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by piller
Sat Nov 29, 2025 11:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1892 Win/Miroku lever action 'levering' versus Rossi 92's
Replies: 7
Views: 438

Re: 1892 Win/Miroku lever action 'levering' versus Rossi 92's

I shot a Miroku 86 that was owned by a former member, long story, and it was easy to use. It was nice.
by piller
Sat Nov 29, 2025 11:04 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: He screamed for help....but lived in Italy....
Replies: 2
Views: 203

Re: He screamed for help....but lived in Italy....

Texas shut down its border to just the official sites over a year ago. Drops in crime rate were felt all over the State. As we are a 2nd Amendment friendly State, this situation would not occur anywhere other than Austin. In the area where I live, the situation from Italy would not happen.
by piller
Sat Nov 29, 2025 10:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Found a peanut...
Replies: 4
Views: 228

Re: Found a peanut...

Peanuts sound good. Academy had IMR4350 today for $57 per pound. I am not sure which deal sounds better.
by piller
Sat Nov 29, 2025 10:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: reduced loads for hunting deer
Replies: 13
Views: 516

Re: reduced loads for hunting deer

I loaded down a few 30-06 for pillher several years ago. I stuffed a ball of tightly rolled dacron on top of the powder to hold it in place. It was milder than her 3030. Accuracy was nice. Shooting at 100 yards, it grouped 5 in a circle that were all touching, but 1/2 inch lower than it grouped with...
by piller
Thu Nov 27, 2025 10:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Exceedingly O.T.
Replies: 10
Views: 573

Re: Exceedingly O.T.

Dan Seals grew up off of Dowdy Ferry Road just a little south of I20 and east of I45. He and John Ford Coley named an album after that road. It is not far from my house.
by piller
Thu Nov 27, 2025 9:53 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Hadn't seen this much on 'Tower 7' before...
Replies: 4
Views: 209

Re: Hadn't seen this much on 'Tower 7' before...

The CIA is somehow involved. Not sure how or why.
by piller
Thu Nov 27, 2025 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I visited a local gun shop in Tulsa today
Replies: 3
Views: 301

Re: I visited a local gun shop in Tulsa today

Agreed. They had it.
by piller
Thu Nov 27, 2025 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: why not 38-55???
Replies: 13
Views: 567

Re: why not 38-55???

32 Special was mentioned. It is another good old round. Yes, a modern rifle in good shape for the 32 Ws, or the 38-55 would still work just as well as always. Moderate speed cartridges are not what the manufacturers have been pushing for a long time.
by piller
Tue Nov 25, 2025 12:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Music to cry to. It's okay.
Replies: 15
Views: 817

Re: Music to cry to. It's okay.

Sounds good. Never met my Great Grandfather who fought in the War between the States. That music was probably similar to what he heard in his time. My Grandmother who passed while I was in my late teens was nearly deaf, and I don't know much about her musical tastes. She had musical talent accordin...
by piller
Tue Nov 25, 2025 12:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Something that made me wonder
Replies: 13
Views: 596

Re: Something that made me wonder

I had to use a different service. 23andMe refused my sample. Told me it was of no known animal or human. Something about a missing half chromosome.
by piller
Sun Nov 23, 2025 8:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Something that made me wonder
Replies: 13
Views: 596

Re: Something that made me wonder

I have some relatives, my Dad was the second youngest of 9 kids. 3 served in WWII. Lot we don't know.
by piller
Sun Nov 23, 2025 8:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: sight question
Replies: 14
Views: 549

Re: sight question

The Guide Gun I took to Africa has Skinner Sights. I unscrewed the peep portion and left in my bag at the Guide's client building. The ghost ring part was enough.
by piller
Sun Nov 23, 2025 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: hunting with fiber optics in brush
Replies: 9
Views: 495

Re: hunting with fiber optics in brush

Never broke one, either.
by piller
Sun Nov 23, 2025 8:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Steer Panels can rip skin off…!
Replies: 2
Views: 260

Re: Steer Panels can rip skin off…!

Might be helpful to learn a few suture knots. None of us who are not Doctors will be using the technique often, but we never have a Doctor in our pocket when we are in the wild and get injured.
by piller
Sat Nov 22, 2025 7:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An amazing young woman…!
Replies: 3
Views: 304

Re: An amazing young woman…!

