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by AJMD429
Sat Jun 01, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: I am so disgusted right now I can't see straight
Replies: 13
Views: 276

Re: I am so disgusted right now I can't see straight

. One difference is also that when JFK was assassinated, which is certainly the ultimate stepping off of the appropriate path of political discourse, even pretty much all of the Republicans said it was disgusting and not the kind of thing that should happen in a civilized constitutional republic. Bu...
by AJMD429
Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
Replies: 23
Views: 1837

Re: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!

. Sometimes they are honest enough to publish things admitting they really don’t know what’s going on, or that they have found that previous theories are completely wrong… https://www.iflscience.com/is-collapse-of-the-atlantic-ocean-circulation-really-imminent-icebergs-history-reveals-some-clues-744...
by AJMD429
Sat Jun 01, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When I Was Visiting Paco He Gave Me A Box Of .22 Long Rifles.
Replies: 15
Views: 296

Re: When I Was Visiting Paco He Gave Me A Box Of .22 Long Rifles.

I've got a box or two of those squirreled away, along with some Colibris as well. Haven't been up north long enough to try them out in years. I like the concept, but so far haven't had a chance to put them to use. Comments about fast twist make me curious about using them in a .223 with a 1-8 or fa...
by AJMD429
Fri May 31, 2024 11:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: I am so disgusted right now I can't see straight
Replies: 13
Views: 276

Re: I am so disgusted right now I can't see straight

. Well one way or another it's going to be an interesting next six months or so... The Left has ALWAYS been the "ends justify the means" party, and so they lie, cheat, steal, defraud, censor, and......use violence. I think they must mostly be people who grew up somehow without a moral comp...
by AJMD429
Fri May 31, 2024 11:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tis time
Replies: 5
Views: 172

Re: Tis time

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I used to tease my dentist about "Little Shop of Horrors" and "The Inlaws" - both movies involved dentists; the first one a crazy dentist, and the second one a dentist being driven crazy by Peter Falk's character.
by AJMD429
Fri May 31, 2024 11:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When I Was Visiting Paco He Gave Me A Box Of .22 Long Rifles.
Replies: 15
Views: 296

Re: When I Was Visiting Paco He Gave Me A Box Of .22 Long Rifles.

. They are really quiet, but unless your 22 LR is very fast twist, be aware they may yaw and keyhole quite a bit. Not a big deal for popping a rabbit in the head at 25 yards though. ALSO I'd not try firing them in a suppressed gun for fear of a baffle strike for the same reason (unless you have a re...
by AJMD429
Fri May 31, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Soviet nationals targeting US SpecOps community
Replies: 3
Views: 81

Re: Soviet nationals targeting US SpecOps community

. I can think of a lot of things (grizzly bears, crazed soccer-moms, T-rex's) that would be far less dangerous to 'target' than the homes or families of our SpecOps people. Read the book Single Harness - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21889726-single-harness for a sense of the kind of people th...
by AJMD429
Fri May 31, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: We (of course) are going to be baited, repeatedly...
Replies: 2
Views: 65

We (of course) are going to be baited, repeatedly...

. The 'news' media is already 'informing' the low-information-voters out there as to how 'Trump Supporters' are 'gearing up for violence'. They have no shortage of MAGA-hat-wearing nimrods talking about 'civil war' and 'Second Amendment' to the rescue. Of course anyone who has a life outside the Tik...
by AJMD429
Fri May 31, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When Russia landed on Venus...
Replies: 8
Views: 235

Re: When Russia landed on Venus...

. . . there is a tendency by smart people to step outside their area of expertise. Folks believe the nonsense they put forward simply because they are “smart”. . . I see that CONSTANTLY among physicians; they had enough perseverance and tuition loans or scholarships to make it through a dozen years...
by AJMD429
Fri May 31, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: I chipped in....
Replies: 2
Views: 74

I chipped in....

. ... accounting for over a millionth of the total ...! :D https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/breaking-trump-raises-record-shattering-34-8-million/ I'm sure he wouldn't have gone broke if I hadn't contributed, but I guess it just felt like one way to express my opinion and flip the bird to the...
by AJMD429
Fri May 31, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Just a couple 'neglected' generations can destroy us
Replies: 1
Views: 50

Just a couple 'neglected' generations can destroy us

. Ronald Reagan: “ Our Founding Fathers, here in this country, brought about the only true revolution that has ever taken place in man’s history. Every other revolution simply exchanged one set of rulers for another set of rulers. But only here did that little band of men so advanced beyond their ti...
by AJMD429
Fri May 31, 2024 7:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When Russia landed on Venus...
Replies: 8
Views: 235

When Russia landed on Venus...

