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by piller
Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Humor - Gas crisis
Replies: 4
Views: 656

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by piller
Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is killing power quantifiable?
Replies: 22
Views: 3885

And is it good to eat afterward? Once you all figure out how dead is dead enough, I'll help you grill it. :lol: Sorry, but I just don't think there will be a total consensus because we all have different experiences. For me, I kind of think those with lots of experience know enough to be worth liste...
by piller
Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: In the immortal words of Brittany Spears......
Replies: 17
Views: 3136

brucew44guns, need isn't even something to be considered. If I had only the guns that I needed, I would not have nearly as much fun as I do.
by piller
Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Almost Ready to Leave
Replies: 17
Views: 3362

May you all be protected and blessed by GOD.
by piller
Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HUMOR - Interesting way this young gent got his deer
Replies: 26
Views: 3933

He is going to need an industrial size can of Preparation H.
by piller
Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE
Replies: 16
Views: 2704

Wow, I guess those people hunting ducks with their old rifles must feel proud. :roll: :roll:
by piller
Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gone overboard with heavy hard bullets
Replies: 75
Views: 10399

Just my experience, and it is admittedly limited, but in thin skinned light game which is not really dangerous I prefer an expanding faster bullet. In my one and only experience with dangerous game, I noticed that the heavy for caliber, sort of slow bullets did more damage in that large animal. I do...
by piller
Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Humor - Seen these kind of questions on Leverguns...?
Replies: 27
Views: 3273

Groan!!! :lol:
by piller
Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-FBI captured the Scarecrow Bandits. Good Job!
Replies: 14
Views: 2474

OT-FBI captured the Scarecrow Bandits. Good Job!

In the Dallas/FT. Worth metro area there has been a group of takeover bandits robbing banks for several months. 21 known robberies, and these guys were apparently well informed and maybe well trained. Their tactics were to come into the bank wearing disguises which looked like scarecrows and quickly...
by piller
Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Way off topic, but I need advice
Replies: 47
Views: 6528

AJMD429, you sound like a somewhat rare Doctor to me. I agree with most of your points. My opinion is that if there were more like you, then most of the Cardiologists would need to do other parts of the field, too. I like the times I can call a Doctor and let them know that there is an interaction w...
by piller
Fri May 30, 2008 4:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Politics - Letter to my state rep about FLDS
Replies: 25
Views: 4167

If there is really abuse going on in there, hasn't this situation fouled up any investigation to the point that nothing can be done. I still think that CPS was wrong, and it seems that the Court System thought so, too. Now if someone will gather evidence and have all their ducks in a row before goin...
by piller
Fri May 30, 2008 4:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Way off topic, but I need advice
Replies: 47
Views: 6528

As a Pharmacist, TX license 37928, I can tell you that there are some meds out there which may work and may not. Your Doctor is going to have to try you on some and take blood and check your pressure every couple of weeks until the right combination is found for you. A Cardiologist will tell you the...
by piller
Fri May 30, 2008 3:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - TX Supreme court rules in favor of FLDS
Replies: 122
Views: 15202

Dirty Dan, I agree with you. I admit that I have a problem with how CPS conducted the raid. If the perpetrators would have been have arrested if the evidence was there, then I would have wholeheartedly supported it. Again, two wrongs do not make a right. I am concerned now that if there is child abu...
by piller
Thu May 29, 2008 9:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Letter to Congress
Replies: 11
Views: 1203

My Father retired from Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, and I used to work for an Enron subsidary. There is enough natural gas which is being forcibly stopped from removal from the ground by Severance (double) Taxation that we could run this country on Natural Gas for 100 years at the present gro...
by piller
Thu May 29, 2008 9:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Louis L'Amour trivia
Replies: 15
Views: 2334

I don't remember it mentioning the Sackett's name, but one of the two female main characters was a Higgins. The Sackett and Higgins families had a fued and the Higgins men were all wiped out based on information in The Daybreakers. I like the way Louis L'Amour tied so many of his books together. For...
by piller
Thu May 29, 2008 9:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Economy-Gold Standard
Replies: 27
Views: 3455

The Gold Standard meant that there was gold enough in the Federal Treasury to take up all of the paper Federal Reserve Notes and replace them with gold. The paper now has only the value assigned to it by the economy. With the size of today's economy, there probably isn't enough gold available to go ...
by piller
Thu May 29, 2008 9:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Recent Acquisitions....w/Pics
Replies: 9
Views: 1136

Try a little WD-40 and some elbow grease. I'm not sure if it will do the job, but it works on a whole bunch of stuff.
by piller
Thu May 29, 2008 9:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday to me and a gift to someone out here
Replies: 23
Views: 2830

Happy Birthday. Hope you had fun all day.
by piller
Thu May 29, 2008 9:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - TX Supreme court rules in favor of FLDS
Replies: 122
Views: 15202

Two wrongs do not make a right.
by piller
Thu May 29, 2008 9:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I did it!
Replies: 33
Views: 3365