As one who was an air dropped ground pounder, I saw the same thing on the ground that she saw happening on the ocean. The Brass were always fighting the war they learned when they were studying in school. Old wars. Old tactics. Failure because it was what had worked in the past, not the present. I w...
by piller
Sat Nov 22, 2025 6:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shots (injections)
Replies: 37
Views: 2943

Re: Shots (injections)

What is most aggravating to me is that those who forced me to take that shot to keep a job did not have to take it.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: range report with some observations
Replies: 3
Views: 242

Re: range report with some observations

Sounds as if you had a good day.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Gun Collection Envy' - try not to fall into that trap...
Replies: 21
Views: 817

Re: 'Gun Collection Envy' - try not to fall into that trap...

I find it easier to admire the dedication which goes into having the guns you want.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:36 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: As always, with today's Democrats - the Ends justify the Means...
Replies: 2
Views: 191

Re: As always, with today's Democrats - the Ends justify the Means...

They do seem to have bought into Stalin's ideas.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Took our old levergun to the Range today
Replies: 11
Views: 510

Re: Took our old levergun to the Range today

That'll work fine Jim! Uh Paul, I'm no math wiz but I think you forgot to carry the 1 or sumthin... :lol: Man it's so nice to be back here! Thanks again for getting us up and running again! Me and CW McCall took the same math course, methinks... "I looked on out of the window And I started cou...
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The new Glocks
Replies: 3
Views: 284

Re: The new Glocks

If someone has the money that gangs seem to have, someone will design and sell them what they want.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:10 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Education then and now...
Replies: 3
Views: 212

Re: Education then and now...

The discussions I listened to as a preTeen were more in depth and had more knowledge of the Constitution than many College courses can provide.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shots (injections)
Replies: 37
Views: 2943

Re: Shots (injections)

Have had 3 major strokes, 78 TIAs, and 1 Gran Mal seizure from the Covid shot. Anthony the Fraud Fauci owes me more than he can pay.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 8:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Music to cry to. It's okay.
Replies: 15
Views: 817

Re: Music to cry to. It's okay.

My Great Grandfather was in the Cavalry. His Captain was Myles Keough. His Colonel was George Custer. He retired just before the 7th Cavalry went on the campaign against the Lakota people. His name was William Montgomery Wyant.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 6:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First squirrel hunt with grandson
Replies: 8
Views: 699

Re: First squirrel hunt with grandson

Hope he enjoyed that meal. Squirrel is a nuisance in town, but out in the woods, they are a treat.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 6:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Gun Collection Envy' - try not to fall into that trap...
Replies: 21
Views: 817

Re: 'Gun Collection Envy' - try not to fall into that trap...

I would bet that somewhere there is someone who would like to have as many as most of us have. I bought a Ruger Speed 6 from a forum member. I like it, and it is a great shooter. Probably could sell it for what I paid for it. It fits my hand nicely, and is accurate. It will get handed down someday.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 1:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Continuing the tradition
Replies: 9
Views: 480

Re: Continuing the tradition

That is awesome. Great way to start a youngster.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 11:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Customer service. Good and bad.
Replies: 2
Views: 146

Customer service. Good and bad.

Had to contact OLight about an out of production flashlight. It is now back to working perfectly. Great customer service. Can't say enough good about them. The bad is from Kitchenaid. Have an old stand mixer bought new about 30 years ago. It finally wore a little, and needs adjusted. Turns out this ...
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 8:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: In-the-shell peanuts
Replies: 10
Views: 440

Re: In-the-shell peanuts

Atwoods sells some in a plastic bag without any information as to who supplies them. Better than Hampton Farms, but still not as good as what you could get when I was a kid. Bummer.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 8:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooting at the Range today
Replies: 7
Views: 384

Re: Shooting at the Range today

.357 Mag is pretty joyful. When you get to put holes in paper like that, it is hard to stay depressed.
by piller
Wed Nov 19, 2025 8:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Music to cry to. It's okay.
Replies: 15
Views: 817

Re: Music to cry to. It's okay.

Sounds good. Never met my Great Grandfather who fought in the War between the States. That music was probably similar to what he heard in his time. My Grandmother who passed while I was in my late teens was nearly deaf, and I don't know much about her musical tastes. She had musical talent according...
by piller
Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I wonder if Ruger will cave-in to the anti-gunners this time...
Replies: 2
Views: 253

Re: I wonder if Ruger will cave-in to the anti-gunners this time...

Glock switches make the Glock less accurate than a Joe Biden speech.
by piller
Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Decent kitchen (‘steak’) knives…?
Replies: 10
Views: 413

Re: Decent kitchen (‘steak’) knives…?

