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by AJMD429
Mon May 19, 2025 10:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If you were going to live in Alaska for a year or two...
Replies: 24
Views: 1087

If you were going to live in Alaska for a year or two...

. Say you were big-time into hunting, and had a chance to live in Alaska for a couple of years, and would be doing a lot of bolt-action rifle hunting, so had your nice long-range gun for hunting, but you also wanted some more potent bear-medicine than just a handgun, for times you were out and about...
by AJMD429
Mon May 19, 2025 6:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First 45 colt in a lever action
Replies: 22
Views: 1131

Re: First 45 colt in a lever action

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I've also read that patents were part of the reason there wasn't a 45 Colt levergun a long time ago. Not sure if that's true though.
by AJMD429
Fri May 16, 2025 8:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Picking a handgun for ‘your woman’… (!)
Replies: 11
Views: 755

Picking a handgun for ‘your woman’… (!)

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The 3 of 7 guy living DANGEROUSLY… :lol:

https://youtu.be/KlpFpDvfWF4
by AJMD429
Fri May 16, 2025 12:37 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Wow - Gun Control issue helped stall Congress today…
Replies: 0
Views: 1033

Wow - Gun Control issue helped stall Congress today…

. Time for another batch of calls, emails, faxes, and letters to our Public SERVANTS.... https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/totally-worthless-gop-controlled-house-senate-sent-fewer/ They need to support Trump and quit just being spectators. Burchett's at least trying - https://www.thegatewaypu...
by AJMD429
Fri May 16, 2025 12:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marble's Game Getter (vintage 'survival gun')
Replies: 5
Views: 481

Re: Marble's Game Getter (vintage 'survival gun')

. So far I've got my 'system' with regards to sights. Rifles generally get scopes if they are bolt action, since the shooting is going to be less lively and more deliberate. Rifles that are semiauto probably will get red-dots of some sort, since the shooting is going to be potentially rapid; maybe a...
by AJMD429
Fri May 16, 2025 11:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A gun I wouldn't shoot, but nice to look at...
Replies: 3
Views: 447

A gun I wouldn't shoot, but nice to look at...

. Restoring a German Luger - glad to see a chunk of junk brought back (sort of) to life. https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/full-restoration-of-the-luger-pistol-bringing-a-historic-german-officer-s-weapon-back-to-life/vi-AA1EUADH Looks like lots of parts had to be rebuilt from sheet met...
by AJMD429
Fri May 16, 2025 9:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marble's Game Getter (vintage 'survival gun')
Replies: 5
Views: 481

Marble's Game Getter (vintage 'survival gun')

. I came across this article - hadn't heard about this gun before - a modern iteration would be interesting for sure. https://nebula.wsimg.com/a6a21da54403a3a8d3d501db5d71726e?AccessKeyId=47B15F3101A115627A5F&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 Marble's "Game Getter" gun ---> link >--> htt...
by AJMD429
Fri May 16, 2025 7:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Impressive .45 Colt load
Replies: 28
Views: 8066

Re: Impressive .45 Colt load

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A TKO of 29 out of a handgun is mighty tough.

Interesting point he made on the loading gate jumping out of position if there's not a cartridge case in the 4-o'clock position when shooting.
by AJMD429
Thu May 15, 2025 12:24 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Vaccine Injury documentary - hope it helps...
Replies: 1
Views: 626

Vaccine Injury documentary - hope it helps...

. I saw this coming up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rSA8MYCix4 https://followthesilenced.com/ After spending a couple years watching patients die and have seizures and cardiomyopathy and other terrible events due NOT just to 'medical mistakes' (they have always happened) - but rather due to FO...
by AJMD429
Thu May 15, 2025 6:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading - propellant TEMPERATURE...
Replies: 0
Views: 742

Reloading - propellant TEMPERATURE...

