The egomaniac is at it again....do not question the man behind the curtain...or no soup for you!
LOL, no really, I have secretly compared him to the "soup nazi" for a long time......
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LOL, no really, I have secretly compared him to the "soup nazi" for a long time......
That happens a lot to me actually. It's like some sort of huge sort facility or something they have there. At first it threw me off, but then I noticed how much it happens and just accept it.
Since moving here to Florida, I live on my lanai. 365, 24/7. I don't use the rest of my home. Living on the lanai, has been very interesting. I experience all the sights, sounds, smells, etc. that nature has to offer here, at all hours of every season. Critter sights and sounds.. Hot.. Cold.. Wind and rain.. Yup, at times I even get a bit wet. Most, think I am nuts. They say "Turn on your air conditioning/heat". Nah... They don't know what they are missing.
Love it. I spent much of my time out on my patio's as well until I stopped smoking (I haven't smoked in my homes since me ex first got pregnant in the mid 70's). Can't take the heat now, but still spend a lot of the wee hours of the night outdoors.
Funny story comes to mind. I have a fairly large/deep dry lake bed right in front on my bungalow just a few feet. It has pine and Palos Verde trees, Senna and false yucca growing around and in it. It serves as a landscape feature and for flood control when the monsoons hit. When I first moved here over 5 years ago and the monsoons hit it filled to over-flowing with in minutes... and it was still coming down hard. So I took a lawn chair and a fishing pole with a bobber on it out of my garage, sat on the bank with a brew, cast in, and thoroughly enjoyed getting drenched by the cooling down pour. When the rains subsided a little my fairly new neighbors all came out to see if I was OK or had flipped my wig. I greeted them with my luck hadn't been very good yet, but if it improved they were all invited to my place for a fish fry. They realized then and got a kick out of my doing it just for fun and for their benefit. Anyway, was a great way get to know all my new neighbors, and instead of a fish fry it turned into just a patio party at my place with everybody bringing something to share.
Oh, Spydro, I figured with your knowledge of creatures large and small, and I think VapinBill too knows something of spiders. Paul the Tarantula has not eaten in a couple weeks. I know he did this for a week after I had him for a month, then he molted. Thats when I found he was a male and the spurs on his front legs showed. How long do the males live? Should I be worried? He has been very active with the heat.
Love it. I spent much of my time out on my patio's as well until I stopped smoking (I haven't smoked in my homes since me ex first got pregnant in the mid 70's). Can't take the heat now, but still spend a lot of the wee hours of the night outdoors.
Funny story comes to mind. I have a fairly large/deep dry lake bed right in front on my bungalow just a few feet. It has pine and Palos Verde trees, Senna and false yucca growing around and in it. It serves as a landscape feature and for flood control when the monsoons hit. When I first moved here over 5 years ago and the monsoons hit it filled to over-flowing with in minutes... and it was still coming down hard. So I took a lawn chair and a fishing pole with a bobber on it out of my garage, sat on the bank with a brew, cast in, and thoroughly enjoyed getting drenched by the cooling down pour. When the rains subsided a little my fairly new neighbors all came out to see if I was OK or had flipped my wig. I greeted them with my luck hadn't been very good yet, but if it improved they were all invited to my place for a fish fry. They realized then and got a kick out of my doing it just for fun and for their benefit. Anyway, was a great way get to know all my new neighbors, and instead of a fish fry it turned into just a patio party at my place with everybody bringing something to share.
I really like you!
I missed out on the first batch of the Squape R, but will be grabbing one for sure and using mesh in the S deck.
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I've sold most of them since 2005, but still have some I need to sell, a couple still new in the box. I really don't need any of them anymore, but I'll keep a couple probably for for old times sake.
Naturally it depends on species/what habitat/predators they live in/with... but females can live for as much as 25-30 years in the wild. Males don't fair so well, but long enough to reach breeding age, about 3-10 years. Here on the desert they are the most active in the hottest months.
Just an FYI... I swapped my coil for a 1.17, the .78 was too hot for the "S"tandard deck...
We have far too much in common not to have crossed paths. I think you know from our conversations that I too have been a collector and active paper puncher.Brings back a lot of memories bro. I first started reloading in the late 50's for my hunting rifles, shotguns and handguns. When I stopped shooting and so reloading in 2005 I was reloading for most of the 88 firearms I still had, more than half of them long range wildcats used for ADC. Picture is of one I think that you'll like IAMA it was custom made exhibition grade in the very early 90's very near where your home is. I owned a truck load of specialty handguns over the years from the mid 60's, but this one with 250 man hours into it was the top of the heap in quality, and it was the most valuable I ever owned. It's stock was designed by a father and it was appraised for me by his son that I am sure you know in TF. The smith that hand made it passed on long ago, so I never met him. If you were in the area back then you might have known him as well though.
That is a beautiful firearm. I am sure I know exactly the family in which that was built. In fact the grandson is now a smith local.
I am a die hard reloader and even started casting my own bullets years ago. I have a personal range and am lucky enough to be able to shoot indoors. As you know I am not able to shoot quite yet and will need big adjustments but, armageddonready
.I'd love to know more about the custom action and if it is in fact a custom Sako action I would fall over. I am attached to Sako as, I have found few that can place a cold barrel shot as accurate as any I own.
I have looked into Bullberry to custom a bolt action single shot for me in a fire ball caliber with an XP100? Remington action and your pic is telling me to revisit the idea with a commercial Sako choice action .
Great photo my friend, I hope you still have the gun to enjoy. The stock is mouthwatering.
PSA: Guys throw away all of your pots and pans ok. Possibly coffee pots too.
PSA: Guys throw away all of your pots and pans ok. Possibly coffee pots too.
Not yet!! I'm not ready to release my pure titanium line of kitchen ware and appliances.
We have far too much in common not to have crossed paths. I think you know from our conversations that I too have been a collector and active paper puncher.
That is a beautiful firearm. I am sure I know exactly the family in which that was built. In fact the grandson is now a smith local.
I am a die hard reloader and even started casting my own bullets years ago. I have a personal range and am lucky enough to be able to shoot indoors. As you know I am not able to shoot quite yet and will need big adjustments but, armageddonready
I'd love to know more about the custom action and if it is in fact a custom Sako action I would fall over. I am attached to Sako as, I have found few that can place a cold barrel shot as accurate as any I own.
I have looked into Bullberry to custom a bolt action single shot for me in a fire ball caliber with an XP100? Remington action and your pic is telling me to revisit the idea with a commercial Sako choice action .
Great photo my friend, I hope you still have the gun to enjoy. The stock is mouthwatering.
This is going to get long. I'll post it but we should probably take it to private from here bro.
TB may ring a bell for you as the builder. SH for the stock design father and I bought it via Red's. It was built from a Sako A1 action in the white that he fully tuned. Everything else was hand made from scratch, including the fully adjustable trigger group and tapered hex barrel that was hand draw filed. Its a 6TC/U for both IHMSHA and P&V hunting. Was a nice addition to my Sako 1 of 200 AI 22PPC that was still new In the box, and my factory custom Sako/Douglas L461 222 (that I still have).
A long time friend Ive hunted with a couple of times who is a serious collector now has the custom Sako and 22PPC. Most of my firearms went to folks who wanted them as much because they were mine as that they were top drawer. I had a very strong following on-line, and they went as far away as places like NZ, OZ, the UK and Russia.
Bullberry huh? When you start talking TCs you are talking to a TC guru, one that owned well over 50 C and E frames and 230-240 barrels for them over the years. I started with their Cs right after they first came out with them in mid 1967, and was close friends with the powers to be at TC until Ken died back in 07 and Pat retired with S&W taking over (and destroying) the company. Also know all the third party smiths that made barrels, etc for the TCs, and the worlds best TC smith. JD and I go back to about 1980 when he came out with the 375JDJ. I had 4 of them, my favorite handcannons, and multiples of all his other JDJs as well. Had all the Bower wildcats as well, another friend with the 6.5SB my 1000 yard specialty pistol for the long range matches. As for Bullberry, Fred and I were close friends for decades. He made me a lot of custom barrels and exhibition grade stock/grip sets over the years. The years I lived in St. George we spent a lot of hours together and in his shop as we pondered the mechanics of TCs and making them better. I helped him Sundays sometimes when he got a semi load or two of walnut root stock to run through his sawmill, stack in his drying sheds to make future stocks/grips from. His old crew from those days was VVCG and are now MGM. My winning IHMSHA SB 22M was a TC-C that was built by him, exhibition grade of course, and one of my BB winners was a TC-E 7BR also from him. He also built the prototype 17HMR that I did the field testing of the cartridge with for Hornady. An exhibition carbine that no other Hummer made by anybody has ever beat (it shoots in the 1s at 100YDS easily). BTW, Im the one that coined 17Hummer for that cartridge. Ill have to tell you about the annual/tri annual shoots I started/sponsored for friends from as far away as South Africa sometime (Digger Wars and the Red Desert Roundups).
You may still find a picture of this 12" TC on Freds web site was on there the last time I looked and had been there for many years. It's the IHMSHA 22M he built for me back in the early-mid 90s. I designed the stock, the 5A Screwbean Mesquite wood was from his private wood stash, and Justin fitted it to my hand for one hand shooting.
The other is the 17Hummer Prototype Carbine he built for me for the Hornaday field tests, he had special reamers made for a tighter than match chamber that made it laser accurate, the very heavy spalted Curly Oak from his private stash that made it rock soild for shooting offhand or bench.
The pictures don't do either of them justice - out in the sun you can look right down into the wood grains and they change colors from different angles.
Sako produces some amazing pieces. My love for them started when my growing WWII collection incorporated a M/91-24 followed by the M/28-30 and numerous M39's. Given, they were all refurbed off Russian Nagant's, the quality and accuracy between the two after the Finn's got a hold of them is night and day. Even against all my fancy dancy high speed "black guns", I still enjoy enjoy shooting these pieces of history like no other.
Years ago, I contemplated picking up a new Sako, one from their M85 line, but couldn't decide on which model I wanted. Shortly there after, I realized my firearm purchases needed to slow down as my collection was getting rather large. The size where people's jaws would drop when I opened my safe (no where near 88 though
). Before this, I did pick up a Tikka T3 which is definitely a more budget friendly piece also built in the Sako factory. Even for the cost, the Tikka out performs many "higher class" rifles I've had the joy to shoot.
Ooooohhhh geez.....I already have enough expensive hobbies.....we don't need to rekindle this flame
Years ago, I contemplated picking up a new Sako, one from their M85 line, but couldn't decide on which model I wanted. Shortly there after, I realized my firearm purchases needed to slow down as my collection was getting rather large. The size where people's jaws would drop when I opened my safe (no where near 88 though
). Before this, I did pick up a Tikka T3 which is definitely a more budget friendly piece also built in the Sako factory. Even for the cost, the Tikka out performs many "higher class" rifles I've had the joy to shoot.Ooooohhhh geez.....I already have enough expensive hobbies.....we don't need to rekindle this flame
We have far too much in common not to have crossed paths. I think you know from our conversations that I too have been a collector and active paper puncher.
That is a beautiful firearm. I am sure I know exactly the family in which that was built. In fact the grandson is now a smith local.
I am a die hard reloader and even started casting my own bullets years ago. I have a personal range and am lucky enough to be able to shoot indoors. As you know I am not able to shoot quite yet and will need big adjustments but, armageddonready
I'd love to know more about the custom action and if it is in fact a custom Sako action I would fall over. I am attached to Sako as, I have found few that can place a cold barrel shot as accurate as any I own.
I have looked into Bullberry to custom a bolt action single shot for me in a fire ball caliber with an XP100? Remington action and your pic is telling me to revisit the idea with a commercial Sako choice action .
Great photo my friend, I hope you still have the gun to enjoy. The stock is mouthwatering.
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everyone is sleeping! I'm having a juicy hamburger with potato chips in it. crunchy, meaty goodness
As I sit and look at the collection of GP forks I've accumulated this year I'm reminded that it's only July and I've already blown the vape budget and have even busted open the piggy bank. It's all worth it though. You'd be surprised what an ammo can full of pocket change can buy...
Aside from little parts I think I'm pretty much set on vape gear for 2014! unless something irresistible comes about ... like maybe a new piccolo?
As I sit and look at the collection of GP forks I've accumulated this year I'm reminded that it's only July and I've already blown the vape budget and have even busted open the piggy bank. It's all worth it though. You'd be surprised what an ammo can full of pocket change can buy...
Aside from little parts I think I'm pretty much set on vape gear for 2014!
unless something irresistible comes about ... like maybe a new piccolo?everyone is sleeping! I'm having a juicy hamburger with potato chips in it. crunchy, meaty goodness
As I sit and look at the collection of GP forks I've accumulated this year I'm reminded that it's only July and I've already blown the vape budget and have even busted open the piggy bank. It's all worth it though. You'd be surprised what an ammo can full of pocket change can buy...
Aside from little parts I think I'm pretty much set on vape gear for 2014!
Morning cliffy! Nothing like a tasty hamburger! of course, i like mine with cheese and bacon. love me some bacon! any whoo, i'm awake with you. i'm drinking a latte, vaping on some peanut butter cookie and making out a wish list. i've blown my budget too, but once i get a couple more pieces i'll be set right?
it's always your last piece...then you go and get another one...Cliffy.... I spent 2014's vaping budget in 2013 before I discovered the GP Series recently. Since then I've blown through 2015's vaping budget, and am blowing through 2016's as well on the GP Series love.
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