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Forum: Ruffit's Domestic & Wild Game Cooking/ Recipe Forum Today, 07:34 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 500
Posted By Alpo
Re: Bad 20 Year Food Storage

Or, as the "prepper community" says, Eat what you store, Store what you eat.
Forum: Technical Questions & Information 05-17-2013, 11:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 94
Posted By Alpo
Re: Owners Manual Mossberg 640T .22 magnum

Don't know of a manual, but post # 24, here, might help.

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=33042
Forum: Ruffit's Domestic & Wild Game Cooking/ Recipe Forum 05-17-2013, 03:35 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 500
Posted By Alpo
Re: Bad 20 Year Food Storage

I'll throw you something that a lot of people don't know.

Baking powder has a shelf life. Baking SODA is dug out of the ground, like salt. It lasts forever. And, as everyone that has ever made...
Forum: General Discussion 05-17-2013, 02:35 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 408
Posted By Alpo
Strange question for Friday, #2

If the police in your town were running low on ammo, would you give them some?

Proctor, Minnesota. Police Chief placed an order for a thousand rounds and was told, because of the shortage, it...
Forum: General Discussion 05-17-2013, 02:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 220
Posted By Alpo
Strange question for Friday, #1

If you were holding a gun on an armed man

Now, let me stop here and explain. THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL. I don't care WHY you might be holding the gun on someone. I don't care that you are not a cop....
Forum: General Discussion 05-16-2013, 09:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 92
Posted By Alpo
Hey, Cycloneman

I got a question. Regional phraseology.

You bein' from Loosianer, an' all.

Them little bitty lobster-lookin' critters, that live in the ditch next to the road.

I've been told the correct...
Forum: General Discussion 05-16-2013, 12:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 136
Posted By Alpo
Everyone needs to see this

Everyone needs, at least once in their life, to see Emmett Kelly.

He's been dead since '79, so you won't see him live, but thankfully there is film of him.

http://vimeo.com/7098350

...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-16-2013, 10:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 209
Posted By Alpo
Re: Looking to replace a long lost friend!

I can't find Woolco selling guns in any cross-reference, so doing a Savage search.

Could be a 90.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080921141639AAepzhM
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-16-2013, 09:26 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 312
Posted By Alpo
Re: Bolt won't lock down

Some people like to argue?
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-15-2013, 11:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 312
Posted By Alpo
Re: Bolt won't lock down

Yeah. Brain fade. That's what I meant. :o
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-15-2013, 07:29 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 312
Posted By Alpo
Re: Bolt won't lock down

They are caliber specific.
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-15-2013, 02:52 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 455
Posted By Alpo
Re: Pulling Bullets

Plus, there are the ones that it won't work with. The RCBS puller, I mean.

Doesn't work with pistol rounds. They are too short. M1 Carbine - not enough bullet to get hold of.

Fine for...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-15-2013, 02:48 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 312
Posted By Alpo
Re: Bolt won't lock down

The problem is your brass is not the same length.

If you set your crimp using a long shell, on shorter shells you get not enough, or even NO crimp.

If you set your crimp using a short shell, if...
Forum: General Discussion 05-15-2013, 10:17 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 335
Posted By Alpo
Re: Front license plate troubles

Sometimes the clergy will surprise you.

Many many years ago, my brother, a few friends and I were going to the park to play ball. I had a flat, so stopped at the truckstop to put air in my bike....
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-14-2013, 09:32 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 241
Posted By Alpo
Re: German Drilling ??

Sure that's KGM? Not, maybe, KmG?
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-14-2013, 09:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 241
Posted By Alpo
Re: German Drilling ??

Hubertus was "Tradename of Inman, Meffert Gewehrfabrik, Suhl, ms, Germany on sporting arms, c.1839-1945"

16 65 is16 gauge 65mm long (which is 2 1/2")

Really need more info. What does it say on...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-14-2013, 08:34 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 393
Posted By Alpo
Re: Start up reloading equipment advice

If you slide back up to post #7, you will see he asked "What's swc's and what's FS"

I know "semi wad cutter", but I also would like to know. What's FS? It's apparently a business, but who?
Forum: General Discussion 05-14-2013, 06:37 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 504
Posted By Alpo
Re: Donuts

I gotta agree with that last part.

While I'm not a dunker, I did, waaay back in the past, try dunking a regular glazed donut in a cup of coffee, and that was just terrible.

It would have gone...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-13-2013, 09:05 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 393
Posted By Alpo
Re: Start up reloading equipment advice

Well, Josh saw it. :thumbsup: I didn't catch the powder - don't use Varget, so did not know what it was for.
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-13-2013, 09:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 393
Posted By Alpo
Re: Start up reloading equipment advice

So - I'm the only one that saw 380 DIES, which is pistol and CCI SMALL RIFLE PRIMERS?

Them two things do not go together. You want CCI 500 - Small PISTOL Primers
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-13-2013, 04:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 241
Posted By Alpo
Re: German Drilling ??

Is it, in fact, a three-barreled gun? Your question makes it sound like 2 - a 16 gauge, 2 1/2" shell shotgun barrel and a 9.3x72mm rifle barrel.
Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum 05-13-2013, 03:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 230
Posted By Alpo
Re: What rifle is this? Old Photo

Looks a lot like a Ballard, to me.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-13-2013, 01:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 356
Posted By Alpo
Re: Old Winchester rifle...?

Bert, does the forearm on that gun look strange to you?

On both of my 92s, the forearms seems to go straight from the receiver.
...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-13-2013, 11:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 356
Posted By Alpo
Re: Old Winchester rifle...?

I wondered, 'cause the loading gate did not look right, but I was taking his word that it was a 94.

Looking at it as a 92, the gate now looks right.

Brad, the 92 came in 4 calibers 44/40,...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-13-2013, 09:50 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 356
Posted By Alpo
Re: Old Winchester rifle...?

Cell phone pictures are normally a waste of time. They are neither large enough nor clear enough to be helpful. All I can tell from those pix is that it's a lever action rifle.

If you give the...
Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons 05-13-2013, 08:57 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 248
Posted By Alpo
Re: Another "what would you do?"

I've actually thought about that one, siplace, with the scenario of there being two people in plainclothes, one with a gun pointed at the other, and both claiming to be a cop.

The obvious solution...
Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons 05-13-2013, 08:52 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 248
Posted By Alpo
Re: Another "what would you do?"

siplace, if you're "not a cop", why did you call him a perp?

Same question for hunter29180.
Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons 05-13-2013, 08:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 248
Posted By Alpo
Re: Another "what would you do?"

But maybe this will help.

There is a cocked and locked 1911 laying on the table. There are 16 children ranging from 4 to 9 wandering around the room. There are also 9 adults with Alzheimers,...
Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons 05-13-2013, 08:47 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 248
Posted By Alpo
Re: Another "what would you do?"

Why are y'all putting logic into a hypothetical question? In a hypothetical question, the reason WHY you are doing something does not matter.

"Hypothetically, you are walking a wire between the...
Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons 05-12-2013, 09:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 248
Posted By Alpo
Another "what would you do?"

Yes boys and girls, it is time once again for another hypothetical question.

You are disarming someone. The first gun you removed is a cocked-n-locked 1911. He has more stuff, so you need your...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-12-2013, 05:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 296
Posted By Alpo
Re: WESTERN DUO GUN

It should say Firearms Import and Export (or maybe just FIE), or Firearms Intl, or something like that. It's not going to have a major brand on it - Colt or S&W or like that. It's a cheap Italian...
Forum: General Discussion 05-12-2013, 04:25 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 504
Posted By Alpo
Re: Donuts

It's the size and shape of a chocolate eclair, but it has maple flavored icing on it, instead of chocolate. I don't know if it has any cream in it - I'm not a maple fan, so I don't buy 'em.
...
Forum: General Discussion 05-12-2013, 04:05 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 598
Posted By Alpo
Re: How strong are your gonads?

You're nicer than me. If a gal told me "it's me or the guns", I'da just said, "Bye".

But then, I don't like ultimatums.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-12-2013, 04:03 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 296
Posted By Alpo
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-12-2013, 04:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 354
Posted By Alpo
Re: Used Uberti 1866 Yellow Boy in 38 cal

"You can buy a new Marlin" has nothing to do with it. It's like I'm looking at a Cadillac, and you tell me "You can buy a Chevy for umptyump less money". Maybe. But I'm looking for a Cadillac.
...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-12-2013, 03:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 296
Posted By Alpo
Re: WESTERN DUO GUN

And if it's this - http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=77717 - knowing the name of the importer would help narrow down the time.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-12-2013, 03:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 296
Posted By Alpo
Re: WESTERN DUO GUN

I find a couple of brands with "Western" as part of their name, but nothing called exactly that.

If you can post a picture, that should help greatly.
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 05-12-2013, 03:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 211
Posted By Alpo
Re: Webley-Scott .455 1913 Model MKI Navy Automatic Pistol

The 455 Colt, aka 455 Eley, is slightly longer than 455 Webley. Otherwise they are the same dimensions.

Shooting Webley ammo in a Colt gun would be kinda like shooting shorts in a long rifle, or...
Forum: General Discussion 05-12-2013, 08:50 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 598
Posted By Alpo
Re: How strong are your gonads?

What just happened, with James Carville and Mary Matalin, for them to suddenly get mentioned by two different people at the same time?
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-12-2013, 08:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 305
Posted By Alpo
Re: Need help identify SAA

That would make it a "black powder frame". Colts were like that from their start, in 1873, until the mid 1890. The used a screw from the front, going up at an angle, to hold the pin.
...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-11-2013, 11:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 276
Posted By Alpo
Re: S&W 686-3. Can't find the year!!!!

Good memory. Looks like 91 or 2, to me.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-11-2013, 11:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 276
Posted By Alpo
Re: S&W 686-3. Can't find the year!!!!

I just went and looked at my 625 (all Smiths that start with a 6 are stainless steel). There's an S inside the ejector rod shroud. I never knew that.

Possibly it is to mark it as stainless, so...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-11-2013, 11:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 276
Posted By Alpo
Re: S&W 686-3. Can't find the year!!!!

THE BOOK is the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson.

26 bucks. Price came down. I think I paid 30 for mine.

http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Catalog-Smith-Wesson/dp/089689293X
Forum: General Discussion 05-11-2013, 06:47 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 598
Posted By Alpo
Re: How strong are your gonads?

Bones rerun, today. She meets this guy online. They are going to meet for real.

Anybody that watches the show knows that Bones is extremely pro-gun. Carries one (which is a neat trick, since she...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-11-2013, 06:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 276
Posted By Alpo
Re: S&W 686-3. Can't find the year!!!!

As per post #2, without seeing it, we got no idea.

That's why you need to post pictures. Good, clear, sharp, non-glary, pictures.
Forum: General Discussion 05-11-2013, 03:59 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 598
Posted By Alpo
Re: How strong are your gonads?

Does that mean you'd drop her like a hot rock?
Forum: General Discussion 05-11-2013, 03:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 209
Posted By Alpo
Re: Took the 7th Cav. to the range

I totally misunderstood the title.

Thought you had a new toy. The Cimarron Uberti 7th Cavalry Single Action Army.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/snayper/pix404508453.jpg
Forum: General Discussion 05-11-2013, 03:06 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 598
Posted By Alpo
How strong are your gonads?

How much do THEY rule you?

Let's suppose you meet someone online. You chat. You exchange pictures. You think they are intelligent, witty, funny, and most importantly, hot :p.

Then you meet. ...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-11-2013, 01:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 276
Posted By Alpo
Re: S&W 686-3. Can't find the year!!!!

2001 or 2. Depends on the model of gun.

The lock came into existence after Tompkins PLC, the British company that owned Smith, sold it to an Arizona company called Saf-T-Hammer in May of 2001. ...
Forum: General Discussion 05-11-2013, 01:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 116
Posted By Alpo
What do you suppose would happen?

I'm having strange thoughts today.

With tomorrow being Mothers Day, I was thinking about my daughter, and wondered if where she works was gonna give all the Mothers the day off. It would suck to...
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