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by Coldfingers
Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun sales up in Calif.
Replies: 26
Views: 3298

Re: Gun sales up in Calif.

Wandered through some of the local shops last evening while wife was at Dr.s appointment.

Ma Hubbards cubbard was bare.

Would be a crisis if one did not have a little something put away for a rainy day...
by Coldfingers
Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hobie...The "Pack" canoe?
Replies: 83
Views: 12392

Re: Hobie...The "Pack" canoe?

http://www.sacobound.com/store/?Page=18&Product_ID=2001474 A pic for ya Grizz. and a little video shot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6GZ2CkeA_Q&feature=related To keep it on the leverguns topic, :wink: I did a little overnight trip just before freezup. Tarp camp style (used the upturned Pa...
by Coldfingers
Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hobie...The "Pack" canoe?
Replies: 83
Views: 12392

Re: Hobie...The "Pack" canoe?

I plan to work up to that Pete.

It would be a help if our waters ever got over the 32.5 degree mark though!
by Coldfingers
Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hobie...The "Pack" canoe?
Replies: 83
Views: 12392

Re: Hobie...The "Pack" canoe?

Hobie...yup, just how i power the little tippy thing. Have had it on class 11 water and did not get too wet (other than what came off the paddle in my frenzy!) "There is nothing quite so much worth doing..." Mike...depends on what you are looking for in a canoe/kayak. The inflatable will c...
by Coldfingers
Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hobie...The "Pack" canoe?
Replies: 83
Views: 12392

Hobie...The "Pack" canoe?

Left a note on the tail of one PoLiTiCaL threads but may delete that. My question is...Are you liking it? Purchased my little "Pack" last spring. Used it all summer for fishin, and pfartin around. Did a little three day trip with it durring moose season...lined it up S.Creek figguring that...
by Coldfingers
Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: For the EBR buyers
Replies: 20
Views: 2183

Re: OT: For the EBR buyers

Hobie...not to change the subject, but, is not that little pack canoe the neatest thing since sliced bread? I just love mine. Spent three days hunting up S.Crick this fall out of mine. Would have been in trouble had I connected with Bullwinkle though. Would have been a two day process getting the pi...
by Coldfingers
Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - I want to kill this guy...
Replies: 24
Views: 2054

Re: OT - I want to kill this guy...

quite the civil servent there OI.

Pick a Spot and bore a hole in him.

Heck, do it for the children, then send the bill for the expenses to your claims adjuster.
by Coldfingers
Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:40 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: POLITICS - JOIN THE NRA
Replies: 95
Views: 205714

Re: POLITICS - JOIN THE NRA

It is hardly painfull to fill in a few blanks, drop the equivelent of a very cheap date and provide hours of fun for an NRA lobbyist and hours of anguish for the libs on capitol hill. If my wealth is going to be redistributed, I may as well get it pointed in the right direction :evil: I also was abl...
by Coldfingers
Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HUMOR For the Fall
Replies: 10
Views: 857

Re: HUMOR For the Fall

Heck, big enough corn field and I do not even need a maze to get turned around a mite. I blamed it on the ring necks cornfusing me...
by Coldfingers
Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NKJ .357 arrived on election day
Replies: 15
Views: 1551

Re: NKJ .357 arrived on election day

Outstanding! About as close to perfection as it gets there. One day perhaps...

My little Marlin has become my absolute favorite go to rifle. I believe a NKJ 92 would be even better.

Aint much a feller could not do with the .357 and a little persistance
by Coldfingers
Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Swamp Donkeys
Replies: 32
Views: 2942

Re: Swamp Donkeys

Dunno bout the snow so much as the cold. At minus 60 you can hear a mouse pfart from two miles out. Perhaps more a phenomonon of temp rather than the snow itself?
by Coldfingers
Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .22LR
Replies: 28
Views: 2340

Re: .22LR

Correct me if I am wrong (as I know you will) but did not Castro take Cuba with the Rem nylon 66's? Were they not the basic armament at the beginning?
by Coldfingers
Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Swamp Donkeys
Replies: 32
Views: 2942

Re: Swamp Donkeys

looks like another great day there Danny. I gotta admit though, my butt is kinda scratchy now thinking of sitting a saddle after all those tamarack needles went down my back and settled in the seat of the pants....
by Coldfingers
Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Voted and bought a bunch of Hi-Cap Mags!
Replies: 9
Views: 956

Re: OT - Voted and bought a bunch of Hi-Cap Mags!

