Recent content by Johnny-Baseball

My son - Now an Army CWO MTP/ME on Blackhawks (Alpha/Lima and Mike models). and previously a Blackhawk/Chinook hydraulics guy, has seen many Blackhawks during his 21 (so far) years. He's encountered several whose history reflects frame build/delivery dates (from Sikorsky) in the 1980s.

Contender said it well. BARTER would be the medium of exchange if TSHTF. Imagine all electronic banking systems are shut down. No more credit/debit card usage. Would paper currency be valuable? Maybe, maybe not. How many minutes (or hours) of work would it take, as barter, to purchase a...

I'm SHOCKED!!! SHOCKED I tell you, to read the strong preferences for Ruger by most of the members of this Ruger Forum. I truly thought folks joined this Forum solely to trash Ruger. FYI, I own several Smiths and several Rugers. Like all of 'em. I've had troubles with none of them. Never...

It is difficult to find "reasonably priced" 45LC rounds. The ones that are low cost are, most often, Cowboy Load rounds.

After 46 years of marriage, I've noted that I'm stuck in grade while the wiffe continues to climb the ladder.

Amen blume357. Or the wiffe either. As I tell people, "In my house, I'm a full bird colonel. And I report to a 3-star general."

Glad you mentioned the 1903 hammerless. My late uncle (Tom) gave me his 1903 just before he died (2012). His gun was manufactured in 1923, the same year Tom was born. Tom's father, a drag line operator constructing dams in Louisiana, bought the 1903 for personal protection on the job...

I've owned a Glock 19 and Glock 20. They were OK to shoot but I had difficulty taking them down to clean. My off hand (right) is very weak (due to a mis-set double compound fractured wrist while in the military). Glock take-downs are just too awkward for me to do. S&W M&Ps are my carry guns...

Right now Freedom Munitions sells 45 ACP for .37/round for Freedom 230g FMJ, and .53/round for WWB 230g FMJ.

Curious thought: Would it be OK to soak - i.e. completely immerse - a barrel, a slide, or a revolver's cylinder in CLP or Hoppe's or some other cleaner? I ask in part because that seems to be a very practical solution to thoroughly cleaning the front of a revolver cylinder, particularly one...

It's nice to see a good plan smartly executed. Good on both of you.

Hi from McKinney. Texas Rangers (both kinds) fan forever.

Welcome from the Peters Colony (McKinney).

I've learned over the years (and after testifying as an expert in over 120 lawsuits) to be wary of self-proclaimed experts. Guess that would include me as well as others here. Fortunately, just as mirglip stated, I'm only concerned about my survival, not the bear's. Of course, my primary...

I agree. Besides, who (besides the liberals) is concerned about a bear's hearing loss? 😁