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- Sat Jun 14, 2025 10:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Praying for...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 117
Re: Praying for...
good going there . . . lots to pray for, against, and about . . .
- Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Reports Of My Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
- Replies: 13
- Views: 465
Re: Reports Of My Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
Good to see ya . . .
- Wed Jun 11, 2025 12:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LBT Cast Bullets for Handguns
- Replies: 6
- Views: 365
Re: LBT Cast Bullets for Handguns
https://www.mattsbullets.com/
i have some of his bullets, they seem well made, haven't shot them yet, so there is that . . ,
i have some of his bullets, they seem well made, haven't shot them yet, so there is that . . ,
- Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:14 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: follow the money
- Replies: 0
- Views: 244
follow the money
the tune "O Happy Day" comes to mind
- Tue Jun 03, 2025 11:37 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence - it really IS getting creepy...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 999
Re: Artificial Intelligence - it really IS getting creepy...
do you know any bible passages that apply to this fact ?
- Tue Jun 03, 2025 11:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
Well, Apollo thirteen did have a sailor, a Marine and two airmen on board. You'd think military officers could find their way by celestial navigation. they were perfect for the job, of course. are they sending up dei astronuts these days? a dei inexperienced and disobedient chopper pilot brought do...
- Mon Jun 02, 2025 11:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
You know the type of navigation that really has impressed me is inertial. Take a submarine. It dives from a known location. Moves up, down and sideways for long distances over long periods of time and surfaces exactly where the skipper wants it to be. Or something like Voyager. Someone plotted a co...
- Sun Jun 01, 2025 6:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
My point, which I guess I didn't articulate well, is that north, south, east and west are human inventions. Celestial relationships are physical properties And then there is the cultural influences. Look at a globe or map and north is always at the top. But celestially there is no top or bottom. Wh...
- Sun Jun 01, 2025 4:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
As to polar shift, it's been shifting since this rock was formed. It's never been Clive Cussler vision of a sudden rapid flip. But I doubt it will ever stop. This is evidenced by the constant albeit very, very slow change in the declination between true north and magnetic north. True north is a hum...
- Sun Jun 01, 2025 11:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bye my love. I will miss you.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3391
Re: Bye my love. I will miss you.
God Bless
- Sun Jun 01, 2025 11:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
i've been looking at those videos. i like the one on using fiber optic cable for sensors. he showed pictures of the Ukrainian drones that are flying on fiber, it's laying on trees and on the ground from the mile long spools. it's a way to stay off the airwaves. I guess at least one good thing would...
- Sun Jun 01, 2025 10:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 92 trapper takedown (Japanese)?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6243
Re: Winchester 92 trapper takedown (Japanese)?
Quoted the wrong post I've never shot any factor ammo out of mine, purchasing a mold & a bag of new R-P cases. Then as now trimming them t0 2.1". The 325 grain FRN, feeds smoothly, ans pushed by 27.5 grains of 5744 exits the 26" bbl @ ~1545 fps; is a healthy wallop, but not painfully ...
- Sat May 31, 2025 5:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
- Sat May 31, 2025 5:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: a tale of Whoa
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1047
Re: a tale of Whoa
Thought about putting something easier on my eyes on my 39. But I just really like the look of the original shight. https://i.imgur.com/mYMrHLs.jpeg twins! my eyes didn't appreciate the barrel mounted sight, which i found out in OR, but i get a proper sight picture with this one, plus the brass coo...
- Fri May 30, 2025 7:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: a tale of Whoa
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1047
a tale of Whoa
come to find out that the Century 39 was so bummed out with all the photos of the greatest guns on the planet, (i suppose he looks over my shoulder while we're here), that he apparently ordered a new rear sight from Andy Skinner. I found out when it showed up in today's mail. Looked into the card ac...
- Fri May 30, 2025 11:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
a postscript >> i suspect that these devices act as a gps tracker delivering location to the chicoms. those are for sale from the same company. the internal gps can be "shut off" in the software config file, but i don't trust it. i disconnected the internal battery, there is no off switch...
- Fri May 30, 2025 11:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Final modification to the 40th anniversary Shootist carbine.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1658
Re: Final modification to the 40th anniversary Shootist carbine.
those horses ! ! !Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Fri May 30, 2025 9:03 am Here you ride with the butt up near the saddle horn. Otherwise the brush will strip it from the scabbard.
- Thu May 29, 2025 11:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
a postscript >> i suspect that these devices act as a gps tracker delivering location to the chicoms. those are for sale from the same company. the internal gps can be "shut off" in the software config file, but i don't trust it. i disconnected the internal battery, there is no off switch,...
- Thu May 29, 2025 11:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: It Happens Faster Than You Think
- Replies: 2
- Views: 583
Re: It Happens Faster Than You Think
https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/what-will-you-do/ Thanks Jim i am well aware that i cannot compete with anyone standing beside my vehicle at an intersection with a glock 4 inches from my head. i ask Lord to post His angels close to us, and to preclude any necessity to be quick enough to...
