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by rock-steady
Thu Nov 20, 2025 2:25 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Education then and now...
Replies: 3
Views: 73

Re: Education then and now...

"God help us if ever they get the vote." ~ Marshal Rooster Cogburn 1878
by rock-steady
Thu Oct 30, 2025 9:28 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: On the 'Autopen' issue - looks bad for Biden...
Replies: 2
Views: 1975

Re: On the 'Autopen' issue - looks bad for Biden...

That is right.

It always amazes me that it takes the media 5 or 10 years to realize what most of us see right away.....
by rock-steady
Thu Oct 30, 2025 9:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sometimes the Deer gets the Human...
Replies: 8
Views: 2384

Re: Sometimes the Deer gets the Human...

So sad about the new Mom.... I've always said that the most dangerous thing most of us will do today is jump in the car or truck and run up and down the roads. Not a deer, but a Sheriff's Deputy was killed recently after hitting a horse in the road before daylight... https://people.com/deputy-dies-w...
by rock-steady
Mon Oct 20, 2025 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cylinder Gap demonstration (safety issue)
Replies: 9
Views: 840

Re: Cylinder Gap demonstration (safety issue)

I discovered the cylinder gap blast on my own as a teenager with a Blackhawk 357.

I tried a fast draw and burned a hole in a lined flannel shirt.

Then later I tried adjusting the rear sight using a rolled-up Sears & Roebuck sleeping bag as a rest. Ripped a big burned hole in it.

:oops:
by rock-steady
Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I love steel guitar
Replies: 6
Views: 1796

Re: I love steel guitar

I'll see your steel guitars and raise you a three-string shovel..... :D

https://youtu.be/V9-ltPsbw9g?list=RDV9-ltPsbw9g

P.S. Lloyd Green, the pioneer of the Nashville steel guitar sound was a cousin of mine.
by rock-steady
Thu Sep 25, 2025 9:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The current UFO revelations
Replies: 29
Views: 35856

Re: The current UFO revelations

Over thirty years ago now, a friend and I were hog hunting and set up on the edge of a 40 acre field. It was a clear night with no clouds and a big full moon. The moon was high and the field was lit up enough to see through the scope. No hogs in sight. But in the sky, looking south and up at about a...
by rock-steady
Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:13 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...
Replies: 61
Views: 46015

Re: A peace-loving, tolerant, inclusive liberal...shot Charlie Kirk...

We are being lied to. Has anyone seen or heard of the autopsy report being released?
by rock-steady
Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Guess what these are
Replies: 10
Views: 2466

Re: OT Guess what these are

Nice, a full tray of.......baby groots? :o
by rock-steady
Mon Sep 01, 2025 9:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was asked to….
Replies: 13
Views: 2023

Re: I was asked to….

Good idea. Thanks!

I am thinking about placing a small pouch with a snap down flap on the butt cuff to hold 5 or 6 rounds instead of the cartridge loops.

I've found that making a pattern or template is about 50% of any leather project.
by rock-steady
Sun Aug 31, 2025 9:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was asked to….
Replies: 13
Views: 2023

Re: I was asked to….

Wow! Impressive work!

I make a few leather items too. Great hobby for making your own gear and forgetting about work for a while.

I want to try a butt cuff for a Winchester Trapper next.
by rock-steady
Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Waay off topic: Lower leg cramps
Replies: 31
Views: 9538

Re: Waay off topic: Lower leg cramps

https://drinklmnt.com/

This helped me...LMNT More Salt, Not Less.
by rock-steady
Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First time posting
Replies: 20
Views: 4480

Re: First time posting

Howdy Wolfshead,

Did you make that leather butt cuff? Very Nice!
by rock-steady
Thu Jul 17, 2025 1:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Testing just to see if it works.
Replies: 17
Views: 1935

Re: Testing just to see if it works.

Hello! Welcome Back! :D
by rock-steady
Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where are all the old coots???
Replies: 52
Views: 15737

Re: Where are all the old coots???

