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- Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Finished up my Bowie knife.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2678
Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
That knife looks very much like the one I saw displayed at the Alamo last Sunday. Nice work.
- Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some burgers coming up!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2398
Re: Some burgers coming up!
Nath are those birds all dark meat like a dove?
- Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bob on a Fence Post
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2284
Re: Bob on a Fence Post
Quail numbers have been thin at my place after five years of drought. I saw about 60 or 70 quail last week though after almost eight inches of rain, they are making a comeback. My favorite hunting is dove season, and we are having a banner year with the tanks full and sunflowers thick, this post has...
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1552
Re: American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms
My three offsprings got me a copy for Fathers Day. I have read only a bit, it looks good.
- Thu Jul 04, 2013 8:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Has Or Is Your Dream Hunting Vehicle?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 8581
Re: What Has Or Is Your Dream Hunting Vehicle?
I have three trucks that are all good, 90 Chevy 4/4. 01 F250 with 7.3 diesel 4/4. And a 011 GMC four door that will hold a pile of rifles and ammo under the back seat. I am starting to like the 4 door trucks more and more.
- Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ARE WE MISSING SOMEONE HERE....
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2705
Re: ARE WE MISSING SOMEONE HERE....
Bill I noticed you have not posted of late, heck you are one of the good guys around here, and welcome back. I forgot my password once and did not remember it for years.
- Fri May 31, 2013 9:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: bar
- Replies: 16
- Views: 762
Re: bar
Warm in winter, shade in summer.
- Sat May 11, 2013 6:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Adios fellas
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3752
Re: Adios fellas
Here is hoping she is as sweet as she is lovely. Congrats friend.
- Sun May 05, 2013 8:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Perfection!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1139
Re: Perfection!
Griff I have always thought the 30-30 is the perfect round for Texas hunters, I have been a dedicated lever hunter for 38 years and never found it lacking. When I leave the house with my Winchester, there is gonna be some blood in the back of the truck when I get back.
- Sat May 04, 2013 6:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Extra Glock 20
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1771
Re: Extra Glock 20
Thanks for the input guys. I don't often sell guns, the only reason I consider it is that the friend in town is a Nam Marine, and a good guy. The long slide mentioned by Steve is more suited to my needs than a 50 GI, as I have not made any ammo in a long time. There are a few big hogs at the ranch, ...
- Fri May 03, 2013 6:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Extra Glock 20
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1771
Extra Glock 20
Bought myself a Gen 4 Glock 20 recently for my birthday. My brother bought me a Gen 3 20 and brought it to the party to surprise me. I have been shooting the Gen 4 and love it, it is a hoot. The Gen three is still NIB. I thought about doing a 50 GI conversion on the Gen 3, or maybe giving it to my b...
- Fri May 03, 2013 6:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 5.3 Liter Vortec/GMC Sierra Fuel Pressure
- Replies: 13
- Views: 852
Re: 5.3 Liter Vortec/GMC Sierra Fuel Pressure
When my fuel pump went out the tank was full, so I lifted the bed off. There were eight bolts all with lock tight, I had a heck of a time he manning them off, and I am a big dude. I would replace the filter first it is cheap and easy.
- Thu May 02, 2013 9:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Magdalena, NM
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2006
Re: Magdalena, NM
Angel Romero played the Solo guitar parts in the Milagro film. He was a regular customer at the old guitar shop I was at for some years. He was just testing out a repair on a guitar one day by my repair bench and I stopped to listen for a moment and was moved to tears by his playing, he is an absolu...
- Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Went to Cabelas today for socks
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1524
Re: Went to Cabelas today for socks
I went to Bass Pro last week for some fishing line for two reels. 450 dollars later, I had it.
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Harmonica for 'yotes?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 455
Re: Harmonica for 'yotes?
I don't know if a harp would bring coyotes within shooting distance, but it might sterilize em.
- Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spring yet?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 554
Re: Spring yet?
Olyinaz in W Texas we have many types of cactus and plenty of it. The one that scares me is the Devils Head Cactus, or what my Dad used to call horsekiller. This stuff will go through a stout boot right quick. When I find em I set a big flat rock on em so the cows don't find em. I see em here and th...
