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- Thu Apr 09, 2026 8:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sneaky Midway USA
- Replies: 8
- Views: 363
Re: Sneaky Midway USA
They just stole the way the government of my state has been doing business for decades. The citizens passed a law reducing property tax and restricting the rate that it can rise annually. So the state just started adding "fees". There is a movement brewing to do the same thing with fees. E...
- Thu Apr 09, 2026 8:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Does anyone remember these?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 366
Re: Does anyone remember these?
Never saw that one. But, could be a fairly well concealed way of carrying a min revolver. I tried several commercially available holsters and was never quite satisfied. So I had one custom made to ride cross draw along the belt. https://i.imgur.com/vthFbdJ.jpg?2 I'm a southpaw, but since this is des...
- Thu Apr 09, 2026 7:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7973
Re: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them
Wow, a newbie 41 posts schooling a long time member 34000+ posts on proper behavior. Possibly either a troll or a net nazi.
- Thu Apr 09, 2026 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: you [ and I ] need one of these: volcanic from Uberti
- Replies: 16
- Views: 623
Re: you [ and I ] need one of these: volcanic from Uberti
Carry piece! Oh yea. Get two of the six inchers, and get a double shoulder holster. Imagine how cool you'd look with that in place you can open carry. Heavy, but with the weight for the cool factor.
- Thu Apr 09, 2026 7:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sneaky Midway USA
- Replies: 8
- Views: 363
Re: Sneaky Midway USA
So you contract to a supplier to deliver the goods you order. How he delivers them is up to him. And he is responsible for the items until they are physically in your hands (not just tossed in the front yard). But to insure that the people the supplier contracts with does their job they want you to ...
- Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:25 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1161
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)
Pretty much regardless of travel time I will drive rather than fly.
- Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: you [ and I ] need one of these: volcanic from Uberti
- Replies: 16
- Views: 623
Re: you [ and I ] need one of these: volcanic from Uberti
I WANT! I can add it to my stable of .380's. Imagine showing up to the range with a precursor to the Winchester and a Glock 42.
- Sun Apr 05, 2026 7:17 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1161
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)
High winds in England and the European continent!! Oh my it must be global winding. Well have to get that freak Greta to go on a rampage.
Oh wait, it's just called weather.
Oh wait, it's just called weather.
- Sun Apr 05, 2026 7:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Blew my Uberti 1876 up
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1796
Re: Blew my Uberti 1876 up
Gotta go with Jim on this one. Forearm self destructed. I'd just get with Uberti and see if you can buy a replacement. If you are serioiusly concerned you could find a non destruct testing lab and have them magnaflux it. But I think that is way overkill.
- Wed Apr 01, 2026 2:46 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1161
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)
I started to get into the original thread a bit late. So, I just sort of gave up. I'll try to keep up with the new one.
- Tue Mar 31, 2026 12:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Officer's ACP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 569
Re: The Officer's ACP
I have heard or racking a slide like that during an emergency. And, I have practiced it, with dummy ammo. I'll save that one for emergencies. I'm not the fastest draw, no matter what I'm using. I'm also not the greatest shot, though I usually hit what I'm shooting at, just not all x ring. I'll stick...
- Mon Mar 30, 2026 10:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Im done with Marlin lever .22's
- Replies: 12
- Views: 716
Re: Im done with Marlin lever .22's
I found this one in a gun store in Culver City. They didn't know what they had, but I did.

For some reason I have always been attracted to shorter barrels on leverguns. Maybe it's because I'm not a big guy and the shorter barrels just seem right.

For some reason I have always been attracted to shorter barrels on leverguns. Maybe it's because I'm not a big guy and the shorter barrels just seem right.
- Sat Mar 28, 2026 7:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Math Quiz for the Day
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1018
Re: Math Quiz for the Day
Solving a math problem without the necessary data is just a shot in the dark. Sort of like, solve for x. And the information you are given is y.
- Fri Mar 27, 2026 1:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: All round gun for Africa-1870
- Replies: 7
- Views: 616
Re: All round gun for Africa-1870
If you are interested in a good book series about Africa in the 1860's take a look at Flight Of The Falcon by Wilbur Smith.
- Fri Mar 27, 2026 1:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Math Quiz for the Day
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1018
Re: Math Quiz for the Day
Well, assuming you ask the total number, using the amount of lead you stated you used the answer supplied is pretty darned close. Hard to be exact as there are things we don't know. If you are asking how many "types" of bullets you cast the answer is three. But in that case the question is...
- Fri Mar 27, 2026 1:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A couple of prayer requests if you will.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 824
Re: A couple of prayer requests if you will.
Prayers up.
- Thu Mar 26, 2026 9:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1535
- Thu Mar 26, 2026 6:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Afraid you’ll get sued if you use a gun in self defense…?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4997
Re: Afraid you’ll get sued if you use a gun in self defense…?
Frankly, if it comes down to needing a firearm for self defense, the last thing I'll be worrying about is getting sued. Lawyers, snakes that they are (and I'll hire the biggest snake I can), can handle what comes next. Here's one for you from a retired lawyer. If he were suing a person who had some ...
