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Firearms / Re: Going off the reservation
« on: August 22, 2015, 02:44:27 PM »
I know mine had a spring change- from memory, it was a long flat spring with a slight arc to it with a slight hook at one end.  I'm sure they're out there- that and smoothing out the surfaces made it a sweet trigger pull!

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I just wish the STUPID press would stop using names of people who stop such attacks!

Reminds me of similar stupidity during march into Bagdad when U.S. Press was saying, "we're on ------street heading towards -----palace" all the while Sadam's Army Minister is on TV saying "we have defeated the Americans and have them on the run" with everything but the American armor in the background.

Reading the article, it was heartening to read that the passengers knocked him out......shoulda used the box cutter to disable his trigger fingers and ensure the continued purity of his 70 virgins.....just saying!  Was it the English or the French who did similar that resulted in the development of the "universal sign of displeasure"?

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Firearms / Re: Going off the reservation
« on: August 22, 2015, 08:57:21 AM »
Wee bit different than my old 686- extra round, rubber grips.  I tossed the wood from mine and had Pacmyer Grips.  The Dremel work on the finger surface of the trigger might be a no-go as it would appear that the backside is hollow.  What was done to mine was bringing down the shoulders some to create a smooth rounded peak that rested in the first digit joint of your trigger finger. By a peak, I'm not meaning sharp, but very radiused and rounded so it naturally falls in the same place each time.  With that hollow recess on the backside it'll be tricky.  Reason it was done was to minimize tendency to push or pull trigger from the old version with grip striations - more comfortable and no bind on skin through the trigger pull.  I always shot double action as real-life single action "use" wouldn't extend past maybe hunting big game.

The internal contact surfaces were polished with small stoned (mini versions of knife sharpening sticks) so that there was a glass like feel to the double action travel and trigger break.

Process also finished with light polish of those surfaces and heavy polish on the finger surface with rouge' and a felt dremel wheel.

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Build Threads / Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« on: August 22, 2015, 08:33:05 AM »
Looking top shelf there Don- glad to see your not letting any grass grow underneath the mandals!  Hey, speaking of which, the mandal shots stopped showing up- Red Dog or the BFK (Black Faced Killer) get to them?  BFK got big quickly too!

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Intel / Re: New Car Thief Tactic
« on: August 21, 2015, 07:25:17 PM »
Thanks for sharing this Don- will pass along to everyone I know!

Now, I honestly thought you were gonna tell us you got in some hand-to-hand dust up and sidelined some oxygen thieves (a@$ clowns, butt monkeys, coffin filler, worm food) or had a balistics report to file.

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Faith Discussion / Re: Prayer request
« on: August 21, 2015, 06:58:59 AM »
Sent

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Share Your Recipe / Re: Tofu Recipe
« on: August 20, 2015, 09:44:46 PM »
Wheeewwww, I was worried with that title!

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D.O.T. / Re: Old unit / old friends
« on: August 20, 2015, 09:39:51 PM »
^^^^^^ X2. I'm in!

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D.O.T. / Re: Old unit / old friends
« on: August 20, 2015, 06:13:35 PM »
Nice article in SOF, well written and engaging- thanks for sharing it Bobby!

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Hide Site / Re: Hide/bugout site build thread
« on: August 19, 2015, 08:03:56 PM »
Boy, I thought 5 new students speaking 3 different languages was rough........I predict a "Hit or Miss motor" showing up down there in the near future!
Right now I have a hit or miss tractor!

Now, re-read that Don.........that's the PROBLEM, miss more and hit less!  ;D
(He says to the tank driver.....must be the color and lack of propellers?)

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Hide Site / Re: Hide/bugout site build thread
« on: August 19, 2015, 04:10:36 PM »
Boy, I thought 5 new students speaking 3 different languages was rough........I predict a "Hit or Miss motor" showing up down there in the near future!

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Coffee Induced Early Morning Rant / Re: F the Police?
« on: August 19, 2015, 03:37:44 PM »
According to what I heard the other day by Dr. Ben Carson, "abortion is the largest cause of death in the Black community" so how does that jibe with all the rhetoric?

