bersaguy

Has anyone been experiencing any problems with the newer Fiocchi ammo? A buddy of mine that shoots a lot more than I do has been experiencing about 5 FT fires and has has about 10 squib rounds and had to stop and push the bullet out of the barrel. He said he was glad he was not doing speed shooting or he would have damaged his gun and possibly himself. He said he is going to contact Fiocchi about this because it was not contained to just one box of their ammo. He bought 2 new boxes to go to the range and each box had issues.......................... :ugh: :ugh:

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Ok, first off thank all of you for your thoughts on this issue. Yesterday the Vascular Surgeon that was scheduled to do the Aneurism called my daughter  and requested she bring me to her office on Thursday for a consultation about what took place on Monday and about still doing the Aneurism repair. She said she has seen the results of all the test and even of the results of the ecocardiogram  that was completed that her Cardiologist chose to walk out on. i have agreed to go and hear what she has to say but not sure I will agree to her doing the Aneurism after what I have been through so far by that medical group. I do have other options available to me. I have checked with my insurance programs and they will pay for up to 3 opinions from 3 different medical groups because my health is what is priority.    As far as posting to doctor and Hospital on line. Right now I don't feel it would be proper. If anyone does really want to know who they are send me a PM and I will gladly tell you.

Well, I went through about 18 hours of pure to get zero accomplished progress in repairing of fixing anything. Went through the Arterial gram to fix heart and the surgeon walked out of it 6 minutes into the test without saying anything to the staff running the test.   They completed test and where suppose to give me a sedative to lay flat on my back on a board and not move for next 4.5 hours. They failed to give me the sedative and within 30 minutes I was in intense pain in my back because of back problems. About 2 hours later the heart surgeon came to the room and took daughter and son-in-law to the hall and spoke with them for about 20 minutes about my case but never came in to face me.   He said that the test shown several partially blocked arteries which on Friday he said he would fix during the test on Monday. He didn't fix anything and said he was more concerned about my aneurism than my heart at this point and told my daughter to set up an appointment with a doctor to repair the aneurism first and he would repair the heart later.   Then just before leaving he said there is about a 90% chance I will suffer a mild heart attack during the aneurism surgery. I had to get all of this 2nd hand for daughter and son in law because the sorry SOB surgeon would not come in and face me.     They didn't know he walked out of the test in 6 minutes of a 20 minute after it began and all of the test staff were asking each other where the doctor was an one guy said he left about 10 minutes ago without saying a word or doing anything. Now with that said, the reason I was sent to the Cardiologist was to make sure my heart was strong enough to have the Aneurism repaired. So now I am not even sure that I can have the aneurism repaired because if there is a 90% chance I would have a heart attack during it.     I'm almost sure the Vascular Surgeon will not do it. The Cardiologist surgeon has lied to me about 10 times now on what he plans to do and what he does. So 18 hours spent going through pain and Hell and got not one damn thing fixed. Doctor did tell my daughter I was walking around with two time bombs ticking inside me and it was only a matter of time before one the them popped. Sent me home with no medications of any kind at 8:30 last night.

I would like to thank all of the great folks here for their kind words and for the many prayers being sent for me. This has made my day for sure. It has helped give me a better outlook on my future for sure. This site has got to be with out a doubt the best bunch of folks on the face of the earth, bar none!!!! I do plan on going into what is coming with all of the positive intentions I can muster. At this time I have no idea how long my hospital stay but I will try and keep everyone informed when I can. Again, thanks to all of you for your great support.   Doug        aka  Bersaguy