- Wed May 28, 2025 9:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leaving the Magazine Tube Loaded
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2195
Re: Leaving the Magazine Tube Loaded
I would think the same principles that apply to box mag springs apply in a tube being its a spring. Everything I've ever been told about springs is more concerning use and heat. They eventually wear down over use so keeping one compressed isn't an issue and don't let them get hot since that kills t...
- Tue May 27, 2025 4:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
i've been looking at those videos. i like the one on using fiber optic cable for sensors. he showed pictures of the Ukrainian drones that are flying on fiber, it's laying on trees and on the ground from the mile long spools. it's a way to stay off the airwaves. TO BUMP UP . MESH_.jpg . . ah so - - ...
- Fri May 23, 2025 12:57 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Show this to the 'election fraud deniers'...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 553
Re: Show this to the 'election fraud deniers'...
. Looks like even without intentional treachery, the machines muck things up - https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/georgia-elections-74-voting-system-error-saved-hand/ the machines are, by definition, intentional treachery there are cases in scripture where the liars and cheaters and God-hater...
- Thu May 22, 2025 11:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I really dislike striker-fired handguns....
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5087
Re: I really dislike striker-fired handguns....
it's amazing how long this topic has been floating around, poking me. I really like striker-fired hand guns, the ones i have, an xd 9 sc and an xd 45c. they are nearly identical, except where they're not. I really like the grip safety. a lot. and i like the loaded chamber indicator a lot. and i like...
- Wed May 21, 2025 8:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
i've been looking at those videos. i like the one on using fiber optic cable for sensors. he showed pictures of the Ukrainian drones that are flying on fiber, it's laying on trees and on the ground from the mile long spools. it's a way to stay off the airwaves.
- Tue May 20, 2025 8:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT—“German Steel” knife sets
- Replies: 14
- Views: 921
Re: OT—“German Steel” knife sets
Last night Miss Lisa and I were on line looking for a good kitchen knife set. We found some German brands and knife sets that looked great. Looking closer, they were all made in China but featured “German Steel” I suppose this is the way of the world, but I don’t really want a German sounding knife...
- Tue May 20, 2025 8:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
. Maybe the ability to be less dependent on repeaters…? https://youtu.be/b8bVSwhYt8U This would be nice I think. I agree about the mesh radios, interesting and worth the time to see where that goes. BUT they will not survive certain RF excesses. This transmitter is very close to the one i built in ...
- Tue May 20, 2025 8:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pitchy? Blaine? Three-legged Turtle?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 897
Re: Pitchy? Blaine? Three-legged Turtle?
i met with Blaine recently for lunch. he is doing well, he keeps going, he is following Jesus. we trade lunch spots and have some favorites where we can catch up. Always refreshing...Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 7:04 am Wonder how these fellers are doing. Anyone have any updates?
- Mon May 19, 2025 10:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If you were going to live in Alaska for a year or two...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1228
- Mon May 19, 2025 4:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
I was a radioman on a weather cutter on ocean station in the north Atlantic, and at two COAST GUARD radio stations. NMC radio station/communication station SAN FRANCISCO, CA, and radio station NMR San Juan Puerto Rico. We copied code, especially weather obs they were called from every one including...
- Mon May 19, 2025 4:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bullet trimmer!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 551
Re: Bullet trimmer!
that is a good looking tool. is the bottom recessed?
- Mon May 19, 2025 11:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: S & W Victory vs armadillo
- Replies: 6
- Views: 554
Re: S & W Victory vs armadillo
We returned from our trip and this pest was in our side yard. The pistol is my new S & W Victory chambered for 22 LR. I had considered a Ruger Mark IV but decided on the Victory because it is all stainless steel and has fiber optic sights. The impressive exit hole was caused by Winchester hollo...
- Mon May 19, 2025 11:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If you were going to live in Alaska for a year or two...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1228
Re: If you were going to live in Alaska for a year or two...
These are considerations my bear-hunting son is looking at. I'm interested in your thoughts. (If it were me I'd add a third choice - an AR-pistol in 50 Beowulf - as a bear-defense option in case I stumble upon one while scouting and it takes a disliking to me...and whatever I ultimately picked woul...
- Sun May 18, 2025 10:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Project at the house
- Replies: 48
- Views: 19067
Re: Project at the house
looking real good Scott. gonna be some great times in there.
- Sun May 18, 2025 10:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
but I did learn and still remember the code, not as quick as used to be but still remember the letters and numbers Morse code is amazing. i never got to 30 but 20-22 was my range. I can still copy a bit of code if i'm not trying to. i loved those dx contacts where the band was too noisy for voice, ...
- Sun May 18, 2025 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
. "... Almost seems like the FCC is trying to control the ability of folks to communicate. Sort of the opposite of their mandate ..." This is exactly my fear - any way they can fight the freedom of speech, right to have privacy, right to own property, and of course - the right to widespre...