Scott...you just aint gonna have any fun with those roundballs out of the .45, no fun at all :P

I plan to take Ruger up on their offer and get a few for the old Mini. More focused on getting bullet moulds right now though.

My Best,
Scotty
by Coldfingers
Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT:Black bear hunting
Replies: 7
Views: 880

Re: OT:Black bear hunting

If you are looking for something a little more "exotic" and adventurous, look into a charter boat out of POW island here in AK. Live off the boat for a week, eat fresh crab, halibut, and salmon, spot and stalk the beaches from the big boat. The black bears on POW are HUGE. Much like their ...
by Coldfingers
Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: AR15 or Mini 14
Replies: 34
Views: 2361

Re: OT: AR15 or Mini 14

I bought a Mini in 1976. Dragged it to AK that same year. Got married, started raising kids and was mostly living hand to mouth for the next twenty years. The Mini 14 was my ONLY centerfire rifle. To say that it had a hard life would be an understatement. It has NEVER failed to fire and only failed ...
by Coldfingers
Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 23rd Psalm
Replies: 26
Views: 3413

Re: 23rd Psalm

C Cash...Was not a bad drift. Not bad at all. Inspiring and informative. You guys are top notch.

Gods Grace to all.

Firmly In His Grip,

Scotty
by Coldfingers
Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mrs Bullwinkle on the prod
Replies: 11
Views: 1298

Re: Mrs Bullwinkle on the prod

Danny...

It did the job. Was not very pretty and was a whole lot of work (dancin and shooting aint for wimps)

Seems I pierced everything but the ears.
by Coldfingers
Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mrs Bullwinkle on the prod
Replies: 11
Views: 1298

Re: Mrs Bullwinkle on the prod

Big Sky...did my little dance while thigh deep in snow armed with a Win94 chambered in 22Mag.

I looked a mite clumsy that day...
by Coldfingers
Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!
Replies: 17
Views: 1964

Re: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

Better than a National Geographic!

I always liked the women in waders calender. Better yet are a couple of the guides along the Klutina River...LIVING COLOR!
by Coldfingers
Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mrs Bullwinkle on the prod
Replies: 11
Views: 1298

Re: Mrs Bullwinkle on the prod

In my thirty plus years in AK the only critter I have had to kill in self defense was a moose.

When those ears go back, watch out!

Definately right up there with da bears on my "be carefull" list!
by Coldfingers
Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Front Yard
Replies: 13
Views: 1539

Re: My Front Yard

Kinda silly huh? Move to the country and drag the city along... Sure cannot stereotype though. I see some real dumbunnys at the wheel of everything imaginable. We get a rush of the "cream of the crop" up on the Dalton every summer. Haulin buns on a two lane gravel road with steep hills, bl...
by Coldfingers
Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - New Law OK's Veterans' Salutes During Nat'l Anthem
Replies: 13
Views: 1391

Re: OT - New Law OK's Veterans' Salutes During Nat'l Anthem

Makes me very happy.

A proper honor for both the flag and those who served.

Scotty
by Coldfingers
Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Mechanic stuff -
Replies: 22
Views: 1647

Re: OT - Mechanic stuff -

Chuck...didn't take any offense at all. Just glad I warshed my feets :D
by Coldfingers
Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Front Yard
Replies: 13
Views: 1539

Re: My Front Yard

One has the pricklies on the inside?
by Coldfingers
Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Mechanic stuff -
Replies: 22
Views: 1647

Re: OT - Mechanic stuff -

Sumtimez i am a bit stoopid :oops:

Would not be the first time someone had to ignore my ignernt ramblin...

