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by Ysabel Kid
Sat Nov 02, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Little Big Gun
Replies: 7
Views: 135

Re: Little Big Gun

That front sight seems to jump right out at you. My eyes now appreciate a very bright front sight! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Nov 02, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This is evil.
Replies: 5
Views: 122

Re: This is evil.

Evil indeed.

The parasites working for government aren't happy unless they are controlling peoples lives. It's terrible, because they give those who genuinely want to serve others a bad name, as fewer and fewer people trust government, for good reason.
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Nov 02, 2024 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Semi-Annual Offering to The Sun God
Replies: 2
Views: 66

Re: The Semi-Annual Offering to The Sun God

I grew up in central Indiana. We did not change our clocks. Half the years we were on Eastern time and half on "Chicago time", as we called it. Graduated college, took my first job 6 hours north in Michigan, and began the bi-annual changing of the clocks. Hated it from the first. Now, I wi...
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Casting - lube question
Replies: 19
Views: 320

Casting - lube question

Well, there are several posts out now on casting. Must be the cooler weather coming in. :D So, getting ready for the "casting season", I'm thinking about bullet lube. For my cap & ball paper cartridges, I use a mix of beeswax and lambs tallow. What is your favorite lube for smokeless p...
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Newbie bullet caster range day
Replies: 9
Views: 292

Re: Newbie bullet caster range day

Agreed - all counts.
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:13 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Michigan election FRAUD (anyone surprised...?)
Replies: 8
Views: 268

Re: Michigan election FRAUD (anyone surprised...?)

We've seen some of it here in SC. I never vote straight ticket - I may vote for all the Republicans (and usually do), but I vote for them individually. Then I check the printed ballot. My wife has two friends that voted straight ticket Republican only to have the ballot spit out a vote for Harris/Wa...
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Oct 31, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday flightsimmer & Cowboy Tutt.
Replies: 5
Views: 145

Re: Happy Birthday flightsimmer & Cowboy Tutt.

Happy B-Day fellas! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Oct 30, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Casting This Afternoon
Replies: 7
Views: 274

Re: Casting This Afternoon

I was just thinking that the weather had turned close to casting weather. Then today was warmer and more humid. But it is right around the corner! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 29, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any love for the.30 Carbine?
Replies: 58
Views: 4563

Re: Any love for the.30 Carbine?

A pair (individually) of Ruger Blackhawks in .30 Carbine are coming up for auction on Friday, 1 November. https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/ruger-boxed-old-model-30-carb-blackhawk-revolver-2577-c-ad24f6ea3f?objectID=191923238&algIndex=upcoming_lots_lotNumber_asc_prod&queryID=b86d38d3c8b...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 29, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Scott Tschirhart.
Replies: 14
Views: 394

Re: Happy Birthday Scott Tschirhart.

Happy B-Day Scott! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinkin of Doing my Handloading Early This Year
Replies: 6
Views: 342

Re: Thinkin of Doing my Handloading Early This Year

I'm looking forward to cooler weather for many reasons, casting being near the top (that and I'm tired of sweating through my clothing every day)! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Handling lead bullets question
Replies: 27
Views: 935

Re: Handling lead bullets question

Oh, and I guess I'm in the majority here. I don't wear gloves when handling lead bullets. Even the best would drive me nuts when making paper cartridges! I do wear gloves when casting though, just because burns are no fun!
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Handling lead bullets question
Replies: 27
Views: 935

Re: Handling lead bullets question

I find it amazing that the generations who grew up breathing leaded gasoline exhaust fumes, licking leaded paint on their cribs and drinking water through pipes leaded together fought and won in 2 world wars, invented the computer and space flight, put people on the moon while the modern lead-free ...
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Few Quotes From The Book
Replies: 2
Views: 279

Re: A Few Quotes From The Book

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Y2K had some real humdingers when he was 2-4. We never knew what he was going to say in church - only that it was going to get a lot of attention (like other young boys, he had one volume setting in those years)! :lol:
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Oct 27, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heavy 308 loading
Replies: 5
Views: 333

Re: Heavy 308 loading

I'd be smiling too.
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Oct 27, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Need more like this young woman...
Replies: 1
Views: 236

Re: Need more like this young woman...

and attractive.

