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strickj:_______________ Great picture!!! ^^^^^^ leroy

All:___________________ Right here is some real "corruption at the state level" in Illinois, no less. It seems that about 35% of state employees have workman's comp claims. Take the time to read this: 35 percent of Illinois State Employees have comp claims - John Ransom This is exactly why Caterpilllar is threatening to leave Peoria. leroy

What a great observation!!! Keep up the good work! leroy

I think you are exactly right. I also believe he will come out on top of this no matter what the court decides. I, like you, believe that what Wilders is saying is resonating in places thorought Europe. Look at Marie Le Pen's influence in France (...link to story here: BBC News - Marine Le Pen poll rating shock for French politics ...) and the birth of a "Far Right" party in Germany. It's a shame that a bunch of euroweenies are raising up heroes and people of truth while we here in the good ole USA are still afraid to acknowledge the truth of what is going on with radical islam and the evils of multiculturism. Let's hope a some of their courage spreads over to the New World. 1:08 PM update right here in "river city": A US city council stifling free political speech (...in michigan) Check this post out here: http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2011/04/tea-party-banne.html . Heres hopin. leroy

All:_________________ Think about it this way. Trump is doing both the Republican (...and Libertarian...) parties a great service. He is doing the usual "over the top" stuff that "real polititians" (...weenies that most of them are...) are afraid to do. He is calling Nobama out on everything (...exactly what i think the repubs sould do, by the way...) and givin him hell on every issue. There is no doubt in my mind that Nobama is hiding something with the birth certificate issue; and i dont think it is "foreign born". I think he is listed as "caucasion". If that gets out, he will take a hit in the black community (...which he is busy courting now for 2012...). I like Trump. He is stirring up the political pot and making things easier for Republican and Libertarian candidates. I think it is hilarious that Trump is doing in his spare time what the "real polititians" should be doing full time --- "...Goin right after Nobama head on on everything...". Trump doesnt worry about who he might offend. The current crop of "real polititians" in the Republican party should take a page from Trump's playbook and get to work on the "Great Hope and Change Demigogue". They need to start doin what Trump is doin; instead of telling him to shut up. I say cheer him on!!! Sick 'em Donald!!! leroy

All:_______________ We've had a lot of discussion here about the First Amendment and what constitutes "free political speech" and who is attempting to infringe on it from time to time. Take the time to read this article i lifted from Drudge this morning: link here: News from The Associated Press I like Geert Wilders because he is telling the truth. He is leader of the third largest party in the Dutch Parlament (...or whatever they call it...). Some of the Dutch "euroweenies" evidently cant stand to hear all he has to say; so they are trying again to shut him up; even after the Dutch procecuters advised them against going forward with this trial. There are folks in this country who would like to do exactly what the Dutch "euroweenies" are attempting to do here. Remember this one thing, when the populace is unarmed, the "ruling class" can, indeed, stife "free political speech". That means that in our system; the "Second Amendment" secures the first. Food for thought leroy

Deleted. Double post. Aint too swift this mornin!! leroy

JAB:_________________ RE: this: I would never shoot a herron; they are too great. I wouldn't worry about "scaring" them though. We used to do some cowboy action shooting, until the son got too busy to fool with it. We used an old sidehammer double shotgun with blackpowder loads. Ya may want to consider loading up some Winchester AA's or Magtec brass shells with FFg black powder, and make some blanks. We used a load of about 95 grains of FFg. It makes a helluva noise and a great plume of white smoke. It might make the herrons nervous until they figure out there aint any shot in the rounds you are firing. The blackpowder blanks are easy to make. We just measured the powder with a blackpowder rifle powder measure and used some hard cardboard overwads (..ya can get ready-made wads from places like cabelas or reloading places, when they are set, just glue them in with elmers white school glue and let em dry...). I used a 5/8 dia dowel and a small hammer to seat the wads and tighten down the powder (...be REAL CAREFUL HERE!!!..), not too hard and make sure that the primer is protected from being hit against whatever you use for an "anvil". We used a hardwood block with a hole where the primer sits. I also think using a large blackpowder revolver (...like a dragoon...) would make plenty of noise too. I like both these ideas because it is guaranteed to make the neighbors nervous. They will most likely think that you are crazy. In lots of places thats a good thing too. That will cause them to speak softly to you and measure their words carefully in case of any "disputes" or "differences of opinion". Remember, it is always better to negotiate from a position of perceived strength and unreasonability than to be "reasonable". Somethin to think about leroy leroy

