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by jeepnik
Thu Apr 09, 2026 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sneaky Midway USA
Replies: 8
Views: 349

Re: Sneaky Midway USA

They just stole the way the government of my state has been doing business for decades. The citizens passed a law reducing property tax and restricting the rate that it can rise annually. So the state just started adding "fees". There is a movement brewing to do the same thing with fees. E...
by jeepnik
Thu Apr 09, 2026 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does anyone remember these?
Replies: 5
Views: 358

Re: Does anyone remember these?

Never saw that one. But, could be a fairly well concealed way of carrying a min revolver. I tried several commercially available holsters and was never quite satisfied. So I had one custom made to ride cross draw along the belt. https://i.imgur.com/vthFbdJ.jpg?2 I'm a southpaw, but since this is des...
by jeepnik
Thu Apr 09, 2026 7:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them
Replies: 22
Views: 7944

Re: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them

Wow, a newbie 41 posts schooling a long time member 34000+ posts on proper behavior. Possibly either a troll or a net nazi.
by jeepnik
Thu Apr 09, 2026 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: you [ and I ] need one of these: volcanic from Uberti
Replies: 16
Views: 601

Re: you [ and I ] need one of these: volcanic from Uberti

Carry piece! Oh yea. Get two of the six inchers, and get a double shoulder holster. Imagine how cool you'd look with that in place you can open carry. Heavy, but with the weight for the cool factor.
by jeepnik
Thu Apr 09, 2026 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sneaky Midway USA
Replies: 8
Views: 349

Re: Sneaky Midway USA

So you contract to a supplier to deliver the goods you order. How he delivers them is up to him. And he is responsible for the items until they are physically in your hands (not just tossed in the front yard). But to insure that the people the supplier contracts with does their job they want you to ...
by jeepnik
Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:25 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)
Replies: 34
Views: 1116

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)

Pretty much regardless of travel time I will drive rather than fly.
by jeepnik
Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: you [ and I ] need one of these: volcanic from Uberti
Replies: 16
Views: 601

Re: you [ and I ] need one of these: volcanic from Uberti

I WANT! I can add it to my stable of .380's. Imagine showing up to the range with a precursor to the Winchester and a Glock 42.
by jeepnik
Sun Apr 05, 2026 7:17 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)
Replies: 34
Views: 1116

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)

High winds in England and the European continent!! Oh my it must be global winding. Well have to get that freak Greta to go on a rampage.

Oh wait, it's just called weather.
by jeepnik
Sun Apr 05, 2026 7:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Blew my Uberti 1876 up
Replies: 42
Views: 1737

Re: Blew my Uberti 1876 up

Gotta go with Jim on this one. Forearm self destructed. I'd just get with Uberti and see if you can buy a replacement. If you are serioiusly concerned you could find a non destruct testing lab and have them magnaflux it. But I think that is way overkill.
by jeepnik
Wed Apr 01, 2026 2:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)
Replies: 34
Views: 1116

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect (continued)

I started to get into the original thread a bit late. So, I just sort of gave up. I'll try to keep up with the new one.
by jeepnik
Tue Mar 31, 2026 12:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Officer's ACP
Replies: 12
Views: 562

Re: The Officer's ACP

I have heard or racking a slide like that during an emergency. And, I have practiced it, with dummy ammo. I'll save that one for emergencies. I'm not the fastest draw, no matter what I'm using. I'm also not the greatest shot, though I usually hit what I'm shooting at, just not all x ring. I'll stick...
by jeepnik
Mon Mar 30, 2026 10:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Im done with Marlin lever .22's
Replies: 12
Views: 709

Re: Im done with Marlin lever .22's

I found this one in a gun store in Culver City. They didn't know what they had, but I did.
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For some reason I have always been attracted to shorter barrels on leverguns. Maybe it's because I'm not a big guy and the shorter barrels just seem right.
by jeepnik
Sat Mar 28, 2026 7:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Math Quiz for the Day
Replies: 12
Views: 1005

Re: Math Quiz for the Day

Solving a math problem without the necessary data is just a shot in the dark. Sort of like, solve for x. And the information you are given is y.
by jeepnik
Fri Mar 27, 2026 1:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All round gun for Africa-1870
Replies: 7
Views: 609

Re: All round gun for Africa-1870

If you are interested in a good book series about Africa in the 1860's take a look at Flight Of The Falcon by Wilbur Smith.
by jeepnik
Fri Mar 27, 2026 1:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Math Quiz for the Day
Replies: 12
Views: 1005