If I remember correctly, I had to re-register here in 2007....I was rock steady without the hyphen before. I do know this was one of the first sites I joined when we got the internet. The other site was the old Marlin Owners site. Remember Big Mortie and his wife (287lbs) and shotting squill and bee...
by rock-steady
Wed May 21, 2025 9:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: pseudo goetta/scrapple.....
Replies: 4
Views: 1639

Re: pseudo goetta/scrapple.....

Never tried that, but it looks tasty.

A favorite snack while hunting with my Grandpaw and great uncle was a slice of hoghead cheese on a saltine cracker with a splash of tabasco sauce....

mmm....now I'm craving some hoghead cheese.....
by rock-steady
Sun May 18, 2025 4:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The other week I was charged by...,
Replies: 12
Views: 1935

Re: The other week I was charged by...,

Listen, one thing.....Squill may not seem like much, one or two at a time...

But in a group...all riled up and hungry...

Man, you watch your a#*..... :o

https://youtu.be/KchlH71_59c
by rock-steady
Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang... I'd just washed my truck..............
Replies: 7
Views: 5371

Re: Dang... I'd just washed my truck..............

Why would anyone wash their truck?

I live down a long dirt road.... :roll:
by rock-steady
Mon Apr 07, 2025 5:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Abandoning my compact 9mm pistols
Replies: 13
Views: 4426

Re: Abandoning my compact 9mm pistols

For an automatic, a 1911 is hard to beat in my estimation.
Me too, especially a Commander-sized in 9mm these days....
by rock-steady
Mon Mar 31, 2025 2:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Always use ear & eye protection when shooting, BUT ...
Replies: 12
Views: 4868

Re: Always use ear & eye protection when shooting, BUT ...

Many years ago, my friend and I were walking around an old pond shooting at turtles and snakes with our .22's. Partner shot a piece of thick plastic water pipe that was left over on the bank with his 10/22. The bullet ricocheted back and hit me in the side, just above my belt. Hurt bad and scared me...
by rock-steady
Tue Jan 14, 2025 5:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I haven’t seen a box of .22 Hornet ammo on the shelves in years
Replies: 19
Views: 6118

Re: I haven’t seen a box of .22 Hornet ammo on the shelves in years

Maybe the 22 Hornet ammo on the shelf is for the new Ruger Super Redhawk in 22 Hornet....I really don't know how many of these Ruger thinks they will sell. Like others here have mentioned, i have never bought or fired any factory 22 Hornet ammo. Strictly a handload round for me. Oddly enough, I use ...
by rock-steady
Wed Jan 08, 2025 10:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Feeling my age.
Replies: 29
Views: 7830

Re: Feeling my age.

Hell I know about Little Egypt and Tempest Storm.
That's why I love this forum. I learn something new everyday.

I had to look up Little Egypt and Tempest Storm.....now I know what Ray Wylie Hubbard was singing about! Ramona!

https://youtu.be/Qgy7PLAgF-Y

:shock:
by rock-steady
Tue Dec 24, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For folks who don’t like LIVER….?
Replies: 36
Views: 13584

Re: For folks who don’t like LIVER….?

My GrandPa would save deer livers to use for trot-line bait.

In my mind's eye, I can see him in his Liberty overalls sitting in the back of the old handmade wooden boat, slicing deer liver into cubes on a wood boat paddle laid across the gunnels....
by rock-steady
Tue Dec 17, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The best tools for pistol training
Replies: 27
Views: 5480

Re: The best tools for pistol training

I wore out a couple of Ruger MkII 22LR semi-autos in my youth. My favorite practice was to dump 500 rounds in my pockets and walk around in an old gravel pit. When a target of opportunity such as a tin can, dirt clod etc. caught my eye, I would draw, aim and fire. Over the many 1000's of rounds, I g...
by rock-steady
Sun Dec 15, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Drone Question
Replies: 16
Views: 4250

