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by AJMD429
Mon Dec 11, 2023 6:47 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Rosa Parks and George Floyd and George Washington.
Replies: 0
Views: 14

Rosa Parks and George Floyd and George Washington.

. So Rosa was a civil rights hero, but Floyd will now go down as her equal. :roll: And now we build statues of Floyd and tear down statues of Washington... :roll: At least it's now hitting some of the news that Floyd wasn't "murdered"... https://youtu.be/0ffv4IUxkDU?si=SHWstXs2yndhl4Df
by AJMD429
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:38 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Illegal Aliens
Replies: 2
Views: 75

Illegal Aliens

. When the Democrats first started trying to increase their entry into the us, and started calling them "undocumented" instead of illegal, it was considered a "right-wing conspiracy theory" if you said that they were going to try to get them to be allowed to vote... Well, now we ...
by AJMD429
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 327 brass IN STOCK
Replies: 10
Views: 202

Re: 327 brass IN STOCK

. Mine arrived today, so it wasn't a fake ad or anything...! Over the years I've used MidwayUSA the most out of have it, but I've never been disappointed in Mid-South. The brass just came in a bubble envelope wadded up about the size of a half loaf of French bread. It was in perfect trip as far as I...
by AJMD429
Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:19 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Wow this hit home but it is true…
Replies: 1
Views: 59

Wow this hit home but it is true…

. A friend of mine sent a screenshot of this, and I thought it was an accurate enough description it was worth quoting… “… in the late 1700’s, for the first time in human history, a major nation formed where citizens created the government and gave the government limited rights and privileges, versu...
by AJMD429
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:18 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Wait a minute, I was always told...
Replies: 3
Views: 98

Re: Wait a minute, I was always told...

. They'll throw him under the bus to protect Obama. The focus will become all about young biden's finances and drug habits and the pity party for him and praise for his father for trying to be a good dad. That will draw the focus away from the true corruption that went all the way to the president a...
by AJMD429
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:16 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: FS—PA. Rare Lyman 56s Tang Sight for 1899 Savage
Replies: 2
Views: 88

Re: FS—PA. Rare Lyman 56s Tang Sight for 1899 Savage

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That's an amazing piece of precision machinery so it's worth every penny.
by AJMD429
Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A longtime friend passed away this last week.
Replies: 15
Views: 319

Re: A longtime friend passed away this last week.

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Men tend to be 'loners' more than women, and as our friends pass we realize we should have been more sociable, especially with younger guys. Most of my friends are my same age so the ranks are thinning.
by AJMD429
Fri Dec 08, 2023 7:50 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Alex Jones - very interesting interview
Replies: 1
Views: 51

Alex Jones - very interesting interview

. I always enjoy Tucker Carlson's willingness to interview 'challenging' individuals - https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/full-video-tucker-twitter-46-legend-alex-jones/ I still think Jones is sort of crazy, but some of this interview changed my opinion of him a bit. I hadn't realized some of ...
by AJMD429
Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: It takes three years to 'get out'.... so ridiculous...
Replies: 0
Views: 52

It takes three years to 'get out'.... so ridiculous...

. I've always found it fascinating how there is a piece of legislation idling in the committees, ready for rushed passage when the right 'emergency' happens. So government can certainly work fast when it wants to. Information gets 'found' that somehow had gone previously unnoticed, and viola - 'evid...
by AJMD429
Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:41 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: OT: Israel's Gun Laws
Replies: 16
Views: 1967

Re: OT: Israel's Gun Laws

And that REASON should be as simple as I WANT ONE TO DEFEND MYSELF AND FAMILY. It is always a danger when you trust PUBLIC SERVANTS to make the decision on if your reason is valid. Is it bad that when I write my legislators, sometimes I head the letter in big, bold, letters: Dear Public Servant, I ...
by AJMD429
Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Israeli Gun Show very rewarding
Replies: 7
Views: 374

Re: Israeli Gun Show very rewarding

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Tanks...??? - they won't even let them have GUNS...! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/he ... r-AA1kXXQN
by AJMD429
Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:57 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: OT: Israel's Gun Laws
Replies: 16
Views: 1967

