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by Ray
Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tube channels.....
Replies: 10
Views: 1521

Re: Tube channels.....

And of course, mister bellivue......

https://www.youtube.com/user/duelist1954/videos
by Ray
Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tube channels.....
Replies: 10
Views: 1521

Re: Tube channels.....

Then there is this guy......

When I was growing-up in the deep south in the late sixties thru early eighties, every family, neighborhood, church, club, etc. had one or more characters like mister smith.

https://www.youtube.com/user/wmhoveysmith/videos
by Ray
Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: M1A
Replies: 30
Views: 2119

Re: M1A

Same with ruger minis 14 & 30.....
by Ray
Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Made me laugh out loud --seriously
Replies: 13
Views: 982

Re: Made me laugh out loud --seriously

"The world is your urinal" line can not be discounted or ignored especially if your heart/diabetes medication contains hydrochlorothiazide and either coffee or pints of cold and frothy are involved.
by Ray
Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tube channels.....
Replies: 10
Views: 1521

Tube channels.....

Anybody else watch this guy ?

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC6QH13V2o68zynSa0hZy9uQ

Adamant about his opinions without seeming internet commando dweebish.

His preferred bullet test media seems a bit improviso guerilla but is possibly more realistic than the ubiquitous jello.
by Ray
Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Are YOU a member of this Domestic Terror Organization...?
Replies: 24
Views: 1611

Re: Are YOU a member of this Domestic Terror Organization...?

It was too weird and sleazy for my comfort 33 years ago when I was sent to damage control tech. school by uncle ronnie.

Now you got the diseased and naked homeless epidemic with poop and spent hypodermics everywhere on top of the normal weird and sleazy.
by Ray
Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: a Gospel teacher I like
Replies: 3
Views: 317

Re: a Gospel teacher I like

Thanks.....

After all these decades of sometimes questionable parsons on the telly, "different", like in this case is refreshing and seems quite sincere....
by Ray
Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Charter Arms question .....
Replies: 10
Views: 1201

Re: Charter Arms question .....

My buddy is going to buy it for his wife. It wasn't exactly the 32 I was looking for. I'd like to buy a adjustable sight, 4 or 6" barreled, 32 revolver for plinking and small game hunting. A S&W 16 would be perfect but $1000 is too much of a budget stretch for me. One idea I have and want ...
by Ray
Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Show Loophole Revealed!
Replies: 13
Views: 1019

Re: Gun Show Loophole Revealed!

Poor spelling is common in flea market sale bulletin classifieds.....some of them make you chuckle, especially the double entendre racier sounding ones.....others are so far off base that you cannot even imagine/translate just what they mean.
by Ray
Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Charter Arms question .....
Replies: 10
Views: 1201

Re: Charter Arms question .....

Check out the second and third gel block photo of the following article.

The 100gr. wadcutter at 639 fps. from the long does as well or better than the 85gr. XTP at 891 fps. from the magnum.

https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/why- ... ber-is-32/
by Ray
Sat Aug 31, 2019 12:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 34
Views: 3604

Re: The Japanese, Pearl Harbor, and Their 3 Huge Mistakes

I just finished a biography of sorts on Mitsuo Fuchida, who led the first attack wave on Pearl Harbor. In the book are many many insights into the Japanese way of doing things, and the mentality. This is the very first book I've ever read from the Japanese viewpoint. And the book provides insight a...
by Ray
Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 34
Views: 3604

Re: The Japanese, Pearl Harbor, and Their 3 Huge Mistakes

Most interesting.....

See this past post that upset ganjiro exceedingly......

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=74286
by Ray
Thu Aug 29, 2019 3:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gettysburg: Animated Battle Map
Replies: 8
Views: 1314

Re: Gettysburg: Animated Battle Map

and that confounded stuart is still lost and riding around in circles.....
by Ray
Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "How to Wash a Cat"
Replies: 13
Views: 1254

Re: "How to Wash a Cat"

Makes me wish i still had grandma's wringer washer. :mrgreen: BB Way back in the day there was a coworker we called uncle pill.....pill was not his real name and he was not related to any of us. Pill had a way of recalling humorous stories that was quite out of context to whatever was going on at t...
by Ray
Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Underground Military Camp in Greenland....
Replies: 7
Views: 632

Re: Underground Military Camp in Greenland....

" it was hard to get people to volunteer to go there so the recruiter told my uncle there was a girl behind every tree and when he got there, he found out there was no trees. " :lol: Me, trying to get kids up and ready for chores or school or whatever: " The last one dressed and down...
by Ray
Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Special".......
Replies: 39
Views: 3950

Re: "Special".......

