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by FWiedner
Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - California Seeks Thermostat Control
Replies: 43
Views: 5956

You may not be aware that environmental scientists can prove that condors use Juniper boughs to build their nests, and that the smoke from wood stoves is giving the spotted-owls a nasty cough. Cease and desist with this talk of out-smarting the government. They appointed these bureaucrats because th...
by FWiedner
Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - DC vs Heller case potentially screwed by DOJ
Replies: 28
Views: 4521

What it says is that the benefits of a private individual being allowed to exercise their rights have to be weighed against the prevailing interests of the state. It's late in the game for this administration, so it goes without saying that all pretense of respect for Constitutional rights can be sa...
by FWiedner
Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hot times on the Border
Replies: 45
Views: 6396

Not to be flippant, but it's a long border, and there are as many crossings as there are fence-posts. There are many small communities on the border where the primary language is spanish and whose sympathies lie on the southern side of that line. I'm not being critical, it's just history. To them, s...
by FWiedner
Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - California Seeks Thermostat Control
Replies: 43
Views: 5956

This is a stupid stupid legislature - meaning the dems. Assinine individuals. Exactly right. Old Savage is much to nice a guy to say it so I guess it's up to me. We (California) don't want all you "yahoos" in our State. None of you non-Californians are smart enough to figure out the work-...
by FWiedner
Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Off duty deputy shot
Replies: 27
Views: 3776

I didn't see if you mentioned whether or not the deputy was able to communicate to tell his part of the story.

:(
by FWiedner
Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Off duty deputy shot
Replies: 27
Views: 3776

Sounds personal to me.

:?
by FWiedner
Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NRA Membership
Replies: 28
Views: 3437

45-70- wrote: Guys, please dont take offense, but they will offer you anything as long as you keep funding their paychecks. Have any of you ever seen the fancy digs they have for offices? People need to realize there are other chices for us besides the NRA. Not trying to start a fight here at all, ...
by FWiedner
Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pics of my new Sharps!
Replies: 21
Views: 3195

That's just awesome!

:D
by FWiedner
Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICAL / RKBA Thoughts
Replies: 8
Views: 1454

Each and every word...TRUE.

:shock:
by FWiedner
Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Mom is still the boss.....
Replies: 12
Views: 2127

He'll be picking her nursing home at some point in the future.

Hope she likes rats.

:)
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What a shame
Replies: 24
Views: 3475

no listed owner in the system, any system
The way it should be...

:wink:
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Larger game taken with the .30 WCF?
Replies: 18
Views: 4587

Ain't there a local feller who punched a hole in a moose?

Had a photo of it hangin' from a tree as I recall...

:)
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do you name your guns?
Replies: 51
Views: 7203

No, but I ocassionally name individual bullets when I'm at the range.

Aw, shoot...

Goll dangit...

What the...

Oops.

Oh, stuff.

Oh, yeah...

Bingo.

Oorah.

Perfect.

Flyer...

:D
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Is there any way to make a factory 10/22 look good?
Replies: 32
Views: 4613

Nobody is criticizing the function or looking down on the venerable 10/22.

I've had the same one for 25 years and wouldn't give it up if cost the life of a rabid cotton-tail.

I'm just saying that all that scroll-work and fancy wood is kinda like puttin' lace on a bowling-ball.

:)
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your ultimate deep woods deer gun?
Replies: 46
Views: 7203

Trapper length lever in .30-30 or .35Rem, peeps or ghost-ring and quick-detach scout-scope, and quick-detach sling.

Carry it without the scope and without the sling, but carry those items with you.

Very light, fast shooting in heavy cover.

:)
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Is there any way to make a factory 10/22 look good?
Replies: 32
Views: 4613

OT - Is there any way to make a factory 10/22 look good?

Maybe you've seen this:

The 5-millionth Ruger 10/22.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... m=89153513

Even with the premium wood and the pretty scroll-work, it's still just a 10/22...

:lol:
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: some advice on picking up a set
Replies: 35
Views: 4168

uncoolperson wrote:she likes playin with guns almost as much as i do
Yeah, they are all mighty cooperative before they start to nest.

Get what you need while she's acting like it's OK with her.

:?
by FWiedner
Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3:10 to Yuma
Replies: 28
Views: 4237

I think the Glenn Ford 3:10 is better.