Scotty
by Coldfingers
Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Mechanic stuff -
Replies: 22
Views: 1647

Re: OT - Mechanic stuff -

Get a PH test kit when you refill the radiator...Be SURE to put in an additive that will prevent the electralisis (sic) that happens when the coolant hits the superheated exterior of the cylinder sleeves. Any good diesel supply shop will have the test strips avaliable (along with the additives) With...
by Coldfingers
Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 23rd Psalm
Replies: 26
Views: 3413

Re: 23rd Psalm

OSOK, CCash, BruceW and all... Spot on! Praying for guidance, wisdom, courage. I am greatly angered by the lies and decit. Just trying not to sin in my anger. Perhaps we get a little taste of how the founding fathers must have agonized prior to the great decision. It is just my opinion, but the Chur...
by Coldfingers
Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Speer 158 Grain TMJ Uni-Cor
Replies: 9
Views: 1198

Re: Speer 158 Grain TMJ Uni-Cor

Cliff...in the sixty's and seventies, the normal auto still had some consistancy to it.

I would think that today, one could get through most of em with a 36 cal lead ball fired from a wrist rocket...
by Coldfingers
Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Convert Pre 64 to trapper?
Replies: 10
Views: 1456

Re: Convert Pre 64 to trapper?

Make a trapper. A little howlin never hurt anyone and you won't hear em with ear plugs in anyway.

If you ever get tired of it THEN rebarrel.

It is yours, make it how you want it.
by Coldfingers
Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunkering down and preparing for Obamas first 100 days.
Replies: 33
Views: 3581

Re: Hunkering down and preparing for Obamas first 100 days.

Good Luck on your search and I hope you find a good one. I have been pretty content with my old "liberty" barreled Mini. It has been very functional, reasonably accurate for what it is, and easy to feed. For me, the money I would spend to upgrade is better spent on feed for the ol girl. I ...
by Coldfingers
Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, More bad news
Replies: 22
Views: 2812

Re: OT, More bad news

I am so sorry Mr. Hudson. My prayers for you and your family in this time of need. May His Grace envelop you in your grief.
by Coldfingers
Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 23rd Psalm
Replies: 26
Views: 3413

23rd Psalm

As election day nears, and we get our tails all knotted up, let us not forget who has the final say in all matters concerning our lives. I admit to getting in a bit of a tither myself these last few weeks. My wife had a total knee replacement a week ago, work has been excruciatingly slow (not one tr...
by Coldfingers
Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thanks for my first gun!
Replies: 54
Views: 6100

Re: Thanks for my first gun!

Most Excellent on all accounts.

I hope you and that rifle have a long and happy life together there Huntress.

May God richly bless the giver of such a gift.

Scotty
by Coldfingers
Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Notes on Loading .38 Special Wadcutters
Replies: 4
Views: 3303

Re: Notes on Loading .38 Special Wadcutters

LIke a breath of fresh air...

Printed that one off to add to my little file of realy good 38/357 stuff.

Thanks Ed!
by Coldfingers
Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Fishermen Catch A DOG A Mile Out In North Sea
Replies: 12
Views: 1283

Re: OT - Fishermen Catch A DOG A Mile Out In North Sea

Airedailman...never saw an Airedale that did not impress me. Halbert, my male JRT, is not impressed with them though. Still convinced he can whip one even after several failures :lol: Our female, Sassy, is quite the little coyote. Perfectly content to live on rabbits. We have a litter of 7 of the da...
by Coldfingers
Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS This pretty much sums it up
Replies: 12
Views: 1762

Re: POLITICS This pretty much sums it up

You goofed up a mite there Ted. In real life, YOU (the governmental benifactor) needed to keep at least $2.50 of the three dollars to meet expenses incured. After all, there are probably ten people needed to distribute that wealth. They all need to be paid above average wages, Insurance, and retirem...
by Coldfingers
Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Fishermen Catch A DOG A Mile Out In North Sea
Replies: 12
Views: 1283

Re: OT - Fishermen Catch A DOG A Mile Out In North Sea

Dang Terriers anyways. I have a love/hate relationship with mine. Keeping them from self destructing is a full time job. My little Jack (who also loaths water) will bail off the bow of the riverboat at high speed to chase a wolf or bear (or duck, beaver, leaves, whatever) I have run him over numerou...
by Coldfingers
Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Savage 99's???
Replies: 23
Views: 2206

Re: New Savage 99's???