The .44 Special - A Reappraisal by Charles A. Skelton Shooting Times Magazine August 1966 Note: This was one of Skeeters early articles for Shooting Times and he had not starting using his nickname of "Skeeter" in his byline. In the uncomplicated days before the Great Misunderstanding of D...
by Ray
Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Special".......
Replies: 39
Views: 3950

Re: "Special".......

For the jello junkies who are adamant that those anemic, outdated .44 spl. factory loads fail to expand......

http://www.milesfortis.us/mcump/images/ ... crecov.jpg
by Ray
Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Special".......
Replies: 39
Views: 3950

"Special".......

by Ray
Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just trying to keep up.
Replies: 11
Views: 678

Re: Just trying to keep up.

Many years ago I had a Pinto ... Once upon time Pop thought those pintos were the best cars ever..... We had a '74 and '75, almost identical for him and mom and the eldest sister got a '76 when she started driving. We drove that '74 until 1986 when it kaputed on I-20 in or around atlanta. It wasn't...
by Ray
Sat Aug 24, 2019 3:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 14
Views: 2109

Re: Where Do These Phrases Come From?

It is interesting to note that the variations of the word c r a p in no less than five european languages seriously predate (centuries) the thomas crapper patents of myth and legend.
by Ray
Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone know anything about 22-3000 Levell R-2
Replies: 9
Views: 1641

Re: Anyone know anything about 22-3000 Levell R-2

Grafs appears to have the base brass for sale.....wish they had the regular winchester in stock.

https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/pr ... uctId/1118
by Ray
Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Telegraph Reader
Replies: 105
Views: 6247

Re: Telegraph Reader

Pitchy wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:05 am Ya forgot Newton who i`m related to according to my Grandmother. :)
the apropros one I missed was samuel finely breese morse, the inventor of the telegraph.....
by Ray
Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Back in Time....with your favorite smoke-pole
Replies: 30
Views: 2518

Re: Back in Time....with your favorite smoke-pole

Pitchy wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:13 am Do it all the time, what do ya think is in the suitcase. :lol:

Image
This is what Pitchy and his team looks like on the other side.....


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by Ray
Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Telegraph Reader
Replies: 105
Views: 6247

Re: Telegraph Reader

I'm beginning to think the name(s) on pitchy's birth certificate was/is alexander graham bell-nikola mandich tesla-thomas alva edision-guglielmo jameson marconi......

how is that for a hyphenated handle ?
by Ray
Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Back in Time....with your favorite smoke-pole
Replies: 30
Views: 2518

Re: Back in Time....with your favorite smoke-pole

The mythical timekeepers and freelancers would be obligated to follow you back and remove you before you had a chance to use any modern, future inventions. They just can't let any aberration materially change the future.
by Ray
Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody flown out of ATL w/checked?
Replies: 7
Views: 575

Re: Anybody flown out of ATL w/checked?

Per ATL website.....

"Passengers need to arrive at least two hours early for domestic flights and three hours early for international."

Re. that lauderdale comment, heck it takes 45 min. between traffic lights on ocean blvd. during peak tourist seasons !
by Ray
Mon Aug 19, 2019 2:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sub gauge tubes
Replies: 12
Views: 1556

Re: Sub gauge tubes

by Ray
Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pistols and bears - report
Replies: 15
Views: 1282

Re: Pistols and bears - report

I try to read every article written by or about Alaskan bear guides Phil Shoemaker and Ed Stevenson. Both have written and been quoted that the bruin's reactionary tendency to snap or paw at the initial bullet's sting thus distracting it momentarily has saved many lives by giving time for follow up ...
by Ray
Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: old side by side fowling piece.....
Replies: 16
Views: 1112

Re: old side by side fowling piece.....

Santa Claus in the brown suit/sleigh stopped by and it is now a .45 :)

https://www.opticsplanet.com/chiappa-fi ... nsert.html

Had to,..... er I mean got to watch the youngest grandson today so maybe I can try it tomrrow.
by Ray
Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Chronographing Model 94 .30-30 Trapper
Replies: 10
Views: 957

Re: Chronographing Model 94 .30-30 Trapper

I believe I shot that gun at a hackberry tree exactly one time. The guy who let me shoot it did not look so much like lee marvin back then. The other shooters were really mad at that tree. In less time than it took me to type this they had sawn it down with concentrated gunfire. Belay that tree spec...
by Ray
Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Last Night's Dream
Replies: 9
Views: 909

Re: Last Night's Dream

Okay, I edited my post, up to you to edit or delete the quoted part.
by Ray
Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Last Night's Dream
Replies: 9
Views: 909

Re: Last Night's Dream

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by Ray
Mon Aug 12, 2019 3:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Suspicious watch capitain on.......
Replies: 11
Views: 1526

Suspicious watch capitain on.......