Re: OT: Israel's Gun Laws

. Amazing this dude is OBJECTING to easing up gun restrictions in Israel.... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/head-of-national-gun-licensing-unit-resigns-amid-furor-over-ben-gvir-s-policies/ar-AA1kXXQN ...and of course the Biden Administration is cooperating - https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news...
by AJMD429
Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin (Remlin made in 2019) 1894 CS, .357/38 lever gun
Replies: 16
Views: 731

Re: Marlin (Remlin made in 2019) 1894 CS, .357/38 lever gun

that's a beaut ! I'm waiting for a Ruger made 94 in 44cal with a 1:20 barrel . . . . that will feed my 405Gr revolver load . . . Don't forget that Ruger already made a 44 Mag 96/44 Levergun with a 1:20 twist... :wink: Looks more like a Winchester 88 or Marlin 62 or Savage 99 though, so not 'traditi...
by AJMD429
Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Democrat Nominee for 2024...
Replies: 1
Views: 67

The Democrat Nominee for 2024...

. Who all shares my thought that the reason the Dems really seem to want to keep Biden on the roster is NOT that they really want to run him (although most of the Democrat 'progresssssssssssssssssssssives' would probably still vote for him, even if he were in a coma or already passed away). https://...
by AJMD429
Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone else like red dots on long guns..?
Replies: 18
Views: 353

Re: Anyone else like red dots on long guns..?

. I do, if I want speed and don't need magnification. However, there are other sight arrangements I like.... The Marbles Bullseye is still the winner for FASTEST to get on-target with for me, and since it combines the 'ghost ring' AND the precision 'aperture' in one sight PLUS is such tough steel I ...
by AJMD429
Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 327 brass IN STOCK
Replies: 10
Views: 202

Re: 327 brass IN STOCK

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Thanks - I think I just snagged some myself... 8)
by AJMD429
Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .38-55 leverguns
Replies: 39
Views: 923

Re: .38-55 leverguns

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Sixer - is that the original finish...????
by AJMD429
Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:42 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Wow - stuff about JFK, Nixon, and today's events....
Replies: 1
Views: 62

Wow - stuff about JFK, Nixon, and today's events....

. ...that I never knew... https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/01/20/tucker_carlson_the_cia_removed_nixon_the_most_popular_president_ever_to_cover_up_their_murder_of_jfk.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=mixi&utm_campaign=realclearpolitics Too bad the 'moderates' and 'progressives'...
by AJMD429
Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Be careful when buying used guns....
Replies: 9
Views: 324

Be careful when buying used guns....

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/1 ... x-convict/

Looks like this one was really crappy....
by AJMD429
Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:26 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: .307 Win Brass
Replies: 4
Views: 175

Re: .307 Win Brass

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None here but I always wondered why they didn’t call it “309”; usually it is a battle of ego and bigger numbers sound better - it was “460 Weatherby” not “456 Weatherby” or even “459 Weatherby”…

Anyhow good luck.
by AJMD429
Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30-30 Shootn
Replies: 12
Views: 347

Re: 30-30 Shootn

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I love posts like this; even if I don’t get to do the range-time I’d like, I can do it ‘vicariously’… :D
by AJMD429
Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most accurate levergun at 200 yards...
Replies: 59
Views: 7096

Re: Most accurate levergun at 200 yards...

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LOL I still haven't tried out my 35 Rem XLR with any 'accuracy handloads'...

Life just keeps screwing with me; I need a nurse practitioner who doesn't mind having to work to earn a paycheck.
by AJMD429
Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:09 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Who's the "fascist"...???
Replies: 0
Views: 55

Who's the "fascist"...???

by AJMD429
Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This is a new broken part
Replies: 32
Views: 724

Re: This is a new broken part

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It’s been a while, but I believe I ordered a couple from midwayUSA a few years ago as back ups.
by AJMD429
Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Accurizing Marlin 375
Replies: 9
Views: 306

Re: Accurizing Marlin 375

. The Marlin 'XLR' series had the dovetail stud that attaches the tip of the magazine tune VERY loose - enough that the magazine tube tip could easily be pushed left or right by light pressure. Almost 'rattly' loose. The opening in the forend wood and cap was also 'generous' so although the wood was...
by AJMD429
Sun Nov 26, 2023 12:36 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: They want to track anyone who buys ammo, but....
Replies: 1
Views: 115

They want to track anyone who buys ammo, but....

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...can't be bothered to waste time on weaponized biolabs... :roll:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/1 ... a-chinese/
by AJMD429
Sun Nov 26, 2023 12:32 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Where we would be without the First Amendment...
Replies: 4
Views: 105

Where we would be without the First Amendment...

. ... and without the Second Amendment, which seems to be the only thing these days underlying the ability to assert any of the other rights recognized in the Bill of Rights ... https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/martial-artist-superstar-conor-mcgregor-under-investigation-online/ Look at all t...
by AJMD429
Sat Nov 25, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heeled bullets for the percussion revolvers
Replies: 22
Views: 742

Re: Heeled bullets for the percussion revolvers

Ray wrote: Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:16 pm Wilhelm, take one pointy conical and set on the anvil of your bench vise and smack smartly and squarely with a hammer. Instant flatnose !
Need a Paco Acu-rzr for the big calibers... 8)
by AJMD429
Sat Nov 25, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heeled bullets for the percussion revolvers
Replies: 22
Views: 742

Re: Heeled bullets for the percussion revolvers

JimT wrote: Sat Nov 25, 2023 11:50 am There was a time when men killed everything on the planet with round balls.
How quickly we lose history!
For sure... Just takes a couple generations. :|
by AJMD429
Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'member when Lake City was going to cease Civilian Sales...???
Replies: 5
Views: 347

Re: 'member when Lake City was going to cease Civilian Sales...???

Here's another article on the topic...

https://www.insider.com/army-ar-15-ammu ... gs-2023-11

The video in this article is on "identifying guns brought to political protests" and is rather typical anti-gun silliness...
by AJMD429
Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'member when Lake City was going to cease Civilian Sales...???
Replies: 5
Views: 347

Re: 'member when Lake City was going to cease Civilian Sales...???

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Weird...I don't have a subscription (wouldn't want one to that leftist rag) either but the whole article shows...
by AJMD429
Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 38/44 loads in the rossi 92
Replies: 5
Views: 284

Re: 38/44 loads in the rossi 92

. I'm not a gunsmith, but I'd be confident in the Rossi 92 strength vs a 38/44 'chambered' (maybe a better word would be 'rated') - which I think would include a '357 Mag' and even a '38 Special' marked rifle barrel. I thought they did make some of the hyphenated cartridges too, like 38-40 and 44-40...
by AJMD429
Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin / Ruger factory visit
Replies: 14
Views: 738

Re: Marlin / Ruger factory visit

All those carbines on that cart look beautiful. My JM has two different colors of wood on it, but it was about a quarter to a third the price about twenty years ago True. The prices versus the 1970's are actually often 'better' for firearms (and in many ways quality, at least in terms of accuracy-o...
by AJMD429
Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Honest Gun Review...
Replies: 3
Views: 298

Re: Honest Gun Review...

I buy what I like, dont need a shill to tell me anything Me too, but that wasn't the point (or maybe it was exactly the point)....nearly all the 'product reviews' out there are so tainted by the free samples and sponsorships that they hardly ever say anything truly denigrating about what they're re...
by AJMD429
Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'member when Lake City was going to cease Civilian Sales...???
Replies: 5
Views: 347

'member when Lake City was going to cease Civilian Sales...???

. Ray brought it up first.... https://www.levergunscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?t=88843 and then me.... https://www.levergunscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?t=88882 Well, here's more on that push... https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/us/army-ammunition-factory-shootings-congress.html ANY legislator or ot...
by AJMD429
Fri Nov 24, 2023 5:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If you hold with intercessory prayer
Replies: 26
Views: 6066

Re: If you hold with intercessory prayer

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He looks a little forlorn in one of the pictures, but I bet he's one tough little kid when you get right down to it. He's pretty much had to be.
by AJMD429
Thu Nov 23, 2023 9:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Honest Gun Review...
Replies: 3
Views: 298

Honest Gun Review...

