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by Grizz
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinking of a 1886/71 in 444 marlin
Replies: 21
Views: 1094

Re: Thinking of a 1886/71 in 444 marlin

. Lots of good stuff on the 444 Marlin here - http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell444Marlin.htm Some interesting comments on twist rates and I think he mentions some 'alternative' formulas vs the Greenhill one, that apply better to the larger caliber, flat-meplat, bullets for calculating the maximum bullet w...
by Grizz
Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Executive Order on Gun Control
Replies: 2
Views: 449

Re: Executive Order on Gun Control

. Have you seen this insanity....??? https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/03/14/executive-order-on-reducing-gun-violence-and-making-our-communities-safer/ Anyone proposing or votring for or implementing this should be in jail. when do executive orders get voted on? it'...
by Grizz
Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinking of a 1886/71 in 444 marlin
Replies: 21
Views: 1094

Re: Thinking of a 1886/71 in 444 marlin

mickbr wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:42 am One day i will get me a 458 win mag or 45-90 and hunt down 45-70 threads all over the internet :D
Excellent idea. I am still looking for a Ruger #1 in that caliber. That way I can test 45/70 loads that could blow up the weaklings . . .

+2 on the 45/70 tally,

grizz
by Grizz
Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Smart' devices are dumb....
Replies: 18
Views: 846

Re: 'Smart' devices are dumb....

After the EMP strike who are you going to call with your protected phone? :mrgreen: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTlp8pG7wofWvQpK6fu2B1tBSirpgds0K74hA&usqp=CAU good question. since phones are now computers can hook them up to my router and get my devices and protected ba...
by Grizz
Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinking of a 1886/71 in 444 marlin
Replies: 21
Views: 1094

Re: Thinking of a 1886/71 in 444 marlin

but i'd rather have 90% of the posts be about 45-70's thanks...... Thats a joke btw , but funnily most 444 threads on the internet do go that way. Almost an internet law the last 25 years if you ask about a 444 you will be told ahout the 45-70. back to the sibject, anyone used one of these perderso...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: any questions ?
Replies: 19
Views: 817

Re: any questions ?

The king of Jordan is one of our best and most reliable friends we have in the Middle East, as was his father the late King Hussein. He likes America, too. Some years ago he was doing a Harley tour of the West and his entourage rented an entire Rodeway Inn for his all-day visit to Crater Lake Natio...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Serious National Security Threat" press release 2-14-2024
Replies: 14
Views: 672

Re: "Serious National Security Threat" press release 2-14-2024

AJMD429 wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:50 pm .
Well THIS is a bit disturbing...

https://twitter.com/HouseIntel/status/1 ... 4885823775

Not all that surprising, but nonetheless - disturbing for sure.
Of course there is a serious national security threat. it is biden of course
by Grizz
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: any questions ?
Replies: 19
Views: 817

Re: any questions ?

True Grizz! Jesus never promoted a religion, not even the one He was born into. Makes some people nervous when you tell them Jesus wasn't a christian. :roll: not even a baptist. . . . He is The King of The Kingdom, and He loves us anyway ! And gives believers citizenship with Him in His House. It b...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: any questions ?
Replies: 19
Views: 817

Re: any questions ?

No, all religions are not equal. True. If they were they would have no one to fight with. So each one has to style itself different than the other and proclaim it is THE ONE TRUE religion. Christ said He is the way the truth and the life, and no one comes to Father but thru Him. I believe Him and I...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: any questions ?
Replies: 19
Views: 817

Re: any questions ?

My take-away is that biden is consorting with another known anti-christ to foment more hatred of Christians and Jews. This indicates to me that
There will be no peace on earth until the Prince of Peace is on earth
by Grizz
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: any questions ?
Replies: 19
Views: 817

Re: any questions ?

Religions have no moral high ground from which to judge other religions. They all have a history of killing the opposition if they won't convert. It was religious christian knights who coined the phrase "Kill 'em all. Let God sort them out." if i remember correctly. thought that was Patto...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Had missed this new Uberti sixgun
Replies: 8
Views: 462

Re: Had missed this new Uberti sixgun

It makes sense for those of us who struggle with open irons on a hunting sixgun. The 1860 grip adds something as well. https://www.uberti-usa.com/resources/uberti-usa-presents-the-1873-hunter-revolver-series Love the octagonal barrel. And the finish. Only scoped revolver I ever shot is Blaine's BFR...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The real Super Bowl winner
Replies: 15
Views: 739

Re: The real Super Bowl winner

Drawdown wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:24 pm Just read this from my evening devotional, by Charles Spurgeon from the 1800's, said to be "The Prince of Preachers"!
All I can say, Amen!!!20240213_180112.jpg
Amen guys, thanks.
by Grizz
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: any questions ?
Replies: 19
Views: 817

any questions ?

