Grayfox54

Since this thread came back up, I did sell my late wife's 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis LS as mentioned earlier. Yeah, I felt bad for a few days as it carried a lot of memories. But at 13 mpg and the fact that I rarely drove it, I just couldn't justify keeping it. An older man bought it and he was very happy with it. At least it went to a good home and will be used regularly again.

I've been watching The Last of Us. Decent show. Its just The Walking Dead with a different kind of Zombie. Episode 3 got a lot of attention, I guess that's why they made it. It was ok to me. Didn't really care for it, but I wasn't offended by it either. I honestly think it would have worked much better if it had been a straight couple. Just another example of woke Hollywierd. I was really surprised Nick Offerman took that role. His whole image is the super macho guy. But I do give him credit for doing a good job. I saw a little blurb somewhere on the internet that the audiences didn't like it at all. It was the lowest rated show in HBO/Max history.

It was shot down as soon as it entered Canadian airspace. If you look at the map, our planes in Alaska were a good bit closer.

Got my monthly newsletter from CMP today. They said that they have just received a large shipment of .30 carbine, .22 pistol, M2 ball, and .22 Long Rifle surplus ammunition. They are currently inventorying it and expect it to go on sale in the spring. Depending on price and origin, I just might stock up. Watch for it.

Reports are that this new "object" was about the size of a car, appeared to be un-maned and was at 40,000 feet. At that height it could pose a danger to other aircraft. Because of that and the fact that they had no idea what it was, they shot it down. I think China is playing dangerous games.

If it comes to all out nuclear war, I'm screwed. Memphis, along with all the bridges across the Mississippi river, has been on everybody's primary target list since the 1950s. We'll go in the first wave. I might be far enough away to survive the initial blast only to die slowly from radiation poisoning. I think I'd eat a bullet rather than go through that.

I'm thinking you need a .357. Marlin makes their Model 1894 in that caliber.

I stand corrected.

I believe that .gov banned Tik-Tok on all U.S. military and government employee's personal phones about a month or so ago. Of course there's no telling what China got before then.

Heard a quick blurb on the news the other night that 7 more officers have been relieved of duty. Apparently they made the scene after the beating but didn't do anything to help Nichols. This was the bunch shown standing around chit-chatting in the videos. There have been rumors that this was a targeted attack from the very beginning. If true, I'd guess that would come out in court.

I read in several places that those balloons operate at very low pressure. Plus the altitude and materials are a major factor. It don't just pop like a regular toy balloon. It was stated that you could shoot a hundred 20MM holes in it and the helium would still bleed off so slowly that it could take days for it to come down and you'd never be able to predict where.

I highly recommend the Godfather of Harlem on MGM+ (formerly Epix) While it is a historical drama based on real people and real events, the show states outright that some of it is fictional for dramatic effect. The show is set in the mid-1960s. Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) is the criminal overload of Harlem, New York. He's constantly at odds with the Italian Mafia who want Harlem for themselves. Its also the middle of the Civil Rights movement which plays a large part in the story. Malcom X and Adam Clayton Powell are also prominent characters. This is a character driven drama. The acting is excellent and the story just grabs you. Having been a white kid growing up in the 1960s, I'm really surprised at how fascinating it is to see the story from the black perspective. Excellent show.

I'm not making excuses for Hannah. merely pointing out that they made her job much more difficult than it should have been. She was distracted from her primary job by being used as a gopher by the producers. She did complain about it only to be ignored. Just as many of the safety rules were ignored by the producers. As for her credentials, she's the daughter of legendary shooter, fast draw artist and movie armorer Thell Reed. She's been handling guns her whole life. She wanted to follow in his footsteps. IIRC, this was only her second movie as armorer. She was hired because they could get her cheap. Again back to the all mighty dollar. I feel for the girl and understand her plight. But if she really did screw up, then so be it. let the chips fall where they may.

I not sure if it was spying at all. I think the whole thing was a test by China just to how we would react to it. We failed miserably. If it should happen again, I hope they shoot it down as soon as it crosses into U.S. waters off the west coast. But I won't bet on it.

.gov keeps saying its nothing to worry about. Its over North Carolina now and will probably be out to sea before much longer. Whatever it was looking for, its already got by now. Odds are they'll shoot it down once its over the ocean. Oh well, another non-event.

HOLY COW! I just checked Ammoseek for .32 H&R ammo. Only 2 Buffalo Bore loads are available and that stuff is $2.15 per round! .327 Fed ain't much better. The only thing available there is the Federal factory ammo. That's $1.50 per round. I have a S&W Model 16-4 in .32 H&R. I experimented with the H&R ammo a bit. But mostly I just use it for target shooting with .32 S&W Long ammo. Guess that's what I'll keep doing.

It depends on the length of the cylinder. The .327 is just a little longer than the H&R. As long as you have the length, its really not much trouble at all. I'm pretty sure the Ruger is long enough.

I had a good friend up in Missouri that always got denied. Every single time. They said he had a police record. Of course he had a police record. He was a retired cop! Just goes to show you how messed up the system is. Glad you got it worked out. I hope you'll hang around and join in the craziness around here. We can always use a lady's point of view.

The .32 H&R Magnum sorta fell on its face. It was pretty popular when it first came out, But then came the .327 Federal and that just about killed the H&R. The .327 is a much better cartridge. Many H&R owners had their guns rechambered to .327. Now days the Ruger Single Six 32 H&R is more of a collectible curiosity than a practical shooter. Depending on condition, they run in the $600-800 range.

I saw on another site that the F-22 has a ceiling of 65,000 feet. Send one up, poke a few holes in it and let it slowly sink to earth. Study the payload at our leisure.

Nope, they wanted us to see it. That's the whole point. They got away with it.

Actually our government has known about this since shortly after it launched in China. The payload package is what's the size of 3 buses. The thing should have been shot down when it was still over Montana or Wyoming and over unpopulated areas. Now they've done messed around and they may have to wait until it crosses out into the Atlantic before its safe to kill it. Who knows what information it can collect and send back to China by then? This is a major embarrassment for the U.S. in the eyes of the whole world. How the Hell could our government let this happen?

The two Memphis EMTs that were fired have had their licenses suspended by the State Board.