She just realized the same thing Tulsi did...

https://babylonbee.com/news/tulsi-gabba ... a-democrat
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Oct 26, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Tomf
Replies: 2
Views: 231

Re: Happy Birthday Tomf

Happy B-Day! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Oct 26, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Senior Citizen Romance
Replies: 5
Views: 482

Re: Senior Citizen Romance

Any night I can get a full night of sleep is better than romance!
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Oct 25, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: At The Alamo
Replies: 13
Views: 824

Re: At The Alamo

I have been to The Alamo about six times. Each time I learn something new, and the new things I learn make me more in absolute awe of the heroes who died there. Everyone should experience the Alamo, and make sure you give it plenty of time. You will be well rewarded. (On my last visit, I ended up d...
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Comet
Replies: 1
Views: 221

Re: Comet

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For Scott Tschirhart - THE ALAMO!
Replies: 11
Views: 711

Re: For Scott Tschirhart - THE ALAMO!

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:58 pm At the time of that photo, we had pretty restrictive knife laws.

Now, you can carry a sword if you want to.
SC is the same way. Little to no restrictions, just punishment if you use a knife in the commission of a crime - as it should be (with all weapons)!
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Are prices coming down?
Replies: 13
Views: 701

Re: Are prices coming down?

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:29 pm I’m seeing prices drop at the big stores. The smaller stores won’t drop until they sell their current inventory. They have such small margins.
I'm sure Kamala thinks they are price gouging though... :roll: :evil:
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Handloading Stocks
Replies: 16
Views: 908

Re: Handloading Stocks

JimT wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:47 pm I'm happy if I remember to put on underwear in the morning.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Handloading Stocks
Replies: 16
Views: 908

Re: Handloading Stocks

Good to see someone else here with a tinge of OCD! :wink: I've see some of your reload area pictures; we are kindred spirits. I do the same, plus actually list goals for loaded rounds for each caliber I need to feed. These vary on the gun, action type, and intended use. For example, my goal for my 7...
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 357 reloading question
Replies: 11
Views: 651

Re: 357 reloading question

I don't use magnum primers as a whole. I know these may improve performance, but I'm no longer trying to squeeze that last bit out of each load. But I did just buy a brick of small pistol magnum primers - mainly for when Y2K and I reload for magnums. Regular primers make my loads go boom; that's all...
by Ysabel Kid
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:38 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trade?
Replies: 5
Views: 499

Re: Trade?

I believe that if were entirely true, she would not have changed her party affiliation to us, the underdogs, the Republicans. I think she's much less susceptible to leaning with the political winds than most others. Agreed. She's a patriot that has served her country. Hard to support the team that ...
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For Scott Tschirhart - THE ALAMO!
Replies: 11
Views: 711

Re: For Scott Tschirhart - THE ALAMO!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

That actually brings up a question. Does Texas have any restrictions on knives one can carry?
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday geobru.
Replies: 2
Views: 240

Re: Happy Birthday geobru.

Happy B-Day! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Like a kid in a candy store.
Replies: 38
Views: 1570

Re: Like a kid in a candy store.

Have you settled on a load for it? It was 8 gr of Unique under any cast or swaged bullet from 255-270 grains. But now that Unique is hard to come by, I am experimenting. Most likely the winner will be 231….but we will see. I started reloading with 231 powder. Looks like I'll be circling back to it ...
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Like a kid in a candy store.
Replies: 38
Views: 1570

Re: Like a kid in a candy store.

Now to the kid in the candy store part. I own quite a bit of leather and daily wear holsters from Simply Rugged. This gun conceals under a common work shirt with a good pancake style holster. But when I am out in the brush country, I prefer something a bit more protective. I found this new old stoc...
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: almost afraid to ask
Replies: 15
Views: 898

Re: almost afraid to ask

I bought a few metal followers, and love them. I've never had the issue with it being hard to load though. That's odd.
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 77r form
Replies: 4
Views: 344

Re: 77r form

Sorry, I have distant ancestors from there, but I live in a free state.

If I want to buy a handgun I pick it out and usually 10 minutes later I'm at the cash register. 20 minutes if the Feds are slow that day. Walk out with it after I pay. :D
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Oct 23, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: South Carolina Floods - Prayers up for the folks there...
Replies: 26
Views: 2704

Re: South Carolina Floods - Prayers up for the folks there...

It’ll be interesting to watch. Asheville is a huge Blue bastion. This area is rich with both progressives and yellow dog democrats stuck in tradition. After seeing the feds horribly botch pretty much everything around the storm response, I wonder if they learned anything and will vote for the Repub...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Oct 23, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: At The Alamo
Replies: 13
Views: 824

Re: At The Alamo

2ndovc wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 8:21 am Cool!