- Thu Mar 26, 2026 6:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1535
Re: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel
Maybe it was Marty Robbins' Mr. Shorty but I've always preferred a shorter barrel. 5.5" is as long as I'll go. I prefer my short barreled bad .45 (sorry Marty for taking license with the lyrics).


- Thu Mar 26, 2026 5:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1535
Re: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel
Hand-eye coordination might not be that good for everyone. I am a natural left hander, left eye might be dominant - but hard to tell, forced to be a right hander through extreme use of belt and automotive air contitioner hose. Using sights I am good. Mine was a yardstick. It gave Mrs. Rivera a long...
- Tue Mar 24, 2026 11:20 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Emotional Support Dogs.....
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2516
Re: Emotional Support Dogs.....
Very well-behaved dogs in public places don't bother me. It's the loud, obnoxious people and their ill-behaved kids that suck. :idea: The problem is that some dogs are not "well-behaved". After watching, several times, dogs lift their leg on the lower shelves at the grocery store I hesita...
- Sun Mar 15, 2026 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When is the last time you fired your AR15?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4112
Re: When is the last time you fired your AR15?
I frankly don’t understand why I would lose zero. There’s nothing obvious. Windage stayed perfect. But elevation was off. How was it stored, and how long did it stay in that position. Think about it, even steel bends a bit if it is left in the same position long enough. You can see that by looking ...
- Sun Mar 15, 2026 9:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When is the last time you fired your AR15?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4112
Re: When is the last time you fired your AR15?
I refused modify mine, it was a gift from the kids. So I had to relocate it out of state.
- Sun Mar 15, 2026 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New/antique revolver speed loader.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1614
Re: New/antique revolver speed loader.
Now if someone would just make it today. The cool factor alone would be worth it.
- Sat Mar 14, 2026 3:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tweaking Bianchi's X-15 shoulder holster?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2570
Re: Tweaking Bianchi's X-15 shoulder holster?
Silly thought, but since it's still in production, why not give Bianchi a call?
- Tue Mar 10, 2026 11:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Watching out for Sleeper Cell nonsense
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3253
Re: Watching out for Sleeper Cell nonsense
youtube videos are okay. But these folks have a really good handle on all thing GMRS with bleed over to FRS, CB and HAM. Some of the posters are waay advanced, but even they generally post at a level normal, non radio nerds, can understand. https://forums.mygmrs.com/ Oh, by the way, if it's anything...
- Tue Mar 10, 2026 9:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Woodcraft and so-on.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1255
Re: Woodcraft and so-on.
I suppose one of the advantages of growing up in the fifties and sixties is that we were outside a lot. We learned all sorts of stuff by doing it. I know I taught my kids (the USMC added a bit more knowledge) the outside stuff.
- Tue Mar 10, 2026 8:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5353
- Mon Mar 09, 2026 11:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5353
Re: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Studebaker Golden Hawk with water injection was fast for the time. Amc Gremlin was just ugly. Ford Torino Talladega was fast on the big oval Nascar tracks. The Torino had a drag pack that used a 428 Super Cobra Jet and 4.11 gears that was a special order. It put up low 13s in the ¼ mile and could d...
- Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Watching out for Sleeper Cell nonsense
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3253
Re: Watching out for Sleeper Cell nonsense
Regarding communications. In order of preference, HAM, GMRS, CB, FRS. A technician license for HAM is pretty easy to get and requires no knowledge of morse. But you do have to study to pass the test as it's got some technical/regulatory issues. Longest range, and there are repeaters that can extend ...
- Sun Mar 08, 2026 9:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5353
Re: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Yeah .. AMC built the Javelin I left off Corvette for GMC ... the first one came out in 1954 I believe it was ... it was an inline 6 cylinder. And Ford made the Thunderbird. My friend had a '56 we ran around in. Oh ... International made the Scout. I had one of those. It was a really cool 4WD. And ...
- Sun Mar 08, 2026 5:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stay strapped boys.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8588
Re: Stay strapped boys.
I used to put together first aid kits. But honestly some of the commercial trauma bags are amazingly complete. Less prescription drugs of course. For those I just suggest you talk to your physician. Some are amenable others not so much. With my background I have something's folks with less training ...
- Sat Mar 07, 2026 12:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Israeli carry
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5469
Re: Israeli carry
I'd like to see a timer on that. But my observation, particularly from the front view is that you will be hit by the first draw before you can get your "Mossad" draw on target. Simple physics. Movement takes time. There is less movement in the conventional draw. Now if Mossad guy sling sho...
- Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: On this day in 1836
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4258
Re: On this day in 1836
I first visited San Antonio in 1971, after basic. The Alamo was kind of run down and totally unimpressive. I had pictured it out in the open, not in a congested and smoggy downtown. The River Walk was, well let's just say not a good place to take a girl, but a good place to find one. And just about ...
- Fri Mar 06, 2026 3:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Israeli carry
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5469
- Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The very tactical and global original 1892
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2890
Re: The very tactical and global original 1892
The more rural area's of Spain still had some "Winchesters" in their police stations into the mid 70's. I was amazed to see a couple in a rack at one such station. I always wondered how they got their. Now I know.
