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by AmBraCol
Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: non-lead ammo
Replies: 16
Views: 3919

Re: non-lead ammo

hello im looking for help Ineed a box of nonlead ammo for my marlin 30-30 any help would be great hunts this weekend thanks Your best bet would be to load up some Barne's bullets over an appropriate dose of powder. There maybe factory loaded ammo with Barnes bullets, but I've never come across any....
by AmBraCol
Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Invalid e-mail = Inconsideration for moderators - updated
Replies: 2
Views: 1487

Invalid e-mail = Inconsideration for moderators - updated

Guys, the least you could do is set up a junk, throwaway e-mail address. We get enough spam and junk to sort through without getting a bounce each time someone private messages folks on the forum who don't have a valid e-mail address. So our inboxes fill up because someone's trying to be cute or som...
by AmBraCol
Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: W/W lead ???
Replies: 34
Views: 6387

I don,t live in a country that is free just says it is see. You're not the only one, Nath. When one looks at the freedom that was from "sea to shining sea" just forty years ago compared to the pitiful shadow thereof that is left to us, it's enough to make one cry. But then I get called a ...
by AmBraCol
Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Box 'o Winchester! Back Together!
Replies: 17
Views: 3825

Hobie wrote:We need our little green with envy smilie... That's a good one!
You mean this one?

:mrgreen:
by AmBraCol
Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang, I Miss Squill Hunting
Replies: 39
Views: 8572

Andrew wrote:Missouri's "squill" season is open 8 1/2 months a year. :D 5/26/07 - 2/15/08


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Some of last year's Missouri squirrels.
by AmBraCol
Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: W/W lead ???
Replies: 34
Views: 6387

Another good source of cast bullet information is the CB-L list on yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CB-L/ There's a wealth of information in the archives. And a lot of guys willing to answer all kinds of questions. It helps if you address specific issues and do your homework first. For ...
by AmBraCol
Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Buying a new .22 rifle in preparation for squirrel hunting
Replies: 35
Views: 5519

Ok, you guys got me. I don't need another .22, but I want one, and oddly, I can afford one this month. Wonder how that happened :? as for the model 60 I have now, I just don't care for it much. every now and then I'll come across a rifle that I just don't get along with (Savage 110e, Ruger .44 leve...
by AmBraCol
Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Buying a new .22 rifle in preparation for squirrel hunting
Replies: 35
Views: 5519

I like to roam the squirrel woods with a classic shootin' iron. The Winchester 67 is a grand ol' single shot and does good work on squirrels. Last year I took most of my squirrels with the Ruger Old Model Single Six. It takes some practice, but hunting bushy tails with a handgun is a real challenge ...
by AmBraCol
Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Thinking about getting a cell phone
Replies: 25
Views: 5462

Hobie wrote:We are well aware of coverage isues living/playing in the mountainous region of VA in the Greenbank quiet zone.

You might look for a "bag phone" or some such. Some of them had 5 watt power compared to the current crop which are WAY weaker (sub watt?)
by AmBraCol
Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Thinking about getting a cell phone
Replies: 25
Views: 5462

I need a phone that closes on the keypad so that the phone won't accidentally dial/turn on/off in my pocket. These are more expensive. Did I say I'm cheap? :roll: So I haven't made a decision on this. I'd like to get input on that. Hobie, A lot depends on the physical phone as much as the carrier. ...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Thinking about getting a cell phone
Replies: 25
Views: 5462

On the prepaids, do you need to pay by the year to keep the charges down? One of my employees got a Verizon pay as you go and it costs him $30 just to keep the number. No minutes. No voicemail. I'd suggest tracfone or Net10. Both of them had good coverage where we travelled (between Indiana and Was...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Thinking about getting a cell phone
Replies: 25
Views: 5462

another vote for a tracfone or one of the other prepaid phones. You can pick them up for about $20-30 or so and then invest in minutes as need be. Net10 is 10 cents a minute. Tracfone depends on what card you buy. I was given a tracfone last year when we were in the US for a while. I put a "dou...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13714

Being from the other side of the pond I suppose I shouldn't really reply. But I find this post fascinating! I can see now, how brother could fight brother in the War of Northern Aggression. It's good that so many of you care enough to debate this argument. Here in the UK apathy rules and we get pol...
by AmBraCol
Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13714

So slug if someone doesn't have the money for heart surgery you say let 'em go home and die? Even kids, huh? The answer to health care isn't to nationalize it. Limit the asinine "mal practice" awards so that mal practice insurance isn't such a drain. This will lower the cost so that folks...
by AmBraCol
Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13714

Lets's talk ideas and not people :lol: About half of America is going to vote Dem next election. Let's try to talk them out of it, not insult them. Excellent point. It does no good to use ad hominem attacks. Talking about ideas can be productive, unless we start equating individuals with the ideas ...
by AmBraCol
Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13714

You're right Blaine...lots of good folks there. I left the Central Valley in 1996 and did spend time down there. The Liberals, having pooped in their own nest, are retiring to AZ, CO, OR and WA to enlighten these states with their failed policies. It's also not suprising that the Democrats want our...
by AmBraCol
Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang, I Miss Squill Hunting
Replies: 39
Views: 8572

I'm sorry ... did you say archery for sqirrels? We have the tiny little high-speed grays here in Florida with an occassional Fox Squirrel. I'm not a bow hunter ... but I can't even imagine how unproductive that might be. I probably just don't understand the accuracy that can be achieved with the mo...
by AmBraCol
Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang, I Miss Squill Hunting
Replies: 39
Views: 8572

Hobie wrote:Or like this one...

Hobie, is that a Browning? Tell me 'bout the pistola...
by AmBraCol
Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang, I Miss Squill Hunting
Replies: 39
Views: 8572

I can personally vouch that possum, coon, and snaper turtle are good eats. Possum, turtle, anaconda, hawk, tiú lizzard - and more that escape my mind at the moment, all make for decent eating. I've never had a chance at coon, perhaps one day... Never, EVER attempt to eat macaw. They are horrid and...
by AmBraCol
Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang, I Miss Squill Hunting
Replies: 39
Views: 8572

Eating Squirrel meat is catching on over here at last so if you have any good recipes let us have em!! The ones I shot last fall mostly got cooked up and then shredded off the bone. Then you use the meat like shredded chicken and such. You could make a "squirrel pot pie" or "squirrel...
by AmBraCol
Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang, I Miss Squill Hunting
Replies: 39
Views: 8572

C. Cash wrote:
WCF3030 wrote:Whats a squill? :wink:
You know..."Limb Chicken" :wink:
Tree rat you mean. :shock: Yep, we eat rats! :P
by AmBraCol
Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang, I Miss Squill Hunting
Replies: 39
Views: 8572

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by AmBraCol
Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Polytics
Replies: 20
Views: 5375

Makes me think that Hunter will show up as most in line with thinking no matter what you answer in the survey. I would be curious if others got Hunter as a result. I ran it twice, changing a couple of items slightly between the two. Once came up Ron Paul, one came up Mike Huckabee. A friend ran it ...
by AmBraCol
Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Polytics
Replies: 20
Views: 5375

CindyLea wrote:JPFO??? Who are they???

CindyLea

http://www.jpfo.org

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
by AmBraCol
Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For folks signing up on this forum - updated
Replies: 44
Views: 15792

Re: when will site be back to normal?

Hobie When do you think our site will be back to normal using the old format? thanks fn94 The word is the "old format" can be considered a '"fond memory". The software is no longer being supported. Joel is working on a replacement. No one else seems to know what that replacement...
by AmBraCol
Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trial Poll
Replies: 21
Views: 7413

Trial Poll

Here's a poll, just for grins...
by AmBraCol
Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question for Hobie
Replies: 12
Views: 3207

casastahle wrote:
Hobie wrote:I think I'll stay with my name....

There are forums which REQUIRE that you use your real name. How would you all feel about that?

Can ya do one of those polls on this forum?
Seems a vote would indeed be interesting. :)
We can do polls - what kind of poll questions did you have in mind?
by AmBraCol
Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question for Hobie
Replies: 12
Views: 3207

There are forums which REQUIRE that you use your real name. How would you all feel about that? Suites me just fine. I've been using J Miller since day one. Hopefully though we won't loose our post count. I like that big number. I never count it anymore but I don't wanna loose 'em. Joe Unless Joel f...
by AmBraCol
Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New user name
Replies: 4
Views: 1238

I guess I'm troutfly on the leverguns forum. Just realized I hadn't been on the sixshooter forum before. Leverhunter works for me. Thanks Well, this is the temporary http://www.leverguns.com forum. The http://www.sixshootercommunity.com forum is one of the disk.sewer.com applications. It's a real p...
by AmBraCol
Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 24 new users, just today
Replies: 3
Views: 1297

If anything else is available to them they should dump AOL. I did 5 yrs ago and never looked back. My feelings exactly - but I've always been independent like when it comes to internet stuff. I HATE being fed stuff, I'd rather do my own news, etc gathering. But I'm a rebel. Some folks actually LIKE...
by AmBraCol
Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 24 new users, just today
Replies: 3
Views: 1297

24 new users, just today

Folks are dribblin' in, bit by bit. 24 so far today for a total of 372 user names on the system. JimT and I are doing our best to OK y'all ASAP. AOL is our biggest problem, as far as folks getting in, receiving e-mail and such. probably 90% or better of folks who've e-mailed with problems are on AOL...
by AmBraCol
Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Mexican officers arrested buying guns....in Arizona
Replies: 13
Views: 4362

The article states that Mexico wants the US to cut off the flow of illegal guns and ammunition. Hmmm..... Why don't they do something about cutting off the flow of illegal aliens, drugs and such :?: :?: :?: The way I see it, we need to step up the flow of weapons and ammo south of the border. It's t...
by AmBraCol
Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Airport Security - not available in the US of A
Replies: 7
Views: 2219