I took my very first deer with a 99 chambered in the 250/3000 when I was 13. The rifle belonged to a freind of the family. Have spent the last fourty years looking for one... Would make a heck of a wolf rifle. I bet it would slip right into the spot on my "sled" where the little Marlin 94C...
by Coldfingers
Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT PatriotPost Humor
Replies: 9
Views: 1143

OT PatriotPost Humor

Like a good lawyer joke, it would be funnier if it were not so true...

http://archive.patriotpost.us:80/humor/?cartoonid=1648
by Coldfingers
Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road Kill
Replies: 17
Views: 1529

Re: Road Kill

A quick and easy meal. Moose, on the other hand, require several hours prep time just to get em in the back of the P/U :lol: Sure have eaten my share over the years. I say "good pickins" and enjoy the gift. Our local Troopers have me on the speeddial. One of a few folks that like to get up...
by Coldfingers
Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bear Defense in Alaska
Replies: 75
Views: 8057

Re: Bear Defense in Alaska

Da bears made another raid on the home in Salcha last night. Charged the homeowner as he exited his P/U and chase him into the house. They then proceded to pace the porch and push on the door. Resident used .300 winmag from bedroom window. Killed all three. Bet da bears wish he had pepper spray. :sh...
by Coldfingers
Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - More UK pocket knife demonization
Replies: 9
Views: 1439

Re: OT - More UK pocket knife demonization

Kinda silly huh? Since the dawn of time man was seperated from the animals, in part, by the use of tools. A knife is the number one basic tool. In the last fifty two years I can only recall a few hours where I did not have a blade or two on my person. Those miserable hours where while on a commercia...
by Coldfingers
Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Triple 4 Marlin wants a 45/70 Government
Replies: 35
Views: 3819

Re: Triple 4 Marlin wants a 45/70 Government

Sure am pleased with my GG in the 45/70. A surenough sledghammer. I did lop the ports off the end in an effort to get the noise and blast from landing in my lap. Seemed to work pretty good. I always stop shooting before the bloodclots form or the retina pulls away. My son busted a moose this fall wi...
by Coldfingers
Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Huntin and cookin with a levergun
Replies: 22
Views: 1973

Re: Huntin and cookin with a levergun

Rusty,

You mean I was looking at an Indonesian websters? Heck, I get so lost on the information highway...
by Coldfingers
Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bear Defense in Alaska
Replies: 75
Views: 8057

Re: Bear Defense in Alaska

Skunks seem to have this whole spray thing down to a science. Even figgured out how to fire it while making their escape. Yet one only can wonder how many skunks get eaten every year. Was just reading in tonights paper. There has been a sow with cubs maruading the homes in Salcha. F&G has set li...
by Coldfingers
Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Huntin and cookin with a levergun
Replies: 22
Views: 1973

Re: Huntin and cookin with a levergun

Ya learn something every day. I had never heard the word there Rusty. Or never paid any attention if I did. Looked it up in the websters and the basic definition of it is "need" Got my curiosity up there. Does one "Need" perlou? Does perlou need something...salt?carrots?bunnies?P...
by Coldfingers
Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got my Puma Knife today
Replies: 22
Views: 2483

Re: Got my Puma Knife today

O.I. guessed the maker right I think. Got one several years back when I got the LSI .454. Kept it under the seat of the truck. I did use it one cold and snowy night to part out a moose that forgot to look both ways. Held an edge ok for what it is. Hard to loose in deep snow so that is a plus. Kind o...
by Coldfingers
Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bear Defense in Alaska
Replies: 75
Views: 8057

Re: Bear Defense in Alaska

The only thought worse than jamming my pistol under the bears chin and trying to blow his brains out is the thought of jamming a can o pepper in his face and trying to blow his nose. The pepper spray works great on the curious bear who has not gotten his tail in a knot and started to cover the last ...
by Coldfingers
Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Politics? Message From God
Replies: 11
Views: 1231

Re: Politics? Message From God

My prayers certainly go out to Mrs. Palin. It seems the press here in AK is doing their best to field dress her. Bastids. The whole "Troopergate" fiasco is making me want to puke. I can only immagine the stink the libs would have raised if extreem measures were not used to get the BIL off ...