1gewehr hit a home run here. He is exactly right. The "real corrupt" states (...read rustbelt big city locations...) do not catch their criminals. Keep up the good work. leroy

I suspected as much. I bet the federal wildlife guys turned a bunch of these guys loose on the reservation. They have plenty of protection and "no hunting". We live relatively close (...about 10 miles away...), and i am seeing more signs of them around. Several larger varmints run over in the road that are dog like; but not dogs have been seen on the back side of the ridge where we live. My problem with them is we have "favored" an animal that is no no real use, and endangered both domestic pets, cattle, sheep, goats, and my ole buddies the racoons and possums for these varmints. Only a bunch of short sighted, over-priviledged ninnies would think that introducing a predator that has no real enemies at the top of the food chain would be a good idea. We need to get rid of the d**n federal wildlife bureauclowns too! Wait until one of these guys takes hold of someone's pet on the running trail by Melton Hill or (...God forbid...) clamps on to a small child somewhere. Then we will re-learn why they were "extinct" in this part of the country. My guess is that folks are already experiencing "unexplained dissappearances" of pets in this area already; especially small dogs and cats. leroy

Great picture!! Were they close to the reservation? leroy

I like it!!! Keep up the good work. leroy RE: Marks post here: Mark is exactly right here. Reloading solves all the ammo problems with this or any other caliber (...especially the hard kickers and high performance loads...). The more you reload, the more you can tailor your loads to what you want to do. The more you shoot. The more you shoot, the better your marksmanship becomes. Mark is being modest here, reloading counts for a lot. leroy

Food for thought and a little bit of a physics lesson here. Muzzle energy is calculated using the following formula: E= M*V squared/ 2g. The bottom line is that velocity is a squared variable. That means that an increase from 1200 fps to 1300 fps gives a muzzle energy increase of about 17 (...17.36% to be exact...)%. To get a 17% increase in muzzle energy from a larger bullet; you would have to go from a 165 grain to a 193 grain bullet assuming the same velocity (... assuming a 40 caliber bullet -- by the way; you cant get 1200 fps out of a 40...), and go from a 125 to a 147 grain bullet (...interestin aint it--- by the way, ya cant get 1300 fps out of a 9mm luger at standard pressures either with a 125 grain bullet...) at the same velocity for a 9 mm. There aint any 1300 fps factory loads in either 40 or 9 mm. Here is an interesting discussion of the 9 mm vs 357 sig idea here: HandGunInfo.com: 357SIG: 357 Sig and 9mm Comparison The bottom line is that it takes something like a 10 mm to do that. For a given bore size; the big hitter in the energy department is velocity. We can quibble about how much velocity is enough; but the great truth of physics is that velocity trumps mass every time in the energy increase department. I aint tryin to start a "caliber war" here; and i aint advocating that velocity means everything in any gunning situation. But take a look at the 120 mm gun on the Abrams. High velocity plus heavy round (...depleted uranium...); the best of both worlds. Remember, velocity is a "squared" variable. It has a much greater effect on muzzle energy than mass. To simply blow off the sig as a "warmed over 9mm" is to not fully understand what is going on here. What we are talking about here is exactly why the 10 mm is the greatest of the semiauto handgun calibers (...of reasonable size...). It combines both large mass (...up to 200 grains...) with high velocity (...1200 fps in top handloads...), ala 120 mm Abrams tank gun technology. Hope this gives a bit of a new perspective on the relation between velocity and bullet weight in your favorite hand cannon. leroy (...sometimes this stuff even makes my little bald head hurt!...)

Thanks for posting this neat review. I intend to round up one of these little jewels as soon as the "new wears off of them", or pick up a "lightly used lovingly cared for" pm9. They are a great little pistol. Thanks again. leroy

Thanks Mark. I been watchin trying to find a 239 "sig factory recondition". They are in the right price range (...about $500.00...) and are a great gun. I like the 239; i think they are just about the optimal size (...and weight...) for a good, solid semiauto. The "reconditioned" 357 sigs seem to dissappear pretty quickly; so there are lots of folks like us out there who like 'em. Thanks again, leroy

