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- Thu May 15, 2025 11:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone having LOG IN issues?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4734
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: 27
- Views: 4734
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: 7
- Views: 183
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: 7
- Views: 183
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: 7
- Views: 183
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: 7
- Views: 183
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: 8
- Views: 273
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: 8
- Views: 273
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: 2478
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: 22
- Views: 3959
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: 559
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: 8
- Views: 273
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: 2388
- Mon May 05, 2025 8:29 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: "An interview nobody will listen to".. ???
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1100
Re: "An interview nobody will listen to".. ???
. Over the past three hours since I got home, I've shared this interview with almost a dozen 'liberal' ('progresssssive' :roll: ) friends and all of them said they won't listen to anything Tucker Carlson does or any interviews of his. I've only shared it with three conservative friends and all of t...
- Mon May 05, 2025 7:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CINCO DE MAYO
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2388
Re: CINCO DE MAYO
Zocalo, in Mexico City.jpg . I was in this Plaza on Cinco de Mayo in about '67 maybe? It was plugged with dancers and singers and mariachis and venders with good fireworks going off over head. Everyone looked pretty happy to me. I almost never saw anyone drunk in public. I did see where a household...
- Sun May 04, 2025 2:47 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: If O'Keefe is scared, something BIG must be up...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4949
Re: If O'Keefe is scared, something BIG must be up...
grizz
- Sat May 03, 2025 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1940's Marlin catalog
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3405
Re: 1940's Marlin catalog
Thanks for posting, love the ads. I have a Model 90 12 Ga, first time i've seen the ad for it.
- Thu May 01, 2025 4:44 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: If O'Keefe is scared, something BIG must be up...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4949
Re: If O'Keefe is scared, something BIG must be up...
I count him as an American Hero. He has exposed unimaginable wickedness to broad daylight, the demonics aren't happy about that. Prayers UP for a truth-sayer.
- Wed Apr 30, 2025 7:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Surgery
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5552
Re: Surgery
So I've kept the dogs to minimum activity a week longer than the vet said to. Today was 4 weeks post op. As I was doing some yard work the girls were out sunning and when I quit I decided to hit a ball for some fun. Parker and Claro being sisters and ol brownie is a bit of a 'B' she decided to give...
- Tue Apr 29, 2025 9:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ot in MD AARP
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7272
Re: ot in MD AARP
been checking this out. it looks good in some ways, but can't see how it saves money. how does that work?rossim92 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:10 pmHigh Desert Hunter wrote: ↑Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:06 pm They monetarily support anti gun groups. We're members of AMAC, it's the conservative version of AARP.![]()
- Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I was thinking about buying another pistol…
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8158
Re: I was thinking about buying another pistol…
An acquaintance once opined that handguns to men are like jewelry to women, and I kind of see the parallel. That said, I wouldn't talk anyone out of buying a CZ75 or Hi Power. I have both and although they're not primary carry guns or even have a specific purpose for me I enjoy using them. I think ...
- Tue Apr 29, 2025 7:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I was thinking about buying another pistol…
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8158
Re: I was thinking about buying another pistol…
isn't there a law against instigating ad hoc gun purchases? this kind of post sets me to trolling the internet for the ones i don't own. AND isn't the barf-atf-barf [Hello, DOGE?] persecuting people who are selling their guns? what's the work-around for that? oh well, another day trolling the gun_ne...
- Mon Apr 28, 2025 3:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A poignant quote
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6180
Re: A poignant quote
Amen and amenwvfarrier wrote: ↑Sun Apr 27, 2025 4:08 pm "I am a Christian and I speak to Christians—I am a good Christian and speak to good Christians. I love and venerate the religion of Christ because Christ came into the world to deliver humanity from slavery for which God has not created it."
-Guiseppe Garabaldi
- Mon Apr 28, 2025 10:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: a gifting opportunity to Africans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5431
Re: a gifting opportunity to Africans
This is most interesting. I remember from way back hearing references to t.w.r. programs and projects. Internet searching their history and personal reviews and testimonies nets no evidence of exorbitant salaries & the like. We have been long supporters of samaritan's purse but mister g's repor...
- Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: a gifting opportunity to Africans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5431
Re: a gifting opportunity to Africans
I had some friends that I met in Mozambique. They had a radio station in Northern Mozambique that broadcast the gospel. They gave away free radios that did not change stations. It only received their station. They broadcast the Gospel using a program called Jesus in the Quran. Where they were was n...
- Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So selling your collection off at gun shows is now a felony...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5036
Re: So selling your collection off at gun shows is now a felony...
"Hello, DOGE?"AJMD429 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 5:55 am .
I thought that this had been corrected...
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/tw ... er-offense
What a sad state of affairs...
- Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: a gifting opportunity to Africans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5431
a gifting opportunity to Africans
I stumbled on this campaign of Trans World Radio, where they are providing wind-up radios to countries in Africa that have strong radio presence. Each radio broadcasts the gospel in the local language of the station location. . This is a simple way to spread the Goodest News where I will never go. ....
- Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: USA Made Skinning Knives NEED A GOOD SOURCE
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6098
Re: USA Made Skinning Knives NEED A GOOD SOURCE
Gunnymack had a good idea,
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https://texasknife.com/product/Pecos-Bu ... 22C-BL422C
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the specs on the blade sound good and it's a shorter blade than the OP had
I might buy one so i can use some desert ironwood that's sitting around . . .
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https://texasknife.com/product/Pecos-Bu ... 22C-BL422C
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the specs on the blade sound good and it's a shorter blade than the OP had
I might buy one so i can use some desert ironwood that's sitting around . . .
- Sat Apr 26, 2025 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rossi/Puma short rifles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8571
Re: Rossi/Puma short rifles
The stainless used on most firearms is 416 series it is not corrosion proof. I've seen some nasty bores on muzzle loaders that were shot and loaded in field and forgot about .Needless to say bores nearly ruined. 17-4 is what Big Horn Armory uses it's much more resistant to corrosion. do you know wh...
- Sat Apr 26, 2025 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rossi/Puma short rifles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8571
Re: Rossi/Puma short rifles
The stainless used on most firearms is 416 series it is not corrosion proof. I've seen some nasty bores on muzzle loaders that were shot and loaded in field and forgot about .Needless to say bores nearly ruined. 17-4 is what Big Horn Armory uses it's much more resistant to corrosion. do you know wh...
- Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just a Suggestion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4185
Re: Just a Suggestion
Good points. the secondaries in Texas are some of the best highways in the nation. I try to drive on different ones every trip and there are still thousands of miles of Texas left to see. Next trip i'm going to add a day to get some new views on the way. The Eisenhower highways are in bad condition ...
- Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rossi/Puma short rifles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8571
Re: Rossi/Puma short rifles
What the deal w these modern Rossi 92's in Stainless.... How durable is the Stainless to the elements For the price, I'm wondering if they are just the ticket for a truck/farm gun that's going to see rain, bad weather...on the regular. Or are they cheap, rough, and gritty. Haven't had a chance to h...
- Sat Apr 26, 2025 12:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: USA Made Skinning Knives NEED A GOOD SOURCE
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6098
Re: USA Made Skinning Knives NEED A GOOD SOURCE
Looking to buy some USA Made Skinning Knives, particularly for coyote pelts. Was hoping Made in Maine, but did not see what I'm looking for. Was looking for fixed blade, 3"-4" type, where the blade hangs down past your fingers by a good amount. And no drop point. Similar to Buck 103 but a...
- Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Straight Wall 92's ; Browning B92 44mag
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6263
Re: Straight Wall 92's ; Browning B92 44mag
I have a current production Winchester 92 in 44 Magnum, and I have a Winchester 94 30-30 from 1971. My 92 is a rifle with 24" barrel and shotgun butt, and the 94 is a traditional carbine with shotgun butt. The 94 of course is lighter and easier to carry being it's a carbine. Both are comfortab...
- Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Horseback
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4782
Re: Horseback
Horses and horse culture are a great legacy of history. Jim, i've read the story of the 'rolling mare' several times and i still can't quite picture it. What a horse! And how much she trusted you, what a relationship! It is a great story of goodness and mercy.
- Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good Thursday Caution. Proceed at own risk
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2003
Re: Good Thursday Caution. Proceed at own risk
good one grizz. i found the Bible-centric explanation. this is the contemporary understanding of those who lived through those times. the localized context. the one to know.
