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by AJMD429
Wed Sep 11, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone fool with the 5.7X28
Replies: 12
Views: 222

Re: Anyone fool with the 5.7X28

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“…After it was over we raked up about 2/3rds of a 55 gallon drum of fired brass…”

Wow….

That much brass, if one reloads, would almost in itself justify the purchase of a firearm to use it in…!
by AJMD429
Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: speaking of 1911s
Replies: 8
Views: 219

Re: speaking of 1911s

. My son has a regular 45 ACP 1911 from Rock Island. Works well and great gun. I actually Bubba’d it up when new trying to polish the feed ramp, and they repaired it for free within a few day turnaround. I have a double-stack 1911 version from Rock Island that I like too; I use it on a MechTech ‘upp...
by AJMD429
Wed Sep 11, 2024 6:28 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Presidential debate - what a waste of time ..
Replies: 5
Views: 128

Re: Presidential debate - what a waste of time ..

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"...She stuttered and was easily seen through with anyone with an IQ over 60..."

"IQ. over 60" rules out most wishy-washy 'moderates', and 'over 30' rules out most 'liberals' of today, so it's still scary.... :D
by AJMD429
Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Presidential debate - what a waste of time ..
Replies: 5
Views: 128

Presidential debate - what a waste of time ..

. ABC was so biased it was like Trump was having to debate three people. They only fact checked him and their so-called fact checks were of course not even accurate. I think he should have asked Harris what she would do if the Republicans showed up at 3:00 a.m. with Van loads of ballots, and changed...
by AJMD429
Tue Sep 10, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump Supporters don't matter....
Replies: 1
Views: 62

Trump Supporters don't matter....

. I've told several Democrats about Rosanne Boyland, and they all pretty much act as if 'just being there' was reason enough to 'get what you deserved', and any remote 'dirt' that can be used to impugn one's character is fair game to just ignore whatever was done to them. https://x.com/CaraCastronuo...
by AJMD429
Tue Sep 10, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: People are still scared of CoVid, but even more scared of Ivermectin and Plaquenil...
Replies: 2
Views: 60

People are still scared of CoVid, but even more scared of Ivermectin and Plaquenil...

. https://brownstone.org/articles/trumps-63-million-doses-of-hydroxychloroquine-could-have-been-great-for-america/ The truth is slowly penetrating to the public, but fear-mongering still has them easily manipulated. The next six weeks will surely have even more things for the Deep State to fear-mong...
by AJMD429
Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: I still don't think Trump can 'win' (due to cheating)...
Replies: 0
Views: 33

I still don't think Trump can 'win' (due to cheating)...

. I guess we will see, but I'm afraid the Republican RINOs have not been willing to prevent cheating, but instead act as if they can just wait and let it happen, THEN complain about it and 'someone' will fix things... https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/09/hey-republicans-wake-up-democrats-are-ste...
by AJMD429
Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well I quit my job and took a break before I start the new one.
Replies: 21
Views: 436

Re: Well I quit my job and took a break before I start the new one.

My clients often become very good friends. Yeah it's funny - I was talking to a woman in her 50's who's been my patient since I started practice (38 years ago). I told her I knew her better than my sister, and she seemed surprised. My sister is ten years older, so moved off to college when I was 8 ...
by AJMD429
Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: So....MOSCOW got bombed last night....
Replies: 4
Views: 94

So....MOSCOW got bombed last night....

. I'm sure the Democrats are thrilled - if they can get a big war going, and get us in the midst of things, perhaps they can distract the electorate and dissuade us from electing a 'war monger' like Trump - instead keeping in the peace-loving, honest, inclusive, tolerant, middle-class advocating 'pr...
by AJMD429
Tue Sep 10, 2024 6:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel mounted peep
Replies: 10
Views: 225

Re: Barrel mounted peep

. I have one on several Rugers including my Redhawk 45 Colt. I also use one on my Glock that also has tritium dots beside the aperture. WAY better for my 'old eyes' than ordinary sights. I also like the Marbles Bullseye on rifles - similar concept... See this LINK for pictures etc. >>> https://www.l...
by AJMD429
Tue Sep 10, 2024 6:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunting guns.
Replies: 42
Views: 876

Re: Hunting guns.