Check out Bradford Knives. We have a few. Made from AEB-L steel. Holds a good edge, and pretty easy to sharpen. Full tang, so they are strong.
by piller
Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:39 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Irony in New York... Who's the 'facist', and who's 'Hitler' now...?
Replies: 2
Views: 213

Re: Irony in New York... Who's the 'facist', and who's 'Hitler' now...?

New Joke City is in for a rough few years.
by piller
Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Decent kitchen (‘steak’) knives…?
Replies: 10
Views: 413

Re: Decent kitchen (‘steak’) knives…?

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Wed Nov 12, 2025 7:53 am The Old Hickory line of carbon steel knives are just what you need. Unfortunate I think they have been long discontinued.

BUT you can occasionally find them on EBay.
Sadly, Ontario Knife Company is basically out of business. They made the Old Hickory line. Well tempered 1085 steel.
by piller
Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Maybe the loose nut on the grip helps?
Replies: 8
Views: 412

Re: Maybe the loose nut on the grip helps?

Those all help. Still, not everyone is good at everything. Go to a public gun range. You might see it all.
by piller
Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Easy to fool or scare people but hard to un-fool or un-scare them
Replies: 8
Views: 5675

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

My genetics are hard for most to understand. Fortunately, U.T. Southwestern has a good number of Physicians who can recognize a zebra, and will look to see what is making the hoofbeats behind them in the pasture. When I was hospitalized from a major stroke caused by the Covid shot, the Pharmacist as...
by piller
Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It has begun!
Replies: 7
Views: 650

Re: It has begun!

Sounds fun.
by piller
Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Concealed Carry
Replies: 15
Views: 3660

Re: Concealed Carry

Peter was one of those carrying the sword. And, he was good. Real good.
by piller
Sun Nov 09, 2025 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: He would have turned 111 years old this week.
Replies: 19
Views: 2405

Re: He would have turned 111 years old this week.

My Grandfather on my Dad's side would have been 132 this year. Never met him. He died in a multi vehicle accident before I was born. Knew my Grandfather on my Mom's side. He was kicked off post at Ft Dodge in 1906 because 13 year old male children were considered to be adults by the Army at the time...
by piller
Sun Nov 09, 2025 8:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dreaded Marlin Jam ...update ...
Replies: 5
Views: 1403

Re: Dreaded Marlin Jam ...update ...

I have never had JB weld turn loose on anything when the surface was clean when it was applied.
by piller
Sat Nov 08, 2025 4:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I trained with this guy at the Holiday this year.
Replies: 7
Views: 1813

Re: I trained with this guy at the Holiday this year.

PillHer prefers revolvers. I can do fine with almost anything except a shotgun.
by piller
Sat Nov 08, 2025 4:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shots (injections)
Replies: 37
Views: 2943

Re: Shots (injections)

I had the Shingles vaccine about 2 years ago. The first shot hurt. The second one was horrible. After the Covid vaccine nearly destroyed my ability to walk, and even stand, I will not tade more than 1 vaccine at a time, and never anything by GSK or Moderna again for any reason.
by piller
Fri Nov 07, 2025 7:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Other Side of the Pond Members
Replies: 3
Views: 3495

Re: The Other Side of the Pond Members

Guy Fawkes was correct!
by piller
Fri Nov 07, 2025 7:15 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: When you LIE to people...
Replies: 1
Views: 2656

Re: When you LIE to people...

When the National Association of Assisting Criminal Perpetrators backs you, is there any chance you are innocent?
by piller
Fri Nov 07, 2025 7:11 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is there no bar low enough (for Democrats)...???
Replies: 2
Views: 2734

Re: Is there no bar low enough (for Democrats)...???

No, there is no bar low enough.
by piller
Fri Nov 07, 2025 7:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Playing With The .41 Magnum
Replies: 8
Views: 3146

Re: Playing With The .41 Magnum

It is a puzzle to me as to why the .41 Mag did not become more popular. Just the same way that other cartridges can be loaded hot or mild, it can be, too. Plenty of power for anything that most will ever need. It is sort of a good middle step from .357 to .44 Mag. No, I don't have one. That needs to...
by piller
Wed Nov 05, 2025 3:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Concealed Carry
Replies: 15
Views: 3660

Re: Concealed Carry

It is indeed disconcerting.
by piller
Wed Nov 05, 2025 12:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 1891
Replies: 5
Views: 4430

Re: Marlin 1891

Looks fun.
by piller
Wed Nov 05, 2025 12:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 375 winchester very versitle
Replies: 42
Views: 16801

Re: 375 winchester very versitle

Funny how as you get older, the need for the biggest, fastest, newest caliber fades.