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- Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good Humor--Why Men Don't Get Depressed.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1120
Re: Good Humor--Why Men Don't Get Depressed.
Great post Six :lol: Great humor for our 18th wedding anniversary. Sending the OP to my wife as I type :o Thanks Phil. :D Hey, BTW, is your last name "MaCrackin" :D ------(I just spit up) :lol: Naw , I'm just that guy with no arms or legs at the bottom of a hole or ditch . :lol:
- Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good Humor--Why Men Don't Get Depressed.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1120
Re: Good Humor--Why Men Don't Get Depressed.
Great post Six
Great humor for our 18th wedding anniversary. Sending the OP to my wife as I type![Surprised :o](./images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif)
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Great humor for our 18th wedding anniversary. Sending the OP to my wife as I type
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- Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Win. Model 88, .308
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2949
Re: Win. Model 88, .308
mod71alaska wrote:You have to ask?Be happy...BUY IT!!!
Pics of your new 88 ?66GTO wrote:What can you tell me about them? Anyone have one? (That is a given on this forum, of course someone has one!)
There is one for sale locally. Anything in particular I should look for on this model?
- Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boxing Day
- Replies: 9
- Views: 787
Re: Boxing Day
Those foxes can be pretty tricky .winchester1886 wrote:Does it really take that many hounds to catch one fox. Seems a little one sided to me, not really cricket old boy.
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- Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Snow removal back in 1939
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2475
Re: Snow removal back in 1939
Very cool video !! Thanks for sharing it !
This was from 2008 I believe , A little snow in upstate NY
http://dbkp.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/gl ... ertown-ny/
This was from 2008 I believe , A little snow in upstate NY
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http://dbkp.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/gl ... ertown-ny/
- Sat Nov 03, 2012 2:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New York, CT, NJ questions (travelling there)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1686
Re: New York, CT, NJ questions (travelling there)
Yep , handgun is definitely not something you want to risk getting caught with. Long gun ( shotgun or levergun ) may be OK , but cased , in the trunk , ammo separate , and all that. Semi -autos have some strict rules regarding features and magazine size. Spring assist knife , you don't want to get c...
- Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: You Boys Are All In My Will
- Replies: 52
- Views: 1921
Re: You Boys Are All In My Will
Saw a convoy of tree trimmin' crews with bucket trucks and big wood chippers headed down I 81 from Syracuse this morning . That Irene , she dumped a LOT of rain east of us in NY , messed up things pretty bad. Town streets turned into raging rivers . Hope and pray all the members here are on high gro...
- Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hey Pitchster, I Done Figured Out Who's...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1468
Re: Hey Pitchster, I Done Figured Out Who's...
Here Joe , I had to look it up
Wiki gives a definition that keeps you out of hot water
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blivet
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... svg&page=1
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Wiki gives a definition that keeps you out of hot water
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blivet
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... svg&page=1
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leverguns Articles
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3044
- Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Woodworker's bench
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1243
Re: Woodworker's bench
May be getting too late , but when I was younger the big black work stations in high school for science classes were a very hard maple 3/4" X 1 1/2" glued together side by side to make that 1 1/2" X 3' X 6' or 8' table top. Old doors of oak and such were also common , even a raised pa...
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 8:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: UK advice on knife carry please.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1500
Re: UK advice on knife carry please.
Tycer , please take lot's of pics , I look forward to hearing about your trip .
As far as I know both my birth parents were 100 % Scott .
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As far as I know both my birth parents were 100 % Scott .
- Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: my new Ruger 10-22
- Replies: 1
- Views: 283
Re: my new Ruger 10-22
Not sure how I did it
but I think this link will go to your album :
http://s1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb3 ... r%2010-22/
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http://s1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb3 ... r%2010-22/
- Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Jacob's first bear
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2416
Re: Jacob's first bear
That smile says it all
Beautiful bear as well !!! Congrats !!!!
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Beautiful bear as well !!! Congrats !!!!
- Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My wife surprised me
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1053
Re: My wife surprised me
:lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks Griff , still laughin ' . Thanks for the tip on the stocks . The 20 ga. ain't getting cut on either end . It was a Christmas gift back when I was still young enough to be wearing pajamas , there is even an embarrassing pic of me in front of the tree with it to attest to that...
- Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My wife surprised me
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1053
Re: My wife surprised me
Thanks !! I gotta work with what I got though. She is pretty small. I think there is still a short stock for 870's kicking around at my parents house . That would allow for a thicker recoil pad . May try and get her into skeet shooting , I got a nice O/U in 20 ga. for that she could use. :) Why I th...
- Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My wife surprised me
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1053
My wife surprised me
It took a few years for her to warm up to guns . She's a pretty good shot with a 22 on the rare occasion she wants to shoot , now that she knows she is left eye dominate and right handed . I've offered to go to the range and let her pull the trigger on rifles like the 222 , 44 mag , 32-20 , 20 ga. s...
- Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thought I hit a jackpot
- Replies: 3
- Views: 430
Thought I hit a jackpot
Found a full box of primers 8) in a box of shotgun wads and shells . Never heard of them before and a quick search turned my woo hoo I got 1k of shotgun primers , to um no , they won't fit modern shells anymore. Dang , checked for sales and the shells that hold that size are rare , so not much inter...
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A wildlife morning.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 978
Re: A wildlife morning.
Fishers are a bit bigger than a martin . This martin was hanging around deer camp for a while a few years ago .
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- Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One point sling / Saddle Ring backfit to a 70s M94
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1868
Re: One point sling / Saddle Ring backfit to a 70s M94
Like BenT , I use one of Juniors slings while deer hunting . I like it , as stated above it helps carry some of the weight of the rifle . Also , if I need both hands to grab a snack , check the map and compass , or see a tree that really " needs watering " , I don't have to worry about fin...
- Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: (pic) Choice...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1495
Re: (pic) Choice...
Without knowing for sure what is behind them for the next mile or two , it would about kill me but I'd keep my finger off the trigger if using a high powered rifle . ![Embarassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
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- Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 88 Now Scoped And Ready To Go
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1869
Re: Winchester 88 Now Scoped And Ready To Go
Steve that looks great , can't wait to hear how it shoots . And I missed the caliber . Have a '56 in 308 here with a Lyman scope.
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- Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun with a boat
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2834
Re: Fun with a boat
I must have scrolled right past your post Phil! Sorry...Hobie wrote:
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No worries Hobie , Looks like a fun boat , worth the double tap
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I wonder if it could be adaptable to rowing forward so you can see where you are going , at least for some easy poking around times .
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun with a boat
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2834
- Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got a new tractor accessory - from Malamute
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2720
Re: Got a new tractor accessory - from Malamute
Would tire chains on the tractor help bust up some of the ice ?
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Look Inside of the Izmash Plant
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1169
Re: A Look Inside of the Izmash Plant
Very interesting !! Thanks !
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How does Ur Garden grow ?pics
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1752
Re: How does Ur Garden grow ?pics
Envious of these nice gardens . In the middle on that one is a pond strainer basket. The other one i just used an old plastic paint bucket with a bunch of holes drilled in it , lined with landscape fabric to keep the dirt and roots out of the water holding section. We had read several different How ...
- Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How does Ur Garden grow ?pics
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1752
Re: How does Ur Garden grow ?pics
Might I suggest http://www.earthbox.com I have 2, they're like magic. We tried a couple home made earth boxes last year . Had a good pepper year , apologies in advance for so many pics , just wound up tonight :roll: http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f59/littlelou66/tote%20bins/229393_1896974058661_...
- Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Found the Camillus Barlow 51
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5452
Re: Found the Camillus Barlow 51
Been a while since I been on that forum , but the link posted to you Cal , is now saved in my favorites . http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/497708-Camillus-Tang-stamps-and-dates And another pic for 336bl , http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f59/littlelou66/computer%20fun/IMG_2846.jpg
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: old shotgun shells
- Replies: 12
- Views: 976
Re: old shotgun shells
My answer!!! I cut the shells salvaged the lead. cut again and discarded the powder, about 1/4 cup. I believe that the old powder can help in a garden ( in small doses ) if the dirt is lacking one of the chemicals that plants like ( I'm not smart enough to remember which one , but thinking Nitrogen...
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 40-82 revisited
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1671
Re: 40-82 revisited
Without logging into my p/b acct , just hitting the link in my book marks , it seems to work . This is the pic I was highlighting back when trying to make an easy p/b tutorial for another forum years ago. Maybe shutting all the way down your computer and not actually logging into p/b and grabbing th...
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 40-82 revisited
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1671
Re: 40-82 revisited
Mike , I just copy / paste the IMG line from p/b .
They changed it a little , just clicking on the IMG line does the copy part , then I just paste here .
Hope that helps .
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They changed it a little , just clicking on the IMG line does the copy part , then I just paste here .
Hope that helps .
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- Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Camillus fighting knife
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1684
- Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RC boat +++
- Replies: 3
- Views: 416
RC boat +++
I saw this video and my first thought was that Pitchy bought a remote control boat and then had some fun with it in , well as he can do with most anything
Save your ears and turn down or off your speakers
Cool vid I thought I'd share.
http://www.wimp.com/rccar/
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Save your ears and turn down or off your speakers
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Cool vid I thought I'd share.
http://www.wimp.com/rccar/
- Mon May 14, 2012 11:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: It's not a lever 32-20
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1440
Re: It's not a lever 32-20
Ok , things are looking up for the sporter . Took the new ammo out and ran half a dozen rounds through it this morning at 50 yards. The pattern ( my poor shooting :roll: ) was tighter at 50 than my first try at 25 8) It shot better than my 22 at the same target . So I needless to say , I need to rea...
- Mon May 14, 2012 10:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Here ya go Boys
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2533
Re: Here ya go Boys
Great vids !!! Very cool stuff !! I don't post a lot either , but I enjoy all the fascinating things you share here
And hope all goes well with the new chompers![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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And hope all goes well with the new chompers
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- Mon May 14, 2012 10:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What happened?
- Replies: 105
- Views: 8058
Re: What happened?
I think there may be another factor involved as well. When I first found this great place , I was using a fancy Packard Bell computer with a super fast 286 processor , it had a huge 40 mega- bite memory and accessed the internet with a blazing 14 ( whatever it was ) dial-up modem. I think we paid ar...
- Sat May 12, 2012 6:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: It's not a lever 32-20
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1440
Re: It's not a lever 32-20
Thanks all !!!! I seem to have forgotten how to multi quote What Doc wrote is what I was thinking , Just needed to hear it from someone else and make sure I wasn't overlooking something . I did not put one of those compressed rounds into the magazine . But may have had one that looked OK but the bul...
- Thu May 10, 2012 3:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Salvaging an old barn.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1938
Re: Salvaging an old barn.
Certain remodelers & designers would practically die tryin' to obtain that faded red barn siding.. I think that depends a little on where you're located. Out here in the middle of the country, the barns are at an age where they're getting torn down faster than people can use up the wood. I look...
- Thu May 10, 2012 1:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: It's not a lever 32-20
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1440
Re: It's not a lever 32-20
Box just says " 32-20 wrenchester 100 grain lead. Then a pic of the bullet and the words Inside Lubricated Oilproof 50 cartridges. "
Don't see any copper plating.
Don't see any copper plating.