- Fri May 16, 2025 1:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marble's Game Getter (vintage 'survival gun')
- Replies: 5
- Views: 539
Re: Marble's Game Getter (vintage 'survival gun')
So my thought now is - Perhaps the Marbles Bullseye I like so much on carbines might do the job on a handgun. Sure, it 'sticks out' a lot - but much less so than the micro-red-dots do, and the Marbles sights are INCREDIBLY tough - try bending or drilling into one if you don't think so. The dovetail...
- Fri May 16, 2025 11:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marble's Game Getter (vintage 'survival gun')
- Replies: 5
- Views: 539
Re: Marble's Game Getter (vintage 'survival gun')
. I came across this article - hadn't heard about this gun before - a modern iteration would be interesting for sure. https://nebula.wsimg.com/a6a21da54403a3a8d3d501db5d71726e?AccessKeyId=47B15F3101A115627A5F&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 Marble's "Game Getter" gun ---> link >--> ht...
- Thu May 15, 2025 11:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone having LOG IN issues?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6118
Re: Anyone having LOG IN issues?
self-signed security cert denver router.jpg this is from a router in the chain, it's a security hazard and possibly a trouble maker. i went there by entering the ip in the address spot, bypassing the dns system. the other routers returned a no such place mesg, which is good. so i can't fix it witho...
- Thu May 15, 2025 11:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone having LOG IN issues?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6118
Re: Anyone having LOG IN issues?
Tracing route to levergunscommunity.org [205.196.222.95] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 49 ms 67 ms 49 ms 10.5.128.1 2 51 ms 49 ms 48 ms 84.239.48.252 3 50 ms 48 ms 48 ms vl201.den-cs1-core-1.cdn77.com [138.199.0.166] 4 * * * Request timed out. 5 51 ms 57 ms 51 ms zayo.den01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54...
- Tue May 13, 2025 7:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: range day in OR
- Replies: 8
- Views: 551
Re: range day in OR
Lots of good country in Oregon and Washington, still roads left that i haven't driven. but i'm working on it.High Desert Hunter wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 7:03 pm Looks like a very nice range! Looks a lot like where I'm from in Eastern Oregon!
Dave
- Tue May 13, 2025 7:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: range day in OR
- Replies: 8
- Views: 551
Re: range day in OR
Grizz, used to be every late March they held a "Knap-in" at Glass Buttes and folks literally came from all over the world for it, learning or showing off their flint- and obsidian knapping skills and harvesting the abundant local obsidian. Fun times. The time I went, I set out with my atl...
- Tue May 13, 2025 2:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: range day in OR
- Replies: 8
- Views: 551
Re: range day in OR
Grizz, I have shot at that range as well, and can attest that Earl takes it seriously and his results show it. Did you and Earl and Butch eat peanuts and have a beer afterward? 8) I shudder to thing of the recoil of your .45-70 load in a Buffalo Classic, but am quite impressed with that hard-cast l...
- Tue May 13, 2025 12:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: range day in OR
- Replies: 8
- Views: 551
range day in OR
Our friend Earl invited me to visit his range and meet his friend Butch and shoot with them. They shoot black powder rifles at steel targets that range up to 1200 yards. 3600 feet. Nearly seven tenths of a mile. No one hit the 1200 buffalo, but all the fleas and flies must have been swatted because ...
- Tue May 13, 2025 9:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
. "... Almost seems like the FCC is trying to control the ability of folks to communicate. Sort of the opposite of their mandate ..." This is exactly my fear - any way they can fight the freedom of speech, right to have privacy, right to own property, and of course - the right to widespre...
- Sun May 11, 2025 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
I had an old Hallicrafter Receiver that opened on the top like an old sewing machine cabinet ... was missing a tube or two and one of the old HAM guys gave me what I needed. I strung up a long wire and used to listen all over the globe .. literally. Our house was on a mountain pass in Arizona close...
- Sun May 11, 2025 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ugh
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2834
Re: Ugh
. Honestly, I don't like the OLD way of attaching levergun forends much either, on the 'band' or 'cap' versions, and no matter the make or model. It always seemed to me they are difficult to get back on with good alignment. It would be easy to make them 'snap' on like the Ruger No1 or other guns do...
- Sun May 11, 2025 2:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 92 trapper takedown (Japanese)?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6243
Re: Winchester 92 trapper takedown (Japanese)?
My only complaint with Miroku is the chambers. Every single one I have ever shot in a variety of different calibers had very short chambers. They build them for one specific bullet profile and length so that nothing else works. My 45 colt, 45-70 and 357 all required touch up with a finishing reamer...
- Sun May 11, 2025 2:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A knock on the door.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 954
Re: A knock on the door.
well there are false religions, and i do not call faith in Christ a religion, but a pair of someones of a false religion showed up and wanted to talk, so i welcomed them to the front steps and sat down to ask them questions. now, i use the Authorized Text, and it's very poetic and doesn't pull any p...
- Sun May 11, 2025 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3316
Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
i started in ham radio while still in grade school. collected tv chassis from repair shops and built transmitters from the components. built a kit receiver that collected 80M signals and made morse code contacts from the tuned long wire above the ridge of the house. My school ham buddy developed a o...
- Tue May 06, 2025 7:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CINCO DE MAYO
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2851