Well I guess I have found it is time to do what I probably should have done back a few weeks ago. That is let folks here know about health issues I found I have. I went to ER back about 12 days before Christmas for a UTI (urinary tract infection) during the tests I found out that I also have type 2 Diabetes.   I also learned I have an Aneurism 8 centimeters in size in my abdomen that requires surgery.   Before the surgeon would operate she wanted me to consult with a cardiac doctor to see if my heart would survive the surgery. Went in on Thursday for stress tests and a battery of other tests. Not good news. The doctor said I have a couple blockages in my heart according to the tests.    Monday I go in for an arterialgram and the doctor said that if he can locate the blockages that he will more than likely install stints at that time to correct the problem. If the heart fix works I am still facing the Aneurism surgery as soon as I recover from the heart issue if it is successful.      So that is where my life is right now. Everything in my life has done a 180 in the last month. I have addressed the diabetes and now have it under control but right now. that   The UTI is gone are to date the only positives to come out of this.      I don't usually ask for much but if any of ya'll could, a prayer or two would really be appreciated. I have been a bit overwhelmed with all that has happened in my life and being able to spend time here since this happened has been great therapy for me. I could not think of a better place to be right now than here with friends

Ok, I was in waiting room at Doctors office yesterday and i over heard a couple guys talking about Obama is working on trying to have ammo made so that is will self corrode while sitting on the self in 2 years or less. Has anyone heard anything else about this or do you think it can be done? They seemed pretty sure by the way they were talking that is what he is trying to do. They said since he knows he can't get the guns he will get the ammo...............Just wondering if any once else has heard anything about it?............................. :ugh: :ugh: :squint:

Can anyone tell me when Joe Biden has said anything that was not stupid and he ended up putting his foot in his mouth?...........jmho

Isn't that what has happened here in every mass shooting? They have most all taken place in GUN FREE ZONES. The shooters have a very good chance of success when they enter the GUN FREE ZONES to carry out the shootings and carnage. They try to say that in every case that the shooters are mentally disturbed. They are correct to a point. They have mental issues to ever think of doing something like that (except for terrorists). They are mentally unstable but not stupid. They can plan their actions just like any sane person and carry out their plan with precise actions using the GUN BUSTER signs to their advantage. That is why I won't go to anyplace my gun cannot go and if I do carry past the sign I have to have very good reason to do so.................jmho

Also take into consideration in many cases Alaska is one of the states that many bad guys run to and hide after committing a violet crime in the lower 48. It is easy to hide up there with all the wilderness.................jmho

Peejman, I would not have really called that a punch as much as I would have called it a reaction to an action that was totally uncalled for by the person that received the punch in the face. When a woman does something like that a man is going to react before he can think..............jmho        I don't believe in a man hitting a woman out of rage or anger, drunk, sober, on dope or any other reason but a flash reaction to a sudden pain like you received would be totally understandable...........jmho   Edit ... and I'll admit to having hit a girl in anger once. She sucker kicked me in the balls for no reason and I punched her square in the mouth before I collapsed. It busted her lip and nose but thankfully didn't knock out any teeth.

Man I sure would not want to be a judge in this dog show. I would give all of them Blue Ribbons................. :up:

I guess a dog may not be the answer in every case but I still have faith that having a dog in the house is always an advantage. I can promise you  this if a truck or a car gets anywhere close to my house day or night Kasey lets me know it long before they could ever be kicking my door in....................jmho   I will never figure out why that one person did not put him to death and made 11 other people change their minds and guess I never will. He may have avoided the gallows but when it comes time to meet his maker I would bet he will pay his dues.............again.....jmho

And then everyone wonders where Domestic Violence comes from as they get older?  Once it starts it seldom stops as they grow older................jmho

I don't have alarm system but my house only has half size sliding windows and two doors. The sliding windows all have wood blocks in the tracks preventing anyone from forcing one to slide. My doors have a door handle lock and twin long slide dead bolts on both doors. You may kick it in but your going to work your butt off doing it. Plus I am never more than 5 feet from a gun anywhere in my house including bathroom. Is my house really secure? Of course not. It is secure enough that I will have enough time to react and be somewhat prepared to confront an intruder YES!! but 100% secure NO!!!

