bgavin

I guess mine is the standard Ruger Redhawk in 44 mag. It is very well made and mechanically excellent. However, it smacks hell out of my 2nd knuckle and is painful to shoot. I'm told that Hogue or Pachmayer grips will alleviate this. My neighbor loaned me his 629 in 44 mag, and it is FAR more pleasant for me to shoot. My #1 comfort is the Alaskan in 44 mag with Hogue Tamer grips. Truly a comfortable pleasure to shoot even with hot loads. The Redhawk WILL go up for sale if I cannot tame the knuckle slap with a grip replacement. I dislike it that much, and will not keep it if I can't cure the slap.

My Ruger Single Six Bisleys in 22LR. These are every bit the quality (and price) of their premium revolvers. I have three: two in stainless, the third is blued.

For my health provider, it comes down to their patient load. My General Practitioner carries 2,200 patients. My neurologist apparently carries similar. Neither has time enough to provide care beyond writing a prescription, checking you off their list, then on to the next patient number in the queue.

Sports fans and rioters/protesters seem to think they can run their mouths and actions with impunity. It used to be, a guy running his mouth like that had his teeth introduced to the back side of his neck. I miss the days of civility, and also miss the days of water canons and good old-fashioned beat-downs for inappropriate behavior. Banned for life? Actions have consequences.

In junior high I got bullied into a corner at a school dance while trying to make headway with a Sweet Young Thing. The bully was drunk and spoiling to tear me apart. I tried my best to avoid it, but wound up introducing him to my dad’s set of brass knuckles. Problem solved.

I've done a few. Absolute accurate description and photos. Fastest possible shipping without delays. Confirmation and Tracking info for the shipment. I bought a Vaquero 44 mag Bisley from a gunbroker seller in Georgia. He insisted on a USPS cashier's check, then sat on the shipping for another week after receiving the check. He said he was "too far from the post office" to ship right away. Pissed me right off.

A similar hydraulic model of this exists (still?) in Sausalito. Very interesting to see how it all works. I still remember when a ship dragged its anchor and cut the communication lines that crossed the gorge from SF to Marin.

Living proof that if one has to be Seriously Ill.... best done today than 25 years ago.

And another brilliant innovation devolves into yet another trivial but money-making consumer toy. As with all innovations, AI is now weaponized, and is far harder to detect when infecting your machine with malware.

Yep. My bride's grandfather threw a snowball at his friend. The friend picked up a handful of snow and found grampa dropped from AAA.

4x cardiac bypass, no valve job required. Aortic aneurysm burst is an instant "Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200" moment. VERY quick. We lost a relative at the Thanksgiving dinner table that way. Instant face-down in the (not instant) mashed potatoes. Kids were already outside playing at the time.

With only a bayonet. Blind folded.

I am always both astounded and impressed when I get to read a story like this. I always wondered what Lauren Bacall ever saw in a tough guy like Bogart, so now I fully understand. She knew the real Bogart, that the audience never saw.

I always mute the sound then laugh at the body language and facial expressions. I also look at the commercial demographics and wonder what aliens think who view those commercials from afar, and are then so surprised when they visit here.

Speculating here, but guessing a pistol requires a powder that provides a higher chamber pressure level to properly cycle the action.