[Any Beretta 92FS gunsmith type experts in the saloon?]

LOL i can clear, unload , dissemble, reassemble, function check and reload one in 32 seconds  ( Iraq kill time game) 

 

[DON'T MESS WITH THE HAIRY COWS]

Had another  Tossed in Custer state Park Friday again one already dead here and about the 6th in recent weeks here   love this time of year, note dont play ring around the rosy with a fluffy cow.
 

1 hour ago, Alpo said:

 

 

Maybe that hairy cow just woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Maybe he wasn't drunk, but he was yesterday so he had a hangover.

 

Single Bull , aka to mean for herd they run them out, 2 In a drought they go into survival mode , irritated and aggressive . with rally coming triple digits most of the week expect more 

[Old West Coffee]

To be honest , after living in Hawaii , I have tried Arbuckles I am not a repeat customer for the price there are way better coffees for the same Price .

 Off the shelf coffee I buy Pure Columbian Hills Bros.. Folgers is yuck to me Community Coffee is also a good one 

[More National Anthem Stuff]

Happen to know where the Star Spangled Banner was first used officially ???

 

 

 

In 1892, Colonel Caleb Carlton, commander at Fort Meade near Sturgis, South Dakota, began the custom of playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during evening retreat ceremonies. This daily tradition required soldiers and civilians to stand, establishing a patriotic precedent that soon spread nationwide before the song was officially adopted as the U.S. National Anthem in 1931

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dreams is weird]

So was this neighbor a made up one or one you really have ?

[Strange Relations]

On 6/28/2026 at 11:13 AM, Gracos Kid said:

I may have posted this previously but here it is again.....

 

I know a man who divorced his wife and married his mother-in-law, which in turn made him grandfather to his own son......

Bet that made for some interesting family issues......

 

Girl I dated in HS her dad did the same thing  Her dad divorced her mom and married her Grandmother. Man did I dodge that one  I would be forever stirring that fire big time  because the Military and educated rectum in me just could not let that lay

 

Now when my Mother in law died (at 45 more on that latter) My Father In law remarried and adopted her daughter she ended up marrying he now cousin , not by blood but still and had a kid 

 

 

Side Note Alpo thanks for confirming what many here have suspected  

 

[July 4 Independence day]

Picked up my new 100% beaver hat last week, will be back up there this weekend 
Thursday Horseback ride in Black Hills

Friday test range  new SBR with the FRS trigger and suppressor
Sat well Parade , Black Hills Round Up , then back home for ranch Prime tenderloins and my twice baked potatoes with Drinks and Lonestar beer and watch Fire works

[ever wonder what they call things in other countries?]

There are no "bathrooms or rest rooms" in EU.

[Saw this in our favorite Mexican restaurant today]

This is only Valid if its Anita's in Wickenburg  

[Route 66 rumble strip]

On 6/11/2026 at 11:25 PM, Creeker, SASS #43022 said:

Route 66 is a bit of Americana that we will never see again.

 

When an independent diner, gas station, barber shop, tire store or motel could simply appear next to the road and thrive.

 

When the journey was part of the destination and "getting there is half the fun".

 

Those moments have been replaced with GPS guided cars in sealed closed air cocoons blasting satellite radio along featureless slabs of mind numbing asphalt and corporate hive mind offerings.

 

Painted Lady and I just took a short jaunt along Route 66 in Arizona a couple weeks back.

Hackberry General Store 

Dolan Springs on the way to Route 66

 

 

Lived In Kingman for a bit 
 

[World Cup predictions?]

[question about alcohol and pregnancy]

However one can lead to the other

 

[Bison]

In all seriousness , WE are dry this year . this puts wildlife in a irritated survival mode   Two Grizzly attacks so far this year. 
On lady killed by Bison here in SD already and we are just starting with 250 and Rushmore expect more 
 

• Late May Encounter: On May 28, 2026, a 32-year-old hiker from California, Daniel Crago, was severely mauled by a grizzly bear on the popular Grinnell Glacier Trail. While crossing a snowfield near loud rushing water, he unintentionally walked past a cub and surprised a larger grizzly 15 feet away. The bear charged, bit into his arm, and dragged him over 20 feet. Other hikers and a doctor applied a tourniquet, and he was airlifted to a hospital in Billings for multiple surgeries on his fractured forearm. [1, 2, 3, 4]
• Earlier Fatal Incident: Just two weeks prior (early May 2026), 33-year-old Anthony Pollio went missing near the Mount Brown Lookout. National Park rangers later found his body with injuries consistent with a grizzly bear mauling. Park officials noted this was a surprise encounter and marked the park’s first fatal bear attack since 1998

[Bison]

42 minutes ago, Trailrider #896 said:

Looked like a lot of bull...buffalo, that is!

