Pat Riot
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1 hour ago, Buckshot Bob said:
I think you’re judging it by today’s standards. For its time the garand was innovative. High capacity, extra 3 rounds, it accepts the clip and gets rid of it on its own unlike the competitors stripper clips and it had a great set of iron sights. Nothing was exactly optics ready back then. If I was a GI in WW2 given the choice I would’ve taken one over the bolt guns
I understand that, but so many people that weren’t even alive during WW2 venerate the M1 Garand as the ultimate battle rifle. In my opinion, it’s not. I think it is overrated.
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Yes, jewelers log serial numbers of watches and gemstones if they are serialized.
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I got a ticket in a town in PA where the cop was also the magistrate. He pulled me over then had me follow him to the Magistrate’s office to pay the $32 fine.
he removed his hat then sat down at the desk to take my money.
It reminded me of that Dan Akroyd movie that I can’t remember the name of.-
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Depends. If they want to cover 7/24 and have benefits like vacation and sick days they will need 3 people per shift, 3 shifts per day with 2 days off per week…
What am I doing? Stopping! That’s whet I am doing.
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On 6/23/2025 at 2:44 PM, Vail Vigilante said:
I am going to get flamed for this but having used one I have to say the most over rated gun of all time was the M1 Garand.
Sorry Patton, you are wrong.
I was thinking about your statement above over the past couple of days and I agree with you.
Here’s why:
ITEM 1: The loading process. I wonder how many soldiers and Marines died or were otherwise injured because for a couple of seconds their thumb was stuck between the bolt and receiver. To top it off the damaged thumb or fingers were usually on the dominant hand.
Perhaps that design was written into the spec by the military or maybe it wasn’t, but it was the design that was approved.
They couldn’t have spec’d a magazine fed rifle? What is also funny to me is the upgrade was the M14. I loved the M14 when I was in the Navy, but the M14 and the M1A just aren’t beloved or popular.
If someone designed a modern high powered rifle today with en bloc clips it would be laughed into the history books.
ITEM 2: Weight. The M1 Garand is heavy and cumbersome.
ITEM 3: No easy way to mount a scope. The 30.06 was and is a long range rifle cartridge. Making it an accurate long range cartridge past where the naked eye can see requires a scope. Mounting a scope on a M1 requires machining and precision. Something that could not be done on a battlefield.
FINAL: At the time of WW2 the Garand was indeed a reliable accurate battle rifle, but the concept of the M1’s operation was over engineered and costly. The war was coming. There wasn’t time to develop better alternatives. Also you had an Army design board with truly old tech ideas. Most of those people probably had Dad’s that thought the trap door rifle was high tech.
I own an M1 Garand. I love the idea of that rifle. I have wonderful memories of shooting that rifle, but if I had to “go to war” (as if…) it would not be the rifle that I would choose today.
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19 hours ago, Buckshot Bob said:
I’ve been told Colt won’t sell parts for the new Python.
I have been hearing that as well. Same goes for some Ruger guns. My Ruger SFAR has a very limited and stupid selection of aftermarket parts from Ruger. Many parts are proprietary and unavailable for sale on their parts website.
I spoke to 2 people at Ruger’s Customer Service and told them they should consider making parts available otherwise if my SFAR so much as breaks a nail YOU will be paying shipping to and from your factory every time I have a problem. Shortly after that the castle-nut came loose on the buffer tube. I sent that sucker back to them for repair. The whole gun. And I will do it again and again if I have too.-
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I no longer own one but I had 2 of them years ago, actually 3 of you count my daughter’s at the time. The SKS rifle.
So many people I knew looked down on them because they weren’t an AK 47 or an AR-15.
My SKS’ were very accurate for military arms. They were very reliable. They just weren’t sexy.
Edited to fix errors
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“All right inmate, you will throw a dart at that colorful poster over there. Whichever color you put that dart into, well you will lick the substance named on that poster in that square and that is how we determine if you serve life in prison without parole or you die. So you go ahead and decide when you’re going to throw the dart and at which color while I visit with Lloyd, the other guard over there.”
“So Lloyd, did your purple petunias come up this year? My Mom loved purple. She would always make us purple Kool -Aid. Grape flavored. Awe, we loved that and it would make our tongues purple.””So inmate, did you pick a color?”
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I think all 3 are funny. Thanks Pards.
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If I still shot SASS I would love a short barreled SxS just for the fun factor. I would not remove the butt stock.
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13 hours ago, Buckshot Bob said:
Back in the 80’s-90’s I made quite a few Smythons or Smolt’s for people.
I recall people falling all over themselves to get Colt barrels installed on S&W frames back in the 80’s when I shot Bullseye matches.
2 guys, in particular, stood out for me because these smarmy guys were the gun club types that knew everything and wanted everyone to know it. They both got Colt Python barrels installed on their S&Ws. Pretty sure one had a model 14 Smith and the other a model 19, but I am not sure.
Anyway, the day came when they both were at our match with their new tack driving match winning “custom” revolvers. Neither one placed in the top 3 and it was obvious to me both their guns shot better before all the work was done to them.
