Forum: The Pump House Saloon
08-13-2007, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,675
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Forum: General Discussion
08-13-2007, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 892
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Forum: General Discussion
08-13-2007, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 789
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Forum: The Pump House Saloon
07-30-2007, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 748
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
07-24-2007, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,123
Re: savage mk II bv
I suspect that Savage's website doesn't show everything they have or can make for you. If you see something that you like there, but would like, say, a different stock or barrel, call them up, and I...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-24-2007, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 655
Re: Arachniphobia
Wow, that's a really cool-looking specimen!
Hang around sometime and watch it spin a web; it's amazing to watch. Very graceful, like ballet. You can create the situation whenever you please; just...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-24-2007, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,315
Re: Unwanted phone calls
Let the answering machine pick up, and shut the ringer off. Peace and quiet, and you can check the messages periodically and return calls to those you wish to speak with. Explain your plight to...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
07-09-2007, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 823
Re: Ruger Mark III sights
Check Ruger's website; they may offer optional sights.
I tried BrightSights paint, but it doesn't stay on very well, so I just got some very bright nail polish. Much better.
A friend of mine did...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-09-2007, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 820
Re: Is there any money in Zuchini Farmin'?
To my mind, the only reason to eat zucchini would be as revenge against them for their evil ways.
If you want to make money off of them, set up a little range in your back yard and charge people...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
07-01-2007, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,508
Re: Auto vs. Revolvers
Here ya go:
http://www.highstandard.com/
click on "AMT Automag" in the left-hand column, and they have the .22WMR autos at the top of the page -- two are illustrated, with a compact model not...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-01-2007, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,297
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Forum: General Discussion
06-30-2007, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 437
Re: Immagration bill ideas . . .
Yep, that'd take the "supply" out of "supply and demand" in a real hurry, and I bet there'll be plenty of folks lining up for all those jobs that
"Americans don't want to do." Who was doing these...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
06-29-2007, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,709
Re: Ruger MKIII Pistol
I have a 22/45 Mk III, and tried a lot of different kinds of ammo before I found the one it likes best, CCI Mini-Mag (solid, not the HP). It won't run worth a hoot on subsonics, but the Mini-Mags go...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-21-2007, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 691
Re: Poll on nuclear power plants
No!
Doesn't anyone remember Three Mile Island? That reactor lost a whole five feet of its core, and was, IIRC, less than an hour from being another Chernobyl.
We have Perry right up from here, and...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-21-2007, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 578
Re: Eyelash Viper
Gee, it looks a lot bigger than an eyelash . . . I wonder where they got the name . . .
of course, Great Blue Herons aren't blue, and Purple Finches are far from purple . . .
Great pic, btw!
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Forum: General Discussion
06-19-2007, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 389
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
06-17-2007, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,508
Re: Auto vs. Revolvers
I've got a Ruger 22/45 Mk III, and I can't hit anything with it worth beans. Plus, it's only happy with one particular cartridge. If I had it to do over, I'd have gotten a nice revolver instead. Long...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-17-2007, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 454
Re: Nifong Disbarred
YESSS!!!
But as to the question . . . without lots of expensive legal help, anyone else would have been screwed.
We may yet have the pleasure of seeing Nifong go to jail, where he'd find out what...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-13-2007, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 354
Great read!
If you have time for fiction, check out "Term Limits," by Vince Flynn. Great stuff -- some former Navy SEALS are assassinating corrupt politicians. Need I say more?
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
06-12-2007, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,810
Re: Long Range Spotting Scope
If you only want to spend $150 on the scope, you should take a lot of aspirin along when you use it, especially at higher magnifications. Spend real money, and you won't be drop-kicking the thing...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-12-2007, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 410
Re: BUSH CONFIDENT HIS IMMIGRATION BILL WILL PASS
Bush's confidence only matters in La-La Land, where he lives. I doubt if anything will get passed. For my two cents, I keep wondering why nobody is bothering to simply enforce the immigration laws we...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
06-12-2007, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,490
Re: We've been SOLD OUT, AGAIN by NRA
I'm with you on this one, Pat. Certified nutjobs should be kept away from firearms. And yes, that's going to become a problem with the PTSD cases coming home from war, but those folks should be...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-11-2007, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 866
Re: What is your Pet Peeve
One of my biggies these days is that new indestructible plastic packaging that so many things come in. You need a pair of tin-snips to get a simple battery out of its wrapper.
Ironically, a lot of...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-09-2007, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 536
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Forum: General Discussion
06-08-2007, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 1,929
Re: What is your position on immigration?
I didn't vote in this poll, but here are my thoughts . . .
Illegal is just that. If they want in here, they should apply through the usual citizenship process. Otherwise, they should be sent back,...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-08-2007, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 331
Re: Patriot ???
This has been tried before, and the gov't always gets the upper hand. Still, if they can't or won't show him the law, they shouldn't be forcing the issue.
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Forum: The Pump House Saloon
06-07-2007, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 135
Views: 21,983
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Forum: General Discussion
06-05-2007, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,440
Re: COULD THE U.S. DEFEAT CHINA?
No way. Too far away, too big a geographical area. We couldn't even occupy China if they invited us to.
Besides, our industrial capacity is so eroded now (with a lot of it having gone to -- China!)...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-01-2007, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 412
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
06-01-2007, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 461
Re: Another "Wooden Nutmeg" for Connecticut
This would effectively put every gun owner under a sort of house arrest; if you went on vacation for a week, you could theoretically be arrested simply for leaving your guns unattended for that long....
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
06-01-2007, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 609
Re: US plans for killing Americans/terrorism.
Games and "what if" scenarios are fine, as long as they deal with what an enemy may do to us; that's an important part of the Pentagon's job, as preparedness. The above plan, though, goes into a...
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Forum: The Pump House Saloon
05-30-2007, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 556
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Forum: General Discussion
05-30-2007, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 277
Re: Cold war Part 2?
I can't believe they're starting this stupidity up again. Wasn't the arms race how we bankrupted the Soviet Union?
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Forum: General Discussion
05-28-2007, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,702
Re: The Mother of All SHTF Scenarios
Funny you should mention that, Havoc; I think Krakatoa is due to go bang any time now (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa#Verbeek_investigation).
When it does, it'll cure global warming -- by...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-27-2007, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 609
Re: Talk About 1984 and BIG BROTHER
I don't know if our government is using Google to spy on us or not, but so far, they're getting lots from ChoicePoint, which accumulates data on private citizens. When they want something they can't...
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Forum: The Pump House Saloon
05-25-2007, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 474
Re: Laws - Murphy's or ?????
Coyote's Theorem on Time and Travel: if you own the world's most accurate watch, you will get stuck in a traffic jam just so that you can know to the exact second how late you are for your important...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-25-2007, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 728
Re: Tiny hog
Say, is that a trick of perspective I see, or just someone's photoshopping again?
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Forum: The Pump House Saloon
05-25-2007, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 474
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Forum: General Discussion
05-24-2007, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 498
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Forum: General Discussion
05-24-2007, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 498
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-23-2007, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 520
Re: C9 series pellet gun
Since they show a Williams peep sight as an optional add-on, there may be a way to mount a scope. Write to the manufacturer and ask.
Sheridans are great. A scope on that baby would be...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-13-2007, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 387
Wouldn't you love . . .
. . . to see Hilary in prison?
Check this out . . .
http://www.gregpalast.com/hillarys-mother-fing-tour-business/#more-1717
Just your everyday political corruption coverup . . .
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-12-2007, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 865
Re: Why the muzzle climb?
Here's a diagram, using a photo of a conventional rifle.
The heavy red line along the barrel represents the recoil, force indicated by the arrow. The blue circle represents the point where the stock...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-10-2007, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 455
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Forum: General Discussion
05-09-2007, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 417
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Forum: General Discussion
05-09-2007, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 503
I just crossed a threshold . . .
I've just spent more money on the ammo for my new gun than the price of the gun itself . . . in less than two months (bought a whole case of CCI Green Tag for my Savage Mark I FVT).
Once upon a...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
05-09-2007, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,459
Re: Modifying a Henry lever .22
Step #4 -- weld plug in barrel (for the ATF people), mount on wall.
Seriously, I can't imagine trying to actually use a thing like that. I think it's a Hollywood invention -- looks really cool,...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-07-2007, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 865
Re: Why the muzzle climb?
Offset between shoulder contact point and axis of barrel. Some new rifle designs attempt to minimize this offset; this seems to be an increasing trend. The downside of this is that it requires a...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-07-2007, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 404
Re: Where to Start
I forgot to mention a good source of info. Manufacturers' websites generally have their owners' manuals available for free download. Some are better than others, but the good ones have diagrams of...
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