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by AJMD429
Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Backpacking with 300 year old equipment....
Replies: 3
Views: 180

Re: Backpacking with 300 year old equipment....

The Highland cleanse apparently drove a lot of Scots to America. I always figured that Highlander sounded pretty noble versus Lowlander, but after listening to a video by Thomas Sowell on the modern ghetto culture, and its language, culture, and origins actually being from white Europeans, I learne...
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well, three not one...
Replies: 7
Views: 133

Re: Well, three not one...

Bill in Oregon wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:56 pmDoc, thank you for sharing your very thoughtful views on these matters. You bring so much to this board and we are fortunate to have you as such an active member here. 8)
I’m not a real doc; I just play one on levergunscommunity.com:lol: :shock:
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well, three not one...
Replies: 7
Views: 133

Re: Well, three not one...

. My Medical tool chest, that I tell my patients I have has five drawers in it. The top drawer is prayer and meditation , and I am the first to admit I am not an expert there, and will defer to their preferred practitioner, but I also tell them that it is a very important medical tool drawer, becaus...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:53 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Pushing the limits of ‘science’…
Replies: 2
Views: 48

Pushing the limits of ‘science’…

. So now that they discover are immense waves of heat coming from the floor of the ocean for reasons not thoroughly understood, these supposed 'scientists' conclude that.... https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-intense-heatwaves-lurking-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean ...once again it's the b...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting Read.
Replies: 9
Views: 307

Re: Interesting Read.

Heck, I once easily cleared a fence when a neighbor's bull was chasing me. If I could do that now...... When I realized an angry 450 lb sow was bearing down on me because I she thought I had hurt one of her babies, I vaulted backwards over a 36-inch hog panel by grabbing the metal roof of a farrowi...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Recommended Book
Replies: 7
Views: 133

Re: Recommended Book

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Suggesting a book title like that to me is like offering a pint of Jack Daniels to an alcoholic.... :D
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting Read.
Replies: 9
Views: 307

Re: Interesting Read.

. Pretty neat article. Thanks for sharing. I think if I had to shoot something really big and mean coming at me on four legs, I would either want a 500 Smith and Wesson levergun with a nice wide-meplat 400-500 grain hardcast and just enough velocity to shoot flat enough to hit when I need to hit, or...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One COMPLEX Battle Implement…!
Replies: 6
Views: 312

Re: One COMPLEX Battle Implement…!

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More on the fighti ship…

https://youtu.be/TrC3yMMDsc8
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 19, 2023 10:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So ...they're arresting Trump on Tuesday ...
Replies: 8
Views: 306

Re: So ...they're arresting Trump on Tuesday ...

I thought this stuff belonged in the political forum. Yep. My bad. I'm sure one of the managers can relocate it. Hopefully people are paying attention though; our nation won't be a place we can play with leverguns very long if the public doesn't start participating more politically. :| Bongino put ...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Jackalopes aren't real...but Mousealopes ARE...!
Replies: 3
Views: 141

Jackalopes aren't real...but Mousealopes ARE...!

. https://www.iflscience.com/mini-antlers-grown-on-mice-heads-after-scientists-implant-deer-cells-67977 It IS fascinating how deer antlers grow out the same pattern individually each year. We have shed from the same deer over several years and right and left each have the same time pattern and uniqu...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Carrying While Doing The Morning Chores
Replies: 20
Views: 466

Re: Carrying While Doing The Morning Chores

I just hope that the lost bearcat has not been purged by the old lady.....er, pardon, beloved bride of 11,894 days straightening the raycave ! That’s 228 dog-years… :shock: :D I like to introduce my wife to strangers by either saying “ This is is my first wife, Suzie ” (just to see them look puzzle...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guns and sex... or maybe 'guns and gender'...
Replies: 7
Views: 204

Re: Guns and sex... or maybe 'guns and gender'...

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"...The Kenworth was known as the KW before being rebuilt after the son ran over a buffalo, and is now known as 'The Rose'..." :shock:

If it were the little Datsun truck my friend called "The Japster", after that it would have been called "The Flatster"...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting QD swivel parts.
Replies: 0
Views: 58

Interesting QD swivel parts.

. I came across a place that had some neat little parts for putting me recessed QD swivels on instead of the type most of us have been used to for the past couple decades. I don't necessarily prefer the current QD ones, but as long as they are in good shape they do seem to be pretty reliable, and th...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guns and sex... or maybe 'guns and gender'...
Replies: 7
Views: 204

Re: Guns and sex... or maybe 'guns and gender'...

. I've often named cars and guns; it's a family thing. Cars usually named for size and color ('Big Red' or 'Little Blue'), and guns mostly by manufacturer (so only a few exemplary ones from a given maker get to have names). If you want a weighty 'meeting' with a decisive vote favoring your side, you...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So ...they're arresting Trump on Tuesday ...
Replies: 8
Views: 306

So ...they're arresting Trump on Tuesday ...

. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/more-on-possible-trump-indictment-fox-news-reports-final-preparations-being-made-to-arrest-trump-next-week-he-will-be-fingerprinted-and-processed/ Supposedly he paid someone to suppress negative information about him in order that it not affect the upcoming...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Purging the Cloud
Replies: 8
Views: 233

Purging the Cloud

. I'm patient of mine just got a new iPhone or iPad or something, and said that when the store set it up for her they offered to take everything off of her old phone, including photos, so of course she said go ahead. Now she tells me that when she goes on the internet with any of her other computers...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guns and sex... or maybe 'guns and gender'...
Replies: 7
Views: 204

Guns and sex... or maybe 'guns and gender'...

. I always figure when you're leaving the house and someone is asleep you should wake them up enough to let them know you're leaving so that in their subconscious they can know not to ignore the little noises that someone else in the house would make who's supposed to be there, because nobody is sup...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Carrying While Doing The Morning Chores
Replies: 20
Views: 466

Re: Carrying While Doing The Morning Chores

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I am thankful to live place where is considered fairly normal to have a ‘chore Gun’….

….. and a ‘truck gun’… and a ‘boat gun’… and a ‘barn gun’… and a ‘Sunday-go-to-Meeting gun’… :D
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Miracle of Modern Medicine
Replies: 10
Views: 279

Re: Miracle of Modern Medicine

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Thankfully the vast increase in high-tech abilities has mostly offset the decline in common sense, integrity, and basic communication that plague today's healthcare 'system'....

Glad you needed what we're good at, and it worked so well ..!
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Democrats LOVE to call out 'fascists'...... but....
Replies: 2
Views: 71

The Democrats LOVE to call out 'fascists'...... but....

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...they sure seem quiet when it comes to this kind of clearly-fascist behavior... :roll:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/0 ... -j6-audio/
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
Replies: 43
Views: 809

Re: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”

. Glad to see COSteve back - I always liked your thorough exploration of the potential of 357 Mag in leverguns...! Agree on the not pushing to 'max' arbitrarily - accuracy generally is far more important, whether target shooting, hunting, or self-defense. Also agree on the TYPE of ammo being a big f...
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting dedicated-22LR "AR"
Replies: 3
Views: 120

Interesting dedicated-22LR "AR"

. https://www.rifleshootermag.com/editorial/hammerli-tac-r1-22-c-review/383226 https://hammerliarms.com/ The unique thing is the 'adjustable gas system' (although I think it may really be an adjustable RECOIL system - haven't seen the actual mechanism). It would be nice to have a semi-auto 22LR that...
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 32-20 accuracy?
Replies: 12
Views: 312

Re: 32-20 accuracy?

. I'd shoot a variety of handloads from once-fired brass, from a rest, to see how potentially accurate the GUN is. Then see if your 'offhand' style can come up to match the gun's inherent level of accuracy. Consider using a MantisX to see how much movement happens pre- and post-trigger pull, and com...
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting 10/22 accessories
Replies: 0
Views: 92

Interesting 10/22 accessories

. the QD adapter for regular stud-swivel sling mounts may be useful for many other firearms... https://www.samson-mfg.com/ ...and the 10/22 barrel-band with QD instead of the usual mount, may facilitate sling universality (I get so tired of having ten different slings for the various firearms..... I...
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:02 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Nice....but NO BALLS...
Replies: 0
Views: 68

Nice....but NO BALLS...

. I appreciate this Leo saying how he would oppose unconstitutional and violent behavior on the part of certain agencies, but it sounds like he doesn't have the balls to actually stop them with force....

https://youtu.be/atJ27iX2YUQ

Close but no cigar.... :|
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Death statistics
Replies: 12
Views: 337

Re: Gun Death statistics

. So sad that the government kills not only via medical bureaucracy, but by enabling violent criminals, by inhibiting self defense, and by encouraging women to 'empower' themselves by having sex with whoever they go on more than one date with, then killing any inconvenient human they create as a res...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: I guess I'm gonna move to California...
Replies: 5
Views: 133

I guess I'm gonna move to California...

. I was gonna stay in the Midwest, and identify as a female so I could become a Cheerleader and mingle with the chicks in the locker-room, but instead, I've decided I identify as an African-American, and I'm moving to San Francisco. I know the cost of living is high there, but I figure FIVE MILLIION...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Sports used to be 'macho'.....
Replies: 0
Views: 42

Sports used to be 'macho'.....

. ...now they're the OPPOSITE.... :roll: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/vermont-christian-school-banned-from-future-sporting-events-after-forfeiting-girls-basketball-game-against-team-with-trans-player/ Anyone who wants to do LEGITIMATE 'sports' needs to form a league outside the governmen...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Back to Anthrax....
Replies: 2
Views: 89

Back to Anthrax....