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Paint Job at the Range...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 826
Re: New Paint Job at the Range...
Cool range AJ. My range at the ranch is 450 yards with a bench in the shade. Finding a day with no high wind in West Texas is as likely as finding an honest politician.
- Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just a fun(ny) video of our new baby...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 643
Re: Just a fun(ny) video of our new baby...
Doc, they were asking 9 dollars a pound for goat hams in the Mexican butcher shop yesterday. Most folks down here have Boer goats and real stout fence.
- Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Off on holidays again
- Replies: 4
- Views: 289
Re: Off on holidays again
Bob, you would feel right at home in West Texas. Pics 5 & 6 look a lot like my place there, I have seen it 113 in summer and -8 in winter, and the wind rarely ever stops, and seems to change direction every 15 minuets. Thanks for the pics, I have always dreamed of going to Australia some day.
- Fri Apr 05, 2013 6:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The neglected shotgun........
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2639
Re: The neglected shotgun........
I Have quite a few, but the only one that gets used hard is my Browning Broadway, which is a magic dove killing machine and a joy to shoot. Cooked up a huge pile of dove for Thanksgiving - Heavenly. Got my Boy a 20 o/u CZ for Christmas, he is happy to rise above birddog status. I do keep a Model 97 ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pitchy
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2865
Re: Pitchy
FW, you respond to a fellow member in an ugly fashion the day his Dad dies and you expect grace? You have antagonized folks on this forum for years for your personal amusement, this in my opinion makes you lower than a short dogs butt. I suggest you wouldn't recognize grace if it walked up, spit in ...
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Back from AFG
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1565
Re: Back from AFG
Many thanks and welcome home friend.
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Humor - not really in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- Replies: 7
- Views: 490
Re: Humor - not really in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Phys
I thought O Chem was going to be a game changer for me, but I got around it. Great joke.
- Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Model 94 (1940 vintage) stock repair
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1717
Re: Model 94 (1940 vintage) stock repair
Apply NAPTHA with a Q tip to all gluing surfaces. A can of ronswick lighter fluid like the kind your grandpa used for his zippo lighter is made of naptha and is cheap.
- Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cheap, flimsy,%&(@#$! Allen-head screws... :-(
- Replies: 9
- Views: 709
Re: Cheap, flimsy,%&(@#$! Allen-head screws... :-(
AJ take a larger sized hex wrench and file it with a good long file to fit. Put it in a vice and cut one side then the opposite side etc. I guess a bench sander would work too, but I prefer a file for exacting work, and no chance of burning it.
- Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Turkey season starts in the morning
- Replies: 7
- Views: 242
Re: Turkey season starts in the morning
Mescalero you are right, a good .22 is turkey hunting at it's finest. I saw about 20 rio grandes at the ranch this last week and about 6 pigs as big as a shoebox.
- Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: To the People of Texas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 946
Re: To the People of Texas
Travis' famous letter has spent the last 13 days at the Alamo, for the first time since it left 177 years ago. When you walk into the Shrine, you can't help but feel an immense sense of pride in those fighting men. For myself, a native Texan, the message of these Men is clear, and is not just for Te...
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: To the People of Texas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 946
To the People of Texas
And All Americans...
... "Victory or Death"
... "Victory or Death"
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sinus's
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1872
Re: Sinus's
6pt I use to get a sinus infection almost every time I got a cold, requiring antibiotics to get around it. When I got married my wife gave me nasal saline spray during a cold and have not had an infection since I started using the spray. Who ever thought getting married could STOP headaches. By the ...
- Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .30-30 makes chorizo
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1911
Re: .30-30 makes chorizo
Chorizo is it's own separate and complete food group.
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: THIS might actually make me want to buy a GLOCK...!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 859
Re: THIS might actually make me want to buy a GLOCK...!
I bought a G20 today, came with three 15 round mags. Now to find some ammo.
- Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: sad tale, old tools, better ending
- Replies: 16
- Views: 681
Re: sad tale, old tools, better ending
Pokey those are cool, what brand are they?