All:________________ I EDC a glock 33 357 sig. We did some testing over a chronograph and it's no problem to get 1275 to 1300 fps out of handloads thru this little cannon (...about a 3.2 inch barrel...). They are accurate (...can hit the 8 inch diameter pie plates at the range at 30 or so yards with ease...), dependable, and are an excellent choice for those who take the time to learn to shoot them. Recoil is sharp (...about like a hot loaded 45acp...), muzzle blast is considerable, and accuracy is great with the 125 grain loads. In my opinion, the 357 sig is exactly what was claimed for the 9mm in the "eighties revolution" spearheaded by the Air Force that brought the 9mm to the military. The 357 sig will best all other auto pistol calibers (...e.g, the 9mm and 38 super...) in the velocity department by a couple of hundred fps with the 125 grain bullet loading (... given equal barrel lengths...). It is, in fact, a real, high performance 9mm loading. This caliber does, in fact, bring 357 magnum performance in a medium sized auto pistol. After shooting this little jewel, we rounded up a glock 32 also. The glock is a great choice for this caliber. I would suspect that the sig or any other well made pistol would do as well (...would love to have a sig 239 in this caliber my self!!...). I now understand why the THP and several other LEO agencies like the sig. They are extremely accurate and pack a helluva punch in a compact package. By the way: You can convert your 40 s&w (...as others have said...) to 357 sig with a simple barrel change. The case head diameter is the same, so the 40 s&w slide will extract the sig cases. Hope this helps a bit. leroy

Thanks for the report. I believe the Kahr single stack is the gun that Glock should have built. leroy

Go:_______________ I agree with Bearman. When i wuz a boy, i had a dear friend whose grandpaw owned a riverbottom farm. This friend and i spent bunches of time hunting (...and finding...) indain stuff. He would have called that a hide scraper of some sort that the women used to clean hides with. For what it's worth leroy

All:_______________ We can all rest easy now. The "US experts" say no evidence of meltdown" on nuclear plants. Link here:Japan nuclear crisis ebbing, U.S. experts say - latimes.com Here is another report on progress: Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes leroy

What a truth, brother!! Thank God that political speech is still political speech. Keep up the good work. leroy

All:__________ I dont disagree with anything being said about moving quicker. There is no doubt in my mind that some of it is political manuvering. RE: Jay's most excellent question: I believe there is a day comming when all (...and that means all...) sectors of government will have to take an across the board reduction in staff, benefits, largesse, "entitlements", ect. to balance the budget. That will take a bunch of political courage and nerve because the "non producers" and those "on the dole" will howl and will threaten everyone (...you and me included --- not just polititians...). The fact is that we simply cannot continue to spend on everyone who sticks his hand out. There should be zero borrowing. We are far better off to begin to do these cuts than we are to do the smoke and mirrors economic scholar stuff. We need to cut spending and entitlements. Period. That's how you balance your budget at home and at work. A failure to do so will make all of us poor. leroy

JG:__________ I think your analysis and the political calculation (...both yours and in the article...) is right. RE: The issue of moving from "spending" to "cutting". I think that all of us (...especially me...) are sick of all polititians. None of this budget deficit stuff is new news. What you hear from us (...myself included...) is frustration and exaspiration at the current crop of polititians not moving fast enough to fix it. My guess is that most conservatives will swallow hard and put up with this until 2012; but those doin the negotiating better be on the level, transparent, and without a hint of larceny (...real or imagined...), or they will be thrown out. The Tea Party is the first manifestation of a third party ive seen in my lifetime (...i'll soon be 65...) that i believe will actually affect a great change in government. If the sitting Republicans don't do the right thing, i believe they will be thrown out; exactly as they should be. Remember the old German Freikorps saying: "....Better to shoot a few innocent than to let one guilty get away!...". I dont see that the electorate throwing a few good legislators out and sending them home is a bad thing. It sends the right message to the others; and that may well happen in this next round of elections. If it doesnt; we will soon see the country devolve into third world status. Let's hope they do the right thing. libertarian leroy

Thanks for the info. I need to read up on these guys. I think you are, indeed, blessed to see all these great creatures. The goose comment is great; and right on target. Thanks again, leroy

I think you are exactly right. The 10 mm is a great idea; kinda like the old time 41 mag. A 10 mm is as close as a "reasonably sized" semiauto can get to real magnum performance (...ala 41, 44...). I been thinkin about rounding one up myself. Handloading is the way to go with this (....and all calibers...) that you burn lots of powder thru. Keep up the good work! leroy

lak:_______________ Are the second, third, and fourth pictures (...in the holly tree; i love them too!!...) Kingfishers? I love the fourth one!! It's the ole "...what are ya doin?! ..."l ook. Great pictures. leroy