Congratulations! May you enjoy the retired life to complete satisfaction.
by piller
Thu May 29, 2008 9:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: *OT* Daughter's first pistol shoot
Replies: 18
Views: 2325

Awwww! Hard to find anything better than spending time shooting with your kids. You all made my evening. Next time I take my kids to the range, I'll have to take pics and post them.
by piller
Thu May 29, 2008 9:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Humor: 86er's New African Caliber
Replies: 12
Views: 2090

Minimum of 1,000 grains, are you kidding. Joe would not even notice that going off. How about something based on the 20mm Vulcan round. That oughta take anything on 4 legs, and cripple whoever shoots it. You would only need 1 solid hit from it and hopefully you would find something left to mount. Jo...
by piller
Mon May 26, 2008 10:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I found a treasure chest today.
Replies: 17
Views: 2374

Really cool. Thanks for the pictures.
by piller
Mon May 26, 2008 10:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Article 1: Forkin/Marlin 1894 .50AE Mini Guide Gun
Replies: 19
Views: 2585

Big hole in the end, looks kinda mean. I don't really see that it is getting more than about 100fps above what my handloads in my Puma .480 are getting in the same bullet weights. Since the .480 the dies, bullets, and brass are already on my loading bench, there really is not much gain for me and th...
by piller
Mon May 26, 2008 9:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Way OT: Crocodile Dundee's knife?
Replies: 4
Views: 1004

I have a couple of knives by Angel Sword, and Tycer can vouch that the one he borrowed to help process his game was a pretty decent knife even if the blade was only 440C. I don't know if they really did make the knives for the movie. If Daniel really did make the knife, then it probably is a pretty ...
by piller
Mon May 26, 2008 9:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: I need to pick a caliber, not a levergun
Replies: 50
Views: 6504

What about the .376 Steyr as is used in the Dragoon version of the Scout. If not that, then the .375 H&H, or the .375 Ackley Improved, or a 9.3 x whatever is most common in Africa. Doesn't the Ackley Improved still fire the parent cartridge? If so, then it would be a good possible choice.
by piller
Mon May 26, 2008 9:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best way to pull bullets?
Replies: 16
Views: 1963

OK, now what do we do with all of the not-so-clever people? :? It really seems that most of the College Professors I met were in this category. Can we round them all up and drop them off in the wilderness someplace. They would hug the trees and bunnies and bears-----OH, that would fix the problem.
by piller
Mon May 26, 2008 9:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leverguns South African Safari Part 8
Replies: 15
Views: 2156

I am starting to save for a trip to Africa in 2 or 3 years. I plan on taking my 1895GS .45-70 and a Rem. 700 in .30-06. From Joe's information, those two rifles with the suggested loads should work better than I can shoot. Now it just will take some practice.
by piller
Mon May 26, 2008 9:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, Totally - Gasoline question
Replies: 35
Views: 5461

I don't like gasahol, tastes terrible. :wink: There are better crops than corn to make alcohol out of, and one called milo grows in dry land as opposed to irrigated. Milo works so well that all McCormick alcohol is made from it, and the distilleries are a little North and West of Lawrence, Kansas. M...
by piller
Mon May 26, 2008 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lever Gun 1, Buffalo 0
Replies: 24
Views: 3501

Sounds like you had fun. Hope you enjoy the meat.
by piller
Sun May 25, 2008 7:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Court: Texas wrongly seized sect children
Replies: 69
Views: 9623

If you research the Men who wrote the constitution, you will find that words were chosen due to a LACK of interpretation. Will and Shall are totally different. Anyone with a copy of Blackstone can understand the language and the words meanings in the Constitution, just as designed.
by piller
Sun May 25, 2008 7:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Action Strength and the Puma 92, Marlin 336
Replies: 7
Views: 1427

Good questions.
by piller
Sun May 25, 2008 7:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Go ahead and cuss me.
Replies: 14
Views: 2396

So, I am not the only one who has firearms follow them home, or even mysteriously multiply while in the gun safe. I still haven't figured out how this happens. Any ideas?
by piller
Sun May 25, 2008 7:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Small Cartridge Do You Like Best in a Rifle ?
Replies: 35
Views: 5326

I like the .357, and have no experience with any of the others except the .22lr. I wish there were leverguns in production with box magazines, because a 6.8 SPC or 6.5 Grendel or something similar would really be useful in a short, handy levergun. You can get these cartridges in AR-15 type rifles, b...
by piller
Sun May 25, 2008 7:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bullet Testing
Replies: 8
Views: 1059

Ricky, the difference in holding is probably due to size of the holder. You are one of those long, tall Texans and Joe is about what height I expect from people born in the North East of the U.S. Seriously, the height and arm length difference may make the difference in hold. It can't be that either...
by piller
Sun May 25, 2008 7:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quick .480 Ruger question
Replies: 43
Views: 6814