. The 35 Remington (Marlin 336) is needing a turn, but I always default to a 44 Mag (Marlin 1894, scoped Ruger 96/44 dawn/dusk, or Ruger 77/44 rain/snow) at some point too. We have an extended crop-damage permit thing this year so can start hunting Sept 14 through January, and that will be odd. I mi...
by AJMD429
Tue Sep 10, 2024 6:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well I quit my job and took a break before I start the new one.
Replies: 21
Views: 436

Re: Well I quit my job and took a break before I start the new one.

. Clients (or in my case, 'patients') will follow you through deep mud and muck and foul weather and so on, if you have always treated them fairly and honestly. That is generally so lacking in the health care professions, that patients crave dealing with someone who will be up front with them, know ...
by AJMD429
Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: So, here is my prediction
Replies: 4
Views: 197

Re: So, here is my prediction

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That's pretty much spot on, although you forgot the part about the peaceful and inclusive Democrats burning all the cities down and attacking everybody who is of the wrong race or religion or sexual orientation...
by AJMD429
Fri Sep 06, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: who woulda' thought - "survival" knives at Home Depot
Replies: 22
Views: 988

Re: who woulda' thought - "survival" knives at Home Depot

. I've actually had a number of 'really cheap' knives over the years that were VERY solid performers. Mostly the non-folders - I think the folders have to be made WELL of they get loose and sloppy, but it is possible to make a straight knife fairly inexpensively and even be decent steel. Not if you ...
by AJMD429
Fri Sep 06, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: who woulda' thought - "survival" knives at Home Depot
Replies: 22
Views: 988

Re: who woulda' thought - "survival" knives at Home Depot

Cool knife! Duct tape, heavy-duty plastic bags and now -- duct knives -- it sounds like they carry all you'd ever need for a murder-for-hire side job. :wink: Old No7 I remember the look on a non-gun-type clerk filling in the 'sporting goods' section at Walmart when I stopped in to get a couple hund...
by AJMD429
Fri Sep 06, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many loadings
Replies: 13
Views: 565

Re: How many loadings

. "... [Sixgun] ... A sloppy chamber from a cheap gun that’s not concentric with the bore and then resized with a carbide sizer may get you two loadings while a 38 Spl fired with a target load out of a Colt Python with minimal neck belling may get you a 100 loadings. .." Pretty much sums i...
by AJMD429
Wed Sep 04, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Report Election Fraud - get sent to jail....
Replies: 1
Views: 2131

Re: Report Election Fraud - get sent to jail....

. Writer mixed up Ben and Bret, but Bret made sound points... https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/09/economist-ben-weinstein-explains-joe-rogan-how-democrats/ I really think the Dems will fraud enough to 'win' and the Republicans won't know what to do; too little too late. I pray I am mistaken.......
by AJMD429
Tue Sep 03, 2024 11:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paul Harrell has gone to his reward.
Replies: 15
Views: 797

Re: Paul Harrell has gone to his reward.

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He was a good guys

Prayers up for his family.

Same link I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-gZuFcEu0E
by AJMD429
Mon Sep 02, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hey Doc?
Replies: 12
Views: 908

Re: Hey Doc?

. The plantar fascia wraps under the heel and attached at the back, so pain can locate there. If the timing/pattern is consistent with plantar fasciitis then it still may be that. However if it goes UP into the calf it could be the Achilles tendon itself, and if that ruptures it would be very catast...
by AJMD429
Mon Sep 02, 2024 7:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home defense guns.
Replies: 31
Views: 1245

Re: Home defense guns.