Epstein's cell block.....
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by Ray
Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old Footage Of An Elephant Hunt With 100# Bow
Replies: 3
Views: 440

Re: Old Footage Of An Elephant Hunt With 100# Bow

This same channel has several hunts by Howard Hill, the golden age of hollywood's expert archer.
by Ray
Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need ammo?
Replies: 2
Views: 553

Re: Need ammo?

I may try this one...... The "fall 18" discount code worked just fine and I ordered successfully but the "spring 19" code had expired or was incorrect even though I tried it the day I received the email. Their .40 S & W seems too hot for some of the guns I've tried it in but ...
by Ray
Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How the heck...
Replies: 5
Views: 823

Re: How the heck...

He "colludes" with the russians and old savage to alter his handle from time to time for levity.
by Ray
Sun Aug 04, 2019 1:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airgun question for Nath, Gamekeeper
Replies: 28
Views: 1864

Re: Airgun question for Nath, Gamekeeper

Last year I splurged on a Diana 48 sidelever in .22 cal. I put a nice Bushnell red dot on it. All I can say is WOW. Those cheap Crosman .22 hollowpoints slam thru a 1/4" plywood leaving a gaping hole in the back. The DumAzz Hoplophobic State of Washington, at least on the west side, has really...
by Ray
Sun Aug 04, 2019 12:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old wooden box.
Replies: 20
Views: 1857

Re: Old wooden box.

Like the cartridge, that is special !
by Ray
Sun Aug 04, 2019 4:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airgun question for Nath, Gamekeeper
Replies: 28
Views: 1864

Re: Airgun question for Nath, Gamekeeper

Still waiting for an adult, medium to large bore airgun that loads singly and uses all of the oomph at once of a 12 gr. co2 cylinder.
by Ray
Fri Aug 02, 2019 11:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3 string cigar box guitars
Replies: 75
Views: 18616

Re: 3 string cigar box guitars

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by Ray
Fri Aug 02, 2019 9:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cool lightning map
Replies: 6
Views: 629

Re: Cool lightning map

You ain't never been through a thunderstorm until you've walked in one from either the bowling alley or the enlisted men's club at mayport naval station to the carrier pier end of maine ave. When the Forrestal and the Saratoga were both out underway, they would put tin cans on that pier for either t...
by Ray
Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Winchester Book On 1895 Lever Actions
Replies: 49
Views: 7044

Re: New Winchester Book On 1895 Lever Actions

Rusty, Yes, I have - on one occasion in New Mexico, the guide placed me behind a cedar tree less than 50 yards from a favorite pronghorn fence crossing and he drove out of sight and sneaked back to observe. Another guide parked his pickup just inside the pasture and sat there about 1/2 mile away. T...
by Ray
Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: old side by side fowling piece.....
Replies: 16
Views: 1112

old side by side fowling piece.....

I picked up a L.C. Smith/Hunter Arms hammer gun, 30" full/full, fluid steel double 12 ga. the other day, ser. no. 54,000 ish...... old enough to ship straight from gunshop in maine to my door..... seller thought that the buttstock had been replaced in the 1930s..... still locks up with a snick ...
by Ray
Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunting From a Canoe
Replies: 39
Views: 4471

Re: Hunting From a Canoe

I cannot seem to find the Robert Service poem along this theme but at least a line or two it goes something like this......

Dan McGrew was too intrepid to be true.....

He met his fate while attempting rape.......

Standing in a leaky canoe !
by Ray
Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WORD
Replies: 5
Views: 693

Re: WORD

Bunch of my favorites mobbed together in a song.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnZ8Pry ... g&index=12
by Ray
Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting Landscaping - and Hobby
Replies: 3
Views: 351

Re: Interesting Landscaping - and Hobby

When you get bit by the toy railroad bug there is little hope for normalcy......landscapes and their scale and proportions are at least half if not two thirds of the obsession ! Go to about the ten minute mark of the following episode of dragnet and watch the eccentric character played by disney ani...
by Ray
Mon Jul 29, 2019 11:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .30 cal bullets for 30-30
Replies: 6
Views: 738

Re: .30 cal bullets for 30-30

Earl, that Lee soup can seems to enjoy a good reputation for a plinking bullet. Ray, I shot the Speer 110--grain Varminters out of a .30 Herrett Contender with good results. The late Bob Milek liked them for rock chucks. [/b] yeah, the one that resembles a traditional .357 hollow point and has two ...
by Ray
Mon Jul 29, 2019 10:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Speaking of things that sting
Replies: 24
Views: 1872

Re: Speaking of things that sting

In the absence of raid or black flag 20' hornet spray, the red tube on the wd40 can will do in a pinch.

.22 rat shot might be too light though.