. Interesting on the M777 Howitzer - they have to adjust aim based on the temperature of the propellant - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQXVhUObsIw . Essentially they are reloading on-site kind of like the guys using paper-wrapped black powder charges for breech-loaders. They even clean the bore a...
by AJMD429
Wed May 14, 2025 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I really dislike striker-fired handguns....
Replies: 29
Views: 4950

Re: I really dislike striker-fired handguns....

. Just thought about this 'striker fired pistol' topic in light of the SIG 320 unintended discharges - these videos were great explorations of the mechanism of the problem, and pretty well makes it clear that there IS a problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuTxhHZ0uiA and https://www.youtube.com...
by AJMD429
Tue May 13, 2025 9:20 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Yep - them Mexican 'common sense gun laws' really help...
Replies: 0
Views: 1078

Yep - them Mexican 'common sense gun laws' really help...

. Only ONE gun store in the entire country, and you have to schedule an appointment to get in, and must demonstrate a 'reasonable need' for a firearm, that has to be for 'hunting or farming' - but not anything violent like 'personal protection'... https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/shock-video...
by AJMD429
Tue May 13, 2025 12:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One MORE thing I can't buy anymore...
Replies: 11
Views: 901

Re: One MORE thing I can't buy anymore...

. Hey maybe we won this one.... "... Thank you for your interest in our Unsweetened Iced Tea Mix! We're glad to hear you enjoyed it and appreciate your loyalty to the product. I am sorry that you were having trouble finding the Lipton Unsweetened Iced Tea Mix. We regret to inform you that our L...
by AJMD429
Tue May 13, 2025 12:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: From John Taffin's Memorial Service
Replies: 5
Views: 617

Re: From John Taffin's Memorial Service

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Definitely some key players in the real-world use of firearms for practical purposes. Pushing the envelope in many ways.

It will be interesting to see how those who follow in their footsteps do, but probably good things will continue to follow.
by AJMD429
Tue May 13, 2025 5:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One MORE thing I can't buy anymore...
Replies: 11
Views: 901

One MORE thing I can't buy anymore...

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...and it's not a gun.

It's the good old inexpensive iced-tea mix we've been using for 60 years or so...

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Ebay has a bottle for $59.00.... :roll:.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/277073830090
by AJMD429
Mon May 12, 2025 12:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Value
Replies: 3
Views: 376

Re: Gun Value

. I think there is/was also a GunsAmerica auction site. You should be able to sign up for a free membership that gets you more search (and buy/sell) privileges. So then you can look at COMPLETED sales to see what given make/model guns are ACTUALLY selling for. Just seeing that your particular firear...
by AJMD429
Mon May 12, 2025 6:29 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The cost of 'having a baby' and why people don't marry any more...
Replies: 0
Views: 1080

The cost of 'having a baby' and why people don't marry any more...

. Amazing how much smoke-and-mirrors there is in health care pricing... Go to about 18:30 in the podcast: https://rumble.com/v6t8p0p-newark-mayor-arrested-white-south-africans-arriving-glenn-loury-canceled-fo.html Of course the woman who the podcast is showcasing could have merely moved in with the ...
by AJMD429
Mon May 12, 2025 5:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For Those wanting a Compact Red-dot Optic on a Rossi...
Replies: 1
Views: 290

For Those wanting a Compact Red-dot Optic on a Rossi...

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This outfit has 'em...

https://www.ruckermachine.com/product/r ... ics-mount/

Some other good mounts and stuff for Rugers and other popular guns, too.
by AJMD429
Sun May 11, 2025 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
Replies: 36
Views: 2940

Re: HAM radio - over my head but interesting

. "... Almost seems like the FCC is trying to control the ability of folks to communicate. Sort of the opposite of their mandate ..." This is exactly my fear - any way they can fight the freedom of speech, right to have privacy, right to own property, and of course - the right to widesprea...
by AJMD429
Sun May 11, 2025 6:11 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Drug Price Reduction - I hope this isn't what I think it is...
Replies: 1
Views: 550

Drug Price Reduction - I hope this isn't what I think it is...