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How many of you guys.............
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1535
Re: How many of you guys.............
I am hot on the trail of a 49 chevy coupe. I am planning to indulge my impending middle age crisis.
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1704
Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
My favorite color. I have a 4430. No a/c.
- Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Your .22 Mag Rifles and Pistols
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1818
Re: Your .22 Mag Rifles and Pistols
I shot my colt 22 mag this am just before chainsawing 100 yards of mesquite out of the fence line.
Shooting the colt was a hoot. The rest not so much.
Shooting the colt was a hoot. The rest not so much.
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Warning - Do not patronize Hyatt properties UPDATE PAGE 4
- Replies: 74
- Views: 7880
Re: Warning - Do not patronize Hyatt properties
I was dove hunting in west Texas last season and took a load of guns into the lobby on a cart to check in. The young lady took a look at all the guns and said, "Y'all havin any luck?". There are plenty of gun friendly places in Texas, but I like to know where the boneheads are at. Boycott.
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: some tech info ..... Penetrating Oils
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1035
Re: some tech info ..... Penetrating Oils
Cool info, thanks.
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: academy sports
- Replies: 2
- Views: 420
Re: academy sports
I bought four boxes of 45 ACP there yesterday. Most other pistol ammo was sold out.
- Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Problems with Wal Mart Tire center
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1811
Re: Problems with Wal Mart Tire center
I bought some 1300 dollar tires for my ranch truck 4x4, at WM and 4 days later one has a slow leak. Took it back and they said it was a valve stem, they replaced it, 3 days later same problem. Took it to the local place and a kid fixed it no problem. Got my next 4x4 tires from Costco. Walmart gets n...
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Took my new Ithaca out to the woods today
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1992
Re: Took my new Ithaca out to the woods today
Hasenpfeffer!
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tried to go shooting today ...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1341
Re: Tried to go shooting today ...
He meant to bring his browning auto shotgun. His wife of 54 years handed me a gun bag, I put it in the truck. Despite a great dove season, there were no birds to shoot that trip. We gave him a bad time about it then, and we still are.
- Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tried to go shooting today ...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1341
Re: Tried to go shooting today ...
Took an elderly friend dove hunting at the ranch recently. He brought his .270, but forgot the shells.
- Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A picture
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1411
Re: A picture
Thanks
- Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A picture
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1411
Re: A picture
I have never shot a .44 mag rifle. What is the recoil like?
- Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New EBR....
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1012
Re: New EBR....
I did not want an EBR either, I got an EGR (evil green rifle) the Sig M400. And a Glock 17. Never had a plastic gun ever - now I have two. That Ruger is cool.
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marksmanship/caliber question
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2890
Re: Marksmanship/caliber question
I have a savage 110 in 270 that willmget your attention right quick. A browning. 270 (ported) is a real cream puff. The 30-30 in a 26 in barrel will kill everything you want.
- Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hearing Protection - Poll
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1689
Re: Hearing Protection - Poll
I use molded plugs every time. I like them most for hunting as I can back them out just a touch to hear, and when it is time to shoot they just need a very slight touch to engage them fully. They stay in the ranch truck so I always have em.
- Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How was your Thanksgiving?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 423
Re: How was your Thanksgiving?
Took whole family to the ranch. Did some chainsaw work. Ate BBQ doves and squirrel gumbo made it best TG ever. Kids did a lot of shooting. Stayed for five days and was heaven.
- Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wounded Warrior Project ANTI-GUN
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4194
Re: Wounded Warrior Project ANTI-GUN
I wonder if the wounded give a pelosi about the politics of people or orgs that try to help. Have met a few of the wwp folks when I played some music for events. Seemed like sincere folks. Like you guys, I prefer to associate with like minded pro gun folks, But I admire their cause regardless whethe...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Soul food
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2506
Re: Soul food
Ji next time you are in Texas, There is a cool taco place on the rough side of San Antone that makes a dish called Morcilla con Toriados (blood sausage with grilled jalepenos on a ho-made flour tortilla). This stuff is so good you will bite yourself for not having tried it earlier.