. As a young college kid, I occasionally hung out with folks I probably shouldn't have, and was too stupid to always stay out of bad places, and I remember a few nights bedding down with a 1911 loaded and IN MY HAND under the coat I was using for a pillow while pretending to sleep. I put it in "...
by AJMD429
Mon Sep 02, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Too offensive for another forum..
Replies: 21
Views: 1179

Re: Too offensive for another forum..

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There ya go again...

"...clinging to your guns and your Bibles..." :o

Other than my wife and kids, I can't think of anything else better to 'cling to'... 8)
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hey Doc?
Replies: 12
Views: 908

Re: Hey Doc?

. The most definitive characteristic of plantar fasciitis is that it shouldn't hurt when you wake up and have yet to stand on it. Then it will immediately (first step) hurt like the Dickens on your walk/limp to the bathroom. After you're up on it a few minutes it settles down. It may go through seve...
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This chick has a nice can…..launcher….
Replies: 6
Views: 762

Re: This chick has a nice can…..launcher….

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I didn't see confirmation the soda cans were full, but if so, that's a heavy payload...!
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Skinner sights
Replies: 9
Views: 733

Re: Skinner sights

. I've liked the brass beads like some Marlins come with. I also actually like the non-orange fiber fronts (orange too glary in bright light), and a globe/aperture front with crosshairs is a fine option allowing low-light shots ('just put the target in the front hole and look at it through the back ...
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A trim carpenter doing framing....the FENCING version...
Replies: 1
Views: 432

A trim carpenter doing framing....the FENCING version...

. This guy is redoing his backyard wooden fence, but with WAY more attention to detail than I ever have...( and I though I had 'OCD'... :shock: ) https://youtu.be/1Ynr8Xb8dy8 One end of his yard is 1-9/16" higher so he had to be sure to correct for that... I was watching this because I realized...
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: I wonder if even THIS can penetrate the Lib-Bubble...
Replies: 2
Views: 529

I wonder if even THIS can penetrate the Lib-Bubble...

. The 'progressives' or 'liberals' of today are living in such a thick and impenetrable, self-imposed bubble of disinformation and censorship, that I'm not sure they ever even get an opportunity to see the truth, or even any alternative ideas (let alone facts). I thought this was a great political s...
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Arguing with Hoplophobes is like whack-a-mole...
Replies: 0
Views: 430

Arguing with Hoplophobes is like whack-a-mole...

. https://youtu.be/xmgbBJ2xC4o These two ladies were unusually polite, and actually didn't do the usual character attack, and seemed to be able to follow a logical argument (neither of which characterizes the typical liberal of today), but they BOTH kept trying to argument-hop . As soon as you are d...
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nice 50 Beowulf (dunno if it is a Pistol or a SBR…)
Replies: 3
Views: 509

Re: Nice 50 Beowulf (dunno if it is a Pistol or a SBR…)

. Yeah, I have the 16" one, and it came with a plain muzzle. I'm not a real recoil-stud, but it wasn't unpleasant. There are guns you don't feel ANY recoil with, guns you NOTICE but aren't a bother, ones that are potentially DISTRACTING but not unpleasant, and ones that you brace for because th...
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ammo advice....from a potential NRA board member...
Replies: 0
Views: 436

Ammo advice....from a potential NRA board member...

. https://youtu.be/tsl5bpJ6Zok Fairly routine comments on ammo 'stockpiling' but the commenter (Dick Fairburn) seems to be a decent guy and worth voting for. We had a decent NRA for awhile, then lost it in part due toember apathy, but maybe it can be rehabilitated with guys like this. One FUNDAMENTA...
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 12:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nice 50 Beowulf (dunno if it is a Pistol or a SBR…)
Replies: 3
Views: 509

Nice 50 Beowulf (dunno if it is a Pistol or a SBR…)