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by Grizz
Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1544

Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets

John Linebaugh once said that his sons, Dustin and Cole frequently carried 4 5/8" Rugers in .45 Colt when they were out in the hills and they found their loads with 250 gr cast bullets over 8.5 gr of 231 would pass through deer lengthwise even out past 75 yards. I'm pretty sure the 45 S will d...
by Grizz
Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1544

Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets

Bill in Oregon wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:26 am He certainly collected his venison efficiently with that lovely open top. Hornady shows that load and a 255-grain RNFP at 725. 8)
That's Impressive. It is about the energy of a 255 Gr Buffalo Bore 45 Super around 1150fps . . . . which might be unobtainium in the 1911 . . ,
by Grizz
Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who's going to win the superbowl?
Replies: 9
Views: 476

Re: Who's going to win the superbowl?

LOVE IT! :lol: Hopin' for my Niners, although I have great respect for Mahomes. In the Northwest, in the late '60s, there were no Seahawks and the Niners were my guys, listening on AM transistor radio, if anyone has a clue what that was! :lol: I have to say I was shocked, humbled and brought to my ...
by Grizz
Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: I had no idea this (Agenda 2030) was real ..
Replies: 1
Views: 213

Re: I had no idea this (Agenda 2030) was real ..

. https://www.government.se/government-policy/the-global-goals-and-the-2030-Agenda-for-sustainable-development/ Pretty creepy. If you dig into it, it encourages unlimited migration, 'violence reduction', and 'climate action'.... The kind of stuff that sounds good, but have deadly details. it's the ...
by Grizz
Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some Tisas 1911's recalled
Replies: 12
Views: 637

Re: Some Tisas 1911's recalled

https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/colt-recall/ https://www.smith-wesson.com/safety/recall/sw1911-safety-recall- https://www.kimberamerica.com/serial Not trying to be a tool, but stuff happens. I have a Colt .25 Auto that was recalled in the '80s. jb 8) The1911 I have is in the cue for machin...
by Grizz
Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: rossi 92 454
Replies: 20
Views: 1023

Re: rossi 92 454

I got mine about 15 years ago and it has a nice chamber -- no bulging even with full power 454 loads. I am no longer tough enough to shoot full-power loads, but the gun will certainly do it with no problem. I would have to seat bullets on the long side to use 45 Colt brass as mine is a bit picky ab...
by Grizz
Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast bullet path in game
Replies: 24
Views: 1095

Re: Cast bullet path in game

The 550 grainer mold came from BallistiCast but I also had a 462-465GC mold that came from I think they were called BPR it kinda had a nose like a Ranch Dog mold which I liked quite a bit . Anyway that 465 grainer shot extremely well in the 4 or 5 45-70 in which I tried it . At the time I had three...
by Grizz
Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Challenge for Democrats
Replies: 5
Views: 824

Re: The Challenge for Democrats

I don't think they plan to win. I think they plan to steal this one the same way they stole the last one. They operate in the margins where no is looking for them, and there is still a LOT of talk as though this percentage or that one will affect this or that, but I do not think any of that is in fa...
by Grizz
Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1544

Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets

As for the 255 gr. bullet ... it was used for a lot of years and worked quite well. The 255 HC is the bullet for the 45 Super that is in the works, the hard cast version of it penetrated 64 inches of gel. I'm with Scott on this, it has to be placed where it will do the most good, but it's my choice...
by Grizz
Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast bullet path in game
Replies: 24
Views: 1095

Re: Cast bullet path in game

Good info Scott, Over on Marshal's BTB forum there was a long-running deep dive trying to understand the difference between your 520 load and the 420 load. There was an illustration showing the slower making an envelop type shock wave, what we call the initial large wound cavity, AND at the lower ve...
by Grizz
Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:49 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The problem with Young Women these days... Guess it's real...
Replies: 10
Views: 388

Re: The problem with Young Women these days... Guess it's real...

Grizz, the last time I was in Mazatlan was just about 60 years ago. At that time it was a pretty quaint, relatively slow-moving place. I do remember buses loaded with people bringing in their goats, squawking chickens, etc. headed to the mercados. That's interesting. It was around then, or a little...
by Grizz
Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Things Democrats of today think is OK...
Replies: 2
Views: 194

Re: Things Democrats of today think is OK...

