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by piller
Sun Aug 24, 2025 2:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I Ain't Perfect ... but ...
Replies: 16
Views: 1402

Re: I Ain't Perfect ... but ...

I probably have one of those 214's stashed somewhere but I couldn't make myself wear the T-shirt. Is it a "' 'Nam Vet" thing? I still kinda' cringe when somebody says "Thank you for your service". And of my old vet buds -- I only know one of us who'll advertise at all. All the r...
by piller
Sun Aug 24, 2025 2:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Making Peace With The 9 m/m – Part 3
Replies: 7
Views: 646

Re: Making Peace With The 9 m/m – Part 3

Just an observation. A flat nose on most bullets for handguns seems to help end the moving target's movement without any noticeable change in where the bullet impacts.
by piller
Sun Aug 24, 2025 2:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Speaking of Tom Threepersons
Replies: 8
Views: 663

Re: Speaking of Tom Threepersons

I have heard only good about him. May he rest in peace.
by piller
Sun Aug 24, 2025 2:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Making peace with the 9mm
Replies: 33
Views: 1961

Re: Making peace with the 9mm

Sarsilmaz makes a clone of the Tanfoglio clone of the CZ75 clone of the Hi-Power. Atwoods is clearancing them. About $400. I got one about a year ago, and am impressed with how it does not know how to miss. The safety can go on when the hammer is at full cock. I would like some wood grips for it, bu...
by piller
Sun Aug 24, 2025 2:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Bowen guns have arrived.
Replies: 31
Views: 1914

Re: My Bowen guns have arrived.

Good looking guns.
by piller
Sun Aug 24, 2025 2:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fur under the hickories
Replies: 22
Views: 1297

Re: Fur under the hickories

Lots of squirrels right here in town. We have a pecan tree that the squirrels strip clean of pecans before any fall off. I have a good pellet rifle, and am thinking of putting some corn in the back yard once it cools way down to about 70 degrees.
by piller
Sun Aug 24, 2025 2:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Talking to an Earp
Replies: 10
Views: 923

Re: Talking to an Earp

Was in Basic with Bobby Dalton. A descendant of one of the family. He was from Kingfisher, Oklahoma. When my Grandmother's parents moved to the Oklahoma Panhandle about 1900, she was 6 years old. The parents leased their farm to one of Frank and Jesse James relatives. That was in independence, Kansa...
by piller
Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy birthday Old No7 & piller.
Replies: 7
Views: 500

Re: Happy birthday Old No7 & piller.

Thanks Gents. I have been off of here for a while. Long story. Shortest version is that PillHer lost her job, and with her being home all the time, she HATES for me to be on the computer.
by piller
Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RFK Jr is getting in on the DOGE act
Replies: 22
Views: 7414

Re: RFK Jr is getting in on the DOGE act

Got down to 189 lbs. Eating mostly fish and tamales.
by piller
Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not a lever, But .458 SOCOM
Replies: 11
Views: 3926

Re: Not a lever, But .458 SOCOM

I have not shot my .458 SoCom enough to get it broken in.
by piller
Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Could use some prayers. She is at peace now
Replies: 47
Views: 24947

Re: Could use some prayers

Prayers up. I fill hospice meds every day. Those who care for others are a special breed.
by piller
Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JOHN TAFFIN
Replies: 32
Views: 12687

Re: JOHN TAFFIN

Too many of that generation are gone. R.I.P. Mr Taffin.
by piller
Thu Feb 20, 2025 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How's the Weather in Your Neck of the Woods?
Replies: 66
Views: 77689

Re: How's the Weather in Your Neck of the Woods?

Got to 13°F this morning in DFW.
by piller
Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Getting old hurts.
Replies: 27
Views: 20525

Re: Getting old hurts.

Thos week was stroke number 71 for me. The Covid shot has done more damage to me than everything else combined
by piller
Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Getting old hurts.
Replies: 27
Views: 20525

Re: Getting old hurts.