. This woman shows off her new Beowulf (and some big melons)… https://youtu.be/1dXFxtnM8Jc Bear Creek Arms makes uppers in the “12.7x42RB” with the side-charging option that I do like better than the standard rear charging handles on ARs. The side charging handles seem more robust, and intuitive (I ...
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The ugliest Lever Gun ever
Replies: 21
Views: 1415

Re: The ugliest Lever Gun ever

. Reminds me of a photo I saw of a wrinkled and scarred American Indian lady taken in the 1800’s and she looked to be 150 years old. The wear and tear surely represented a lifetime of stories, triumph, defeats, and perhaps abuse or neglect. Not ‘ugly’ just ‘worn’ - or in this case beyond ‘well-worn’...
by AJMD429
Sun Sep 01, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This chick has a nice can…..launcher….
Replies: 6
Views: 762

This chick has a nice can…..launcher….

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHPp-6SyD4

https://xproducts.com/product/can-canno ... -ar-15-m16

Yet another thing I don’t need, but would love to have…

(…the upper, not the chick - already got the best chick…
by AJMD429
Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
Replies: 9
Views: 1231

Re: Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier

That prompts a nice memory... My high school concert band did an exchange program with a concert band from the D.C. area. They visited all the sites in/around Boston when they came up north, and we visited the sites in/around D.C. when we traveled south. One of the stops on the bus tour was Arlingt...
by AJMD429
Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do you like pairs?
Replies: 65
Views: 8053

Re: Do you like pairs?

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On the other hand THIS is a horrible pair; very similar to one another, but yikes… :shock:
IMG_3334.jpeg
So that Hi-Point pistol and rusted out Sears & Roebuck shotgun looks pretty good in comparison now, eh… :lol:
by AJMD429
Fri Aug 30, 2024 5:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lowest sight elevator - always.
Replies: 16
Views: 1356

Re: Lowest sight elevator - always.

i put the bullseye sight on a couple of rifles on your suggestion long ago. now i wonder if it wouldn't work great with just the inner ring. i find the outside ring to be a little distracting. the bullet is going where the dot is in the little aperture. have you ever tried this mod? No but it would...
by AJMD429
Fri Aug 30, 2024 5:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do you like pairs?
Replies: 65
Views: 8053

Re: Do you like pairs?

Ysabel Kid wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:21 pm Another pair in .32-20 WCF...

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I have a similar pair with the revolver being a S&W M&P 10. 8)
No pics handy at the moment. :|
by AJMD429
Thu Aug 29, 2024 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
Replies: 46
Views: 9523

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

. And here's another "climate change" disater gonna kill us all... :roll: :lol: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/scientists-raise-concerns-as-extreme-conditions-threaten-efforts-to-fight-parasitic-disease-understanding-these-changes-is-a-necessary-area-of-science-for-the-control-of-t...
by AJMD429
Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lowest sight elevator - always.
Replies: 16
Views: 1356

Re: Lowest sight elevator - always.

. I'm partial to 'peep' sights on rifles, but on carbines that leads me naturally to like 'ghost ring' type sights. A good combination is the Marble's Bullseye sight - it has two concentric rings, and the outer is just thick enough to be VERY fast to acquire - as a 'ghost ring' for snap shooting mov...
by AJMD429
Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading .357 Magnums Today
Replies: 17
Views: 2540

Re: Reloading .357 Magnums Today

. JimT is that the 'rifle' type Lee Collet die...? It looks like the one I have. Had to have it 'custom made' ($29) by Lee at the time, as they made all their 'pistol' Collet dies differently, and they really didn't work as well. The difference was the 'rifle' ones had a four-piece collet that squee...
by AJMD429
Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Finally I see someone summarize Jan6 as I also see it...
Replies: 5
Views: 1062

Re: Finally I see someone summarize Jan6 as I also see it...

