one, but my 6 mm Remington as...
by AJMD429
Sun Jan 11, 2026 11:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well I guess I need to carry in the winter too
Replies: 9
Views: 352

Re: Well I guess I need to carry in the winter too

Carry all the time, please. You may never need it but if you do, you REALLY need it. Yep. All day, every day. If my pants are on, my gun is on. Even if I go out in my pajamas or underpants to grab a couple pieces of firewood from the woodshed (we don’t have neighbors within visible distance), I wil...
by AJMD429
Sun Jan 11, 2026 11:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ‘Similar to QuickLoad, but free…’
Replies: 2
Views: 124

‘Similar to QuickLoad, but free…’

. Anyone here use Gordon’s Reloading Tool software…? https://www.thereloadersnetwork.com/2019/12/13/gordons-reloading-tool-grt-how-to-start-using/ It was mentioned in a reloading video I posted sometime ago (about 9:30 into the video). https://youtu.be/Jx7tBgiH5DQ It certainly looks sophisticated.
by AJMD429
Sat Jan 10, 2026 8:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For Fellow 444 Marlin Fans
Replies: 12
Views: 440

Re: For Fellow 444 Marlin Fans

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The same guy did a follow up video…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YoMQLv3qFA
by AJMD429
Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For Fellow 444 Marlin Fans
Replies: 12
Views: 440

Re: For Fellow 444 Marlin Fans

. I was interested to see the comparison with the 350 Legend as to how 'flat shooting' they were, and that if both were sighted in at 2" high at 100 yards, that at 250 yards, the 444 Dropped 10.8" vs 12.2" for the Legend, and at 200 yards , which would be my idea of a 'point blank ran...
by AJMD429
Sat Jan 10, 2026 2:21 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'
Replies: 20
Views: 497

Re: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'

. I think on this Forum, we all do a pretty good job of expressing our opinions without being hostile, because we all are pretty much on the same page as far as our overall values and Americanism. Unlike those on the left (and of course I’m generalizing), conservatives and libertarians tend to be wi...
by AJMD429
Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I do like hyphenated cartridges
Replies: 23
Views: 609

Re: I do like hyphenated cartridges

. My favorite is probably the 32-20, because until recently there wasn't really a 'modern' equivalent. I finally got a 25-20 (Marlin 1894CL), although I'd always wanted a Thompson Contender barrel in 25-35 for that bullet diameter. I didn't own a 30-30 until I was probably fifty years old, but found...
by AJMD429
Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For Fellow 444 Marlin Fans
Replies: 12
Views: 440

Re: For Fellow 444 Marlin Fans

. "... Fellas how to you rate recoil and blast from a 444 rifle. Like a stout 30-06? 300 win? Or different altogether ...?" I'm not particularly stout or recoil-proof, but I just don't really feel much recoil from my 444 Marlin 336/long action; seems about the same as my 44 Magnum 1894/sho...
by AJMD429
Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:15 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'
Replies: 20
Views: 497

Re: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'

Maybe she shouldn't have been shot. HOWEVER, she shouldn't have been following Law Enforcement all morning, screaming at them, and pulling in front of their vehicle just for the photo opportunity. The Officer who was hit was not the one keeping her attention. The one at her side was. Those communit...
by AJMD429
Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:05 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: They keep saying another 'Civil War' is at hand....(Babylon Bee)
Replies: 5
Views: 168

Re: They keep saying another 'Civil War' is at hand....(Babylon Bee)

. Looks like the 'peace and love' folks who comprise the Democrat Party are ACTIVELY seeking to start a civil war... https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/infamous-former-j6-capitol-police-officer-sparks-fury/ The inability of Democrats to see how violent and dishonest their party has become is a...
by AJMD429
Fri Jan 09, 2026 8:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New hunting rifle
Replies: 23
Views: 716

Re: New hunting rifle

. Looking at the collection you have already, I don't see any 25 or 24 caliber rifles, and you already have a 270, so it would make sense to expand your horizons with a 243 Winchester of some sort. Honestly, if you like lever guns you might consider the Henry Long Ranger, or even a BLR. I have a 6mm...
by AJMD429
Fri Jan 09, 2026 8:30 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: They keep saying another 'Civil War' is at hand....(Babylon Bee)
Replies: 5
Views: 168

Re: They keep saying another 'Civil War' is at hand....(Babylon Bee)

Walz has activated and staged his National Guard to "assist" local and state LEOs. Since the local and state LEOs have been told not to support ICE and other FEDs, I can only imagine what their standing orders are. The Marxists, I'm sure, are hoping for an incident. :evil: Yep. The left t...
by AJMD429
Fri Jan 09, 2026 8:20 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'
Replies: 20
Views: 497

Re: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'