 

All Buff's have horns . 
Nice AI video though since car floats 

 

[Not pointing at anybody in particular ( > Alpo)]

Is it just me or do we start a thread of Alpo Questions just to see what his response is ?

 

 

[For Forty Rod]

On 6/4/2026 at 9:34 PM, Alpo said:

Already one dead in Fluffy cow petting season here . They dont learn. At one time i warned then hey dont go wearing flip flops and taking your ankle biting yapper in the field to get close now i just sit and watch

 

[Alpoesque question about... Alpo. (The dog food, NOT him).]

9 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:

When I was a kid, (60s- 70s), canned dog food looked like hash or something. Nowadays, it looks, and smells like stew. Almost temping enough to try a bite. 

I recently had to start feeding one of my dogs this stuff because she lost most of her back teeth, which made it difficult to eat hard kibble. And they don't seem to even make the other stuff anymore. Even Amazon doesn't list it.

So I got to wondering, when did they make the change? Was it gradual? I know that there were premium dog foods way back when that were like that, but when those go cheap enough to make that the normal? 

You Made me go dig in my old posts but Alpo dog food is gone for good 

 

[REPLACED DAMAGED CYLINDER AND ADDED SOME PATINA TO MY UBERTI]

Well, without dogging a company. I can confirm stripping a Uberti Finish is the easiest thing you can do even in a water based ultrasonic cleaner.

[Iiiitttt'ssss.....]

Iiiitttt'ssss.....  Not how I read that at a glance such a disappointment

 

On 5/28/2026 at 8:01 AM, Jimmy Reb, SASS #54804 said:

Had 12 inches of snow about 10 days ago.

 

 

Yeah , we need it though 

[GLP-1 Users Support group]

I see alot of Comments Calling GLP1 a drug sorry to say its a peptide as you get older your habits and body dont produce these like they once did, but its not a drug.

[Memorial Day Rant]

3 hours ago, Redleg Reilly, SASS #46372 said:

And most of the flag poles people own don't have the option of flying at half staff.  Be glad people want to fly the flag, period.

The ones i am talking about do sir 

 

4 hours ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said:

Recognition and honoring the deceased vets is a good thing no matter where the flag is. People don't know the protocal. But they do knew flying our flag is meant to honor those.

well yeah I mentioned to one business about needing replaced due to 100 winds, the managers response "I dont give a f about that flag its a corporate mandate for show".  So not all that fly one give a flying crap about the reason I guess its easy to dismiss when you dont have blood in the game.

[Memorial Day Rant]

I got up usual time went into work and lowered the flag at sunrise to Half mast and we are closed today I will go back at noon and lower it. Driving home looking at so many open businesses and home flag poles (including those you know are Vets) Having flags full staff . 
 Is it just me if you are going to take the responsibility of Having a Flag do it right?

The video is a couple years old sent to me by the wife of a SEAL I knew  Ford Island Hawaii yes her husband name is in that field
 

[I wonder how much acreage you need to make a living as a farmer?]

Me? well a crapload I cant keep a fake plant alive much less a real one .

[Schlitz Beer Ceases Operation After 177 Years]

10 hours ago, Cholla said:

Many of the breweries across the US were bought up in the 70 by a big conglomerate whose name escapes me. Hamms, Grain Belt, Schmidt, and a hundred other small breweries were bought. They kept the brands going but it wasn’t the same. I was a teen with a beer can collection. I had over a thousand cans. The beautiful steel cans with wonderful graphics were replaced with aluminum can with poor colors. I don’t drink but it was sad to see. 

 

 

Yes even Lonestar isnt Lonestar as was bought by Miller I think (yeah I know not a great beer , more of a nostalgia deal with me in a state That dont have it) 

 

As far as Schlitz well the goes my High School years LOL still better then Lowenbrau 

 

 

[Non SASS, Firearms at PSA]

17 minutes ago, John Kloehr said:

I'll have to dig it out, do not remember. Last of the parts came in a few months ago, except a no-go chamber gauge. The gauge has been on back order for months and I finally got it earlier this month. I have a can for it, but decided on a different one, need to go order it soon.

 

This has been a multi-year project, got the "unspecified" lower about ten years ago (Obama years), filed "papers" about 5 years ago (Biden elected but not yet sworn in). Slowly ordered parts while learning to build ARs. Also have bought a box or two of every single subsonic 300 Blackout round I came across for testing purposes. This build is my 3rd.

 

Yes about the same on mine Spikes Tactical lower (had to google the buffer system been that long) , 4 lb trigger (???)  B5 buttstock , VS grip , waited until no tax stamp fee , I have K's of 300 sub and triple that in 5.56  . Run the Rugged Razor 762 can on it averages appx 112 decibels .