NONE DARE CALL IT TREASON https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/outrageous-fbi-refuses-turn-seth-rich-laptop-still/ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/ghostwriter-deleted-biden-audio-files-after-learning-about/ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/joe-biden-read-aloud-classified-passage...
by Grizz
Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Things Democrats of today think is OK...
Replies: 2
Views: 194

Re: Things Democrats of today think is OK...

Doc, they are demon-possessed. demons don't give a rip what you think about them. they just want to destroy you. really.

demons are not human, they can't be confused with human beings, although their disguises can fool us .

Oh, yeah, you can't kill them.

I know, Right?
by Grizz
Fri Feb 09, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Smart' devices are dumb....
Replies: 18
Views: 846

Re: 'Smart' devices are dumb....

Your microwave is a Faraday cage, you can get more stuff in it when the EMP comes. To test to make sure the microwave isn't leaking put your ( or someone else's)cell phone in, close the door then call from another phone. If it rings your microwave is shot. I thought you were suggesting a heat-treat...
by Grizz
Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Smart' devices are dumb....
Replies: 18
Views: 846

Re: 'Smart' devices are dumb....

"I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity. The world will only have a generation of idiots." Albert Einstein The big question is, are we there yet?! I was traveling back in September, and I asked a gentleman where the nearest hotels were. "Just look it up on your...
by Grizz
Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: speaking of ballistics sticks and stones version
Replies: 7
Views: 507

Re: speaking of ballistics sticks and stones version

I did not click the links but Ryan Gill (he has a youtube channel) killed a buffalo with an atlatl a couple years ago. Thanks. I wonder what accounts for the shift to bows and arrows. Something works for a hundred thousand years, [if there were a hundred thousand years], and then people forgot abou...
by Grizz
Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The problem with Young Women these days... Guess it's real...
Replies: 10
Views: 388

Re: The problem with Young Women these days... Guess it's real...

look at the source. any reason to believe any of those assertions? in ukraine women are snipers until they are pregnant . . . My guess is that Ukraine and other nations where they are probably more rural (in contact with Mother Nature) and religious (in contact with God) than the young generations ...
by Grizz
Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:42 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The problem with Young Women these days... Guess it's real...
Replies: 10
Views: 388

Re: The problem with Young Women these days... Guess it's real...

. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-ideological-gap-between-younger-men-and-women-is-becoming-a-chasm/ar-BB1hYaDz I have lots of young male patients who have expressed the idea that there are too few 'decent women' these days. Seems like many young women want government to be their provider ...
by Grizz
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, post and beam
Replies: 62
Views: 3652

Re: OT, post and beam

GunnyMack wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 4:53 pm 20240110_130337.jpgOnly 1 problem with your idea Grizz, it's not an open floor with posts every 12'. Although you could build a really long canoe! :lol:
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that's a pretty good description of a viking longship . . .
by Grizz
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Too late now (sadly) for the 2020 election...
Replies: 1
Views: 130

Re: Too late now (sadly) for the 2020 election...

AJMD429 wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 1:42 pm .
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/0 ... ve-won-26/

I'm stil convinced the fraud was MASSIVE, though... :|
ELECTION STOLEN WITH FAKE VOTES
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ain't we been sayin' it all along . . ?
by Grizz
Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Smart' devices are dumb....
Replies: 18
Views: 846

Re: 'Smart' devices are dumb....

After the EMP strike who are you going to call with your protected phone? :mrgreen: No one but so you can still play solitaire! :lol: the other guy with a faraday bag? the best use of protective sleeves and faraday bags for me is to keep control of my personal information, your phone can't be clone...
by Grizz
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Smart' devices are dumb....
Replies: 18
Views: 846

Re: 'Smart' devices are dumb....

TRUST BIG COMPANIES that pay off the GOV. I even store them in Faraday bags at times after they are in Airplane mode and turned off. A good use for ammo cans.... a faraday bag is useful. i tested one and no signals get in or out of it. my wallet is also an rf blocker and a rail pass can't read it, ...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast bullet path in game
Replies: 24
Views: 1095

Re: Cast bullet path in game

The 525Gr 45/70 Pile Driver from BTB went dead straight thru a line of water jugs, stopping in the twelfth one. I'll post a post-op foto if I find it. Computer has so much memory I can't find anything in it. :P I had a mold for a 550 grain GC bullet that came from Ballisti something or other . Neve...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: You wonder what THIS will be misused for...
Replies: 1
Views: 194

Re: You wonder what THIS will be misused for...

It's not gonna be misused Doc. It's gonna be used for what they put in place to do. They can cripple the basic infrastructure of America without firing a shot. I think they are just waiting to make sure Trump doesn't make it back. Think of it as a ground based EMP attack. A million chicoms push the ...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 07, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, post and beam
Replies: 62
Views: 3652

Re: OT, post and beam

Now that's a barn! Not many built like that anymore. Mostly open span metal around here. JBowen Oh? I thought it was a boat building building with a lofting floor above and the bracing points built into the structure below. A person could build fabulous boats in there, and have a fabrication and fo...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:17 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Tucker Carlson talking about his upcoming Putin interview.
Replies: 6
Views: 335

Re: Tucker Carlson talking about his upcoming Putin interview.

There's already talk about the government sanctioning him for doing it. That's a sign that it is something that really needed to be done. The interview is completed and I read that it's likely to be posted tomorrow. Putin released the WWII documents of how many Jewish people the nazis killed with t...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast bullet path in game
Replies: 24
Views: 1095

Re: Cast bullet path in game

The 525Gr 45/70 Pile Driver from BTB went dead straight thru a line of water jugs, stopping in the twelfth one. I'll post a post-op foto if I find it. Computer has so much memory I can't find anything in it. :P
by Grizz
Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Little-Known Reloading Phenomena
Replies: 23
Views: 1134

Re: Little-Known Reloading Phenomena

Good one Jim. It works the other way too. Load 45/70 for a while and 357 seems small and 25-20 is too little for any possible application.
by Grizz
Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Computer from the Saturn V Rocket
Replies: 14
Views: 1739

Re: Computer from the Saturn V Rocket

Kudos on all that Doc, that's way far ahead of my learning curve, which flat lined when I hit the pavement head first. I guess. I never made any headway with programming. I can modify some programs, like linux utilities, to stop doing something. Or hack the windows registry. But "hello world&qu...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Computer from the Saturn V Rocket
Replies: 14
Views: 1739

Re: Computer from the Saturn V Rocket

. Here's a similar story on Voyager 1's computer, 46 years old and still working, sort of .. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/humanitys-most-distant-space-probe-jeopardized-by-computer-glitch/ We are used to 140 1-year-old GUNS working, 100-year-old tractors working, and 40-year-old cars worki...
by Grizz
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1544

Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets

Bill in Oregon wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:15 am Grizz, I am running a Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6X. Really like the scope.
Bear Creek currently has that complete upper on sale for $229. Hard to beat.
Thank you. I have a 1-4 with a 5.56 BDC, and a lighted reticule, I am going to try it on wulf-boy. Someday.
by Grizz
Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:37 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Zero Respect for 'Climate Change' activists...
Replies: 6
Views: 371

Re: Zero Respect for 'Climate Change' activits...

. Ocean... Twenty foot storm waves every few weeks..."majestic" Ten foot tides every six hours..."heartbeat of the sea" Two foot waves every ten seconds..."relaxing" Two inch rise in half a century..."catastrophic" :roll: :roll: :roll: perfect with a little s...
by Grizz
Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast bullet path in game
Replies: 24
Views: 1095

Re: Cast bullet path in game

I agree, the flat points have never done that in my experience. They will blow up a heart like a pin pricked balloon if it's full of blood. We never used any kind of hollow points for meat hunting. were you saying that the bullet comes out of the side of water jugs? sounds like it's not stabilized. ...
by Grizz
Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1544

Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets

that is good shooting. I like those side chargers :). what is your sight setup on the 450?
by Grizz
Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:08 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Zero Respect for 'Climate Change' activists...
Replies: 6
Views: 371

Re: Zero Respect for 'Climate Change' activits...

It all comes down to some folks are making lots of money on the global warming hoopla. Where I sit was once under enough ocean water that 30” below the surface is a band of sedimentary rock at least 25’ (the deepest I have dug) deep. Which means very deep for a very long time. Currently I am 147’ a...
by Grizz
Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Zero Respect for 'Climate Change' activists...
Replies: 6
Views: 371

Re: Zero Respect for 'Climate Change' activits...

Been reading a bit of archeology and getting confronted with the fact that sea levels were 400 FEET LOWER back in the day. I know this experientially because I used to troll salmon up from the gravel bars that were the shoreline at the time. The gravel and rocks collect feed... The spot I fished was...