- Wed Mar 04, 2026 4:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stay strapped boys.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8588
Re: Stay strapped boys.
Last, the softer targets are urban churches. Usually larger, and generally attended by folks who think carrying a fire arm is bad. I personally believe some of those is how the church administration found out about our group and others like us. They put pressure on the Archbishop, and being good pol...
- Mon Mar 02, 2026 2:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stay strapped boys.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8588
Re: Stay strapped boys.
Not playing this time. 1911, AMT .45 Backup and the ever present .22 NAA mini. Scout/Squad in vehicle. I actually do wish I had my Stag AR-15 still here in California for my wife. But, anything that isn't legal here has long since been relocated to another state. If ever there was a time for all the...
- Mon Mar 02, 2026 2:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Aging Baby Boomers and guns
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5427
Re: Aging Baby Boomers and guns
Family tradition. Christmas for four years running were "firearms" related. BB gun first, next year was a pellet gun, then a single shot .22 bold gun and then a .410 pump shotgun. The seasons for he first two years I was a tag along on hunting trips. The third year using a "family&quo...
- Sat Feb 28, 2026 6:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shoulder Holsters for Carry?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7715
Re: Shoulder Holsters for Carry?
The Simply Rugged pancake holsters are very nice. I have several. They ARE a bit spendy, but the quality is outstanding and the service is really top-notch. Spendy? Have you priced similar quality holsters? My only complaint about Simply Rugged is that their lead time has grown over the years. But ...
- Sat Feb 28, 2026 12:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shoulder Holsters for Carry?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7715
Re: Shoulder Holsters for Carry?
The only "shoulder holster" I had any real experience was not a shoulder holster but a chest holster. I used a GI "tanker" holster for a bit and liked it until you need to go prone. Not something you want to throw yourself down on. So I abandoned that and went back to a belt hols...
- Wed Feb 25, 2026 4:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting brass find
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4031
Re: Interesting brass find
Mid 70's the USAF was widening the entrance to one of it's German bases (Ramstein?). Civil Engineers hit a hunk of concrete. Gi's being GI's they excavated it without passing the info up the line. They uncovered a WWI German bunker. They thought about going inside, but one of the guys remembered wha...
- Wed Feb 25, 2026 12:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Broke my stock!
- Replies: 114
- Views: 41895
Re: Broke my stock!
Let’s give Ruger a chance. I gave them the timeline and argued that I should not be responsible for replacing a stock on a gun that was purchased less than two months before it broke. Negotiations continue. But remember, there was a time Ruger wouldn't have even blinked. They'd have just fixed it. ...
- Mon Feb 23, 2026 11:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Carry guns and size
- Replies: 37
- Views: 14769
Re: Carry guns and size
6' 225(ish), Colt Combat Commander, IWB, summertime under a Hawaiian shirt, (to my dermatologist's disgust), cooler weather under a long sleeve t-shirt worn untucked with a light- or medium-weight t-shirt under that, colder weather a Henley shirt., and cold weather, a jacket with an OWB holster. Fa...
- Mon Feb 23, 2026 9:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Carry guns and size
- Replies: 37
- Views: 14769
Re: Carry guns and size
I was once 5'9", probably close to 5'7" these days. Weight is about 180, so, short and "stout". Carrying full size 1911's, Blackhawks and N framed Smith's isn't out of the ordinary. As mentioned many times, I generally carry OWB cross draw. Toss on a Hawaiian shirt and no one not...
- Mon Feb 23, 2026 9:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mexico is on fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5074
Re: Mexico is on fire
You do realize that Mexico is well overdue for another revolution.
- Mon Feb 23, 2026 9:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Broke my stock!
- Replies: 114
- Views: 41895
Re: Broke my stock!
You all realize that Ruger isn't Ruger anymore. They are in the late second/early third stage of the life span of a business. 1st stage - Started by a visionary 2nd stage - gets too complicate/big or the visionary retires/dies so business people take over. When they do the intend to make the company...
- Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ANyone ever try this with a Glock (thumb behind slide)...?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2726
Re: ANyone ever try this with a Glock (thumb behind slide)...?
Now try that with a 1911. Or likely any external hammered semi auto of 9mm, 38 super, 40 S&W, 10mm or 45 acp. Pressing the thumb on the slide of a striker fired handgun doesn't give the slides mass an opportunity to gain momentum. You might find the very small amount of movement in an externally...
- Thu Feb 19, 2026 5:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Back to carry positions
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9271
Re: Back to carry positions
I've stated many times I carry almost exclusively OWB cross. But I have never explained how I got there. Waaay back in the stone age Uncle Sam did not make left handed holsters for the 1911 (thank heaven that there must have been a highly placed southpaw when the UM84 and it's follow ons were adopte...
- Wed Feb 18, 2026 8:29 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Commienecticut releases pedophile
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4079
Re: Commienecticut releases pedophile
Regarding incarceration of pedophiles. Just remove any special protection and put them into general population. Problem will be solved. A lot of folks in prison have kids they care a great deal about.