Re: Drone Question

This is the most plausible reason for the drone sighting that I've seen so far.... NJ Drone ‘Invasion’ Just in Time for Congress to Reauthorize Orwellian Law https://americafirstreport.com/nj-drone-invasion-just-in-time-for-congress-to-reauthorize-orwellian-law/ From the article The "FAA Reauth...
by rock-steady
Sun Dec 08, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .25 round ball mould
Replies: 10
Views: 1630

Re: .25 round ball mould

Marty's Molds = $120 https://martysmolds.com/products/round-ball-molds-inch-sizes?variant=21275717402678 BPI Super Buck #3 8lb jug = $43 https://www.ballisticproducts.com/Super-Buck-Lead-3-8-lb_jar-250/productinfo/SBK03/ Bubba Rountree, Wade loads #3 Buck for 20ga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyS...
by rock-steady
Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Xmas, What I Want , more or less
Replies: 5
Views: 1205

Re: Xmas, What I Want , more or less

I wonder how many were sold...and where they are today.... :?:
by rock-steady
Mon Nov 25, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone here use an Air Fryer...?
Replies: 25
Views: 7271

Re: Anyone here use an Air Fryer...?

what can they do that a regular oven and microwave can't?
Well, I have found I can cook a pretty good ribeye steak in my air fryer.

Just season the steak with salt, black pepper & Tony Chachere's and set temp at 400 and keep an eye on it until about medium rare.
by rock-steady
Thu Nov 21, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone else here about deaf?
Replies: 46
Views: 17792

Re: Anyone else here about deaf?

I hear you.....and I also hear a high pitched ringing constantly. When I was a teenager, I fired many hundreds of full powered 357 magnums through my Ruger Blackhawk revolver without any ear protection. Rifles or shotguns did not seem too loud, but the old 357 would ring them ears. Back then, I don'...
by rock-steady
Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shaking my head !
Replies: 6
Views: 1814

Re: Shaking my head !

That was one tough Hombre! :D
by rock-steady
Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Liquids For First Aid
Replies: 14
Views: 3033

Re: Liquids For First Aid

A wise man once said....

"Always carry a flask of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake." -- W. C. Fields

:D
by rock-steady
Sun Oct 20, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round ball size choice.
Replies: 7
Views: 1940

Re: Round ball size choice.

Well, now I will have to go dig up my copy of "The Ferguson Rifle" by Louis L`Amour...... "I have a good horse, a small pack, an excellent knife, and I have the Ferguson rifle. That rifle, my constant companion since childhood, is all that remains of my past, that and a few precious b...
by rock-steady
Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Joke of the day!
Replies: 11
Views: 2854

Re: Joke of the day!

A few years back, there was some talk about changing the Ole Miss Rebel mascot.

I called into a local AM talk show and suggested that they change the mascot to a Possum. Radio host asked why Possum?

I said, "Because they play dead at home and get killed on the road."


:lol:
by rock-steady
Tue Oct 08, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayers up for our FL pards
Replies: 8
Views: 2890

Re: Prayers up for our FL pards

+1
by rock-steady
Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The USS John Basilone
Replies: 12
Views: 2984

Re: The USS John Basilone

I worked on the repairs to the USS Stark and the USS Cole years ago. I saw on the news yesterday, that the Cole launched some anti-missile missiles defending Israel yesterday.

Time flies.....
by rock-steady
Fri Aug 09, 2024 8:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I think I found MH370 !
Replies: 6
Views: 2462

Re: I think I found MH370 !

I see the aircraft. Imagery Date 7/22/23.
40°41'37.62"N 74°52'23.49"

Hard to tell, but it may be flying really low.

Very interesting!
by rock-steady
Tue Jul 30, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 44 Weekend
Replies: 14
Views: 3736

Re: 44 Weekend

Well, I guess I need to get out more. The scarcity of some Alliant powders is news to me. :o

Blue Dot and Unique are my most used powders. Everything from revolver loads to shotgun loads.

W231 is my favorite for .38 SPL & 45ACP.
by rock-steady
Sun Jul 28, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Defining when the 'good old days' were...
Replies: 11
Views: 4375

Re: Defining when the 'good old days' were...

