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  1. Oldtrader3

    Phony Global Warming and California Drought?

    The Ecological Protection Agency (EPA) has pumped (4) TRILLION gallons of water from the Sacramento Delta. They did this to save (12) Pup Fish from extinction. The cost of this idiocy is the terrible drought in California. The EPA lowered the water table so much in California, that it will...
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    New/used Ruger Single Six

    I had given my Ruger 3-screw Single Six Magnum to my oldest son last year. So, I went to a local gun store yesterday and noticed that they had used a 3-screw .22 Mag Single Six (1971) at this store. The revolver was missing some blue on one side of the barrel but otherwise was in excellent...
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    Handload development for 9.3x74R.

    Some initial groups shot with my Ruger No. One and the 9.3x74R cartridge. These are preliminary but the group on the right, loaded with 63.5 gr of IMR 4350 and the 286 gr Partition are looking good with Norma brass. Especially since I called the flyer when I pulled the trigger. I will try to...
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    Kahles 3-9x42 American for Sale

    The SWFA-Sample List has another 3-9x42 American scope for sale for $499. This is one of the best deals going for a Austrian optics scope at a reasonable price! it won't be there long. It has the TDS (BDC) reticle.
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    SWFA sale on Kahles 3-9x42

    I received my weekly bulletin from SWFA. This bulletin lists a 3-9x42 American, Kahles scope with 1 inch tube for $499. They are a tough, very good optical scope. I have one on my .338 Federal and it has never failed me. This scope is quite compact and rugged. Mine has been very good in...
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    Sattle Times Lead Bullet Witch Hunt!

    It is my understanding that the Seattle Times is running a Witch hunt on this topic, based on their misuse of medical statistics and creating a mountain out of a mole hill. My understanding is that they were only able to find one indoor range out of compliance on filtering lead levels out of...
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    Turning Honest Citizens into Felons-Re, Gates, Bloomberg

    https://www.linkedin.com/nhome/nus-redi ... ject-title Do the Liberals including Bill Gates, Microsoft Management and Michael Bloomberg want to turn the law abiding people of Washington State into Felons for something so banal and stupid? Apparently so! If this Ballot measure for Gun Control...
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    Scope Evaluations.

    I don't know what I know about optics after this morning, except they are no better than my corrected eyesight with my new glasses (20/20), plus maybe half of the 20/15 line on the Snellen eye chart. I also did a color shift test on the Leica ER, Zeiss HD-5 Conquest and my older Zeiss Diavari...
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    Canadian Gun Nutz Sale

    The sale site:"Canadian Gun Nutz" has Leica scopes on sale for about the same low prices as Eurooptic in the US. For you guys in Canada, they start at about $1000 Cdn for the ER 2.5-10x42 models. Looks like a price break for you guys!
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    Politics Back East in Pennsylvania as Usual

    http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticl ... 4351593472
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    New Marine "Girlie" Hats.

    Ahem! I just happened to see the new Obama bathouse appropriate Marine hat design. I wanted to check and see how real marine with dirt in their teeth in Afghanistan fell about wearing these hats out in public! Don't be reserved boys, let is know how you really feel! I think that there should...
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    Product Review of Norma Oryx, .30-06, 180 gr, Ammo

    Image is three groups shot with Norma Oryx, 180 gr, .30-06 ammo for evaluation in my .30-06 Winchester Model 70 at 100 yards. I had bought two boxes of 180 grain Oryx bullet ammunition from Midway to test the new Oryx bullets at the range for a shooting and grouping evaluation. I was able to...
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    Range Day 9.3x74R.

    Bullet: Case Primer Powder Grs Load Velocity 270 gr Speer Semi Hornady CCI BR-2 IMR H380 61.0 2320 286 Norma Semi Norma Fed 210 IMR 4350 64.5 2530? 286 gr Partition Nosler Fed 210 IMR 4064 57.0 2390 Note: the 270 gr Speer with the H380 powder shot a 4...
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    Range Day for the .257 Roberts

    First day out for me with the .257 Roberts this summer. It looks as though this rifle is going to be a shooter, at least with 85 grain BT's and 100 gr Partitions. The target on the left has one pulled (I think) but has 2 in 1/4 inch and the third makes a MOA group with 100 gr Partitions and...
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    Loading for the 9.3x74R, Quick Load Request.

    Could somebody please run QL for me on the 286 Nosler Partition for the 9.3x76R with IMR powders at 50K PSI? I took my Number One Ruger with the 22 inch barrel to the range today and started the sight in process at 25 yards. I was there anyhow with a couple of rimfire rifles getting them...
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    Springfield EMP .40 Model of 1911.

    I have heard the good bad and ugly about the Kimber 9MM Solo. Now I need somebody who has experience with the Springfield EMP .40. I guess that they are a 1911 Officer's model, 7+1 capacity. They look nice and they seem to cost a bit more than I would expect from Springfield? What is the...
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    Doctors Requesting Information on Gun Ownership

    Apparently there is another Obama Executive Order, issued to doctors requesting information about patient's ownership of guns. I was at the doctor's office (my GP) yesterday and the Medical Assistant asked me if I owned any guns? I told her that it was "none of her business" and no...
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    Poll Results-MSNBC

    Liar, liar pant's on fire! Now MSNBC is claiming that 60% of American's want gun control. Where did they conduct this poll, it was done in a place where the locals are 83% democrat, no wonder, why don't the do the poll where voter dynamics are 45 percent Republican and 45% Democrat (as the US...
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    Ten Percent Federal Excise Tax on Sporting Goods

    My son sent me this this afternoon regarding the 10% tax ofn sporting goods. This is what happens to a country that allows a super-majority of Democraps in both houses of Congress! This is a 10% tax up to $10.00 on fishing rods, reels, 11 % on archery bows and various %'s on other hunting and...
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    Zeiss Terra Scopes

    Since no one paid any attention to this on the other post, I will start a new post directed to talking abut this topic. What is happening with the new Zeiss Terra MC riflescope? The currect Zeiss catalog shows these scope with MC coatings availble in: 2-7x32, 3-9x42 and 4-12x42, with 3X...
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