Re: Math Quiz for the Day

Well, assuming you ask the total number, using the amount of lead you stated you used the answer supplied is pretty darned close. Hard to be exact as there are things we don't know. If you are asking how many "types" of bullets you cast the answer is three. But in that case the question is...
by jeepnik
Thu Mar 26, 2026 9:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel
Replies: 24
Views: 1527

Re: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel

765x53 wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2026 9:25 pm If you have to "Draw" your gun you weren't ready. As attested by your photograph.
Not true. You can be deep in the deepest stuff when you need to draw a handgun. Life ain't a John Wick movie.
by jeepnik
Thu Mar 26, 2026 6:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Afraid you’ll get sued if you use a gun in self defense…?
Replies: 15
Views: 4986

Re: Afraid you’ll get sued if you use a gun in self defense…?

Frankly, if it comes down to needing a firearm for self defense, the last thing I'll be worrying about is getting sued. Lawyers, snakes that they are (and I'll hire the biggest snake I can), can handle what comes next. Here's one for you from a retired lawyer. If he were suing a person who had some ...
by jeepnik
Thu Mar 26, 2026 6:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel
Replies: 24
Views: 1527

Re: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel

Maybe it was Marty Robbins' Mr. Shorty but I've always preferred a shorter barrel. 5.5" is as long as I'll go. I prefer my short barreled bad .45 (sorry Marty for taking license with the lyrics).
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by jeepnik
Thu Mar 26, 2026 5:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel
Replies: 24
Views: 1527

Re: The Colt SAA with 7 1/2-inch barrel

Hand-eye coordination might not be that good for everyone. I am a natural left hander, left eye might be dominant - but hard to tell, forced to be a right hander through extreme use of belt and automotive air contitioner hose. Using sights I am good. Mine was a yardstick. It gave Mrs. Rivera a long...
by jeepnik
Tue Mar 24, 2026 11:20 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Emotional Support Dogs.....
Replies: 15
Views: 2506

Re: Emotional Support Dogs.....

Very well-behaved dogs in public places don't bother me. It's the loud, obnoxious people and their ill-behaved kids that suck. :idea: The problem is that some dogs are not "well-behaved". After watching, several times, dogs lift their leg on the lower shelves at the grocery store I hesita...
by jeepnik
Sun Mar 15, 2026 9:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When is the last time you fired your AR15?
Replies: 27
Views: 4102

Re: When is the last time you fired your AR15?

I frankly don’t understand why I would lose zero. There’s nothing obvious. Windage stayed perfect. But elevation was off. How was it stored, and how long did it stay in that position. Think about it, even steel bends a bit if it is left in the same position long enough. You can see that by looking ...
by jeepnik
Sun Mar 15, 2026 9:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When is the last time you fired your AR15?
Replies: 27
Views: 4102

Re: When is the last time you fired your AR15?

I refused modify mine, it was a gift from the kids. So I had to relocate it out of state.
by jeepnik
Sun Mar 15, 2026 8:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New/antique revolver speed loader.
Replies: 7
Views: 1614

Re: New/antique revolver speed loader.

Now if someone would just make it today. The cool factor alone would be worth it.
by jeepnik
Sat Mar 14, 2026 3:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tweaking Bianchi's X-15 shoulder holster?
Replies: 12
Views: 2565

Re: Tweaking Bianchi's X-15 shoulder holster?

Silly thought, but since it's still in production, why not give Bianchi a call?
by jeepnik
Tue Mar 10, 2026 11:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Watching out for Sleeper Cell nonsense
Replies: 9
Views: 3247

Re: Watching out for Sleeper Cell nonsense

youtube videos are okay. But these folks have a really good handle on all thing GMRS with bleed over to FRS, CB and HAM. Some of the posters are waay advanced, but even they generally post at a level normal, non radio nerds, can understand. https://forums.mygmrs.com/ Oh, by the way, if it's anything...
by jeepnik
Tue Mar 10, 2026 9:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Woodcraft and so-on.
Replies: 2
Views: 1255

Re: Woodcraft and so-on.