. https://youtu.be/ydibFhTuimY?si=r3NaS0rDKaBXKr-z I had no idea that Russia had landed there... :oops: https://youtu.be/ydibFhTuimY?si=r3NaS0rDKaBXKr-z Expert Carl Sagan thought Venus was a swamp overheated due to Venus having 'global warming' from the 'greenhouse effect'; I guess too many SUVs dri...
by AJMD429
Thu May 30, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Sometimes the Doctor hopes the Lawyer wins...
Replies: 3
Views: 96

Re: Sometimes the Doctor hopes the Lawyer wins...

. We were using written Rx's then, so I had two pages I stapled to ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine Rx's - one was journal references to clinical safety and efficacy studies, and the other was a form for the patient to have the pharmacist sign if they refused the Rx, which acknowledged they were ref...
by AJMD429
Thu May 30, 2024 8:59 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Sometimes the Doctor hopes the Lawyer wins...
Replies: 3
Views: 96

Sometimes the Doctor hopes the Lawyer wins...

. https://covid19criticalcare.com/wrongful-death-covid/ The essence of this case is that although Big Pharma and Big Hospitals got shielded from lawsuits alleging harm from emergency-use-authorized treatments GIVEN, they are NOT shielded from the harm if other treatments are WITHHELD... There really...
by AJMD429
Thu May 30, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: I am so disgusted right now I can't see straight
Replies: 13
Views: 276

Re: I am so disgusted right now I can't see straight

. "... And our enemies, foreign and domestic will take advantage of it ..." Yep. I was commenting to a patient (guy in his 70's) that if the Swamp manages to fail with their lies and fraud and censorship and lawfare, and resorts to assassination, how it harkens back to 1964. He nodded, but...
by AJMD429
Thu May 30, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: I am so disgusted right now I can't see straight
Replies: 13
Views: 276

Re: I am so disgusted right now I can't see straight

. I too am disgusted with the ree-tards we call 'progressive liberal Democrats', but seriously - what else would you expect from those who prioritize short-sighted materialism and virtue-signaling over what is best for our nation and most fair and just ...? BUT MY MOST SEVERE disgust is for those RI...
by AJMD429
Thu May 30, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…
Replies: 11
Views: 430

Re: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…

. Yeah I'm betting fluorescents will be almost nonexistent within a couple years. Especially since 'replacement' bulbs that fit most fixtures for both incandescent AND fluorescent bulbs can be had in LED format. The 'compact fluorescents' sucked, were unreliable, we had several catch fire, and their...
by AJMD429
Thu May 30, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The "border issue" isn't just Mexico - Canada too...!
Replies: 0
Views: 45

The "border issue" isn't just Mexico - Canada too...!

. https://www.startribune.com/duo-slips-into-us-from-canada-with-dozens-of-guns-abandons-weapons-and-evades-capture/600369457/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=evening_update Man those two backpacks must have been HEAVY...!!! Just putting eight or so in a pack to go to the...
by AJMD429
Wed May 29, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
Replies: 69
Views: 3822

Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?

. When it comes to 9mm ‘pistol caliber carbines’, I actually like my KelTec Sub-2000 better than the Ruger PC I had (original non-takedown version using Ruger P-85 magazines. I sold that pair of Rugers (PC9 and P85) and then got their takedown ‘Charger’ 9mm pistol version (and wound up SBR’ing it du...
by AJMD429
Wed May 29, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…
Replies: 11
Views: 430

Re: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…

. The next step needs to happen, which is to replace what we call LED “bulbs” with actual LED bulbs, instead of ‘circuits with bulbs and transformers’ and so forth. Even though they last a long time that is still a lot of waste and overlap, when we could have most of our lighting circuits be much lo...
by AJMD429
Wed May 29, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…
Replies: 11
Views: 430

Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…

. The ballast went out on one of the few remaining fluorescent fixtures we have, and yet the inexpensive LED shop lights were incredibly glaring. Plus, they were not designed for permanent installation, but were rather a plug-in type thing. Since it was going to be extra work to take the old fluores...
by AJMD429
Wed May 29, 2024 8:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
Replies: 69
Views: 3822

Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?