Neither one liked me telling them so, either.
I learned that facts should never get in the way of desire when it comes to custom guns that day and the money that can be wasted on them. The Emperor’s New Clothes cones to mind.
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16 minutes ago, Vail Vigilante said:
I am going to get flamed for this but having used one I have to say the most over rated gun of all time was the M1 Garand.
Sorry Patton, you are wrong.
There was supposed to be a smiley with that flame.
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8 minutes ago, Vail Vigilante said:
I am going to get flamed for this but having used one I have to say the most over rated gun of all time was the M1 Garand.
Sorry Patton, you are wrong.
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A bumper full of air…reminds me of some off roading buddies I had but they weren’t full of hot air. It was something else.
I only ever “aired down” on one off roading trip and I only did it because the guys running the course that day required it. It was some Toyota Tacoma off road group led by uptight Nancy-boys who had more money than sense.
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On “The High Road” forum there are some guys that do postal matches but I haven’t seen a post on one in a while.
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Wow! That was impressive. Thanks Alpo
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11 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said:
Cell phones and social media are huge bullying issues now in my lame opinion. What was only an issue in school or on the bus, is now 24/7. With bullies telling their prey that they should commit suicide. Glad to see that some schools are now at least banning phones in school.
Yeah, smart phones and social media took bullying and shaming to a whole new level.
I was seeing that crap at work at my last job in LA. Adult so-called professionals acting like children on Facebook and forums over work issues. They had all these little personal networks as well.
I am glad I retired when I did. I would have probably ended up in jail at some point had I stayed there until age 65.-
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One thing I could not tolerate in school were the bullies that would pick in the Special Ed. kids. I got into quite a few tussles with bullies over those kids.
One in particular was a kid with a bad speech impediment. He had an unfortunate name for a kid with his condition. His name was something like Bradford Fetermorn. The boy could not pronounce his “R’s” and he was a spindly little kid. People would make fun of the way he said his name and pick on him constantly.
One day when I was in 10th grade 3 - 11th graders had Bradford in the rest room harassing him and then they decided to give him a swirly - dunk his head in the toilet and flush it.
This is where I came in. I told them to leave him alone. They laughed and threatened to give me a swirly too. That’s when I went to work. I got a black eye and a fat lip but when me and Bradford left the restroom there were 3 boys on the ground and one of them got a swirly from me and Bradford.
Later we were all called to the office. Someone overheard Bradford talking about it and told a teacher.
At our meeting with the vice principal Bradford told the story. When he was finished he was sent back to class.
The 3 Juniors were suspended from school for 5 days. I got 10 days of detention (2 1/2 hours after school sitting quietly in a room - good thing I liked to read)I didn’t get suspended because the Vice Principal liked that I stuck up for the kid but he still had to punish me.
After that episode people would tell me that Special Ed kids would tell people that teased them to leave them alone or they would get me to come and kick the bully’s arse.
And they did on occasion and I always helped them out at that school.
Since we moved around so much I was never in any one school for long. I went to 5 different high schools in 4 years and one of those schools I went to 3 different times. 8 moves in 4 years doesn’t make for a solid high school education.-
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I’m probably gonna tick a few people off, it’s okay though. I can handle it.
1. I agree with Bro #1 in the video. I think AR-15s are overrated. They’re too dang fiddly. I like my SFAR, but it’s based on an AR-15 and I find them to be awkward at best.
2. 1911s. I think 1911s are overrated. They’re too needy as compared to many striker fired guns. They need more cleaning, more lubing, more attention in general.
3. Colt DA revolvers. I think they’re overrated as well. You can only fire a few hundred rounds and then you’re at risk of the gun going out of time. I can strip down a Ruger or a Smith & Wesson and put it back together fairly easily on my bench with basic hand tools. I wouldn’t even bother trying with a Colt DA.
I also agree with Bro #2 about PPK pistols.
Okay, let the festivities begin…
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1 hour ago, Cypress Sun said:
I heard about the "Indian" lie detector test when I was a kid.
I believe almost anyone could pass that test. Accomplished liars like OJ and Casey Anthony would pass it with flying colors.
Heck, the water would turn into Kool-Aid and the press would drink it!
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I think it’s from “Superman IN Another one bites the dust!”
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2 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:
That's pretty much a buttermilk fry bread.
I had some “yeast free” Italian bread from Aldi. We do not shop there, but my sister-in-law got it for me. It was just okay. It tasted like a light sourdough.
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26 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
it’s just Hollyweird ?
You answered your own question ^^^^^
I guess it could work on someone that didn’t have strong convictions about what they did.
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I was scrolling through the recipes and came across this one for “yeast free bread”. I want to give this a try. I have issues with yeast so this might be a good one.
https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/yeast-free-bread-recipe/ie90fwc4
I got a kick out of the description when it said it’s“…easy, just whack it in your Philips Airfryer!”
And I have a new slang phrase to use…”Just whack it in there.”
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How many cops for 3000 people?
in SASS Wire Saloon
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That’s it. Thank you.