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What are you building? / Re: My Cabin Build/Reno
« on: August 19, 2015, 07:06:41 AM »
That thing is getting to be the taj mahal of cabins, Sam!

If the insurance company thought the chimney was uninsurable, I wonder how they feel about the indoor BBQ with wood walls and ceiling...

It's a "smoke house" totally appropriate to have wood on the inside............(he says to the adjuster)

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D.O.T. / Re: Kids.......
« on: August 19, 2015, 06:55:40 AM »
WOW- no Justin Beaver tickets?  She's just like her parents- "The Incredibles"...... 8)

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Firearms / Re: Going off the reservation
« on: August 18, 2015, 11:23:21 PM »
First handgun was a 686 4" in .357 - had a trigger and action job - smooth as glass; I could double action and hold right at the break point.  Something you could easily do with laping stones on the action and a dremel on the trigger (finger surface)

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What are you building? / Re: My Cabin Build/Reno
« on: August 18, 2015, 10:40:12 PM »
Thank goodness it didn't become "a gammy leg" or we'd have to pick between you and "Johnson"

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Cooking equipment / Re: cast iron
« on: August 18, 2015, 03:48:10 PM »
HA! I've figured it out- you and your wife are "The Incredibles" it's not just a cartoon!  She cooks, cleans, rebuilds vehicles, keeps you in line.....you grow stuff, are thrifty, recycle machinery, buildings, grow your own and half of our food, live in Nebraska, maintain more equipment than most of us dream of owning....I'm in awe!  Mmmmm, carrot cake!

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Build Threads / Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« on: August 18, 2015, 03:35:52 PM »
Where can I get one of those yard signs Don? :)

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Faith Discussion / Re: Watched over and protected
« on: August 18, 2015, 03:22:48 PM »
God is GOOD- and you are listening, since many of us might have just gotten mad and asked why me, instead of being thankful as you are!

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What are you building? / Re: My Cabin Build/Reno
« on: August 18, 2015, 03:14:41 PM »
Put it IN!  I don't think you can get kissed any lighter with a running chainsaw- you're one lucky lumberjack!  Hope you bought yourself some purdy orange Stihl chaps now! 

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Build Threads / Re: 2016 GMC Canyon Diesel
« on: August 18, 2015, 03:03:30 PM »
Scary thing will be if it's over powered compared to braking capacity- TOO many people pull too much trailer with too small of a vehicle which are severely under equipped when it comes to braking systems!  Look at poor Ken with a Duramax hooked-up to a semi-trailer going down grade........ohhh, too soon?  Naw!  ;) ;)

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Faith Discussion / Re: 2 Timothy 3:1-5
« on: August 17, 2015, 10:53:05 AM »
Kinda sounds like aftermath of Katrina, Ferguson, Baltimore, Obama........

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Coffee Induced Early Morning Rant / Re: A Dog's purpose???
« on: August 17, 2015, 10:47:10 AM »
Awesome!  Thanks for sharing that Don-

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Build Threads / Re: Miss Daisy's Resto
« on: August 17, 2015, 06:57:09 AM »
Wow- there's an unexpected about face!  Sounds like it worked out well for all three parties though-

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Parenting / Re: What to say - Application to Date My Daughter
« on: August 16, 2015, 11:45:24 AM »
I think this is as appropriate today as when I came across it 20 years ago!

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Hide Site / Re: Hide/bugout site build thread
« on: August 16, 2015, 08:22:13 AM »
Well, that's a better place for your fire ring anyway. Cleans up the sight lines and offers direct access to the fridge!  And now, the boys will be hyper vigilant when you talk about fire safety things like wind direction, ember drift etc.

Did ya haul the Green Machine back North with ya?

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Share Your Recipe / Re: whats for dinner tonight
« on: August 15, 2015, 06:57:09 PM »
so do the same thing mike, just omit the bacon.  it is proven that smoked food is leaps and bounds healthier.v

Why bother then....LOL!  ;D

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Share Your Recipe / Re: whats for dinner tonight
« on: August 15, 2015, 05:41:23 PM »
Nate- you're kill in' my diet!  If this was scratch and sniff, it'd be over!