. I've had a Marlin Camp Carbine in 45 ACP and a Mech-Tech 'upper' in 45 ACP The Marlin uses 1911 single stack mags and the Mech-Tech uses double-stack ones (ParaOrdnance or Rock Island). Both are nice; the Marlin looked like a 10/22 other than the protruding magazine, and the Mech-Tech looks rather...
by AJMD429
Tue May 28, 2024 6:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Departing Afghanistan
Replies: 5
Views: 417

Re: Departing Afghanistan

Sending that to my kids. They left for Iraq as enthusiastic young Marines. They returned old men. Twice more they went. They aged in mind, body and soul every time. But they were blessed to age. I have a photo of my youngests squad mates on the first trip to Iraq. Three of them won’t ever age. That...
by AJMD429
Tue May 28, 2024 6:13 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Memorial Day in Denali National Park
Replies: 6
Views: 308

Re: Memorial Day in Denali National Park

jeepnik wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 6:00 pm Yea, fire her. But then file a suit that she violated the First Amendment rights of the construction crew. Or wait, try her for a hate crime, as she obviously hates our flag and the people it represents.
Yep
by AJMD429
Tue May 28, 2024 6:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good read on Memorial Day
Replies: 3
Views: 264

Re: Good read on Memorial Day

. "... It’s not just that the percentage of Americans who consider themselves patriotic has dropped so dramatically. It’s also that, according to a 2022 Quinnipiac poll, only 55 percent of Americans say they would stay and fight if the U.S. were invaded ..." I've heard several people say t...
by AJMD429
Mon May 27, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
Replies: 69
Views: 3822

Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?

. There way the 'progressives' are taking us, we actually could well be back to the bare-bones if we don't regain a civil social structure. The Democrats seem to be aiming for something like the Hunger Games, evidently oblivious to the concept that it is more likely to be like Mad Max. Of course the...
by AJMD429
Sun May 26, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 300 Blackout Suppressor options
Replies: 5
Views: 345

300 Blackout Suppressor options

. Anyone use an integrally suppressed AR barrel…? It may shock some of the people here, but I have to be honest, and admit that in the past 50 years, I don’t think I’ve once put on a ghillie suit and traveled overseas to take out any sentries, so I don’t need anything approaching ‘total silence’ but...
by AJMD429
Sun May 26, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
Replies: 69
Views: 3822

Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?

. Grizz snd Scott Tschirhart both made good points. I too ‘picked my mate’ before the 45 Colt was available in the Ruger Redhawk or Marlin Carbine, and almost nobody had 454 Casulls. So I went with the Marlin 1894 carbine and Super Blackhawk revolver, later expanding my 0.430”-throwers with a Charte...
by AJMD429
Sun May 26, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Memorial Day in Denali National Park
Replies: 6
Views: 308

Memorial Day in Denali National Park

. ...will thankfully be without the 'offensive' U.S. flag being visible on any vehicles that would 'detract from the experience'... https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/senator-demands-answers-after-superintendent-denali-national-park/ That woman should be fired and relocated to Iran, where she ...
by AJMD429
Sun May 26, 2024 6:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
Replies: 36
Views: 4263

Re: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...

barbarossa wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 12:53 am It s funny how people can commit murder then still feel that they are on the side of justice, I guess it must ease their conscience.
Remember, to liberals, the ends always justify the means. That's how come they don't have a problem with lies, fraud, cheating, censorship.....or violence.
by AJMD429
Sat May 25, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BIG rocks.... Ancient Megaliths
Replies: 3
Views: 364

BIG rocks.... Ancient Megaliths

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I've posted on these before I think.

https://youtu.be/kknPtZsfhVg?si=lDxI740xAakEEZaf

Very interesting.

How did they move 100-ton stones...???
by AJMD429
Sat May 25, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scopes on revolvers
Replies: 9
Views: 680

Re: Scopes on revolvers

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Yeah there are ‘scout’ (forend-mount) scopes that are 8x and I think some folks do use them on handguns.
by AJMD429
Sat May 25, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scopes on revolvers
Replies: 9
Views: 680

Re: Scopes on revolvers

. Usually it is just a matter of the right distance from scope to eyeball... Have you used the scope on other guns without issues...? Can you get a full field of view just holding it out at the ideal distance...? I only have one scoped handgun (Contender in 223) and it is really picky about how far ...
by AJMD429
Sat May 25, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
Replies: 36
Views: 4263

Re: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...

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My first thought when I found out it was in Arkansas, was . . . 'Arkancide'...I wonder what he knew that he shouldn't know about... :|
by AJMD429
Sat May 25, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lest I forget
Replies: 9
Views: 679

Re: Lest I forget

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Yep. We ALL must remember and appreciate the military, even those who never served.
by AJMD429
Sat May 25, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ivermectin Musings....
Replies: 262
Views: 362639

Re: Ivermectin Musings....

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The Fauci Follies just get deeper...

https://youtu.be/cNiUpNbfkfQ?si=GmlP16qQFL-BXtS2
by AJMD429
Fri May 24, 2024 6:20 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Makes me want a dash-cam...
Replies: 1
Views: 209

Makes me want a dash-cam...

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Sounds like someone LIED...

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/0 ... deo-shows/

I wonder how often this happens - it only takes 1/100 or even less to ruin it for the honest people.
by AJMD429
Fri May 24, 2024 6:14 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: No doubt a 50 caliber crime will 'happen'...
Replies: 0
Views: 139

No doubt a 50 caliber crime will 'happen'...

. It seems like any time the Dumbascraps get some gun control bill fired up, there just happens to be a convenient 'tragedy' to fuel support for their new law. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5096520/pdf/gox-4-e1036.pdf I put 'tragedy' in quotes not because I trivialize the lives lost, ...
by AJMD429
Thu May 23, 2024 9:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Organizing your stuff
Replies: 6
Views: 670

Re: Organizing your stuff

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There is definitely a lot of stuff that is irretrievably lost if a tornado hits your house. Yet one flash drive with photos and files on it could help retrieve the majority of it so easily if we just were organized enough to have it ready.
by AJMD429
Thu May 23, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: We all have this 3m chemical in our blood
Replies: 7
Views: 624

Re: We all have this 3m chemical in our blood

. You wouldn't believe how many otherwise healthy guys I see whose health starts to deteriorate in their 30s because their estrogen level starts to climb. A lot of it has been attributed to glyphosate (Roundup). Fortunately it is an easy fix, but a lot of the so-called "men's clinics" aren...
by AJMD429
Thu May 23, 2024 8:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I Spent The Afternoon Visiting Paco Yesterday
Replies: 9
Views: 767

Re: I Spent The Afternoon Visiting Paco Yesterday

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I've never met him, but it would be an honor to have done so.

Same with several others on this forum.
by AJMD429
Thu May 23, 2024 5:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
Replies: 23
Views: 1837

Re: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!

. It's all 'climate change' :roll: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/scientists-make-concerning-discovery-about-proliferation-of-invasive-ticks-emphasizing-the-significance-of-long-term-monitoring/ar-BB1mPAVo Then the COLD weather is ALSO due to GLOBAL WARMING - :wink: https://www.msn.com/en-...
by AJMD429
Wed May 22, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Careful Boys...
Replies: 3
Views: 367

Re: Careful Boys...

. ...and the humorous part is that the 'feminists' insist that women have no power in the world. They may not be able to lift heavy things, but they can nearly always get a guy to do it for them (in part, due to the 'Sun Dress Phenomenon, but often just because we like to please them, although somet...
by AJMD429
Wed May 22, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
Replies: 69
Views: 3822

Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?

. LeverGunner I like the idea of a 1886 modified to 0.430”…! Much of the discussion seems to go back to whether CCW is a priority. If so, a caliber in the 4’s is ideal, but with good bullets and decent capacity guns, many of us who have unlimited choices are using 357/9mm caliber already. However, v...
by AJMD429
Tue May 21, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
Replies: 69
Views: 3822

Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?

. "....30 also works in my 20 as #4 Buck, which I can cast at home, and 30 cal pellets may make a viable front stuffer, or maybe a derringer, IDK..." Now that's another creative angle...! Looks like 30 and 35 cal are winning here. 32-20 (or '30-20') 300 Blk 30-30 308 300 Win Mag 9mm (+/- ....
by AJMD429
Tue May 21, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Antietam....nice documentary....
Replies: 1
Views: 206

Antietam....nice documentary....

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https://youtu.be/ejZIHTtdkwM?si=yIk7k1k-9pPe9-XF

Nice companion to the 'Staff Ride' publication the Army puts out for analysis.
by AJMD429
Tue May 21, 2024 4:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
Replies: 69
Views: 3822

Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?

. ....or maybe THIS "30 caliber..." By that I mean a 30 mm.... It wouldn't be good for hunting or CCW, but if I had one, I'm betting I could use it to get whatever OTHER guns I wanted .... :twisted: https://live.staticflickr.com/3136/2835374420_34454ba2fc_b.jpg Problem is, to be very pract...