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Friday, April 03, 2026

Well, I tried something that worked

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on that rifle problem. Little more on this gas block: the Superlative Arms gas block, first you open it up 18 clicks, which gives you a full...

Ah, Hollywood, demanding more money from other people

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because they keep producing crap and demanding we like it . And since I'm borrowing from Insty, Everything you read makes sense if you s...
Thursday, April 02, 2026

They should be terrified,

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they've given people damn good reason to drop a dime on them . A host went on live TV begging ordinary Iranians NOT to leak the hiding l...
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Bayou Renaissance Man knows of a friend in need

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If you can help out, it'd be appreciated .

I would say it's a symptom of 'modern' feminism,

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but with any wording, the level of though that can reduce his grief to this...
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The PM does indeed look like he's expecting to see

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either a rope hanging from a tree or lamppost, or catch the smell of tar . And he and a bunch of other politicians have truly earned both..
Wednesday, April 01, 2026

The current forecast:

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Tonight Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of s...
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It's because your government and media is sucking up to their new masters

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Why else would you think this is happening?
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

One more idiot who has no idea about

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what the 2nd Amendment actually says and means , but has a great grasp of bad history.
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Also from him

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My teens, nowhere near that many friends that I can recall.  I think, at best, my 30's were his 20's, my 40's I think so, now......
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Ran across this at Pitsnipe's place, and it reminded me

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of those stairs I fell down As that was one of the things I said while deciding I could get up and gather it all up.

Know how much Conehead, the Mayor of Chicago, taxpayer money he spends on his personal security?

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About $30 Million Per Year.  While he lectures everyone about how things are better, and you stupid peasants don't need guns to protect ...

Friend picked up something interesting

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An old Remington rolling block .22, with a tang sight, folded down Now raised About as simple as can get, no adjustments.  I'll be inter...
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From CDR Salamander:

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You don't think there's a plan?  Really?
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When you artify a pair of revolvers

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to the point of "What?" Lots more pictures and information at TFB
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a bit of tab clearing

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Yeah, you spend that much time hating men, it's going to be hard to attract one . “Last year alone, Muslims kiIIled 500,000 Christians i...
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Monday, March 30, 2026

"X lets people say and read and do things we don't like

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without having to ask permission, and it's a massive problem! " These little Stalin wannabes are just wonderful, aren't they?
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Yes, I forget things when I get busy,

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including "I've got this all set up to post tomorrow!"                                         Problem being we have a fair am...
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I'll repeat it, what the hell is wrong with people who hate Jews so much?

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Because if you actually think they're behind all the world's troubles, you have a problem. Yes, bad people they are. It's impor...
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Sunday, March 29, 2026

What the hell is wrong with the people who hate Jews so much

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they have to connect them with every-bloody-thing? For some reason lots of idiot commies are part of it.   Speaking of idiots, Same kind of ...
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Has the Secret Service given up on firearms training?

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I mean, if you're on the 'protect special people' squad, they shouldn't have to worry about you shooting yourself in the but...
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Saturday, March 28, 2026

While back I mentioned some Federal .300 Blackout ammo, the

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190-grain Fusion tipped bullet .  Well, since my fancy little chronograph read it as averaging 160fps faster than the 1000fps on the box, I ...
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Interesting new design on quieting things down

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from this company.
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"I am the real victim!", says who?

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Three guesses . And they've also got their usual suspect to blame. Another terrorist attack, question is for Iran or because the PRC wan...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Yes, the Democrats are still protecting illegal aliens so they can commit the rapes and murders

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American citizens aren't committing .  And the Governor of MN is still holding to his "When we have power again we're going to ...
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A while back I asked about bicycle adjusting knowledge

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and  got some answers.  I did call a bicycle shop I know of and asked what they charged for adjusting a bike to you; if it's just genera...
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Gee, more approved fraud in MN

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HOLY CR*P 🚨 Minnesota Rep Krista Knudsen says they just found out the state TURNED OFF tracking for money being sent overseas They turned ...
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Alas, there must come a time

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when you decide "I need to get rid of some stuff.  Maybe a lot of stuff." Decisions, decisions... "I haven't used this in...
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If you don't bother to keep the records complete and accurate,

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you can't bitch too much about how you need more laws because 'these laws don't work' , among other things.

No, they're not protesters, they're on the enemy side,

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and loud about it . Wouldn't you love to see ICE start checking the status of these people?  And see how many aren't even supposed t...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

One of the dangers of online research is both the piles of data

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combined with "Who do you go with/trust?" "It's the extractor or springs." "It's the ejector." "I...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

A new S&W snubbie in 9mm

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that uses moon clips, and can fire without them . Interesting.
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Followup to the rifle post Added to

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It has a H3 heavy buffer. Has a standard +25% buffer spring. The gas block is a Superlative Arms adjustable.  When you adjust it to lower pr...
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Monday, March 23, 2026

Something I support whole-heartedly

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Whenever you see videos of “protestors”  blocking traffic  in order to vent their spleens about … whatever … the people trapped in their veh...
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Well, the idiots in the state voted for leftists, so this

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is what they get .  And it'll keep screwing them as long as they keep letting these idiots stay in office. Or until they say to hell wit...
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Sunday, March 22, 2026

I have a weird problem with a rifle, (added)

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but I've not given up.  It's strange, and I- and two gunsmiths I've shown it to- cannot figure it out.  I'm going to have to...
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To Californicated from the idiot who wants desperately to be President

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And you can add that to the multi-billion dollar railroad to nowhere, and the energy prices and shortages, and various other control-freak h...
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Saturday, March 21, 2026

It getting to be what is, nowdays, late,

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I did manage to remember to do that weekly thing I've been working at.  Though soon as this is done, I'm getting to bed. Have a good...
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