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- Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Replies: 57
- Views: 34313
Re: Gun and Knife Pictures
that is Stunning. I'm guessing a fitted case is in order for safe keeping? Thanks for the view.
- Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This is a handy little trapper
- Replies: 33
- Views: 22376
Re: This is a handy little trapper
that's very fine. could be a one-gun battery if someone went that way.
- Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Have a Happy Resurrection Celebration . . .
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2170
Have a Happy Resurrection Celebration . . .
1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of ...
- Thu Apr 17, 2025 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good Thursday Caution. Proceed at own risk
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2003
Good Thursday Caution. Proceed at own risk
This is the day the Grizz's celebrate ( ? ), commemorate the murder of Jesus of Nazareth on a hill far off where He could see Jerusalem, the city of His own heart, while it was pumping out his blood. Here are the numbers >>> . . Good Thursday.jpg . . this is the three nights and three days required ...
- Thu Apr 17, 2025 2:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: M1 Garand (and other old gun) parts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2322
Re: M1 Garand (and other old gun) parts
. Was shooting a 'Century Arms' franken-Garand the other day and it wasn't cycling well (wound up improving after a lube job), but got to wondering as to the 8-round clips, and where mine were - I have about a dozen.... somewhere . So rather than actually LOOK for them, I thought the same thing I a...
- Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: USPS: Here we go again
- Replies: 46
- Views: 25999
Re: USPS: Here we go again
News flash : I now have a package hung up in Des Moines Iowa and a payment going to New Jersey that is way late . The USPS seems to have totally gone to pelosi since November . I'm thinking the Demoncrats have taken it over since they no longer control anything else. not just the PO. . . I am certa...
- Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 44-40 2025 Targets Thread
- Replies: 52
- Views: 30456
Re: 44-40 2025 Targets Thread
that is Very interesting. thanks for posting these results. have you done this with any other firearms?
- Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lil fun on the schedule for Saturday
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2310
Re: Lil fun on the schedule for Saturday
beautiful arms. love the external lock works. never fired one. but like the videos. a jolly good commemoration . . .
- Tue Apr 15, 2025 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Impressive .45 Colt load
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7208
Re: Impressive .45 Colt load
I’m pretty sure it would serve well even in Alaska. Particularly since a man can probably shoot it better. well it absolutely would work in Alaska, which is just like and no different than anywhere else where big, Big animals live. it's the land that is BIG BIG BIG, and there are awesome obstacles ...
- Tue Apr 15, 2025 1:59 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Not sure 'Child Protective Services' really protects childen
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3294
Re: Not sure 'Child Protective Services' really protects childen
"protective" is the tell that they are trained terrorists.AJMD429 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2025 9:06 am .
I see lots of this type stuff - https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/0 ... ices-took/
- Tue Apr 15, 2025 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Impressive .45 Colt load
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7208
Re: Impressive .45 Colt load
I’m pretty sure it would serve well even in Alaska. Particularly since a man can probably shoot it better. well it absolutely would work in Alaska, which is just like and no different than anywhere else where big, Big animals live. it's the land that is BIG BIG BIG, and there are awesome obstacles ...
- Tue Apr 15, 2025 1:47 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Going to SAVE LIVES...!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3060
Re: Going to SAVE LIVES...!
i wonder how many of 'thems' are also baby murderers. my theory is that there is a significant corollary, based on 'their' massively demonstrated preference for maniacal violent violence. some one could get a federal grant; uh, belay that. 

- Tue Apr 15, 2025 1:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Snakes are out again....
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6992
Re: Snakes are out again....
I figure that killing snakes is a Biblical duty as a son of Adam. That brings a smile. I would like to kill some rattlers for the hide. And if someone has Eve's snake meat recipe i'm interested . . . :) beyond that i heard that the venom is still venomous and harmful, and not a good embellishment t...
- Sat Apr 12, 2025 2:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New guy — hog hunting levergun?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4521
Re: New guy — hog hunting levergun?
30-30 is an easy round. Finding, shooting, reloading It’ll take everything in the Americas except maybe the big bruins. You’re limited by range to a couple hundred yards. My limit is 150ish I’ve hunted WT with 357, 358 win, 32-20, 30-30 and 45-70. All working perfectly. Of those the 358 is my favor...