. Unless you've seen the video as shown at the angle, and in slow-motion, presented by Tim Pool, I can see how it appears she was trying to just 'get away', but when you see her tires turned TOWARDS the officer, and spinning as she hits the gas, as he tries unsuccessfully to get out of the way, it b...
by AJMD429
Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:41 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'
Replies: 20
Views: 497

Re: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'

. The liberals won't ever watch this, because of their bubble-thing, but Tim Pool has a good analysis of the video...at 7:30 into the podcast. https://rumble.com/v741nom-activist-admits-fault-in-dhs-shooting-of-protester-tim-pool.html The woman was obstructing law enforcement, refused to get out of ...
by AJMD429
Thu Jan 08, 2026 10:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Speaking of affordable suppressors…
Replies: 5
Views: 231

Speaking of affordable suppressors…

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I am lusting for Caylee’s Cans…. :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPvqPykYk4Q

Titanium serviceable 22LT suppressor… $200…!
by AJMD429
Thu Jan 08, 2026 8:48 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: They keep saying another 'Civil War' is at hand....(Babylon Bee)
Replies: 5
Views: 168

They keep saying another 'Civil War' is at hand....(Babylon Bee)

. This is humor, but really nails the Democrats for sure: https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-once-again-threaten-civil-war-to-stop-republicans-from-taking-away-their-slave-laborers Such hypocrites. "............... MINNEAPOLIS, MN — For the second time in American history, Democrats are thre...
by AJMD429
Thu Jan 08, 2026 8:46 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: RUGER 96 - 44 MAG
Replies: 4
Views: 261

Re: RUGER 96 - 44 MAG

. ....just sayin.... My 96/44 is one of my FAVORITE leverguns... I'm sure whoever buys this one will love it. Better twist than most 44 Mag leverguns, and mine feeds anything out of the rotary magazine just fine. Easy to scope or to use the awesome little New England Custom Gun aperture sight (an ap...
by AJMD429
Thu Jan 08, 2026 7:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ashli Babbit's killer also a Daycare Faud-guy...
Replies: 4
Views: 152

Re: Ashli Babbit's killer also a Daycare Faud-guy...

. So Ashli Babbit is shot while climbing through a window, without a weapon (neither gun nor SUV), by an incompetent cop who was under zero threat from her. And Renee Good is shot while hitting the gas in her SUV that was aimed at an officer (who she DID hit, video the 'news' media won't show you cl...
by AJMD429
Thu Jan 08, 2026 2:41 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'
Replies: 20
Views: 497

Running over a Cop with your car is 'compassionate'

. The woman who tried to run over an ICE agent has been given the George Floyd treatment - she's a kind and gentle martyr, and 'compassionate'.... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jepdjy256o Her compassion is evidently kind of like the FLoyd riots that were 'mostly peaceful'... :roll: But at leas...
by AJMD429
Thu Jan 08, 2026 8:23 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Medicine and Capitalist 'greed'...
Replies: 0
Views: 61

Medicine and Capitalist 'greed'...

. Great Essay - Why Healthcare Commentators (and Doctors) are Afraid of the Free-Market Our view of a moral doctor is anti-free-market, and that needs to change Colleen Smith, MD and Reinier Schuur Jan 8 Charles Silver’s November 4th essay on Sensible Medicine, Why Aren’t More Health Policy Commenta...
by AJMD429
Thu Jan 08, 2026 7:44 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Follow the Money - 'even when it is the environment'
Replies: 0
Views: 46

Follow the Money - 'even when it is the environment'

. They always tell us the 'money' from all the polluters is skewing political response - well what about all the money from the environmentalist nutcases...??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjQitcEmlps Of course if you question even the stupidest policy, they just say you are a 'fascist' and like ...
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 07, 2026 11:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: "How a Liberal Ends an Arguement They're Losing..."
Replies: 1
Views: 92

Re: "How a Liberal Ends an Arguement They're Losing..."

. They have zero 'facts' to bolster their inane assertions, and they are more interested in virtue-signaling than solving problems. They just don't do 'science' - but they will make things up and claim they are 'science'. They just don't do 'history' - but they will erase real history and invent fak...
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 07, 2026 11:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Governor waltz really is a loser
Replies: 8
Views: 245

Re: Governor waltz really is a loser

. I like Christy Noem's comments 10 minutes into this podcast - https://rumble.com/v740ovy-breaking-news-will-president-trump-invoke-the-insurrection-act-if-he-hasnt-.html Anyone who is trying to intentionally run over someone deserves a bullet to the face, even if they are some 'progresssssssive' m...
by AJMD429
Wed Jan 07, 2026 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loading Manual question got me thinking..
Replies: 8
Views: 303

Loading Manual question got me thinking..

. I've never reloaded 9mm, and with the current price so low I may never bother, depending on the $$ I can get for old brass, but If I were to reload for 9mm, I'll bet I have enough cases (nearly all once-fired) to fill a five gallon bucket or maybe even two. Quite a few brands of brass - Blazer Bra...