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Bug-Out Bag and Camping gear / Re: DOT's Bug-out addition
« on: August 15, 2015, 05:32:05 PM »
Here you go Nate!

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Share Your Recipe / Re: breakfast burritos
« on: August 15, 2015, 05:21:25 PM »
Mmmmm, looks good there Nate!

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Bug-Out Bag and Camping gear / Re: DOT's Bug-out addition
« on: August 15, 2015, 05:08:41 PM »
New addition to bug-out bag: EmberLit Wood Stove

Made of stamped sheet stainless, fairly light and folds up flat in supplied pouch.  Just grab a couple handfuls of dry twigs and light them up inside stove and feed more through side opening.  I also picked up two Sterno Cooking tins which fit nicely inside, incase of needing low profile heat source or inside use.

Sets up easily and folds flat.  Comes with each piece covered on both sides with plastic sheeting which I left on until putting it into service.


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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Caulk Tape to the Rescue
« on: August 15, 2015, 04:51:35 PM »
Went to storage to check on repair and remove the inside skylight to make sure all was aired out.  Luckily, with solid styrofoam construction with outer plywood skin, I should be good to go!  Repair looks good and I made sure to mush the two surfaces of new and old caulk together given another sunny day softening them before the coming rain!

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Parenting / Re: A dad's reality check
« on: August 15, 2015, 11:17:18 AM »
folks,

I moved posts from another thread over to here because it was not truly pertaining to that the original thread was about.

so lets continue to talk about the costs of owning a home/s utilities here.

http://real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com/index.php?topic=1295.0

Good idea Nate-

This now makes you a U.D.O.T. - Un-Derailer Of Threads!

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What are you building? / Re: cost associated with owning a home
« on: August 15, 2015, 10:47:38 AM »
No natural gas/propane alternative?  I'd expect you to go with some sort of radiant floor heat - easy to retro install with exposed rafters which your basement appears to have unless finished already.  It's nice, even heat from floor to ceiling and by running the fan of the forced air portion of the heat pump, would circulate it throughout the house.  You could also put it down over the concrete basement floor- cool snap together wood grids for the water tubing that becomes sub floor then.

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Bug-Out Bag and Camping gear / Re: Nice bunk idea
« on: August 15, 2015, 10:39:54 AM »
Nice modular design- doubles sleeping space of wall style tents while maintaining useable floor space!  Will these appear in the bed of Square D?

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D.O.T. / Re: Bobby finished the Cherokee!
« on: August 15, 2015, 10:32:36 AM »
Tires are about to pop and the frame is about to pucker like a stood upon beer can- just touch the sides!

Looks cool and fully outfitted- modern day Clampets meet GI Joe

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Coffee Induced Early Morning Rant / Re: Stupid Diesel
« on: August 14, 2015, 07:06:53 PM »
Ken- did you bring the tire swing?  Awesome spot and wishing you perfect weather and a relaxing and rewarding time with the family!

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Ammo & Reloading / Re: speed loader
« on: August 14, 2015, 07:00:29 PM »
I was eyeballing that thing with an idea

First idea, do two ends, one for a standard 30 round mag, and one end for a 60 round surefire mag

My second idea is to build a table, for the farm, and make that a drawer you simply pull out to load up

Think of this option Don - create a double well shared by both magazine sizes.  Removable cross bar for bottom of 30 round mag. - then just run and load the 30 round tray side twice.  60 arc is probably too big to fit the curve into a board.

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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Caulk Tape to the Rescue
« on: August 14, 2015, 06:46:23 PM »
mike, just remember what JR just went thru with his roof leak!

Hear ya Nate- that's why I plan on leaving inner layer off to allow dry-out etc. with vents near by to allow moisture to evaporate.  Those vents have the rain proof covers too so it SHOULD be good, but then again- it's a trailer so all bets are off!

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Faith Discussion / Re: Chaka is broken (my chocolate lab)
« on: August 14, 2015, 06:41:04 PM »
Opening isn't always a bad thing- allows for drainage etc. and sometimes just leave em open and they heal quickly.  Glad she's acting according to the type of recovery you hope for!  Hold her back as much/long as possible and keep her on a skinny diet track for continued stability and long-term healing.

