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Forum: General Discussion Yesterday, 11:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 173
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: credit cards

I would bet that there isn't enough information to calculate a FICO score on me. Haven't had any debt since I paid off my student loans a couple years ago. All the credit accounts were closed well...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-16-2013, 09:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 178
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: remington model 514

I like the old Remington 500 series bolt actions (as you can see from my avatar to the left of this post). They are not particularly collectible, but they tend to be good shooters.

Restore away. ...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-16-2013, 07:22 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 335
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Bolt won't lock down

Never had a single-shot rifle? Nor heard of prairie dog hunting? Nor thought about people hunting dangerous game, especially with a double rifle or something? Nor considered that some don't load...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-15-2013, 09:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 196
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Sold my M&P 15/22

Last I knew (about 6 years ago) you didn't have to do anything special. Make sure the buyer has a FOID and you're good to go.

But don't take my word for it. Call your local prosecutor and ask.
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-15-2013, 09:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 335
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Bolt won't lock down

They are cartridge specific. You can't even use the same one for all your 0.308" diameter bullets. You have to get a different one for your .30-30, your .308, your .300 Win Mag, etc.

Just...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-15-2013, 01:13 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 335
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Bolt won't lock down

I can't explain it any better than the sales literature does: http://leeprecision.com/reloading-dies/rifle-dies/factory-crimp-die/
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-15-2013, 01:01 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 335
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Bolt won't lock down

Lee's Factory Crimp Die is the fool-proof solution to this problem.
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 05-13-2013, 09:21 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 393
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: I think the press is turning on Bonzo

If the press feels betrayed--and there is a good chance that will be the case now that Obama wiretapped the AP--they will turn like the catty schoolgirls they are.
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-13-2013, 09:12 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 489
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Start up reloading equipment advice

Varget is great in my .223s, but would be disasterous in a .380. ;)
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-13-2013, 09:01 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 489
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Start up reloading equipment advice

I'm seeing a BIG problem in your list. You don't have any reloading manuals!

Manuals are not optional. They are not suggestion books. They are the difference between making ammo for your gun...
Forum: General Discussion 05-13-2013, 08:51 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 434
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Sad Weekend for My Wife and I

Prayers from here, Jim. Sad across the board. At least we know that even when people do something evil, God can still pick up the pieces and make some good out of the situation.
Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons 05-13-2013, 08:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 333
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Advice for those that carry Mouse guns.

It's impractical in my life to carry a .45. It would live on the nightstand. It wouldn't go with me even half of the time.

I have a .380 that goes nearly everywhere with me. (My job requires...
Forum: General Discussion 05-12-2013, 03:25 PM
Replies: 3,603
Views: 158,832
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Count to a Million!

How did we count into the FIVE thousands in only THREE thousand-some posts? :D
...
Forum: General Discussion 05-11-2013, 11:19 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 520
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Donuts

I usually get an assortment that is heavy on the glazed yeast donuts. I know for sure one guy (me) prefers just about any of the weird ones over the glazed yeast, but the glazed yeast isn't the most...
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 05-08-2013, 11:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 361
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Pastors home raided / Guns taken

I'm certain this isn't the whole story...

But I'm not sure if I expect the rest of the story to make the whole thing make more sense or less. With the weird stuff police deparments are doing...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 05-07-2013, 07:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 184
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: how are the ar prices in your area?

My local shop is a bit higher than that, but it's always been a bit high on everything.
Forum: General Discussion 05-07-2013, 09:54 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 329
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Another dog question

Yeah, I think we're into regional differences now. Ticks come into the house on the pup almost every day, but they never latch onto her. Lyme disease is nothing to mess with.
Forum: General Discussion 05-07-2013, 07:47 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 329
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Another dog question

Doesn't do anything for ticks or mange.
Forum: General Discussion 05-06-2013, 09:43 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 329
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Another dog question

Now y'all are making me feel bad. But we had to leave something out of the preventative regimen. She's covered for fleas, ticks, mange, and heartworms. Couldn't do preventitive gut worm protection...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-06-2013, 06:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 328
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: .22 short in .22LR Pistol ???

I don't think Super Colibri is .22 short, though. The case is the same length as other .22 LR, isn't it?
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-06-2013, 06:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 328
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: .22 short in .22LR Pistol ???

Nope, no harm. Shoot away!
Forum: General Discussion 05-06-2013, 05:59 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 767
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: DO YOU PLAY THE LOTTERY? And if so what.

Never here. I've got plenty of things to waste money on, but lottery isn't one of them.
Forum: General Discussion 05-06-2013, 05:54 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 329
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Another dog question

My current dog has gotten worms two or three times. She runs freely (most of the time) on our 70 acres, and she's constantly killing critters and eating them.

Her monthly med (Revolution)...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 05-05-2013, 08:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 214
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: my quest continues

Nice find!

If the ducks can tell the difference, you didn't want to eat those brainiacs anyway.
Forum: General Discussion 05-05-2013, 08:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 331
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Thoughts on movies and TV shows

This is why I got started on using the subtitles. It doesn't take long to find a comfortable volume for both music and dialogue when you can use the subtitles to confirm what you think you heard...
Forum: General Discussion 05-05-2013, 08:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 372
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Prohibition against destroying buy back guns.

Drugs don't make anybody do any of those things, either. Irresponsible use is the issue, not the objects themselves.

Based on the numbers I've read, it's pretty likely that every one of us knows...
Forum: General Discussion 05-05-2013, 03:54 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 372
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Prohibition against destroying buy back guns.

I do have a problem with it.