. Yeah - in the cold, cruel, and sometimes dishonest business world, at least it isn't that hard to discern people's intentions, and take that into account. You can usually count on them to pursue their best interests, so you make mutual deals that help BOTH parties do better. In the colder, crueler...
by AJMD429
Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Why 'compromise' never works -
Replies: 1
Views: 635

Why 'compromise' never works -

. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/rino-sellout-mitch-mcconnell-moves-torpedo-election-integrity/ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/california-passes-law-banning-voter-i-d-local/ Add to that the phenomenon that there are really only two fundamentally-opposed 'groups' in humanity - (hi...
by AJMD429
Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Finally I see someone summarize Jan6 as I also see it...
Replies: 5
Views: 1062

Re: Finally I see someone summarize Jan6 as I also see it...

. 46 minutes in to Bongino's show of 8/28/24 - https://rumble.com/v5cpn6d-a-big-piece-of-the-secret-service-puzzle-revealed-ep.-2318-08282024.html?start=2760 The DEMS wanted to create chaos/diversion to disrupt what could well have been a 'devastating' exposure of the election fraud when the [few] ...
by AJMD429
Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Finally I see someone summarize Jan6 as I also see it...
Replies: 5
Views: 1062

Finally I see someone summarize Jan6 as I also see it...

. 46 minutes in to Bongino's show of 8/28/24 - https://rumble.com/v5cpn6d-a-big-piece-of-the-secret-service-puzzle-revealed-ep.-2318-08282024.html?start=2760 The DEMS wanted to create chaos/diversion to disrupt what could well have been a 'devastating' exposure of the election fraud when the [few] R...
by AJMD429
Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: So.....'Tucker' supports gun control.... (more Democrat LIES)
Replies: 6
Views: 1065

So.....'Tucker' supports gun control.... (more Democrat LIES)

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They use Artificial Intelligence to generate a 'letter from Tucker' then use it to bolster their position... :roll:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/0 ... n-control/

There is no low the Left won't stoop to...
by AJMD429
Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good thoughts much appreciado
Replies: 19
Views: 1879

Re: Good thoughts much appreciado

. Good luck...! Guys should all track both bioavailable testosterone levels AND estrogen and estradiol levels; keeping the ratios good can prevent prostate enlargement. There may be some truth in iodine reducing risk of prostate cancer, and I'd love to see research as to whether prostate tissue (sim...
by AJMD429
Sun Aug 25, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Solothurn.....I think I need one .
Replies: 3
Views: 760

Re: Solothurn.....I think I need one .

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I can't imagine the ammo cost even if you could get died ...

"Starting load for 2,400 grain light load:

• one-fourth can of 4831...."
by AJMD429
Sun Aug 25, 2024 10:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Solothurn.....I think I need one .
Replies: 3
Views: 760

Solothurn.....I think I need one .

. https://youtu.be/GBjFwBKQpog https://youtu.be/1AN8hNngMyU I remember seeing an ad for one of these for sale for a couple hundred bucks when I was a kid. I'm not sure but I think it was in a copy.a friend had of Shotgun News. Of course in today's terms that would be several thousand dollars. I wond...
by AJMD429
Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Ozempic (and Mounjaro, etc) Craze...
Replies: 3
Views: 1544

Re: The Ozempic (and Mounjaro, etc) Craze...

. It reminds me of the SSRI's and the statins - both drugs were breakthroughs in terms of efficacy and safery, but then got way over-used, so big surprise - side effects manifested (put 20 million people on a daily dose of one peppermint TicTac a day and several per year would die from choking on th...
by AJMD429
Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
Replies: 46
Views: 9523

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

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....now it's back to COOLING again... :lol: :roll: :lol: :lol:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/0 ... e-hoaxers/

If the Libs had any shred of self-awareness, they'd be laughing hysterically...
by AJMD429
Wed Aug 21, 2024 1:57 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Anyone seen this video…?
Replies: 1
Views: 1023

Anyone seen this video…?

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https://youtu.be/GFznk1WkURg

Looks like a great exposure of yet another liberal racist…