. "Price Controls" never work right, and although they seem kind and nice and helpful at first glance, even when they 'get back at the greedy corporations' , in the long run they create top-down, non-free-market, systems that the 'greedy corporations' (and their government cronies) use to ...
by AJMD429
Sat May 10, 2025 9:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HAM radio - over my head but interesting
Replies: 36
Views: 2940

HAM radio - over my head but interesting

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Maybe the ability to be less dependent on repeaters…?

https://youtu.be/b8bVSwhYt8U

This would be nice I think.
by AJMD429
Sat May 10, 2025 5:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Troubleshooting a SIG p320
Replies: 0
Views: 833

Troubleshooting a SIG p320

. I don’t have one but this is a good video on the topic (accidental discharges). https://youtu.be/7P14w4jTsHI https://youtu.be/KuTxhHZ0uiA https://youtu.be/fuJ0U4D5Kic Probably applies to any ‘SA-type Glock clone*’ somewhat. *(ones with full striker tension at rest vs partial like the real Glocks) ...
by AJMD429
Fri May 09, 2025 2:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The gun Ruger never made.
Replies: 20
Views: 2200

Re: The gun Ruger never made.

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Definitely a 'Man's Gun' - those stout and sturdy and poweful 44's and 45's in single-action are awesome pieces of machinery - and amazing in the hands of someone who can accurately shoot them (and I wish I were one of the latter group).
by AJMD429
Fri May 09, 2025 2:01 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Indiana scored WELL - Proud of our "D-" gun laws...
Replies: 0
Views: 1008

Indiana scored WELL - Proud of our "D-" gun laws...

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Interesting 'data' but the sort one can't draw any useful conclusions from...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ho ... s-AA1Eq8Y3

...but at least Indiana rates a 'D-' which seems like a good thing.
by AJMD429
Fri May 09, 2025 11:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 1894 Limited Cowboy Carbine Won
Replies: 13
Views: 5177

Re: Marlin 1894 Limited Cowboy Carbine Won

. If I could just have one levergun ( < gasp > ) I think it would be a 16" in either 45 Colt or 357 Mag. Marlin for sure (fewer small parts, easy to re-sight or even scope), but I do like the 24" octagonal ones (more at the range than elsewhere), and of course if you like a 16" and a ...
by AJMD429
Fri May 09, 2025 10:39 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Letdown beginning (Trump, Bongino, Patel, etc...)
Replies: 1
Views: 542

Letdown beginning (Trump, Bongino, Patel, etc...)

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So we can't even get this basic information ('was Roy Epps a government hireling?') now...?

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/0 ... -foia-ray/

Promises haven't been kept (I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I AM disappointed).
by AJMD429
Thu May 08, 2025 8:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WW2 marksmanship test.
Replies: 0
Views: 851

WW2 marksmanship test.

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This kid found a copy of a 'World War 2 Marksmanship Test' and attempted to qualify using a Springfield 1903.

Kind of a neat video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PMDahnjtV0

Glad to see an interested young kid doing this kind of thing.
by AJMD429
Thu May 08, 2025 6:59 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The kind, tolerant, and inclusive 'progressives'...
Replies: 0
Views: 1044

The kind, tolerant, and inclusive 'progressives'...

. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/vile-leftists-target-mock-disabled-elderly-woman-leaving/ The left always says that these types only represent a minority of their members, and they then tell US about how we have the same problem with the 'neo-NAZI' types. HOWEVER I think there are a coupl...
by AJMD429
Thu May 08, 2025 6:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Bisley .41 magnum
Replies: 45
Views: 13792

Re: New Bisley .41 magnum

Bill, my very first impression when the counterman handed it to me was that it was surprisingly heavy. The weight and the Bisley configuration make it very pleasant to shoot even with hot loads. I have both barrel lengths of Ruger Blackhawks in .41 mag and the feel is completely different. Maybe th...
by AJMD429
Wed May 07, 2025 6:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scope leveling…
Replies: 1
Views: 361

Scope leveling…

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I’ve used a similar method, just putting a piece of graph paper on the floor in the butt stock lined up, parallel to the graph, paper lines, then shining a light from the objective through the scope on the graph paper.

https://youtu.be/XNw9n8Qwkhw
by AJMD429
Wed May 07, 2025 6:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Excess headspace causes poor accuracy?
Replies: 22
Views: 4565

Re: Excess headspace causes poor accuracy?