Police departments are given a counter-intuitive incentive to focus personnel resources on drug-related crimes rather than on rape, murder, kidnapping, and other...
Forum: General Discussion 05-05-2013, 11:36 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 331
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Thoughts on movies and TV shows

My big beef with movies is that for about the last ten years (I first noticed it in the Lord of the Rings trilogy) they make the background music louder than the speaking so that it's basically...
Forum: General Discussion 05-02-2013, 10:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 216
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: A Bevarage For Fred

It's OK stuff. Most of the national grocery chains have it. Not something I choose often, but it's good once or twice a year.
Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum 05-02-2013, 10:04 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 526
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Parent open carries in school

Nope. No concern for other people's irrational fears of inanimate objects. None at all.

Would they be afraid if the person carrying the gun were wearing a badge? Not likely. Why? Because...
Forum: Competition Shooting Forum 05-01-2013, 10:24 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,110
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: TFF April Giveaway #4 ** WINNERS **

Congratulations, guys.

Since I didn't win, I'll have to buy some. Thanks for turning me on to them, garydude.
Forum: TFF Technical Support Forum & Suggestion Box 05-01-2013, 09:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 155
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Suggestion - "your posts"

You can also click on your (or anyone else's) name next to a post. It brings a dropdown menu that includes "Find more posts by xxxxxxx" which will take you to the list of the last 3000 posts by that...
Forum: General Discussion 05-01-2013, 09:08 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 388
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: fire pit

I have several different fire pits around the campgrounds here. The only one I ever bring over by the house is this style. http://homedepot.com/p/LANDMANN-Crossfire-Fire-Pit-25910/202352884/
Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum 04-30-2013, 09:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 642
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Chicago Politics and the Brady Bunch are going after my Family

Big difference between a product malfunctioning in a way that makes it unsafe and a product function precisely as designed but used in an unsafe/negligent/sinister manner.
Forum: General Discussion 04-30-2013, 04:47 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 428
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Don't get up: Order a pizza playing your XBox...and get a discount? Really? Yeah

Oh, I'm the only pizza delivery guy out here. The wife calls while I'm in town, and I take a pizza with me when I head home.
Forum: The Pump House Saloon 04-30-2013, 11:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 462
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Hemrhoids?

This one likely has a successful career in politics ahead of him.

Only sort of joking...
Forum: General Discussion 04-29-2013, 06:59 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 428
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Don't get up: Order a pizza playing your XBox...and get a discount? Really? Yeah

MMMMMMMMMM!

I hadn't looked into having them shipped to me, but it's a place I like to hit when I'm up that way.

As I recall, $21 each isn't much (if any) more than in the restaurant.

And...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 04-28-2013, 08:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 439
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: What kind of scale do you use?

Lyman electronic. No complaints.
Forum: General Discussion 04-28-2013, 03:27 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 909
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: 1,000,000 Posts

less than 20 away!
Forum: General Discussion 04-28-2013, 09:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 242
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Ryobi BT3000 table saw

I'm not particularly a fan of Ryobi, but if it works, run it.

That said, I don't like tabe saws either. I find it much easier to move the saw than the lumber, so I'll use a circular saw or (real...
Forum: General Discussion 04-28-2013, 09:17 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 909
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: 1,000,000 Posts

one of the mods did some clean up. Our number shrunk, but it'll get back up there.
Forum: General Discussion 04-28-2013, 05:11 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 909
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: 1,000,000 Posts

We are less than a hundred posts away! This will likely be my last contribution before we kick the odometer over one more digit.
Forum: General Discussion 04-24-2013, 10:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 269
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Markets had a real scare today....

Indiana allows the taking of certain game animals year round if they are making themselves a nuisance. Maybe you have something like that in your favor here.
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 04-24-2013, 08:04 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,633
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Just ordered the Lyman 49th Handbook

The Lyman book is actually my favorite manual. Yeah, it doesn't have every bit of information you might need for every bullet in every cartridge, but it's great at teaching you how to reload.

For...
Forum: General Discussion 04-22-2013, 10:29 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 2,116
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: I didn't actually SHOOT at someone, but - -

Indiana's License to Carry Handgun is concealed or open, whichever you pick. Brandishing a firearm isn't even in the code. The closest thing that is covered is pointing a firearm at a person, which...
Forum: TFF Technical Support Forum & Suggestion Box 04-22-2013, 10:18 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 381
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Photo upload limit????

Sam is making some changes to TFF, and this seems to be a side effect. I'm sure it'll be corrected in the next few days.

Did any of you notice that you are now a "Regular Member" rather than an...
Forum: TFF Technical Support Forum & Suggestion Box 04-22-2013, 08:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 381
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Photo upload limit????

Lots of programs make it easy, but for simply shrinking file types, I prefer Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
Open the file -- click edit picture -- select "compress picture" -- choose a size.
...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 04-22-2013, 08:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 249
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Crazy Projectile mod idea . . .

Try firing a few before before you do the work to several hundred. I would especially look out for lead building up in your bore.
Forum: General Discussion 04-21-2013, 09:02 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 605
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: Opinions about on home ammo supply

For just smokeless powder, I don't think you want it particularly tight. It's the tight containment that makes it much more dangerous. I built my powder cabinet out of scrap 2x8s that I had lying...
Forum: General Discussion 04-21-2013, 08:55 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 905
Posted By CampingJosh
Re: deaths in the south don't mean as much evidently

I'm with you on this one, Huck. Personal freedom requires personal responsibility. And if a man's action causes harm to others, he is responsible for that.

Negligence isn't nearly as bad as...
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