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- Mon Oct 07, 2024 12:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Elk hunt
- Replies: 23
- Views: 446
Re: Elk hunt
Give Him a Pat on the Back for Me. . I've been a Meat Cutter for a long time, and Elk is the best Red Meat I have ever Eaten. What an Awesome Bull.
- Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: South Carolina Floods - Prayers up for the folks there...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 584
Re: South Carolina Floods - Prayers up for the folks there...
Prayers Up For You Tycer and All effected by this storm. It is heartbreaking to See the idiots who represent the Government claim that Fema is broke while they send billions all over the world and give millions to all the illegals while taxpayers in dire need are ignored. Stay Strong. God Bless.
- Sat Sep 28, 2024 12:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For you who like a powerful Rifle and don't mind recoil.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 778
Re: For you who like a powerful Rifle and don't mind recoil.
I'm more than Happy to watch this kind of thing from a distance , My old shoulder hurts enough as it is. . Wouldn't it be a Good Idea to wait a bit on the round that didn't go off in case of a hang fire ?
- Tue Sep 17, 2024 8:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ooohhhh, this would have made her mad!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 997
Re: Ooohhhh, this would have made her mad!!
As I said before Jason , Your Going to be Fine.!! That looks like a Great sailboat. One Day at a time ! . .
- Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Formidable 10’s
- Replies: 8
- Views: 687
Re: Formidable 10’s
When the Ithaca Mag 10 first came out a local Tavern owner ordered one thru the Trap & Skeet club where I shot all the time. The Club Manager was a tremendous shot and at night under the lights He put on a show with that 10ga I'll never forget shooting from well past the 27 yard line. yesterday ...
- Fri Sep 06, 2024 12:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Home defense guns.
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2286
Re: Home defense guns.
For a few years I had some really nice neighbors that were always threatening us . day or night some kind of mayhem going on . I had a loaded gun in every room of the house, one in the garage and I carried on My property every day. My cell phone has a speed dial I set up to go straight to the Sherif...
- Tue Sep 03, 2024 3:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: who woulda' thought - "survival" knives at Home Depot
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1812
Re: who woulda' thought - "survival" knives at Home Depot
Thanks for the post. I have a lot of knives that I would hate to lose. I'll look for one of those!
- Tue Sep 03, 2024 3:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hey Doc?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1309
Re: Hey Doc?
Gunny , Please give an update on what Your Dr. has to say. Thanks.
- Sun Sep 01, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hey Doc?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1309
Re: Hey Doc?
I sure hope the Doc weighs in on this. I have had exactly the same problem in my left Achilles for most of the summer. Aleve helps some days but no reason or rime to what would really help . A trip to the Dr. here would start a never ending stream of referrals to this specialist and that one....My W...
- Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A couple of recent acquisitions….
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1745
Re: A couple of recent acquisitions….
Sweet! I have two Auto-5's . The sound of hitting the bolt release is like a blacksmith hitting an anvil with a hammer. Enjoy. .
- Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Send Lawyers, Guns and Money!
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7012
Re: Send Lawyers, Guns and Money!
Late to this thread Jason, our ancient computer died and I haven't posted in a long while. with All Respect I Think She did You a big favor . I know several Guys that have gone through this mess and all are now on top of the world. Only one has re-married , the others Guard their freedom and are Hap...
- Wed Jul 31, 2024 11:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Covid is kicking my…..
- Replies: 38
- Views: 9708
Re: Covid is kicking my…..
Get All the Rest You can Scott. Covid has been going around here again as well, We went to a big wedding six weeks ago and I felt like Sh*! soon after. pretty sure I had it. I sleep all I want and if I'm tired I take a nap in the afternoon. Hope You feel better soon.!
- Sun Jul 28, 2024 10:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Finally
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1174
Re: Finally
When I was Young Winchester Corporation had a factory sponsored Shooting Center about 20 miles from Here. They had it all including international Trap and international skeet. I bought a Remington 3200 Skeet gun in '76 and was totally nuts for several years. I shot regular skeet gun down for quite a...
- Wed Jul 24, 2024 7:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This is riding with style
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2117
Re: This is riding with style
Pretty common around here Scott, We have a big Amish community in Ohio and see that set up often.
- Fri Jul 12, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45 ACP vs 45 Colt vs 410 slug...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 907
Re: 45 ACP vs 45 Colt vs 410 slug...
A co-worker was selling His Blackhawk .45 Colt/acp in the early 80's . He needed big power and found it in the Super Blackhawk .44. He brought the guns out to the house. He had a couple of boxes of factory Remington 255's. The first time I fired it I was hooked, a paper plate at 40 yards with six ho...
- Fri Jul 12, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One of those days
- Replies: 6
- Views: 984
Re: One of those days
Like everything else in this world.....go to my dealership and buy parts. they have to walk across the lot 75' to service because that's where the cc printer is. Express service oil change $94.00. average wait 1 1/2 hours.I can do it myself in 25 minuet's for $45.00. local heating company I've dealt...
- Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45 ACP vs 45 Colt vs 410 slug...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 907
Re: 45 ACP vs 45 Colt vs 410 slug...
The .45's they shot with the Hornady critical defense rounds did exactly what they were designed to do. expand dramatically at close range. As far as penetration I'd bet that even the old 900fps round nose 255grain bullet would amaze these "experts".
- Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remington 870 with rifle sights and modified choke
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3576
Re: Remington 870 with rifle sights and modified choke
At one time I had four 870's . three barrels for the 12ga field gun. I'm pretty sure the slug barrel had a 22" cylinder barrel. One snowy opening day I followed a set of tracks along way in thick swamp very slowly and saw two deer behind some big Hickory trees. about 60 yards. I saw antlers mov...
- Thu Jul 11, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The cost of reloading versus buying loaded ammunition
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3690
Re: The cost of reloading versus buying loaded ammunition
Back in the late 80's when I was shooting a lot I had a couple of guys saving Me wheel weight's. I melted them down into ingots and stored them in 2 1/2 gallon buckets. have two WW and two pure lead. moving stuff in the shed this spring they really have gotten Heavy. :shock: :oops: . I better cast a...
- Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: S&W 1854 44 Magnum Quality
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1015
Re: S&W 1854 44 Magnum Quality
Thanks for the post and pictures.....maybe S&W needs to send there stuff to South America for quality control. .
- Thu Jul 04, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Have a HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY ...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1099
Re: Have a HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY ...
My oldest Grandson stayed over last night. This morning after breakfast We went out back with the Henry .22. A 12 year old with a .22 is pretty fun to watch. . Have a Great 4th Guys.!
- Mon Jun 24, 2024 3:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bear Creek Supply “shuttlecock” bullet
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4615
- Sun Jun 23, 2024 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bear Creek Supply “shuttlecock” bullet
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4615
Re: Bear Creek Supply “shuttlecock” bullet
Scott, are these soft enough to expand from the Colt? They could be a real defense round or loaded a little hotter and shot thru a Rifle and be Great for Deer at woods ranges. Bear Creek has quite an array of bullets for sale. Thanks for the post.
- Sun Jun 23, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .410 bore for an adult
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6840
Re: .410 bore for an adult
Around 1980 I bought a Stoger .410 SXS. it was full & full . I was totally nuts shooting skeet at the time and had a gunsmith open the chokes to skeet. It worked Great . I still have the Mec .410 reloader but My one Brother in Law talked Me out of the gun which He still has . For a hunting gun I...
- Wed Jun 19, 2024 9:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: O.T. just in time...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1455
O.T. just in time...
Been in the 90's here for a few days, coming home from Pa yesterday afternoon We could see a bad storm before us to the West. Huge lightning & wind . Just before I pulled in the drive it hit . Momma got in the house , I camped out in the garage. I thought for sure I'd see a tornado but no, just ...
- Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: No more bacon for you
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1030
Re: No more bacon for you
I can See it All....in the affluent suburbs of the big cities Hogs running wild in every yard rootin and eating everything in sight. THEN there will be He** to pay when a billion $$ of fancy grass and landscaping is destroyed.....We have longtime Friends who live in a well off suburb of Cleveland wh...
- Wed Jun 12, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: kudos to HRA
- Replies: 2
- Views: 560
Re: kudos to HRA
Several years ago I bought a Henry .22 with the Youth stock for the Grandkids to shoot. It has been a great accurate rifle . No regrets !.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bear Creek Supply “shuttlecock” bullet
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4615
Re: Bear Creek Supply “shuttlecock” bullet
Do they have lube grooves or are they coated Scott? How fast are You pushing them? Look Good.! I didn't see the second post. .
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old Movies
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4987
Re: Old Movies
I like most of All the stuff The same as Youse Guys..... :lol: . Last night when Momma went to bed I watched the first Monty Walsh on You tube. Lee Marvin and Jack Palance were terrific. Tom Horn is a Good one as well and We get to see a lot of a 1876 45-60. Lonesome Dove, Dances with Wolves, Open R...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gorgeous lever gun, but why?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4172
Re: Gorgeous lever gun, but why?
I have had an 86/71 45-70 since around 2012. For Me it is an excellent rifle. No safety of any kind, a 4lb trigger that is crisp ,good size and weight for a 45-70. If I was fifty years younger I'd carry it all day but no more. one in 30-30 makes no sense to Me at all. I won't touch anything with a t...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pitchy (Lenn)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7222
Re: Pitchy (Lenn)
Thanks for Just Showing Up and posting a Picture.!! At least Your out in the Sunshine that will Help You Feel better. Don't stay away, any post from You makes My Day. One Day at a Time !! .
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Off Topic....Great Sheriff
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1340
Off Topic....Great Sheriff
Monday after We ate dinner I look out the front window and there is a Large individual wearing a black hoodie walking down the road in front of the house. pretty unusual Here . next door is a two story house that is falling down, no one has lived there for two years since the neighbor went "awa...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Comfort food a dark, wet day
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2302
Re: Comfort food a dark, wet day
That's a Good lookin dish Bill! Enjoy. The Weather here on the shores of Lake Erie has been olmost all rain. all winter. Drives Me nuts as I hat the MUD! The easiest winter in My seventy years. only started My snow blower one time. I fully expect the winds aloft to shift next year and then We will b...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pitchy (Lenn)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7222
Re: Pitchy (Lenn)
In My more than twenty years on this forum No One spread more Good Will than Pitchy. His posts of course weren't always on topic but His Amazing ability to build things and post a million pictures were a seemingly never ending thing. All We can do is offer Prayers Up for His continued strength.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lost our pup this week
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3872
Re: Lost our pup this week
Always a terribly Sad time. Sorry for Your loss. It's been about 11 years since I put My last dog down . I still haven't gotten over it. I wish most people in My life had been as Happy to See Me as My Dogs.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tornado Hit Us Wednesday
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5886
Re: Tornado Hit Us Wednesday
That's Great news for sure !! We had two south of us here in Ohio last night an EF1 and EF 0. I find it amazing how we can see the storms moving across the state on the weather. Had a lot of rain and wind here but No damage.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got the cabin in PA cleaned up for the season
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2232
Re: Got the cabin in PA cleaned up for the season
That's a Great Way to spend a weekend!. .
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Savage lever gun in .22
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1023
Re: Savage lever gun in .22
The Little Boy prime minister up there must not have been told about this deal. When He does find out it will all go up in smoke . I wish Savage would just build it in the U.S.
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Photo of me in my black cowboy outfit during the eclipse.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3411
Re: Photo of me in my black cowboy outfit during the eclipse.
Boy I need that !! Thanks Jim. . There is a HUGE feral Cat that lives in the abandoned house next door. He is rarely seen but when it got dark He came out and looked around like what's going on ? It must be a heck of a hunter to survive on only what it can catch.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tornado Hit Us Wednesday
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5886
Re: Tornado Hit Us Wednesday
I Too am Glad You and the Family are O.K. High wind and tornados are one of My biggest fears. Prayers Up.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 350 grains at 2,600 FPS - from a handgun....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1867
Re: 350 grains at 2,600 FPS - from a handgun....
If He doesn't kill himself with another big "accident".... ... and lives past 65 I bet He will feel a lot worse than Me. .
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How many of you miss the old Marlin print ads?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2315
Re: How many of you miss the old Marlin print ads?
The Marlin Horse and Rider is My favorite. .
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAPPY EASTER
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1881
Re: HAPPY EASTER
We attended yesterday and it was Very Nice. Thank You Lord. The Little Kids sang (about 20) three songs and did very Well. The Pastor couldn't attend He has seven Kids and His 18 year old Daughter ,on the way back to collage was in a bad accident three weeks ago. She has been in an induced coma sinc...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Off topic..Redneck Dream offroader....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1590
Re: Off topic..Redneck Dream offroader....
The backhoe on the one up the street is folded up on the back of the truck piggy back and completely out of the way. In the text it says the front bucket and backhoe are removable. I stopped at the Farm the other day and walked around it. Knocked on the Door at the House and no one was Home. Anythin...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Off topic..Redneck Dream offroader....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1590
Off topic..Redneck Dream offroader....
Guy up the street has a farm and a lot of Big equipment. He has one of these. What a Beast. https://silodrome.com/mercedes-benz-unimog-419/
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2840
Re: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum
I am in the middle of a bathroom remodel....A Friend of Mine who is doing the work demands to be in the inspection of any big items We buy. He said the quality is so bad now everything has to be closely looked at. He has 40 + years doing this work.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: one shot with a 44 or 45 lever, whats you load
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4200
Re: one shot with a 44 or 45 lever, whats you load
Six Gun wrote:'There’s not too many people who could hold their cool on a moving target intent on eating you so I would opt for a load with the most recoil and then I’d shoot straight down in the ground hoping the recoil would push me high enough to grab a branch."...... exactly.... On the Marl...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT, post and beam
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9162
Re: OT, post and beam
Holy Stuff! This Great thread never ends. What's a ballpark $$ amount that this Barn is costing? That's No Job for Old Geezers....Like Me.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2465
Re: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!
Quite a bit of the media in Cleveland is trying to whip this all up, how to watch, what to buy, what to do, bla,bla bla. ... most are trying to figure out how to make a buck off of it. .
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Baseball fans here?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3107
Re: Baseball fans here?
Professional Sports lost Me long ago. I see around 40% crybabies who ruin it for the rest of the hard working Guys trying to stay on the field. The money the make is an insult to any Man or Women who has worked their whole life.