Defining when the 'good old days' were....

https://youtu.be/5FEujJZwJas

1949, according to Daily & Vincent.
by rock-steady
Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Am I weird?
Replies: 26
Views: 11108

Re: Am I weird?

The last new cartridge that got me was the .260 Remington. I got one when they first came out. I put a Leupold 6x scope on and had my rifle doctor work on the trigger and glass-bed the action. Five shot groups of 1 inch or less at 100 yards is normal. I use Hornady 140gr Interbond bullets and IMR489...
by rock-steady
Mon Jun 10, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mike Venturino - from American Handgunner
Replies: 13
Views: 3289

Re: Mike Venturino - from American Handgunner

Sad to hear that. I liked Mike.
by rock-steady
Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunting with a 1860 Henry,
Replies: 16
Views: 2303

Re: Hunting with a 1860 Henry,

Great Video...thanks for sharing.

Grandpa Cap'N'Ball must have been a little bitty feller.....I would need a much larger coffee pot. :lol:
by rock-steady
Sun May 26, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lest I forget
Replies: 9
Views: 2749

Re: Lest I forget

Silver Star 1967 Chao Duc District, Dingh Tuong Province, South Vietnam The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Fireman Adrian Ealon Howell (NSN: 9186686), United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on 4 D...
by rock-steady
Fri May 24, 2024 8:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'm starting the Memorial Day holiday early
Replies: 13
Views: 4128

Re: I'm starting the Memorial Day holiday early

Gods and Generals....

First Manassas
https://youtu.be/DG9fLiBhjME
by rock-steady
Mon May 20, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who needs a horse...???
Replies: 45
Views: 13656

Re: Who needs a horse...???

https://youtu.be/3MmSeu0pksc

Rick made it to Atlanta on a horse.......
by rock-steady
Wed May 08, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 79 Years since Victory in Europe
Replies: 8
Views: 1864

Re: 79 Years since Victory in Europe

My grandfather was a BAR gunner in the 45th Division in France and Germany and was at the liberation of Dachau. He died while turkey hunting in March of 1969. His two brothers, my great-uncles, were in the US Army in the Pacific Theater. One brother was shot through the neck by a Japanese sniper and...
by rock-steady
Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Speaking of Movies (a new 'series')
Replies: 9
Views: 3238

Re: Speaking of Movies (a new 'series')

Thanks for the heads up, AJMD429. I watched the first 3 episodes of Elkhorn this evening.

Very good in my opinion. I'll be watching episode 4 this coming Thursday night.
by rock-steady
Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Indulge me another recipe post
Replies: 4
Views: 1445

Re: Indulge me another recipe post

Thanks for the video....now I'm cravin' some crispy fried chicken...fried in Lard in a cast iron skillet over an oak wood fire.....

Everything tastes better fried in Lard instead of some chemical concoction called "vegetable oil".
by rock-steady
Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter
Replies: 19
Views: 5755

Re: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter

One more article from 1889....1889 was certainly an interesting year.... Muskets and Bayonets in a Tree One night long since, H. T. Huff, a well known coal dealer of Atlanta, Ga., while cutting down a bee tree on his farm, five miles from Atlanta, on the Sandtown road, made a strange discovery. The ...
by rock-steady
Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter
Replies: 19
Views: 5755

Re: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter

Here's an interesting item from September 7th, 1889 I found while perusing old newspaper archives.... PALEOLITHIC FIND Remains of a Man Discovered in a Monstrous Snake's Stomach A strange discovery was made not long ago by a citizen in the northwestern district of this county. Having occasion to sin...
by rock-steady
Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter
Replies: 19
Views: 5755

Re: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter

I found this excerpt from an 1889 newspaper while reading about old logging railroads and sawmills... "While excavating for the foundation of the mill during the last week of March, crews were surprised to find several skeletons, many of which were said to be of gigantic proportions. Many of th...