I feel pretty good about waking up every morning. Having been declared dead once, no life signs for 2 hours and 3 times of a defibrilator trying to jump start me, then somehow just starting again on my own while at room temperature 2 hours later makes each day good. The Lazarus Club is not a club I ...
by piller
Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How's the Weather in Your Neck of the Woods?
Replies: 66
Views: 77689

Re: How's the Weather in Your Neck of the Woods?

Within spitting distance of Dallas. Got a bit cool over the last few days, but no snow or ice. Can almost see Stevie Ray Vaughn's grave from here. Can hear his ghost playing guitar on a still night.
by piller
Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Our USPS at work
Replies: 21
Views: 9864

Re: Our USPS at work

We mail a lot of packages. USPS tracking is just insane. Going 5 or 6 hundred miles to get somewhere that a 20 mile straight line should go is not understandable. The USPS is as bad as is humanly possible to be.
by piller
Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Off Topic....Life can be Short.
Replies: 14
Views: 4926

Re: Off Topic....Life can be Short.

Sorry for your loss. We had a loss recently, but it was not the same. She never had a chance.
by piller
Sun Dec 29, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: USPS stinks!
Replies: 38
Views: 12000

Re: USPS stinks!

My son works for Usually Parts Shattered. He used to work for FedUp. Both are a joke from an insiders point of view. Since the woman who was CEO of the downfall of Home Depot took over at Usually Parts Shattered, it has become horrible. She has a habit of making Joe Biden look competent. Home Depot ...
by piller
Sun Dec 29, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some ‘stopping power’ surprises…
Replies: 7
Views: 2292

Re: Some ‘stopping power’ surprises…

.44 Mag or .357 Mag out of a levergun should be enough. No matter what, a poor shot, or a complete miss will not do much. My Dad used to say that a shot in the heart with a .22 lr was better than a miss with a .44 Magnum.
by piller
Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: From Long Ago and Far Away .....
Replies: 5
Views: 2098

Re: From Long Ago and Far Away .....

I have never used a Casull. The Ruger .480 in a Super Redhawk is my most powerful gun.
by piller
Sat Aug 31, 2024 7:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hey Doc?
Replies: 12
Views: 3843

Re: Hey Doc?

Get some arch supports.
by piller
Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got a ticket going through Dallas the other day.
Replies: 28
Views: 13421

Re: Got a ticket going through Dallas the other day.

I go to UT Southwestern for all of my medical needs. Genetic anomalies are just another day to them. When I had my MASSIVE stroke, I was on their orange floor. I refused aspirin, ant told them that I didn't have a 2c19 or a 3a4 enzyme. The floor Pharmacist on duty read the chart, and came to my room...
by piller
Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel life of less than 20 seconds….
Replies: 11
Views: 5777

Re: Barrel life of less than 20 seconds….

PillHer and I both have a 7mm08. The kick is mild, but it works as well as any mid range centerfire. I would not be against using it on elk or moose.
by piller
Thu Aug 29, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Speaking of Muddy Dogs
Replies: 33
Views: 12268

Re: Speaking of Muddy Dogs

Grizz wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2024 2:27 am
piller wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:40 pm Colter and Mycroft. Mycroft likes to jump 6 foot privacy fences.
That's a great picture. I like seeing dogs buddy up like that. Good friends, eh?
Red one, Colter, is the Mama. Mycroft was 4th of 4 puppies. Father unknown. He jumps like an Elkhound.
by piller
Thu Aug 22, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel life of less than 20 seconds….
Replies: 11
Views: 5777

Re: Barrel life of less than 20 seconds….

I have always heard that it is the flame cutting which erodes barrels.
by piller
Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WISDOM
Replies: 6
Views: 3554

Re: WISDOM

Some folks can put a lot of wisdom in a funny sentence.
by piller
Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Speaking of Muddy Dogs
Replies: 33
Views: 12268

Re: Speaking of Muddy Dogs

Colter and Mycroft. Mycroft likes to jump 6 foot privacy fences.
by piller
Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got a ticket going through Dallas the other day.
Replies: 28
Views: 13421

Re: Got a ticket going through Dallas the other day.