Still, there's NO VALID REASON to NOT allow folks to carry weapons. It's the misuse of them that should be punished. But folks are sheeple anymore and want government to protect them rather than taking responsibility for their own well being. +1 I agree totally. Nobody's gonna look after me/my faml...
by AmBraCol
Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New user name
Replies: 4
Views: 1238

Re: New user name

Just a quick note, I had to re-register to get on here. Formerly I was troutfly but am now leverhunter. Minor problem, but I guess new handle is Levergun friendly lol. Tis good to be back. I did a search and didn't find troutfly. If you really want to use it (so folks will know who they're communic...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: We need AOL help
Replies: 14
Views: 4173

If I had AOL I bet I could figure it out. There's a "help" button on there somewhere! Well, at least one would ASSUME so. Nothing I've heard about AOL makes me think much of the program or the company. I'd not put it past them to forget the "Help" button. Of course, it's SO easy...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Surprised more people didn't make the jump over here.
Replies: 29
Views: 6374

gunslinger598 wrote:yep I came over as soon as I got the e mail.

Some folks find change very difficult

We try to make it as easy as possible, however. :-)
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: LEST WE FORGET
Replies: 23
Views: 5961

PPpastordon wrote:Only the Living God, as revealed through Christ Jesus, can truly conquer the human spirit that has been led astray by evil; and in doing so, change that spirit for the better.

PPpastordon

Amen to that, dear brother. The only lasting peace will come through the Prince of Peace.
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AUCTION ALERT - Three Screw SB .44 on GunBroker 2 bbls too!
Replies: 9
Views: 2422

My ~1976 SBH has two screws. What's the difference? The old three screw action was not safe to carry with a fully loaded cylinder. Just like an old Colt you should carry it with the hammer down on an empty chamber. But too many idiots carried it fully loaded and at least one managed to shoot himsel...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: We need AOL help
Replies: 14
Views: 4173

AOL has been known to be anti gun for many years now. I wouldn't use there services for free. I'd suspect a lack of cooperation at minimum. Pepe Ray I've never used their services, nor do I expect to ever do so. However, I do figure folks ought to be able to choose for themselves. A certain website...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Airport Security - not available in the US of A
Replies: 7
Views: 2219

Paul, My idea of airline security goes like this: As you board your plane there is a large barrel full of baseball bats right next to the door. If you would like a bat to take on board you take one from the barrel. Should the bat need to be deployed while in transit you will have plenty of help. Wh...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Airport Security - not available in the US of A
Replies: 7
Views: 2219

Old Ironsights wrote:Country?

Colombia
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Airport Security - not available in the US of A
Replies: 7
Views: 2219

OT: Airport Security - not available in the US of A

Here's a little something you won't likely find any time soon in the US of A. http://www.paulmoreland.com/share/security.jpg Sign on the side says "Descargue Su Arma Aquí" (Unload Your Weapon Here). Walk into the local airport, unload your weapon, check it in at the cop desk (beside the u...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Surprised more people didn't make the jump over here.
Replies: 29
Views: 6374

So far there are 337 of us hangin' out here...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooting Back - the DVD
Replies: 2
Views: 1125

Shooting Back - the DVD

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57452 In the same week WND celebrates its fifth anniversary as a book publisher, the company announces the release of its first major documentary – "Shooting Back," the story of an armed man who returned fire at terrorists attacking his chu...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was trying for Red...
Replies: 11
Views: 3509

I use a 50/50 mix of bee's wax & ATF (Dextron) for a nice red color and excellent lube quality. Ji, how is long term storage of loaded ammo with this lube? I'm a bit leary of ATF for bullet lube due to concerns of lube migration and powder contamination. But that's just me and my suspicious sel...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For folks signing up on this forum - updated
Replies: 44
Views: 15792

Over the past week or so as people come drifting in to the refuge, several folks have experienced difficulties of one kind or another. We've also had to implement some anti-spam/anti-spammer features to keep the bottom feeders at bay. These measures have caused problems for some folks. Now, we want ...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For folks signing up on this forum - updated
Replies: 44
Views: 15792

OK. For the AOL users, check out your AOL controls. There's some site filtering stuff in there you need to check out. I know nothing about this other than theoretical stuff. What I DO know is that you need to check out your controls and see if there's something in there about filtering and cookies a...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For folks signing up on this forum - updated
Replies: 44
Views: 15792

Between the May and the end of August a huge number of spammers found this site and set up a bunch of usernames with links to porn and other objectionable sites. Now, what you do on your own time and what not is your problem, but we WILL NOT tolerate the use of this forum for the promotion of web co...
by AmBraCol
Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun control?
Replies: 8
Views: 2950

It's just spam. No one's rights are being violated. There's nothing to worry about. If you say your rights are being violated then you're a pinko-commie-progressive-socialist-democrat. I know that's true 'cause Bill O'Reilly stated it clearly last night. No one's rights are being violated in the US....
by AmBraCol
Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was trying for Red...
Replies: 11
Views: 3509

kimwcook wrote:What is Oz doing in Bolivia?

Living



Paul - in Pereira - also living