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https://youtu.be/81H31my39AY?si=jVQ1Xt9XgjkBJWSX

You can tell he isn't caving to sponsors or freebies...!
by AJMD429
Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:42 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: OT: Israel's Gun Laws
Replies: 16
Views: 1967

Re: OT: Israel's Gun Laws

. With what just happened, the government of Israel just aided in the ongoing genocide of their own people with their RIDICULOUSLY strict ‘gun control’ laws… IMG_1396.jpeg https://www.timesofisrael.com/comparing-america-to-israel-on-gun-laws-is-dishonest-and-revealing/ They are evidently allowed to ...
by AJMD429
Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Organic, free-range venison…
Replies: 1
Views: 136

Organic, free-range venison…

. …yep, we raise ‘em all natural and cage-free… :D IMG_1394.jpeg I remember a libtard friend in college who was ‘ok with it’ (didn’t know I needed her permission), but thought it would be better if we used a trap, then had a veterinarian come shoot the deer with a tranquilizer “…then give it a letha...
by AJMD429
Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinking of our friend Pitchy
Replies: 14
Views: 873

Re: Thinking of our friend Pitchy

I exchanged emails with Lenn yesterday. He has been having health issues and is discouraged about not being able to do the things he used to do. Those are the things we have all enjoyed and envied the ability to think them up then build them. He hasn't been looking at the forum for a while. I passe...
by AJMD429
Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Marlin 1894, 357 is back...
Replies: 7
Views: 435

Re: The Marlin 1894, 357 is back...

. My little Remlin 357 Mag threaded carbine (1894 CST) is probably the most versatile and practical levergun I've ever had. I did adulterate it with a Ranger Point Precision forend, and later even their buttstock, because I've also got a pristine blued steel and walnut 1894 C in 357 that is 'factory...
by AJMD429
Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remember to Cherish every moment with Loved Ones
Replies: 9
Views: 401

Remember to Cherish every moment with Loved Ones

. A few years ago on Thanksgiving-eve, a patient of mine woke early and went to check on her daughter who was home from college and had been feeling ill, and was home for the holiday. Overnight she had a GI bleed, and was deceased in a bed full of blood. That family will never enjoy another 'happy' ...
by AJMD429
Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:21 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Raccoons
Replies: 9
Views: 414

Re: Raccoons

. ...but too many otherwise-intelligent 'progressssssives' just can't bring themselves to vote 'R' because they think R means 'racist' and 'fascist' and 'homophobe' and 'anti-environment'... :roll: The truth is that the Radical Left are the Racists, the Fascists, the Homophobes and Anti-Environment...
by AJMD429
Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Not Too Old to ROCK!" (1st Time on Stage in 41 Years...)
Replies: 7
Views: 347

Re: "Not Too Old to ROCK!" (1st Time on Stage in 41 Years...)

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A thousand years or so ago I used to play drums fairly well ....

That's cool you got back in the music saddle ..!
by AJMD429
Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:31 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: It's ok because it's Democrats doing it ...
Replies: 0
Views: 86

It's ok because it's Democrats doing it ...

. As always, put thd shoe on the other foot and imagine the media hysteria (rightfully so) if Republicans were doing this to Democrats.... https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/air-marshalls-national-council-director-stuns-fox-news/ How can anyone take Democrats seriously any more; they are so BL...
by AJMD429
Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IFAK / First Aid
Replies: 22
Views: 904

Re: IFAK / First Aid

. I chainsawed my leg just enough to SEE the muscle in a 2 inch hole, but the saw miraculously didn't nick the muscle (if it had I'll bet it would have locked up and I'd not been able to crawl out of the thicket I was in and would have bled till someone found me). As it was I managed to limp home, a...
by AJMD429
Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Raccoons
Replies: 9
Views: 414

Re: Raccoons

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...but too many otherwise-intelligent 'progressssssives' just can't bring themselves to vote 'R' because they think R means 'racist' and 'fascist' and 'homophobe' and 'anti-environment'... :roll:
by AJMD429
Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IFAK / First Aid
Replies: 22
Views: 904

Re: IFAK / First Aid

. I agree that the kits I've seen are either just glorified packs of band-aids, or stuff that gets really tricky to use without specific training. And just being a nurse or a physician like myself doesn't mean one has much experience with 'trauma'. I've been in practice 35 years and might claim to b...
by AJMD429
Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The anti-gunners NEVER STOP...now they want AMMO registration...
Replies: 0
Views: 83

The anti-gunners NEVER STOP...now they want AMMO registration...

. Now they're after AMMO.... :roll: https://www.westernjournal.com/backdoor-gun-grab-congressional-dems-push-background-checks-ammo-purchases-seek-criminalize-middlemen-buyers/ We need to go on the offensive, and quit just 'rejecting such laws, because eventually some 'stick' due to a recent 'traged...