. This guy is one of the ones who goes to the extremes in terms of reloading precision. https://youtu.be/qkqOpLBjBe8 What he says (neck tension in this video) does make sense, and he gets target results that validate it, but for most of us we are not shooting with equipment, skills, or goals where t...
by AJMD429
Tue May 06, 2025 9:32 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Tim Poole and Triggernometry on Civil War
Replies: 0
Views: 1479

Tim Poole and Triggernometry on Civil War

. Although the meat of the complex discussion is spread throughout the long talk and a lot doesn't really get settled out until the last 10 minutes, it goes to show how conservatives and libertarians who disagree about things can have an intelligent and honest discussion without name calling or shou...
by AJMD429
Tue May 06, 2025 8:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Now this is good Second Amendment news ..
Replies: 2
Views: 1087

Now this is good Second Amendment news ..

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https://youtu.be/C_iagHmHdAI

Repeal of the NFA would be even better though...
by AJMD429
Tue May 06, 2025 8:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: On Measles - the 'new epidemic'
Replies: 1
Views: 969

On Measles - the 'new epidemic'

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This podcast is pretty sensible on the topic - https://odysee.com/@FrontlineCovid19Cri ... -to-Know:8

Might be worth sharing with friends or relatives the 'news' media is frightening.
by AJMD429
Tue May 06, 2025 8:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The New Lever Action Pistols - I Think a Missed Opportunity
Replies: 4
Views: 1825

Re: The New Lever Action Pistols - I Think a Missed Opportunity

. I really like integrally suppressed barrels as an option on leverguns, and I have one "16" barrel levergun in 22 LR set up that way. I like the sounds of this. Would it happen to be one of the Ruger model 96's? I assume that's the easiest one to do that with. Yep - I used a Thompson Mac...
by AJMD429
Tue May 06, 2025 5:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The New Lever Action Pistols - I Think a Missed Opportunity
Replies: 4
Views: 1825

Re: The New Lever Action Pistols - I Think a Missed Opportunity

. I really like integrally suppressed barrels as an option on leverguns, and I have one "16" barrel levergun in 22 LR set up that way. It is one of my favorites to introduce new shooters with - topped with a red-dot open-style sight, it is intuitive to aim, quiet, no recoil at all, and 'un...
by AJMD429
Mon May 05, 2025 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little over a year ago
Replies: 17
Views: 2662

Re: A little over a year ago

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Sounds like you're happier now, so that's a good thing after all the stormy part settled down.
by AJMD429
Mon May 05, 2025 8:15 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: "An interview nobody will listen to".. ???
Replies: 3
Views: 2197

"An interview nobody will listen to".. ???

. Over the past three hours since I got home, I've shared this interview with almost a dozen 'liberal' ('progresssssive' :roll: ) friends and all of them said they won't listen to anything Tucker Carlson does or any interviews of his. I've only shared it with three conservative friends and all of th...
by AJMD429
Mon May 05, 2025 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cold-weather vehicle starting ... at 40 below...!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2262

Re: Cold-weather vehicle starting ... at 40 below...!!!

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I like seeing that people survive FAR more extreme weather than I've ever experienced. It gives me confidence humankind will survive whatever 'climate change' the nutcases are whining about.
by AJMD429
Mon May 05, 2025 9:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1940's Marlin catalog
Replies: 10
Views: 3765

Re: 1940's Marlin catalog

. Plus they're just cool to look at and imagine the kids of that era drooling over what to buy once they saved up. I remember the green Remington Ammunition catalogs with their cool cartridge pictures...! https://www.vintageguncatalogs.com/images/rem1975.jpg I think I still have a couple from the 19...
by AJMD429
Mon May 05, 2025 8:57 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Whining about inheriting a 'gun collection'...
Replies: 5
Views: 3408

Re: Whining about inheriting a 'gun collection'...

. I've already told my kids the ONLY beneficiary I've listed in my life insurance policy is a private detective in Switzerland who is a retired Navy Seal sniper whose twin brother is a Mafia hit man, and whose partner is a private detective specializing in intra-family homicides. Hopefully I'm safe ...
by AJMD429
Mon May 05, 2025 5:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Excess headspace causes poor accuracy?
Replies: 22
Views: 4565

Re: Excess headspace causes poor accuracy?

I've seen competitive shooters who sized the flash holes the same, turned the necks of the cases, weighed the cases and made sure each cartridge was a consistent temperature when they chambered it. Besides weighing each bullet and checking them for consistency. Me too, and when I shot my most accur...
by AJMD429
Sun May 04, 2025 9:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ugh
Replies: 10
Views: 2749

Re: Ugh

. Honestly, I don't like the OLD way of attaching levergun forends much either, on the 'band' or 'cap' versions, and no matter the make or model. It always seemed to me they are difficult to get back on with good alignment. It would be easy to make them 'snap' on like the Ruger No1 or other guns do,...
by AJMD429
Sun May 04, 2025 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A. W. Peterson's
Replies: 43
Views: 13620

Re: A. W. Peterson's

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Now that's cool. Thanks for sharing.
by AJMD429
Sun May 04, 2025 9:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Excess headspace causes poor accuracy?
Replies: 22
Views: 4565

Re: Excess headspace causes poor accuracy?

. I'm thinking it probably could affect accuracy, but not likely enough that my skillset would ever reveal it. I've seen competitive shooters write all sorts of things "don't matter" - and show their own results to prove it. It does seem like 'consistency' matters though, no matter what th...
by AJMD429
Sun May 04, 2025 9:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cold-weather vehicle starting ... at 40 below...!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2262

Cold-weather vehicle starting ... at 40 below...!!!

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...and I thought it got bad in Indiana winters...!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2buLvlWcUrY

I like the way they hand-crank the old military tanks... reminds me of the 'easy-crank' mechanism in chainsaws.
by AJMD429
Sun May 04, 2025 4:32 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Whining about inheriting a 'gun collection'...
Replies: 5
Views: 3408

Whining about inheriting a 'gun collection'...

. This is pathetic. https://www.texasobserver.org/son-of-a-gun-legacy-unwanted-firearms/ So this dude is inheriting three handguns, a shotgun, and an 'assault rifle' (S&W M&P-15), since evidently he's an only child and his 74 year old parent set up a firearms trust so they didn't just go to ...
by AJMD429
Sat May 03, 2025 10:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Checking out a Glock (for safety) - RXM too
Replies: 1
Views: 2490

Checking out a Glock (for safety) - RXM too

. This video was about the Ruger RXM, but had a lot of good information on disassembly an inspection of Glocks. https://youtu.be/hmpPsSyr3V8 This other video was more specific to the Ruger RXM for those who might be interested… https://youtu.be/fSJ6PuK9e5U I’m still mostly a 1911 & Redhawk guy t...
by AJMD429
Sat May 03, 2025 8:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: “Only five deaths…” (Empire State building)
Replies: 1
Views: 2603

“Only five deaths…” (Empire State building)

. I didn’t realize that entire building went up and just a little bit more than a year…! https://youtu.be/icMOxBm7NsU Pretty amazing - I know that 0SHA can be over bearing nowadays, but the complete lack of safety, harnesses and gear just looks crazy. Many of the construction workers up high on thos...
by AJMD429
Sat May 03, 2025 7:45 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: If O'Keefe is scared, something BIG must be up...
Replies: 8
Views: 5696

Re: If O'Keefe is scared, something BIG must be up...

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More from the Benny podcast…

https://youtu.be/tRBebXtuqOQ

…but still just a vague implication of what ‘could be’ released this coming week. :roll: