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Topic: New 308 |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 31
Views: 7893
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Forum: Reloading Ammunition Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2025 12:53 pm Subject: Re: New 308 |
| Prices for powder here have been creeping down. I just looked at Midway USA and saw powder in the high $30s. Primers are $60/1000 and up. I haven't looked locally for a while. The last time I did ... |
Topic: Happy Thanksgiving |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 4
Views: 108
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2025 1:17 pm Subject: Re: Happy Thanksgiving |
| Happy Thanksgiving folks! |
Topic: Nasty storm yesterday |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 6
Views: 147
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 12:43 pm Subject: Re: Nasty storm yesterday |
OK, my math nerdiness kicked in...
According to NOAA, a hailstone 2 to 4" in diameter falls between 65 and 106 ft/sec, depending on actual shape and a number of other factors.
https://www.nssl.noa ... |
Topic: Nasty storm yesterday |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 6
Views: 147
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 11:05 am Subject: Re: Nasty storm yesterday |
Wow! I hope that you don't have any more damage, and that you can get what has happened fixed quickly.
By my math, a 3" diameter sphere of ice would weigh 7.5 ounces or 213 grams. |
Topic: Feeling a bit ordinary today |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 21
Views: 697
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2025 1:02 pm Subject: Re: Feeling a bit ordinary today |
| Speaking of light loads... I found some chamber adaptors that allow you to shoot .32 ACP in a .308 Win. I bought one but haven't tried it yet. (I really am becoming a "collector" more than a "shoote ... |
Topic: Feeling a bit ordinary today |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 21
Views: 697
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 7:24 am Subject: Re: Feeling a bit ordinary today |
| Vince, I've had retina, cataract and laser surgery on both eyes. As planned, they flipped my vision from near-sighted to far-sighted. Right now they say my vision is 20/20. I do need glasses for rea ... |
Topic: A visitor last night |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 15
Views: 610
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Forum: Photography / TrailCameras Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 1:01 pm Subject: Re: A visitor last night |
[quote="gelandangan"] Seriously back when I grew up in Indonesia, we have a pet snake that live in our roof to catch mice.[/quote]
We had a "black snake" that lived in the crawl space for a while. ... |
Topic: This is insane |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 14
Views: 604
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Forum: Photography / TrailCameras Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 12:57 pm Subject: Re: This is insane |
| CGI/AI is going to mean that we're can't trust any image or video we see. But too many people will believe anything. |
Topic: Paper Cartridges? |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 28
Views: 1722
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Forum: Gun & Firearm Discussions Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2025 8:13 pm Subject: Re: Paper Cartridges? |
| [quote="DallanC"]I have a old pitted and rusted out hawkin barrel lying around. I've always meant to drill it out to .54" and use sabots for wads and turn it into a shotgun. I should revisit that idea ... |
Topic: My Wife and Myself |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 7
Views: 452
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Forum: General Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2025 9:20 am Subject: Re: My Wife and Myself |
| I'm glad you've taken the steps you need. That is a loss that is world changing. |
Topic: Website went down last night |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 13
Views: 694
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Forum: General Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 8:58 pm Subject: Re: Website went down last night |
| I see it!!! I'm pretty happy about this group too and I sure would hate to lose y'all! In the meantime I'll try to catch up to Vince... |
Topic: Thinking about a new rifle |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 47
Views: 2691
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Forum: Gun & Firearm Discussions Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 2:34 pm Subject: Re: Thinking about a new rifle |
[quote="Dimitri"] What I don't get the fad with LPVOs.[/quote]
I've got LPVOs on a few "short range" guns: muzzleloader, .45-70, .350 Legend and such. Usually 1-to-4x or 1-to-6x.
Where I've hun ... |
Topic: Thinking about a new rifle |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 47
Views: 2691
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Forum: Gun & Firearm Discussions Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2025 9:36 am Subject: Re: Thinking about a new rifle |
[quote="DallanC"] As for the Prism scopes, I'll take a look... I'm generally not a fan of "glowy" reticles or dots, my shooting eye astigmatism usually makes them overly blurry.
-DallanC[/quote]
... |
Topic: Thinking about a new rifle |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 47
Views: 2691
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Forum: Gun & Firearm Discussions Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2025 10:27 am Subject: Re: Thinking about a new rifle |
Dallan, have you looked at prism sights? 1x, illuminated reticles. I've been putting them on pistol caliber carbines and like them. For example:
https://www.primaryarms.com/primary-arms-slx-1x-m ... |
Topic: Thinking about a new rifle |
Pumpkinslinger
Replies: 47
Views: 2691
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Forum: Gun & Firearm Discussions Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2025 8:59 pm Subject: Re: Thinking about a new rifle |
| Sounds like a pretty productive day Dallan! And that is pretty cool that you were able to watch your son score! |
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