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- Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Not OT - Maxwell House Coffee
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2801
Re: Not OT - Maxwell House Coffee
The wife got me a Keurig maker last year. Single cup maker, uses little plastic premeasured cups that look like giant size creamer cups you see in resturants. There must be danred near 100 different coffees and teas available. It's fast too, heats from stone cold to brew in about 3 minutes, and rehe...
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Krylon and rifles Part 2
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2676
Re: Krylon and rifles Part 2
Dont you mean 3rd MAW wingnut. I am on recruiting duty.[/quote]JReed wrote:[
What the heck is a 1st Mar Div grunt doing in Indiana?
Oh, and here I thought you were a "real" marine.
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite cartidgeS
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3540
Re: Favorite cartidgeS
I'll keep it simple, favorites
.22lr
.45 acp
.45 Colt
30-06
45/70
12 ga.
Others I find useful
.380
25-06
.308
20 ga.
.22lr
.45 acp
.45 Colt
30-06
45/70
12 ga.
Others I find useful
.380
25-06
.308
20 ga.
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Pink Accessories for Ysabel Kid's Daughter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2142
Re: OT: Pink Accessories for Ysabel Kid's Daughter
Oh how the mighty have fallen. Now we are "accessorizing".
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Western movies - did you know?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2084
Re: OT - Western movies - did you know?
I'm sorry, but after watching Bandelero, I'm pretty sure my mind would be on other things than character names in Lonesome Dove. Had some of the best "scenery" of any western.
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT for JReed and the other Marines here
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1166
Re: OT for JReed and the other Marines here
That's ok, Tubby was a soldier. Well, he played instruments for soldiers.JReed wrote:Hey now I got some Navy jokes but they aren't for polite company.BlaineG wrote:If it weren't for the Marines, who could the Sailors dance with?
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Horrific Accident in Germany...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1809
Re: Horrific Accident in Germany...
Well, the price just went up.
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Krylon and rifles Part 2
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2676
Re: Krylon and rifles Part 2
I vote we just our guns to Jeremy for painting. He's pretty darned good at it. You can send me all the guns you want it may take me a couple years to get them back to you. I do need time to field test the patern I put on your gun to ensure that the critters dont see it. :wink: :lol: What the heck i...
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Camo Gun Wrap (temporary & reusable)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4105
Re: OT: Camo Gun Wrap (temporary & reusable)
Jeremy, Fallujah 2006, hmm. First trip? My youngest was there when this thing started, and got to go back and clear it out the second time, as well. Hope you can understand why I tease you about the camo. Gave the boy all kinds of grief about his pretty camo clothes.
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Krylon and rifles Part 2
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2676
Re: Krylon and rifles Part 2
I vote we just our guns to Jeremy for painting. He's pretty darned good at it.
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Camo Gun Wrap (temporary & reusable)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4105
Re: OT: Camo Gun Wrap (temporary & reusable)
Digital camo. And here I thought good ole analog tiger strip looked cool. These youngsters and all their new fangled, high teck toys.
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: new guy
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2709
Re: new guy
Welcome to the campfire. Handles familiar. Do you post on the Ruger forum?
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HUMOR- Blonde Spoonerisims...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1270
Re: HUMOR- Blonde Spoonerisims...
In defense of blondes, my younger sister with phd is blonde, She would simply have stuck a bug bomb in the car and waited a few hours, then removed the offending critter. Of course, that's assuming she would have stopped in the first place. Crows gotta eat too.
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Snow and blow
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2935
Re: Snow and blow
Fellas, you sound like you can use some cheering up. So here's another view of winter.
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 475 Turnbull vs. 45-70 quote
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8491
Re: 475 Turnbull vs. 45-70 quote
Back in my youth, the line about cubic inches rang true. Today, I see what these kids are doing with their little rice burners, and have to admit, they turn in faster times than we ever could. Still, the sound of 400+ cubes through wide open dual exhaust is something today's kids will never experien...
- Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Do you ever....
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4901
Re: Do you ever....
Well, not quite the way you describe, but right now there is a Blackhawk on the desk next to me. I switch off house guns so I can justify to myself owning them. :mrgreen: Today it's the Blackhawk. I usually keep a loaded long gun in the safe, right now it happens to be an 1895 GS. But last week, it ...
- Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HUMOR - The Female Demerit System
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3053
Re: HUMOR - The Female Demerit System
YK. While you may think you have "two" rooms. You wife is just waiting for an excuse to move out into the garage. Once upon a time, I had an entire bedroom dedicated to my HO trains. Sadly, I'm now down to just a small layout in the garage. There sneaky, they'll have a really good excuse, ...
- Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Wolfe Publishing
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1856
Re: OT: Wolfe Publishing
I like paper. I haven't found a "laptop" table that works in the throne room.
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 8:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So hows your weather?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 6746
Re: So hows your weather?
Point Fermin Lighthouse. San Pedro, Ca. I enjoy photographing lighthouses. This one is not only one of my favorites, it's probably the most accessable. It's open for interor tours.
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HUMOR - The Female Demerit System
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3053
Re: HUMOR - The Female Demerit System
Must be singleFWiedner wrote:Any man who cares what a woman thinks is wasting valuable time.
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Waist Packs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1053
Re: OT - Waist Packs
REI has a nice selection of sizes. http://www.rei.com/search?cat=4500001_B ... Waistpacks
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So What Are Your Christmas Eve Traditions?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1873
Re: So What Are Your Christmas Eve Traditions?
Usually, a midnight mass, followed by a bit of cheer, then sleep. Used to get up pretty early when the boys were little. Now there gone, so my wife and I sleep in a bit. Then it's time to cook. This year the get together is at my sisters. Just her, her husband and the wife and I. But Sunday, most of...
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So hows your weather?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 6746
Re: So hows your weather?
Fella's seems like you all need another little boost. This one is quite G rated. It was taken in January of '07. Sorta shows just how nice winter can be. http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f271/Jeepnik/POINTFERMINLIGHTHOUSESOUTHSIDE.jpg To heck with a white Christmas. I'll take a green one any day.
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1582
Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
Merry Christmas Joe. And as to the kitties, they are the easiest to please on the holidays. A little food, some water, a nice soft place to sleep, and an occassional tummy rub, and their quite happy.
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Redneck Santa
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1523
Re: OT - Redneck Santa
Hey, what ever happened to that game that was around a few years ago. Santa's sleigh moving through the sky, and youu shot the reindeer?
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HUMOR - the French President
- Replies: 9
- Views: 895
Re: HUMOR - the French President
I think I'll take a bit of a different tack here. It isn't the individual French soldier that is the problem. It's their government. I met a few long ago that were pretty good fellows. They have the same problem with their government, that my generation had with ours. A bunch of gutless cowards who ...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: What are HOUSE CATS good for? Read this and see...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2195
Re: OT: What are HOUSE CATS good for? Read this and see...
This ones getting old, so she stays inside most of the time. But in her prime, she backed down from nothing. We have a very foolish male that's twice her size. Keeps thinking he can push her around. He'll learn sooner or later. http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f271/Jeepnik/M%20O%20Pictures/P3040037...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Redneck Santa
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1523
Re: OT - Redneck Santa
Them members of peta just had a collective stroke. Ain't that just wonderful.
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HUMOR - The Female Demerit System
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3053
Re: HUMOR - The Female Demerit System
Never been positive in 37 years. Oh, and Blaine, you never need to get them a wrist watch because they're going to be late anyway, so it's a waste of money. Being late somewhere = -100 Telling her you're going to be late if you don't leave now = -1000 Arriving late and telling her you would have bee...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wife and I shooting in the snow
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2084
Re: Wife and I shooting in the snow
Yess, and she's a southpaw. One of the twenty or so percent that are in our right minds.
- Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So hows your weather?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 6746
Re: So hows your weather?
Well, it was a bit rainy today, so I knocked off early. Too many speeders on the freeways when it rains. Besides, the rain might dampen my doo.
- Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When you were a kid..........
- Replies: 62
- Views: 5397
Re: When you were a kid..........
Nope, got that for a birthday. Got a shotgun the next Christmas. A little Mossberg. Still have both.
- Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: What are HOUSE CATS good for? Read this and see...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2195
Re: OT: What are HOUSE CATS good for? Read this and see...
Yep, canines got teeth, but cats got teeth and claws. Four sets and they know how to use all four, I've got the scars to prove it.
- Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Faith in tragedy -- F/A-18 crash claims four lives
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1757
Re: OT - Faith in tragedy -- F/A-18 crash claims four lives
Looks like a spammer snuck in. But back to the thread. I worked as a crash/rescue guy for a few years. Never met a pilot who would have ejected before making sure his aircraft would do no damage to those on the ground if he could possibly help it. Let's face it. Stuff happens. The one person feeling...
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Help me choose my EBP
- Replies: 68
- Views: 6012
Re: OT - Help me choose my EBP
Browning High Power. Now that is a seriously good suggestion. I used one for a bit overseas. Never shot anything live with it, but it did handle nicely, and even with the double stacked mag seemed to fit my hand well. Ended up going back to the 1911 though. For some reason, maybe just the felt recoi...
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Help me choose my EBP
- Replies: 68
- Views: 6012
Re: OT - Help me choose my EBP
...By the way, the definition of an "expert" is, "someone who tells someone else, who has been doing a thing for decades, how to do something they have never done themselves"... Naah. Here is the actual definition: "Ex" is an unknown quantity, "Spurt" is a Dr...
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Help me choose my EBP
- Replies: 68
- Views: 6012
Re: OT - Help me choose my EBP
One thing I forgot to mention about the S&W M&P is that it has an ambidextrous slide release. That is a dream come true for a lefty like me! Scott As a fellow southpaw, I looked at the M&P. Ended up with a Glock 30. It felt better in my hand. That, and even with 1911's, I've always pull...
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lever Scout Rifle Pic's Please
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6331
Re: Lever Scout Rifle Pic's Please
Now there's an idea. I think I'll get out later this week and take more tree pictures. Finally getting some snow here, as well.rjohns94 wrote:we almost have enough pics for a scout rifle/tree calender
- Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Insurance on Gun Collection
- Replies: 10
- Views: 918
Re: Insurance on Gun Collection
I have State Farm as well. But, I haven't run into any limit problems. I just got a "rider" on my homeowners policy. They're more than happy to take my money.
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Accidental shooting at my local range
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2032
Re: OT: Accidental shooting at my local range
Stock Glock "should" not have happened. But, things do happen the way they aren't supposed to. You mention he is an IDPA competitor. I have to wonder what modifications have been made to the handgun. I'd like to hear more.
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hey kimwcook... (humor)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 763
Re: Hey kimwcook... (humor)
Hey, at least Seatle has a team. Seems the owners don't think the L.A. metro area can "support" a team. Or is it that they just haven't been offered a big enough bribe to brig a team back to L.A.?
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So hows your weather?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 6746
Re: So hows your weather?
I was going to make a comment about sexual orientation, but that would be in bad taste.JerryB wrote:She does look pretty usless.
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So hows your weather?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 6746
Re: So hows your weather?
Same reply as above.Don McDowell wrote:Bet she'ld have a hell of a time trying to figure out how to feed cows, and most likely don't know the first thing about cooking in elk camp, let alone guttin an elk she shot.
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So hows your weather?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 6746
Re: So hows your weather?
Do you really think she would "need" to know what to do with them. I'm pretty sure she could convince others to take care of the snow.bigbore442001 wrote:I wonder if she knows what to do with a snowshovel or a snowblower? if not, she is out of luck here in New England.
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OK, I will ask the question...Your favorite Rifle?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 7291
Re: OK, I will ask the question...Your favorite Rifle?
If by favorite, you mean the one we use the most, it would have to be my 1895 GS. I've taken to using it more than any of my other rifles. If by favorite, you mean the one with the most sentimental value, it would be an old Winchester single shot .22 lr.
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So hows your weather?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 6746
Re: So hows your weather?
For all you snow bound fellows.
Bet you wish you were in sunny California about now.
Bet you wish you were in sunny California about now.
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT, no it isn't: It's too d@*% cold for me
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2224
Re: OT, no it isn't: It's too d@*% cold for me
Well, time for another weather grip post.
Complain about California all you want. But, try this in December where you folks complaining about the cold live.
Complain about California all you want. But, try this in December where you folks complaining about the cold live.
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lever Scout Rifle Pic's Please
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6331
Re: Lever Scout Rifle Pic's Please
Here's another tree picture for you.
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- Dec. 7, 2008
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1178
Re: OT- Dec. 7, 2008
My grandfather's last ship before he retired was the Vestal. His retirement didn't last long as he was recalled when the war started. Unfortunately, he didn't see that war end. He died from natural causes in San Francisco in 1943. Pretty good way for an old China sailor to go.
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What do you use your guns for?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3218
Re: What do you use your guns for?
Kind of a silly question. Guns are for shooting. Now had he ask what do you shoot at, that would require a long and detailed description. Asking the question he did is sorta like when someone says "can I ask you a question?" I usually respond I don't know if they can or not. Leaves them co...