You can load through the loading gate. In fact, you can get 1 more round in that way than loading through the cutout on the magazine tube. No, I don't know why it was made that way, but the tube is long enough that the spring compressed beyond the cutout point. As far as the little gain in the carbi...
by piller
Fri May 23, 2008 10:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Gun Law Corruption in the land of Osnoba
Replies: 38
Views: 4495

The Obama's live in a large, expensive mansion, Mrs. Obama has a much more expensive education than 98% of the rest of the U.S., they are treated as well as anyone here in the U.S. could ask to be treated. I don't understand why she didn't feel proud of her country before. I am extremely proud that ...
by piller
Fri May 23, 2008 9:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Memorial Day Weekend?
Replies: 14
Views: 2596

From one who served, (while saluting) "All the way and then some, Sir!" I have a suggestion, next time you see a soldier with a patch on his right shoulder (for those few who didn't serve, it means he/she was in an area of combat, or saw combat) invite them to lunch or dinner and pay for i...
by piller
Fri May 23, 2008 9:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cape Buffalo with a 45-70?
Replies: 30
Views: 5039

I have just recently bought a 1895GS, and while I can't give any help here, it is helping me a lot. Thank you all for your information.
by piller
Fri May 23, 2008 8:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quick .480 Ruger question
Replies: 43
Views: 6814

I have been lucky, the only sticking issues in my SRH are with factory Speer nickeled brass case loads. Only Speer does that in mine. The .460 sounds like a good idea, too. My one question is how well do the bullets hold together at .460 velocities. I don't know much about the bullets designed for i...
by piller
Thu May 22, 2008 8:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Court: Texas wrongly seized sect children
Replies: 69
Views: 9623

What I am waiting on is to find oud if CPS loses in court and if they then follow court orders. I am not going to hold my breath for it. Next, will the original caller be prosecuted, or will the state law be ignored. Texas has a law that a fraudulent call to CPS is a felony. I think I will just wait.
by piller
Thu May 22, 2008 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quick .480 Ruger question
Replies: 43
Views: 6814

The .480 was my 3rd foray into reloading. I started with a .45lc, then a .30-30. I like the .480 because it gets the job done. It is not as powerful as a .45-70, but with 400 grain bullets it is pretty useful. Whatever you get, I hope you have fun with it.
by piller
Thu May 22, 2008 7:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Gun Law Corruption in the land of Osnoba
Replies: 38
Views: 4495

I get very tired of people telling me that since I am white that my ancestors must have been slave owners, or even hinting at it. I have a lot of Irish in me, and there was an Irish coastal town taken in a slave raid by Africans in the 1600's. One of my ancestors, a Welsh immigrant, was noted in Vir...
by piller
Thu May 22, 2008 7:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cape Buffalo with a 45-70?
Replies: 30
Views: 5039

Nice to have expert advice like 86ers, isn't it. I have hunted with him once, and you will have fun.
by piller
Thu May 22, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - There is no one so blind, as he who will not see
Replies: 12
Views: 2314

I don't remember where I heard it, maybe on FrFrog's favorite wise and witty sayings, but THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS THE RESET BUTTON OF THE CONSTITUTION. I am not advocating violence, but if a politician doesn't trust me to keep the means to defend myself from tyranny, then by the same logic, I should...
by piller
Thu May 22, 2008 5:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Court: Texas wrongly seized sect children
Replies: 69
Views: 9623

OI, while I agree with you, shouldn't we be acting like every one here is family and trying to bite our tongues at times. I'm not afraid of controversy, but didn't some get upset a while back. I am not trying to make you change your attitude or anything, as I said I agree with you. Lets just give ev...
by piller
Thu May 22, 2008 3:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IS IT TRUE??!!! AND HOW???!!! AND WHO???
Replies: 13
Views: 2810

Even if it is possible, I don't have the skill to take anything like that with a handgun. Mike Rintoul of Grizzley Cartridge/Cast Performance is probably good enough, and he posts here in this forum. It does sound like fun to try, if and only if you have a P.H. such as 86er backing you up with somet...
by piller
Thu May 22, 2008 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Court: Texas wrongly seized sect children
Replies: 69
Views: 9623

Well, a Pediatrician made my daughter deaf, and I could do nothing because of the laws in the state where it happened. I am still angry, but the Pediatrician went totally scott-free. The laws required proof that no other physician was willing to provide as it would open them up to malpractice suits,...
by piller
Thu May 22, 2008 3:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Anyone ever used or heard of Duracoat?
Replies: 21
Views: 2966

Ysabel, great pics. Keeping our kids interested in shooting and maybe hunting is a very worthwhile pursuit. If my 18 year old daughter finds a handgun in purple, I'll have to buy it for her. If anyone knows of one, please DON'T tell her until she is 21 and can buy it for herself.
by piller
Thu May 22, 2008 3:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dirty Harry's New Gun
Replies: 24
Views: 4227

If you put wheels on that Smith it would work pretty well for the gun-bunnies over in DivArty. Does it come with RAP rounds to really reach out and touch something? :wink: Actually I would like to try a cylinder full from one.