Closest I've come was last Saturday morning when the siding crew got here. I looked out the windows about 7am and the house was surrounded by a dozen Mexicans. :D

jb 8)
Jason, you owe me a new keyboard! :lol: :lol: :lol:
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Oct 23, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not political but voting advice
Replies: 12
Views: 783

Re: Not political but voting advice

Even with that, people seemed to be taking the advice to vote early. Too bad that there may be many others who "Vote early -- and often!" Old No7 Yep. Why do you think MI, PA, and GA are saying they won't have results on election day? They need to figure out how much they need to cheat by...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Oct 23, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not political but voting advice
Replies: 12
Views: 783

Re: Not political but voting advice

Voted yesterday. 50 people in line when we left, and we were told that the line wrapped around the building on the first day of early voting. Now mind you, my state is not remotely in question, and many of the offices had people running unopposed. Even with that, people seemed to be taking the advic...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Oct 23, 2024 2:44 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trade?
Replies: 5
Views: 499

Trade?

So, Liz Cheney moves so far left that the good people of Wyoming kick her to the curb. Instead of learning, she doubles down and is campaigning for Kalama. :roll: So we lost a nominal Republican. Today Tulsi Gabbard makes it official and joins the Republican party. Now that is a trade I'll take ever...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Oct 23, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Voted today
Replies: 4
Views: 476

Re: Voted today

I'm fortunate Scott. In the majority of the races in my district, no Democrat was running. :D

Six - I'd add another - pardon any grandmother now in prison for daring to pray in front of an abortion clinic. In fact, pardon anyone improperly harassed by any of the alphabet agencies!
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Liquids For First Aid
Replies: 14
Views: 963

Re: Liquids For First Aid

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2024 12:43 pm I thought this would be about having a bottle of whiskey for snake bites!
Now you are talking! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Red Dot powder
Replies: 22
Views: 1367

Re: Red Dot powder

Revolver calibers and it works well.
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wet cleaning brass
Replies: 2
Views: 309

Re: Wet cleaning brass

Not a vibratory model (I still use dry cleaning media with it), but I picked up a cheap rock tumbler from Harbor Freight to do some small batch cleaning. It works great! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I really like bullets that fill the chambers.
Replies: 15
Views: 890

Re: I really like bullets that fill the chambers.

Not a lot of jump there! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday LeverGunner.
Replies: 3
Views: 298

Re: Happy Birthday LeverGunner.

You were born on Ruger Day? Lucky! :D Happy B-Day! :D :D :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: At The Alamo
Replies: 13
Views: 824

Re: At The Alamo

I love visiting San Antonio and see the Alamo every time I go. :D I have a trade show to attend there early next year and plan on bringing Mrs. YK. It will be her first time. :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 22LR Ammo recall
Replies: 19
Views: 2492

Re: 22LR Ammo recall

My favorite general-plinking bulk ammo was Winchester Wildcats. Always had good luck with them. And I have boxes from K-Mart when they used to sell ammo and firearms (and used to be in business!) marked $7.98/brick of 500!
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 22LR Ammo recall
Replies: 19
Views: 2492

Re: 22LR Ammo recall

It's not just the bulk boxes either. I grabbed an older 50-count box of Remington subsonic to test my new-to-me Uberti in my basement range, and 1/4th the rounds would not load! I tried them in one of my Ruger 10/22's, and they jammed up the magazine! Worthless stuff. I know it wasn't either gun; bo...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:38 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Voted today
Replies: 4
Views: 476

Voted today

Mrs. YK and I hit the polls today, which opened yesterday for early voting in SC. I've always been a "I will vote on election day" like voting was meant to be, but not this time. This election is way too important. I've never missed a national election since my first in 1984, but I've come...
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Oct 20, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Hawkins.
Replies: 1
Views: 256

Re: Happy Birthday Hawkins.

Happy B-Day! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Oct 20, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger LC and SDS 10mm
Replies: 4
Views: 446

Re: Ruger LC and SDS 10mm

Bill in Oregon wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 3:55 pm I have had perfect service from the Turkish Tisas 1911s I have owned, Jason.
Ditto. They are well-made, reliable and a great deal.
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Oct 20, 2024 6:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Too much bark?
Replies: 8
Views: 690

Re: Too much bark?

2ndovc wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 6:14 pm They look perfect to me!

jb 8)
Ditto. The bark gives them character! :D