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by Ysabel Kid
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: ruger
Replies: 26
Views: 3403

Very cool! 8)
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Neat old photo of lever gun...
Replies: 18
Views: 3004

I love these old pictures!!! Keep 'em coming Hobie!!! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - NRA Elections
Replies: 20
Views: 3328

How about this Steve Schreiner ? Or you could write me, Old Ironsights, JimT in... :lol: I'll throw my hat into that ring - write me in! :D Hobie, I just meant that, barring any other information, I go with the odds. I respect the service of everyone who has served (though don't agree with them all...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Here is a Marlin that I love shooting.
Replies: 38
Views: 5531

I can see why you love that gun!!! :D 8)
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Grandson with his first Levergun!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 1350

Best to start him early. Next up is the Red Ryder, then a .22 lever-action, then a... :D
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Range report on the 1887, Savage 99, Win 1886, Rem105 CTi
Replies: 5
Views: 1096

Very cool!!! 8)
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Killer Fish Terrifies Britain
Replies: 26
Views: 4697

Re: OT - Killer Fish Terrifies Britain

don Tomás wrote: Snakeheads caused chaos when they were found in America in 2002, with snipers setting up on banksides to shoot them and entire lakes being poisoned to kill them.
I miss all the fun!!! :(
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Any pipe smokers out there?
Replies: 43
Views: 5853

Tobacconist's are getting to be a rare breed over here. I imagine with your health care system, smoking of any kind is probably heavily-frowned upon! 20-odd years ago I enjoyed a cherry blend every now and again. One of the most peaceful days of my life was sitting by a roaring campfire, smoking a ...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: -
Replies: 42
Views: 5257

Prayers up for your safe return - and the safety of your family while you are over there!
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - NRA Elections
Replies: 20
Views: 3328

Hobie - I appreciate the post and the recommendation the linked article makes. I tend to read their bios, then vote for those I am familiar with first, followed by those with military and/or LEO experience. Just my preference - which is funny, as someday I hope to run for the NRA board, and I have n...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mod71alaska's winter-blues fighting challenge - pics
Replies: 17
Views: 2912

YK. Where's yer toes?? Very nice rifle a beauty indeed! :D You remembered! :D I did actually manage to take a few photos without my feet in the picture. Amazing, huh? Someday - 20 or 30 years from now, I could even give Kirk a run for this photograhy-skills money! NOT!!! Fear not though - I was wea...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Castro Resigned
Replies: 7
Views: 1072

Maybe ol' Fidel is looking to come here for medical treatment?
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT political humor
Replies: 4
Views: 785

:D :D :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wolverines??
Replies: 38
Views: 6220

What exactly is the difference between a wolverine and a badger?
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nath and you other fox hunters Cabin fever fix
Replies: 30
Views: 3319

Nath wrote:Thats not a fox, thats a bloody big squirrel.
Nath.
Okay Nath, now you owe me for a new keyboard. I just spit my drink all over it! :shock:
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Happy Birthday...
Replies: 21
Views: 2979

OT - Happy Birthday...

... General Robert E. Lee! And tomorrow is General Stonewall Jackson's birthday!!! I was called to jury duty late last year (an honor, I believe). I wasn't chosen, but was happy to do my civic duty. I had never been to the county courthouse before, having only moved to South Carolina a couple years ...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 63 Years Ago
Replies: 25
Views: 4194

You'd expect the media to honor such bravery and fortitude now?

We will - they won't. The MSM is part of the problem - not the solution! :evil:
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - what we have to put up with.
Replies: 40
Views: 5770

:( GUN CONTROL BY THE LIBERALS IS NOT ABOUT GUNS.. IT'S ABOUT POWER OVER THE PEOPLE, IT'S ABOUT THERE AGENDA, GUN CONTROL, THE GREENIES, VIOLENT GAY RIGHTS PEOPLE, ALL THESE GROUPS BAND TOGETHER AT POLITICAL RALLIES SO IT SEEMS THE GROUP SPONSERING IT IS LARGE AND POWERFUL..... TALKING TO THEM WITH...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lever gun advice
Replies: 11
Views: 1767

.45 Colt in the 1866 for what you describe. The .45 is just a great all-around cartridge, very versatile and easy to reload. The 1866 with it's loading gate will be a touch easier to reload while hunting - should you need to - than the 1860. The action strength is pretty much the same, and like all ...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Gun Show
Replies: 3
Views: 742

Sorry to hear that. As I suspected, I didn't have a chance to make the show - and after your report, sounds like a good call! I haven't been to the one in Hickory - will need to give it a whirl! Figure I might as well enjoy them this year, because after the election, they will be short lived... :evil:
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JR Reed - Swords
Replies: 22
Views: 2801

1984?!? 1988? Heck, I think the jeans I'm wearing are older than that! My wife made me pitch (donate to Amvets - don't worry) some clothes this weekend, and I know for sure one of the jackets was from 1980... :roll:
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HUMOR - Book report
Replies: 11
Views: 2358

Re: HUMOR - Book report

gundownunder wrote:
Titanic: ..... Jack surrenders to an icy death.
Clinton: ..... Bill goes home to Hilary - basically the same thing.
I kept my composure until that line and lost it! :D

Of course, the Ice Queen may become the next President here in less than a year. God help us all!!! :shock: :evil: :cry:
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Range report on the 1887, Savage 99, Win 1886, Rem105 CTi
Replies: 5
Views: 1096

Tease! Where's the 1887?!? :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Getting pictures on
Replies: 5
Views: 730

Yep, Target, Wal-mart, any drug store, any office-supply store - any place that develops roll film can transfer the picture to a digital file. Heck, if you have a scanner/printer at home you can also do it that way, though the picture quality won't be the best.

Good luck!
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - what we have to put up with.
Replies: 40
Views: 5770

FWiedner wrote:In my home, the first arm he inspects will be the last thing he ever sees.

:x
+1

Better to die on my feet than live on my knees. I fear this reality may come to visit the US very soon... :(
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Newt on Terrorism
Replies: 15
Views: 2247

Comal, I saw the video, but I can't take the guy seriously. He's not running for president, and even if he was, I really can't look up to a guy who was trying to impeach Clinton for infidelity all the while he was having an extra-marital affair of his own. Just more of same. -Tutt Tutt, The impeach...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mod71alaska's winter-blues fighting challenge - pics
Replies: 17
Views: 2912

JReed wrote:30-06 right?

That is a beauty
Exactly! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Newt on Terrorism
Replies: 15
Views: 2247

Thank you for the link! I'm at a hotel with a slow link, so I'll need to watch it later!
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JR Reed - Swords
Replies: 22
Views: 2801

JReed wrote: Yeah you can teach us young pups some old/new tricks :D .
I dunno Jeremy - sounds like, compared to Andrew, you and I just made the "old as dirt" list! :shock:
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mod71alaska's winter-blues fighting challenge - pics
Replies: 17
Views: 2912

Mod71alaska's winter-blues fighting challenge - pics

Well, I got out Sunday for a few minutes before the sun set to snap some photos of one of my favorite leverguns. This is in response to mod71alaska's idea on "showing your leverguns" to help fight the "winter blues". I didn't have a chance to shoot this past weekend (Kirk's idea ...
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nath and you other fox hunters Cabin fever fix
Replies: 30
Views: 3319

Man, I hate thieves. I will probably make the evening news someday happen I ever catch one in action... :twisted:
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JR Reed - Swords
Replies: 22
Views: 2801

JReed wrote:
Ysabel Kid wrote:Would that be you Fred? :D
Cant be that young fella is good looking :wink: :lol:
I dunno - 42 years can put a lot of mileage on a man. I'll be turning 44 in a few months - and I feel the mileage!!! :shock:

Heck Jeremy, you weren't even alive in 1966! :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: the hunt that changed my life
Replies: 15
Views: 2473

Words of wisdom - thank you for sharing! A friend of mine lost his nephew to a careless hunter. He was 16, sitting in a pickup truck on a 2-track. Some moron out of Detroit - touched his gun once a year and was bound and determined to blast something - was down the road about 100 yards. A deer jumpe...
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JR Reed - Swords
Replies: 22
Views: 2801

Would that be you Fred? :D
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nath and you other fox hunters Cabin fever fix
Replies: 30
Views: 3319

Great post Jeremy!!! 8)

Sorry to hear about the low-life breaking into your friend's car though. Wish you had caught him in the act! :evil:
by Ysabel Kid
Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Howdy and HOOORRRAAAA!!!!!!
Replies: 27
Views: 2990

Welcome aboard! No one is going to let up on the requests for pictures. As you know from your lurking days, we are all quite addicted to leverporn here!!! :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good On Para Ordinance
Replies: 2
Views: 527

I love my Para - they make great guns! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Glenfield 30A in .30-30
Replies: 2
Views: 602

Looks like a winner to me! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Three new acquisitions.
Replies: 11
Views: 1989

I contacted the guy handling your Uberti 22, but after his first response, he never e-mailed me back again. :( Oh well - it wasn't meant to be!

Looks like a great set of guns game keeper! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT First kill with 870 Express.
Replies: 20
Views: 2938

I did not know the 870 came in 28 gauge. Very cool - congratulations game keeper!!! 8) :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Bald Eagle neighbors.
Replies: 26
Views: 3973

Very cool! 8)
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Ammunition accountability legislation
Replies: 5
Views: 852

Re: laws

I have been wondering if these "legislators" are so perverted sexually, that they get some kind of release from writing up bills against gun owners, much the way normal people feel release when they make love to their mate. There's got to be some big bang in it for them to work so hard fo...
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BPCR- homemade drop tube and brass cleaning?
Replies: 21
Views: 4455

I think that I asked this question last time one of these were posted, but, what are they for? and how do you use one? Andrew - in large cases originally designed for black powder (such as the .45-70 ot a .45-120), using a drop tube allows you to get more powder into the case, and the powder size i...
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brand new (to me) Win. 94
Replies: 22
Views: 3396

Old Savage wrote:Now there is a prize. :D
+2 Finding anything from 1960 in that kind of condition is amazing. You stole it at $500! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1894 - what model do I have?
Replies: 19
Views: 3197

Not sure - but someone here will know. Welcome aboard!!! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Ammunition bans coming to YOUR state?
Replies: 9
Views: 1676

They haven't tried this garbage yet in SC - but they will. We do have a Democrat or two living in this very deep RED state. One of those nitwits will introduce the same kind of stuff here, :evil:
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Mexican Matricula Consular vs Minutemen
Replies: 18
Views: 3657

Every time I think our country can't sink lower, I read something like this... :evil:
by Ysabel Kid
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does anybody remember?
Replies: 5
Views: 1108

But.. but... wouldn't that be cheating on Leverguns.com? :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Religeous:a few verses for those of us with cabin fever
Replies: 10
Views: 1623

Excellent! Thank you for this post!!!
by Ysabel Kid
Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Prayer request UPDATE
Replies: 19
Views: 2555

Prayers up. Sorry to hear this. It begs the question "why?", but we all know that no answer will suffice... :(