:)
by FWiedner
Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Candidate Can You Trust with Your Guns?
Replies: 158
Views: 19880

America's Constitution has no bearing on "international law", and "international law" is meaningless and has no bearing on American National Sovereignty. screw international law, there is no international law maker... http://w3.newsmax.com/a/dayofislam/ it's like talking to a tr...
by FWiedner
Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Candidate Can You Trust with Your Guns?
Replies: 158
Views: 19880

International law provides only two justifications for war: The use of force is authorised in self-defence, or when an armed attack occurs or is imminent. The Bush administration fabricated a radical doctrine of "pre-emptive" self-defence. That is, the right to use force to prevent a futur...
by FWiedner
Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Candidate Can You Trust with Your Guns?
Replies: 158
Views: 19880

Surely no one can believe that catching or killing Osama bin Laden would accomplish anything. 10 more muslim jerks will take his place the next day. The President of the United States said that he would capture and prosecute the person or person(s) responsible for the most devestating attack on Uni...
by FWiedner
Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Candidate Can You Trust with Your Guns?
Replies: 158
Views: 19880

The Police cannot (legally/morally/ethically) go about arbitrairly kicking in doors on a hunch. They must have Probable Cause and a Warrant... unless they are under immediate attack. The US had both "probable cause" and the "warrant" to enter Iraq after Saddam defied the UN secu...
by FWiedner
Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Candidate Can You Trust with Your Guns?
Replies: 158
Views: 19880

Ah, the old "wasted vote"... So where is the wasted vote? In supporting the first-tier media darlings who promise to throw more entitlement candy, or in supporting candidates who campaign based on what our founding documents actually say? If you want to support our nation as a nation, and ...
by FWiedner
Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- One thing you'll never see
Replies: 20
Views: 4459

Hillary? No.

Oprah? Yes.

:shock:
by FWiedner
Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT politics Hawkeye Caukeye
Replies: 20
Views: 3314

"Paranoia will destroya" I'm liking the way things turned out, at least Huckabee is electable. I'm guessing Ron Paul will end up being another Ross Perot and handing the election to the Clintons in November. If Huckabee could get Ron Paul or Fred Thompson to be his VP, gun owners might ha...
by FWiedner
Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best sights for my 94 top eject?
Replies: 30
Views: 8136

A while back I bought and installed the XS Ghost Ring sights on my Win.94 Trapper 30-30. That was the best thing I have ever done. It took me a week or so to get used to the idea of paying attention to the front sight only but once I got it right I was amazed at how fast and accurate I can be with ...
by FWiedner
Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT politics Hawkeye Caukeye
Replies: 20
Views: 3314

That's not to say we wouldn't still be involved in the ME - remember, it is the job of CONGRESS to declare wars. Commanders aren't supposed to start wars - only prosecute them for as long as Congress allows. The President is only the Commander, not the final arbiter. SO, we would still. more likely...
by FWiedner
Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Congratulations to you New Years Eve sky shooters
Replies: 31
Views: 5651

Oregon Family Finds Bullet on Boy's Pillow, Hole in Bedroom Ceiling A New Year's Eve slumber party nearly turned tragic for a Beaverton, Ore. family when a stray bullet pierced the roof of their home and landed on their son's pillow, KPTV reported. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320076,00.html...
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Candidate Can You Trust with Your Guns?
Replies: 158
Views: 19880

The Bush administration has recenlty begun to facilitate a program to indoctrinate school children by distributing comic books wiith popular super-heros promoting and endorsing the UN's one-world agenda. It appears to me that the single working goal of the U.S. government for the last 6 years has be...
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - GLOBAL WARMING YEH RIGHT!
Replies: 33
Views: 5368

What impact do events like the eruptions of Mt. St. Hellens or Mt. Pinatubo have on the enviroment? Can you drink sea water? ... and oil is a natural substance. I suppose that it is a survival of the species psuedo-logic to live under the illusion that everything that is not beneficial to human-kind...
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Old" newbie question -- .357 ammo
Replies: 11
Views: 1968

I did a similar evaluation of factory .357 cartridges about 4 years ago, but was trying to optimize on the hunting side rather than personal defense. In the end, I selected the American Eagle 158gr JSP for general use in both my revolvers and my carbine. I also occassionaly use the Buffalo Bore 158g...
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Congratulations to you New Years Eve sky shooters
Replies: 31
Views: 5651

sobenk wrote: You're wasting your time here. :!:
Obviously.