- Thu May 10, 2012 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ta heck with Wikipedia I be sayin'
- Replies: 3
- Views: 667
Re: Ta heck with Wikipedia I be sayin'
Fun page ![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
http://mickopedia.org/mickify.py?topic= ... tion+rifle
Recognize a few names in the references section here
http://mickopedia.org/mickify.py?topic=.45_Colt
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http://mickopedia.org/mickify.py?topic= ... tion+rifle
Recognize a few names in the references section here
http://mickopedia.org/mickify.py?topic=.45_Colt
- Thu May 10, 2012 12:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: It's not a lever 32-20
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1440
It's not a lever 32-20
But a few leverguns were made in the cartridge :wink: Took a nice Savage Sporter to the range yesterday and tossed 10 rounds towards a paper plate . http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f59/littlelou66/rifles/102_5447.jpg The ammo was from an older box of Winchester , yellow box , big red W on the top ...
- Sat May 05, 2012 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the gun you have longed over?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 6392
Re: What's the gun you have longed over?
collection can never be complete
But my heart longs for a older used , marlin 39 with a 20" barrel.
Prices have allways seemed to exceed my budget by much more than I thought a tin can plinker / squirrel shooter should be worth.
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But my heart longs for a older used , marlin 39 with a 20" barrel.
Prices have allways seemed to exceed my budget by much more than I thought a tin can plinker / squirrel shooter should be worth.
- Sat May 05, 2012 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Any Roofer Types Here? Price Check
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3762
Re: Any Roofer Types Here? Price Check
How long do you want it to last and how bad of shape is the old plywood and structural stuff ( decking ? steel or wood ? ) Also what is the root cause of why you need repair / replacement ? That torchdown stuff is mostly pretty good . Some brands in their early years , had some bad compositions that...
- Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When to say when ,elderly parent
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2913
Re: When to say when ,elderly parent
Thanks again everyone . She's pretty healthy and alert , runs in the family as her mom was only a couple months shy of 100 when she passed . First thing she learned to drive was a team of horses because she was the oldest . Lernt the basics driving a standard transmission on the tractor her dad fina...
- Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When to say when ,elderly parent
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2913
Re: When to say when ,elderly parent
Thanks for all the replies !
Even on a topic that is about as far away from Leverguns as you can get , the helpfulness , insight , experience , and advice found here is simply amazing .
Thank you all.
Even on a topic that is about as far away from Leverguns as you can get , the helpfulness , insight , experience , and advice found here is simply amazing .
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Thank you all.
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When to say when ,elderly parent
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2913
When to say when ,elderly parent
The sage advice and wisdom here has me asking this question. I'm guessing that I'm not the first one here that has had to ponder the question of when to say when to either a Grandparent or Parent as they age and driving should or should not continue to be something they should still be doing. Gettin...
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Loaded detachable mags, are they legal in vehicle ???
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2921
Re: Loaded detachable mags, are they legal in vehicle ???
NYS Penal law, definition # 15 as applies to article 265 and 400: 15. "Loaded firearm" means any firearm loaded with ammunition or any firearm which is possessed by one who, at the same time, possesses a quantity of ammunition which may be used to discharge such firearm. WTF??????? or----...
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Huge earthquake hits Mexico where 10,000 americans could be?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3162
Re: Huge earthquake hits Mexico where 10,000 americans could be?
Isn't Obamas oldest daughter and 12 of her closest friends spending spring break in Oaxaca Mexico ?
http://news.yahoo.com/afp-report-obama- ... 28492.html
http://news.yahoo.com/afp-report-obama- ... 28492.html
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The heart and history of this forum.
- Replies: 72
- Views: 6498
Re: The heart and history of this forum.
I'm pretty much a newbie here as well. This was the first computer forum I ever joined , enjoyed my Marlin 1894 and found this place. Not sure if they had the " This is a high class place , act respectfully " sign up in black and white , because that basic principle was just abundantly cle...
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Your best lever action deer picture
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6587
Re: Your best lever action deer picture
A lousy hunter I am , the Native Americans had a term for hunters like me ............Vegetarian . But a couple rare instances : Marlin model 1936 in 32 WS . http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f59/littlelou66/computer%20fun/camp/IMG_4960.jpg My late Dads 336 in 35 rem the first day I carried it afiel...