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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Caulk Tape to the Rescue
« on: August 14, 2015, 06:31:33 PM »
Thanks Bob- it's a plastic dome skylight with two parts, outer bubble and inner bubble- not a vent.  Taking off the inner one tomorrow to double check the inside one.

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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Caulk Tape to the Rescue
« on: August 14, 2015, 02:27:40 PM »
So, during a frog strangling rain the day I was leaving the Ozarks for home, I'm standing in the bathroom, brushing my teeth and hear a constant drip in the shower area.  Now, nobody showered since the previous afternoon, so the shower is dry except for the splashes from the drips.  I'm looking all over with nothing but ceiling and skylight around the scene of the drip source.  I start touching screws of the skylight and here comes a steady stream upon touching the second one!  I push up evenly upon the rim of the skylight and it's like I suddenly have a rain head shower- leaking around the entire perimeter of the shower!  Now the rain was falling heavy enough for there to be a constant flow/build-up of 1/3" on the roof of the trailer, which luckily quit not long after.

I get home and the next day climb up on the roof to discover the sealant/caulk has separated at 2 of the 4 corners of the outside layer of the skylight- easy fix!  Break out the chisle sided putty knive and easily cut the old caulk away and replace it with some of that handy emergency caulk tape on 3 of the 4 corners, as a 3rd was looking iffy. I can see a total caulk removal/replacement and roof re-coat next summer!  Sure am glad I keep a roll of that stuff around in the RV toolbox!

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D.O.T. / Re: ITS OFFICIAL
« on: August 14, 2015, 02:09:37 PM »
High School Guidance Counselor?  :o

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Coffee Induced Early Morning Rant / Re: Stupid Diesel
« on: August 14, 2015, 01:55:40 PM »
That is a sucky time and place to start a coolant stack cleaning procedure!  Hope you're able to get speedy parts and any necessary support!

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It's sad, when a skinny little blonde woman, has a bigger pair and stronger convictions than our Commander in Chief!

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Farming, Gardening, and Raising Your Own Food / Re: Tonight's Harvest
« on: August 12, 2015, 11:07:46 PM »
Kyle- are those monster blueberries?  Two good looking baskets of produce!

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I've often thought leaving a silhouette target with 13 out of 14 rounds touching each other in the bullseye had a significant effect on the fiancĂ© of my oldest daughter, but with HIM being a former Marine and his father being ex-military similar to Don's crowd laid a good foundation! 

The wedding next Sept. will be comical - I told my daughter I'd be the one with an odd bulge in the cumber-bun and his dad said the same thing!  He's from Texas, me Illinos and they're getting married in Detroit.......I think they're trying to get their fathers in trouble, or thin out the oxygen thieves in the motor city!

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Parenting / Re: A dad's reality check
« on: August 12, 2015, 05:46:18 PM »
Been there done that Mike.
and menapause aint no joke. Just go shoot yourself now, it's easier.
 If not, she might!!

And that, my friends is why I have a SAFE! ;D

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Parenting / Re: A dad's reality check
« on: August 12, 2015, 02:38:53 PM »
RedNeck- I've got a 10 yr. old daughter and have been mentally dreading the same "life event" having it run through my mind recently out in the woods running dogs off horseback and she lets me know she's gotta relieve herself- thank God we had a bucket with a lid in it in the horse trailer!  Then that "dred" runs through my mind!

Please take good notes, cuz' I'm gonna have one going in as momma is going out- my life to soon be sponsored by Prozac!  Lol-

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Build Threads / Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« on: August 12, 2015, 02:21:34 PM »
Thanks Genemens,

But He ^^^^ has the last word on this one

Call it "connectedness" , but I just finished watching "We Were Soilders Once, and Young" the story of General Hal Moore (Colonel at the time) and his men in the first major battle between Americans and Viet Cong of the Vienam War.  Hal was and still is a man of God- at the age of 93; might be a parallel story in there for you Don?

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