I suppose one of the advantages of growing up in the fifties and sixties is that we were outside a lot. We learned all sorts of stuff by doing it. I know I taught my kids (the USMC added a bit more knowledge) the outside stuff.
by jeepnik
Tue Mar 10, 2026 8:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Replies: 24
Views: 5349

Re: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'

piller wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 7:28 pm I didn't remember it being around that long.
You could buy kits from J.C. Whitney. Niggling at my mind is, also, something about alcohol injection. I didn't use it, did use water injection, but I seem to remember some guys did.
by jeepnik
Mon Mar 09, 2026 11:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Replies: 24
Views: 5349

Re: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'

Studebaker Golden Hawk with water injection was fast for the time. Amc Gremlin was just ugly. Ford Torino Talladega was fast on the big oval Nascar tracks. The Torino had a drag pack that used a 428 Super Cobra Jet and 4.11 gears that was a special order. It put up low 13s in the ¼ mile and could d...
by jeepnik
Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Watching out for Sleeper Cell nonsense
Replies: 9
Views: 3247

Re: Watching out for Sleeper Cell nonsense

Regarding communications. In order of preference, HAM, GMRS, CB, FRS. A technician license for HAM is pretty easy to get and requires no knowledge of morse. But you do have to study to pass the test as it's got some technical/regulatory issues. Longest range, and there are repeaters that can extend ...
by jeepnik
Sun Mar 08, 2026 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Replies: 24
Views: 5349

Re: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'

Yeah .. AMC built the Javelin I left off Corvette for GMC ... the first one came out in 1954 I believe it was ... it was an inline 6 cylinder. And Ford made the Thunderbird. My friend had a '56 we ran around in. Oh ... International made the Scout. I had one of those. It was a really cool 4WD. And ...
by jeepnik
Sun Mar 08, 2026 5:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stay strapped boys.
Replies: 26
Views: 8580

Re: Stay strapped boys.

I used to put together first aid kits. But honestly some of the commercial trauma bags are amazingly complete. Less prescription drugs of course. For those I just suggest you talk to your physician. Some are amenable others not so much. With my background I have something's folks with less training ...
by jeepnik
Sat Mar 07, 2026 12:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Israeli carry
Replies: 17
Views: 5465

Re: Israeli carry

I'd like to see a timer on that. But my observation, particularly from the front view is that you will be hit by the first draw before you can get your "Mossad" draw on target. Simple physics. Movement takes time. There is less movement in the conventional draw. Now if Mossad guy sling sho...
by jeepnik
Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: On this day in 1836
Replies: 13
Views: 4248

Re: On this day in 1836

I first visited San Antonio in 1971, after basic. The Alamo was kind of run down and totally unimpressive. I had pictured it out in the open, not in a congested and smoggy downtown. The River Walk was, well let's just say not a good place to take a girl, but a good place to find one. And just about ...
by jeepnik
Fri Mar 06, 2026 3:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Israeli carry
Replies: 17
Views: 5465

Re: Israeli carry

765x53 wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:57 am So, the same as U.S. Army carry?
Well, there's the way the manual says, and then there's the way it's actually done. I worked with a pilot who insisted all firearms be cleared (that also meant no mag). It's amazing how rapidly he changed his mind.
by jeepnik
Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The very tactical and global original 1892
Replies: 7
Views: 2887

Re: The very tactical and global original 1892

The more rural area's of Spain still had some "Winchesters" in their police stations into the mid 70's. I was amazed to see a couple in a rack at one such station. I always wondered how they got their. Now I know.
by jeepnik
Wed Mar 04, 2026 4:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stay strapped boys.
Replies: 26
Views: 8580

Re: Stay strapped boys.

Last, the softer targets are urban churches. Usually larger, and generally attended by folks who think carrying a fire arm is bad. I personally believe some of those is how the church administration found out about our group and others like us. They put pressure on the Archbishop, and being good pol...
by jeepnik
Mon Mar 02, 2026 2:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stay strapped boys.
Replies: 26
Views: 8580

Re: Stay strapped boys.

Not playing this time. 1911, AMT .45 Backup and the ever present .22 NAA mini. Scout/Squad in vehicle. I actually do wish I had my Stag AR-15 still here in California for my wife. But, anything that isn't legal here has long since been relocated to another state. If ever there was a time for all the...
by jeepnik
Mon Mar 02, 2026 2:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Aging Baby Boomers and guns
Replies: 17
Views: 5425

Re: Aging Baby Boomers and guns

Family tradition. Christmas for four years running were "firearms" related. BB gun first, next year was a pellet gun, then a single shot .22 bold gun and then a .410 pump shotgun. The seasons for he first two years I was a tag along on hunting trips. The third year using a "family&quo...
by jeepnik
Sat Feb 28, 2026 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shoulder Holsters for Carry?
Replies: 27
Views: 7700

Re: Shoulder Holsters for Carry?

The Simply Rugged pancake holsters are very nice. I have several. They ARE a bit spendy, but the quality is outstanding and the service is really top-notch. Spendy? Have you priced similar quality holsters? My only complaint about Simply Rugged is that their lead time has grown over the years. But ...
by jeepnik
Sat Feb 28, 2026 12:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shoulder Holsters for Carry?
Replies: 27
Views: 7700

Re: Shoulder Holsters for Carry?

The only "shoulder holster" I had any real experience was not a shoulder holster but a chest holster. I used a GI "tanker" holster for a bit and liked it until you need to go prone. Not something you want to throw yourself down on. So I abandoned that and went back to a belt hols...
by jeepnik
Wed Feb 25, 2026 4:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting brass find
Replies: 13
Views: 4024

Re: Interesting brass find

Mid 70's the USAF was widening the entrance to one of it's German bases (Ramstein?). Civil Engineers hit a hunk of concrete. Gi's being GI's they excavated it without passing the info up the line. They uncovered a WWI German bunker. They thought about going inside, but one of the guys remembered wha...
by jeepnik
Wed Feb 25, 2026 12:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Broke my stock!
Replies: 114
Views: 41737

Re: Broke my stock!

Let’s give Ruger a chance. I gave them the timeline and argued that I should not be responsible for replacing a stock on a gun that was purchased less than two months before it broke. Negotiations continue. But remember, there was a time Ruger wouldn't have even blinked. They'd have just fixed it. ...
by jeepnik
Mon Feb 23, 2026 11:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Carry guns and size
Replies: 37
Views: 14694

Re: Carry guns and size

6' 225(ish), Colt Combat Commander, IWB, summertime under a Hawaiian shirt, (to my dermatologist's disgust), cooler weather under a long sleeve t-shirt worn untucked with a light- or medium-weight t-shirt under that, colder weather a Henley shirt., and cold weather, a jacket with an OWB holster. Fa...
by jeepnik
Mon Feb 23, 2026 9:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Carry guns and size
Replies: 37
Views: 14694

Re: Carry guns and size

I was once 5'9", probably close to 5'7" these days. Weight is about 180, so, short and "stout". Carrying full size 1911's, Blackhawks and N framed Smith's isn't out of the ordinary. As mentioned many times, I generally carry OWB cross draw. Toss on a Hawaiian shirt and no one not...
by jeepnik
Mon Feb 23, 2026 9:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mexico is on fire
Replies: 15
Views: 5064

Re: Mexico is on fire

You do realize that Mexico is well overdue for another revolution.
by jeepnik
Mon Feb 23, 2026 9:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Broke my stock!
Replies: 114
Views: 41737

Re: Broke my stock!

You all realize that Ruger isn't Ruger anymore. They are in the late second/early third stage of the life span of a business. 1st stage - Started by a visionary 2nd stage - gets too complicate/big or the visionary retires/dies so business people take over. When they do the intend to make the company...
by jeepnik
Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ANyone ever try this with a Glock (thumb behind slide)...?
Replies: 5
Views: 2726

Re: ANyone ever try this with a Glock (thumb behind slide)...?

Now try that with a 1911. Or likely any external hammered semi auto of 9mm, 38 super, 40 S&W, 10mm or 45 acp. Pressing the thumb on the slide of a striker fired handgun doesn't give the slides mass an opportunity to gain momentum. You might find the very small amount of movement in an externally...
by jeepnik
Thu Feb 19, 2026 5:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Back to carry positions
Replies: 20
Views: 9266

Re: Back to carry positions

I've stated many times I carry almost exclusively OWB cross. But I have never explained how I got there. Waaay back in the stone age Uncle Sam did not make left handed holsters for the 1911 (thank heaven that there must have been a highly placed southpaw when the UM84 and it's follow ons were adopte...
by jeepnik
Wed Feb 18, 2026 8:29 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Commienecticut releases pedophile
Replies: 2
Views: 4072

Re: Commienecticut releases pedophile

Regarding incarceration of pedophiles. Just remove any special protection and put them into general population. Problem will be solved. A lot of folks in prison have kids they care a great deal about.