:roll:
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Handloads for Hogs?
Replies: 24
Views: 3048

I have seen many hogs with their throats slit while hanging, is it good to bleed them out completely? I'm gonna say yes to that. Bleeding them out helps cut down on the gaminess you'll find with mid-sized to large boars. Sometimes you'll need to soak the meat for a couple days to get the blood out....
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - 25 Points to Ponder.
Replies: 4
Views: 937

Some things are just true.

:)
by FWiedner
Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Handloads for Hogs?
Replies: 24
Views: 3048

I use 158gr JSP for short range shots on hogs all the time. They make hogs dead. If you intend to get creative with shot placement, that meaning if you think there is a chance of placing a shot anywhere except right behind the ear, I'd think about using something (not HP) in the 180gr range. ...or y...
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Congratulations to you New Years Eve sky shooters
Replies: 31
Views: 5651

I really see this post as just plain antagonistic. There's no reason for it, except to stir the pot. And what pot would that be? The "grossly irresponsible use of a firearm" pot? To redirect the metaphor, "If the shoe fits, wear it". If you are one of the select few who think th...
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Wayne Commemorative Ammo
Replies: 6
Views: 1733

Why not just pull a cartridge out of yer ammo locker, set it on a cotton ball, and put it beside a picture of John Wayne?

Call it "The John Wayne Commemorative Bullet".

Same deal, but it would cost less.

:)
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Congratulations to you New Years Eve sky shooters
Replies: 31
Views: 5651

I didn't point any fingers at any specific individual. I don't care if your daddy did it, and his daddy before him. I don't care if you've been doing it for years. I don't care if you live in the city, in the country, or up a friggen tree. I don't care if you point it up, or down, or sideways, or up...
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Congratulations to you New Years Eve sky shooters
Replies: 31
Views: 5651

Congratulations to you New Years Eve sky shooters

Arrest Made In New Year's Day Double Shooting

Same High Powered Rifle Shot Kills Woman And Girl At Party


http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14 ... etail.html

Hope you had fun.

viewtopic.php?t=1843

:x
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's The Fascination With Small Groups?
Replies: 25
Views: 4733

I think that grouping is a training tool, i.e., something to provide a focus, or a game to play while getting serious work done at the range.

If you can do it once, can you do it twice?

If you reload, they probably also provide necessary information about load consistancy.

:)
by FWiedner
Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The (deer) drought is over!
Replies: 6
Views: 1410

Heck, I was gonna send money until I realized you didn't say "beer".

:oops:
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Candidate Can You Trust with Your Guns?
Replies: 158
Views: 19880

FWiedner wrote:Politician...

Trust...

I can't seem to get these two words to work in the same sentence...

:?

Found one, but I had to find a verb.

"Don't trust a politician."

:D
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Candidate Can You Trust with Your Guns?
Replies: 158
Views: 19880

Politician...

Trust...

I can't seem to get these two words to work in the same sentence...

:?
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - How much CCW ammo do you carry......
Replies: 61
Views: 9203

I carry (1) extra mag.

:)
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This is just wrong
Replies: 26
Views: 4172

I think it's kinda purty...

:)
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Politics-Entrapment or no?
Replies: 42
Views: 5750

Leverdude wrote:... if you need to bait a trap how can it not be entrapment?
A moment of clarity...

:)
by FWiedner
Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Who carries a single action concealed?
Replies: 71
Views: 11613

I don't believe that I'm the first to make the remark...

I carry a single-action. It's just not a single action revolver.

I love my Blackhawk, but I don't have a clue how one would conceal a side-arm of such dimensions.

:)
by FWiedner
Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'm back with an explanation
Replies: 71
Views: 10389

I knew it was something frivolous.

:wink:

Congratulations ScottT, you always seem to set the bar just a little bit higher.

:D
by FWiedner
Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When you need a third hand-and your wife won't cooperate ...
Replies: 6
Views: 1242

I thought that this thread was about un-cooperative wives.

If you want resistance, ask the wife to hold a squirrels hind feet while you pull it's "sweater" off.

:roll: