Forum: General Discussion
Yesterday, 11:02 PM
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
Yesterday, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 363
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Forum: General Discussion
Yesterday, 06:44 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
Yesterday, 03:00 PM
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TWA 800
Chatter on serveral news sites indicates several now-retired investigators (FAA, Airline Pilots Association, and others) are calling for reexamination of the evidence. Be interesting to see where...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-18-2013, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 12
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From the Just Wondering Department
Has anyone heard anything further about the shooting death of a Chechen indvidual being questioned by the FBI regarding his connection, if any, to the Boston Marathon bombers? Story seemed to go dark...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
06-17-2013, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 301
Re: The 9th "circus" court Strikes Again .....
Well, it's not like the Framers didn't leave us the instruction manual. Maybe if enough people gave it a good read we could start all over again, and next time keep the train on the tracks. Yeah, I...
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
06-17-2013, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 253
Re: Digging for Hoffa Again!
Probably - he's looking to upgrade from self-promoting buffoon to US Senator (same thing, but pay and benefits are better), and could use the publicity.
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
06-17-2013, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 363
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Forum: General Discussion
06-17-2013, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 419
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-17-2013, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 173
Re: An FN browning top loader
Did some digging and found reference to FN Browning/Remington take down .22 auto-loading rifle - initially a top of the stock tube loader, finally a side of stock tube loader. The prices as of early...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-16-2013, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 23
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Re: Midway USA Email
Try an island off the coast of SE Alaska. Sitka may as well be the far side of the moon for most any sort of delivery - it gets here when it gets here. I've found that for my purposes, particularly...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-16-2013, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 173
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Forum: The Pump House Saloon
06-16-2013, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Just monkeying around!
Actually, I think it was their Minister of Defense conducting a snap inspection of the 5 or 6 member national elite guards outfit.
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
06-15-2013, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 15
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Re: do you hunt with a C&R ? what type / caliber
My deer rifle's a Lee-Enfield No.5 in .303 British, the so-called jungle carbine. The rifle's in as-issue configuration with no modifications. I even use the original sling. Previous owners, aside...
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
06-14-2013, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 333
Re: anyone concerned about syria?
Wow! Hillary's blitheringly dreamy concept of an Arab Spring is going just splendidly, isn't it? I expect Syria will eventually devolve into complete chaos, maybe with Assad's pumpkin on a pike,...
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
06-14-2013, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 13
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Re: Pigs Do Fly ......
Kinda brings to mind the planted rumor that was one of the flash-points of the Indian Sepoy Mutiny of 1857/58. Ever hear of that fracas? It scared hell out of the Brits. The rumor had been floated...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-14-2013, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 266
Re: Hiccups
Still going fine my friend, thanks for asking. From the 8th through the morning of the 13th I'd had a grand total of five hours sleep, so that took a toll. Plus, with all the damn hiccuping I...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
06-14-2013, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 466
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
06-14-2013, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 204
Re: 1911 pureists vs ballester types?
We have five M1911A1s in our safe, including the '44 vintage Ithaca I'd carried for 30+ years, so I do have a degree of familiarity with .45s. Back in the '60s I had the opportunity to do a lot of...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-14-2013, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 277
Re: I need help again
Hi Eric:
I'm not a Krag expert or anything, but did a bit of looking on various sites. One, Culver's Shooter's Page, has a series of back and forth posts referring to '98 Krag Carbine serial...
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
06-14-2013, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 287
Re: Politically correct ?..... :-)
This 3rd rate has been's choice of a title for his show was, to me at least, an in-your-face stick in the eye insult. Worse still, perhaps because I once knew one of these guys quite well, was Al...
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
06-14-2013, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 287
Re: Politically correct ?..... :-)
I've known and worked with folks who, in a different place and time, equated the term "Politically Incorrect" with the possibility of a knock on the door at 300AM, or simply disappearing - as in...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
06-14-2013, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 257
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Forum: General Discussion
06-14-2013, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 335
Re: Terminology
From the time I was a kid listening to my dad and uncles chuckling about some of their more humorous memories of WW2 service, (as in two consecutive ADs perpetrated by a pistol instructor) the terms...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
06-14-2013, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 153
Re: Have Mauser Rcvr/Bolt...98
Consider the projectiles you'll be using, the resulting overall cartridge length, and whether it'll be compatible with the unmodified mag box length.
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Forum: General Discussion
06-14-2013, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 266
Re: Hiccups
That's really funny. I can recall a buddy once exclaiming, "Oh God, that fart had lumps in it...!". Personally I treat them as prepped and armed booby traps, and act accordingly.
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Forum: General Discussion
06-14-2013, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 266
Re: Hiccups
One of the side effects of the antibiotic they've got me on is...um...you guessed it :) Fortunately I'll be done with the prescribed dose pretty soon. This antibiotic brought my white blood cell...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-14-2013, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 335
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
06-13-2013, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 153
Re: Have Mauser Rcvr/Bolt...98
Essentially anything with a 30'06 dimension cartridge case head; 22/250, 243, 270, 308 Win, 30'06, 35 Whelan, and on and on.
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Forum: General Discussion
06-13-2013, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 266
Re: Hiccups
Yup. I'd never heard of pneumonitis, but after getting back on my feet and doing some research found it listed on somebody's chart as the 15th leading cause of death in the 60 and older group....
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
06-13-2013, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 147
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-13-2013, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 380
Re: what SW revolver do i have?
ps.. i also have a webley 38
I belie3ve i have been told that is 38/200 ??
any similarities in 38 SW and the webley cartridge?
if similar.. any amo that will chamber in both guns safely?
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Forum: General Discussion
06-13-2013, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 266
Re: Hiccups
Thanks, I suspect I've seen the last of it.
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Forum: General Discussion
06-13-2013, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 266
Re: Hiccups
Many thanks, much appreciated. Everything seems to be well under control. HIC! Just kiddin'. :)
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
06-13-2013, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 343
Re: Toy guns now target of "buy back"
Back in my mid grade school years -1952 or so, one of my more adventure minded classmates brought one of his dad's (an NYPD detective) revolvers to show and tell. Sister Mary-Margaret retrieved it...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-13-2013, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 266
Hiccups
Just got sprung from our local hospital after a four day stay. It all started last Saturday morning when I'd hiccupped, then hiccupped again, and again -every five or ten seconds. These weren't...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
06-09-2013, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 105
A question about import markings
Two of the Izhevsk Mosin 91/30s and the Chinese Type 53 in our gun racks bear import markings. Haven't checked closely, but they're probably CAI. Our two Finnish Mosin 28/30s, on the other hand, ...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-08-2013, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 272
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Forum: General Discussion
06-08-2013, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 574
Re: Ever "catch" a pet peeve?
Whenever we park our Durango - particularly if it's a tight queeze, I always fold my fingers over the edge of the door. That way, if any contact's made it'll be my fingers and not our car door...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-08-2013, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 272
Re: 3640 miles to buy a Finnish Mosin 28/30
In the interest of full disclosure, the 2nd rifle's original varnish was flaking off in patches, so just a bit of rubbing with a washcloth brought it down to bare wood. The Chinese Type 53's stock...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
06-08-2013, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 334
Re: nylon or enfield
Very sorry to hear about your grandfather. The Remington Nylons are superb rifles, and in nearly 40 years of gunsmithing I can't recall ever seeing one go sour without human intervention - as in...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-08-2013, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 272
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Forum: General Discussion
06-07-2013, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 19
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Re: 3640 miles to buy a Finnish Mosin 28/30
Guilty as charged. I wouldn't know how to post a photo if my life depended on it, but my better half does, and once we find the memory card thingie (or whatever it's called) that goes to her camera...
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