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...'amazing'....but NOT 'surprising'....https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/0 ... x-attacks/
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:27 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: WAY more than just 'Dilbert'...
Replies: 4
Views: 99

Re: WAY more than just 'Dilbert'...

. The BAD GUYS WILL WIN.........IF WE 'old fanny burbs' don't do OUR job, and make sure we educate our kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, and neighbors as to just what is going on... ...it upsets the SNOWFLAKES so we have to accept the fact that if we speak the Truth to them, they will wet their coll...
by AJMD429
Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooting advice for a 1911 45
Replies: 26
Views: 532

Re: Shooting advice for a 1911 45

. Two things I've found revealing to help 'trigger technique' - 1. the BEST is the MantisX - it will send a smart-phone a several-millisecond graphic of before, during, and after the actual hammer-fall (with dry-fire, or live-fire), and that helps greatly to analyze and correct technique. With dry-f...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:36 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Duelist1954 Needs your Help!
Replies: 5
Views: 139

Re: Duelist1954 Needs your Help!

I shouldn't have taken this political. I know a lot of the members here never look in this section. Sorry! Then those members better WAKE UP and earn their citizenship by being ‘political’, or else shouldn’t act surprised when someday there’s a knock on the door to seize their precious walnut and b...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hard to find Blackhawk
Replies: 15
Views: 435

Re: Hard to find Blackhawk

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Ream the cylinder to a 357/41 Bain & Davis…???
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 12, 2023 7:18 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: WAY more than just 'Dilbert'...
Replies: 4
Views: 99

WAY more than just 'Dilbert'...

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Man, he's like Dan Bongino - - - always coming up with historic facts and connections that really get you thinking...

https://rumble.com/v26ll3q-scott-adams- ... state.html

Fascinating.
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 12, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shorter Barreled Leverguns
Replies: 38
Views: 726

Re: Shorter Barreled Leverguns

. Given the great potential of the 'pistol caliber' [cartridge] leverguns for stuff out to 150 yards or so (and the bolt-action's slowness and fewer shots is really not a problem for the longer-range stuff where you want a bottle-neck cartridge using a high-ballistic-coefficient bullet to avoid the ...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 12, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Talk about a high-speed bullet impact….!
Replies: 2
Views: 139

Re: Talk about a high-speed bullet impact….!

GunnyMack wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 1:53 pm Mass X velocity² ÷450 is the energy formula if I remember correctly.
Not knowing the mass but the velocity is 66000 fps X 66000 ÷450 is an astronomical amount of energy !
I think they said it was several BILLION times the energy of the Hiroshima bomb….!!!
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 12, 2023 2:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shorter Barreled Leverguns
Replies: 38
Views: 726

Re: Shorter Barreled Leverguns

4t5 wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 1:40 pm Pistol calibers tend to reach their peak velocity at 16" or very close to it, nothing to gain performance wise I believe by going longer.
http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/357mag.html
How a longer rifle feels and how you shoot it, is all subjective.
Yep…!
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 12, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Talk about a high-speed bullet impact….!
Replies: 2
Views: 139

Talk about a high-speed bullet impact….!

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…a very BIG bullet, too…!!!

(Killed more than one dinosaur)

https://youtu.be/UvjSXBqQe4A
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 12, 2023 10:36 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Mandating CoVid vaccination for kids
Replies: 2
Views: 99

Re: Mandating CoVid vaccination for kids

. This is pretty interesting testimony, but I remember in Pharmacy school one of the things we learned way back then was that the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA were pretty much not credible, even though they were the "prestigious" journals. We were supposed to critique studies i...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: rgates ... Take A Look At This
Replies: 5
Views: 275

Re: rgates ... Take A Look At This

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Now THAT just looks FUN....!
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Mandating CoVid vaccination for kids
Replies: 2
Views: 99

Mandating CoVid vaccination for kids

. https://odysee.com/@FrontlineCovid19CriticalCareAlliance:c/Dr-Pierre-Kory-Testifies-in-Wisconsin-on-Vaccine-Mandates-for-Grade-7-12-Students-March-7-2023):9 Pretty interesting testimony. Short excerpt https://rumble.com/v2cb0o0-dr.-pierre-kory-testifies-in-wisconsin-on-vaccine-mandates-for-grade-7...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayers for Souette Quinn
Replies: 28
Views: 876

Re: Prayers for Souette Quinn

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Prayers up.
Have her read about iodine. May help.
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:46 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is it possible ?
Replies: 1
Views: 119

Re: Is it possible ?

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LOL yep...
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 09, 2023 7:06 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Some Gun Control Argument Resources
Replies: 2
Views: 66

Re: Some Gun Control Argument Resources

. Someone else posted this on Quora and I thought it worth sharing: How flawed are America's gun laws? Seriously flawed. Most American gun laws are geared towards the point-of-sale through legal, licensed gun dealers, also called Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs). That is, when you purchase a firear...