My wife and I are flying into DFW next Wednesday to visit our son, his wife and our 6 month old granddaughter in Weatherford. He will pick us up at the airport....he says the drive is not that bad. I avoid Weatherford At All Costs. That alcoholic daughter of Sam Walton is the best driver there, and...
by piller
Thu Aug 15, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got a ticket going through Dallas the other day.
Replies: 28
Views: 13421

Re: Got a ticket going through Dallas the other day.

I try to keep my appointments in Dallas around 9:45 or later. Traffic has cleared out by then.
by piller
Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The 454 Casull best information ever posted about it
Replies: 58
Views: 28038

Re: The 454 Casull best information ever posted about it

Long shot and H4227 are nice mild powders for the .480 Ruger pistol, but they are a totally different animal out of a carbine.
by piller
Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Backwards safety feature on vehicles…
Replies: 9
Views: 3662

Re: Backwards safety feature on vehicles…

Sister had a diesel VW. She was extremely tired one day. Put gasoline in the tank. Started it and immediately shut it off. No harm done. She called the dealership. Cost her a drain and flush. If she would have pressed the foot feed, it would have been serious.
by piller
Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pretty cool finds
Replies: 4
Views: 1822

Re: Pretty cool finds

We Whigs seem to value independence and self reliance. Too many Tories now.
by piller
Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loading the Peacemaker, Colt’s Model P
Replies: 30
Views: 7062

Re: Loading the Peacemaker, Colt’s Model P

Keep the power within design limits, and lots of well designed mechanical items last a long time. The Colt Peacemaker was well designed.
by piller
Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where did all our petroleum come from…?
Replies: 11
Views: 4877

Re: Where did all our petroleum come from…?

I missed 6 and 11.
by piller
Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where did all our petroleum come from…?
Replies: 11
Views: 4877

Re: Where did all our petroleum come from…?

Carbon and Hydrogen are extremely abundent. Put them together under heat and pressure in an anOxic environment, and they combine to form methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, octane, nonane, decane, dodecane, and on dowh the list. Iso-enantiomers also. The amount of oil is more than the...
by piller
Thu Jul 11, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Am I weird?
Replies: 26
Views: 10583

Re: Am I weird?

I sort of see both schools of thought as having merit. I have a .327 Mag, a Ruger.480, a 30-30, and a .45-70. I have some handguns, too.
by piller
Thu Jun 20, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: You just can't fix stupid...
Replies: 18
Views: 6946

Re: You just can't fix stupid...

wvfarrier wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:08 am You cant fix stupid but we routinely elect it into office to run the country
Remember Weekend at Bernie's?
by piller
Thu May 30, 2024 9:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…
Replies: 11
Views: 3942

Re: Fluorescents out but LED glare annoying…

LEDs can be found in soft white, daylight, and other wavelengths. I am careful because PillHer gets nauseated by the daylight ones.
by piller
Thu May 30, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mike Venturino
Replies: 42
Views: 18533

Re: Mike Venturino

Though I do not know him, he is certainly a member of the firearms community. Prayers up for his health.
by piller
Thu May 23, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Browning Buck Mark FTF
Replies: 8
Views: 2959

Re: Browning Buck Mark FTF

That makes me hesitate to get a buckmark.
by piller
Thu May 23, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just in time!
Replies: 3
Views: 1854

Re: Just in time!

To those who have died in service to our Country, SALUTE!
by piller
Thu May 23, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
Replies: 69
Views: 22578

Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?

.38/.357 is hard to beat, so a .35 caliber range for me.
by piller
Thu May 23, 2024 7:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP: WWII Legend and Triple Ace "Bud" Anderson Passes Away
Replies: 6
Views: 3083

Re: RIP: WWII Legend and Triple Ace "Bud" Anderson Passes Away

He spent his time making the world a better place for others. Hope he rests in peace.
by piller
Thu May 23, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .38 Special and pressure
Replies: 19
Views: 6485

Re: .38 Special and pressure

Good information to keep in mind. I am sort of happy with my fingers. Blowing up a gun and losing a finger or two does not sound enjoyable.
by piller
Thu May 23, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I Spent The Afternoon Visiting Paco Yesterday
Replies: 9
Views: 3309

Re: I Spent The Afternoon Visiting Paco Yesterday

Good to hear that he is still plugging along.