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The Campfire / Re: The current book in my hands .
« Last post by RedOneFive on March 21, 2025, 10:36:24 PM »Finished up Lord Grizzly, now onto "The Road"...
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The Campfire / Re: Evidently I Have Bragging Rights - And I Have the Paperwork to Prove It
« Last post by BEAVERMAN on March 21, 2025, 09:22:03 PM »not seeing it
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The Campfire / Re: Evidently I Have Bragging Rights - And I Have the Paperwork to Prove It
« Last post by Bigsmoke on March 21, 2025, 07:41:52 PM »84
The Campfire / Re: The current book in my hands .
« Last post by BEAVERMAN on March 21, 2025, 07:35:59 PM »Just picked up The SOG Chronicles by John Stryker Meyers, 3rd book from him about MACV SOG
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The Campfire / Re: Evidently I Have Bragging Rights - And I Have the Paperwork to Prove It
« Last post by BEAVERMAN on March 21, 2025, 07:32:33 PM »click on what?
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The Campfire / Evidently I Have Bragging Rights - And I Have the Paperwork to Prove It
« Last post by Bigsmoke on March 21, 2025, 06:27:21 PM »Ran across this while cleaning out a storage shed. Thought it would be good for a laugh. Click on it for a better view.
I guess I used to do pretty well throwing knives and hawks, that is until the Itis family moved into my body. That's Arthur, Bursa and Tendon, terrible ones to have visit you. Even worse to have them stay.
Not really sure about what was going on at the Farragut Range that time, but it could have been the "Take Aim Against Cancer" shoot that I organized as a benefit for the local Cancer Society. Or it could have been the time we had the Idaho State Shoot at Farragut. Or, it might have just been a Sunday club shoot.
I guess I used to do pretty well throwing knives and hawks, that is until the Itis family moved into my body. That's Arthur, Bursa and Tendon, terrible ones to have visit you. Even worse to have them stay.
Not really sure about what was going on at the Farragut Range that time, but it could have been the "Take Aim Against Cancer" shoot that I organized as a benefit for the local Cancer Society. Or it could have been the time we had the Idaho State Shoot at Farragut. Or, it might have just been a Sunday club shoot.
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The Campfire / Re: The current book in my hands .
« Last post by Bigsmoke on March 21, 2025, 05:43:41 PM »I was moving some stuff around and came across several of my favorites.
Wild Beasts and their Ways by Samuel White Baker
The Sporting Rifle and its Projectiles by Lt James Forsythe
Michael Finnaughty, Elephant Hunter by same
And another one by John Taylor.
Of all the things I have lost, I think I miss my memory the most.
I got these books 25 or 30 years ago when I was investigating information on big bore rifles used in African and Indian hunting of large and dangerous game.
I did get a chuckle out of Michael Finnaughty in his book where he was talking about merging from the muzzleloading era to the cartridge era. He begrudgingly went on a hunt using a 12 bore cartridge rifle and he said it kicked like nothing before, even his 4 bore muzzleloaders. NOTE TO SELF: Don't shoot one of those, it'll hurt you.
Other than that, I am reading a Michael Connelly book right now, The Waiting. Pretty good crime drama. And a John Grisham book, A Time for Mercy.
Wild Beasts and their Ways by Samuel White Baker
The Sporting Rifle and its Projectiles by Lt James Forsythe
Michael Finnaughty, Elephant Hunter by same
And another one by John Taylor.
Of all the things I have lost, I think I miss my memory the most.
I got these books 25 or 30 years ago when I was investigating information on big bore rifles used in African and Indian hunting of large and dangerous game.
I did get a chuckle out of Michael Finnaughty in his book where he was talking about merging from the muzzleloading era to the cartridge era. He begrudgingly went on a hunt using a 12 bore cartridge rifle and he said it kicked like nothing before, even his 4 bore muzzleloaders. NOTE TO SELF: Don't shoot one of those, it'll hurt you.
Other than that, I am reading a Michael Connelly book right now, The Waiting. Pretty good crime drama. And a John Grisham book, A Time for Mercy.
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General Interest / Re: Different powder causing hard starting balls
« Last post by No Powder on March 21, 2025, 02:26:20 PM »Sorry for the double images.
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General Interest / Re: Different powder causing hard starting balls
« Last post by No Powder on March 21, 2025, 02:21:44 PM » [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] Kees, you're right it's worth every penny of it, and I appreciate your response. This is so stupid , I wasn't going to post it. But I saw it and others with me saw it. And the only thing I changed in the loading of this rifle was the powder. Never had to use .010" patches before. I think someone mixed some alum with the powder and the barrel is puckering up.
These targets show how it shot using Goex, .015" patches, and the same and bigger balls before. Now I can't even get the second ball started.
These targets show how it shot using Goex, .015" patches, and the same and bigger balls before. Now I can't even get the second ball started.
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Camping Gear and Campfire Cooking / Re: Faux rope bed
« Last post by Winter Hawk on March 21, 2025, 02:05:02 PM »I've made one many years ago when I still had hair, but no plywood, used the rope all the way. It worked okay with a foam camping pad but wasn't overly comfortable. Better than lying on rocks, though.
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