That is why most people have a house dog. Best alert you can have is a dog with great hearing. Kasey was sleeping under my bed about 4 nights ago and all at once began growling and then went into full barking mode and came out from under the bed. My outside lights popped on and all it was in a neighborhood kid cutting through yards to get home after running out of gas. Kasey could hear him just walking through the yard long before he tripped the lights. I was able to have gun in hand and in living room ready for someone to try and kick my door in. When the lights came on I think it scared the kid so much he probably may have peed his pants and my opening up the door with a gun in my hand didn't help any his feelings any. He apologized for disturbing me. He lived 4 doors away and I know him well. My neighbor was also awakened by his house dogs to the kid walking through the yard and he was also up and gun in hand. I have some great security lights and when they come on you can play foot ball at night in the areas they light up............. :up:

  It would surely be a deterrent to his one or two buddies waiting to come in behind him when the Boom happens..........jmho

  Walmart parking lots were full back when Sam Walton was running them and they had primarily almost 95% American made Products also. People shopped at Walmart long before they went to China and long before they sold groceries and I honestly believe Walmarts parking lots would be full if they offered more American made products. I quit going to Walmart except in emergencies when I cannot find something any place else. They are my very last choice to shop at for about anything. In all honesty I think Americans are getting tired of buying low quality products if they could buy better grade American made products..............jmho

Up until about a year ago China would not make any products for humans or pets that did not say Made in China and have a Chinese bar code on it. American companies began noticing that their products began remaining on shelves and not selling. Because of the slump in ordering products from China China finally decided to begin allowing pet food companies to purchase just the products and let them do their own packaging. That is what Nestles began doing and on their packages of their products it says packaged in the USA and not made in the USA. I am sincerely hoping that enough pressure is put on all of the American companies that they just totally quite buying anything from China and begin making their own products here. They may cost a little more but I truly believe most Americans are willing to pay a few cents more for truly American Products.............jmho

This is a response to my post in Our Fur friends when I was talking about dog snacks made in China. Petco and and Petsmart are both pulling all their dog treats from their shelves that are made in China. I have been posting to different sites for a couple years about pet snacks from China were killing dogs here and on the CBS World News tonight they announced that a chemical China has been putting in dog treats have killed over 1000 dogs.   Back about 6 years ago a friend of mine gave Kasey a couple jerky treats while we were visiting them. He said he gave them to his dogs all the time. I picked up the bag of Waggin Trails and it said made in USA so I didn't think anything about it. One day he called me up and told me his Lab had died. It suffered Kidney failure and he had to put him down. Next time I was in Sams, where he bought his dog treats I picked up a bag of Waggin Trail Jerky treats and it said made in China on the bag. I called my friend and ask hm to see where the treats he had were made and he went ballistic when he read it was now being made in China.     I called the 800 number on their bag and requested to know why they left America and went to China to have their products made and she said, Our Company was having difficulty finding enough chicken  in America to make their treats. I asked her if their company tried calling Tyson and she hung up on me.    I ask my Vet if there was any snack products for pets that she trusted and her reply was not any more. She said companies like Nestles say they are made in America but really they are made in China and packaged in America. Reason being China would not package anything without their bar codes and Name on the packaging. In turn American companies began buying their products un-packaged and doing their own. She said that the only dog foods she felt she could trust was Pedigree which is made here in Franklin, Tennessee. You can all find some interesting reading below!    .Now yall made know why I could for Kasey and give her human jerky treats................jmho   http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/red-flag-ingredients/propylene-glycol-dog-food-aid-or-automotive-anti-freeze/     http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-industry-exposed/dog-food-chin/     http://rt.com/usa/220135-chinese-dog-food-deaths/   http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/chicken-jerky-treats-suspects/   http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/05/19/toxic-jerky-treats-linked-to-more-than-1000-dog-deaths/

quote  "Wife loves how happy and content your baby looks." Your wife says content and all of my friends that know her say she is Spoiled Rotten. I guess they say that because I cook for her. She loves chicken breasts cooked in Crock pot and I have a place I can buy them for about 1.05 a pound frozen. She also gets Jacks Link Turkey Jerky for her treats. Most everything else I have found as treats for dogs are made in China and poisoning dogs so I just feed her human jerky. Costs the same and I trust it because they are made in America and Canada. If anyone here is feeding their dogs WAGGIN TAILS Chicken Jerky you need to go on line and see how many dogs they have killed or made sick on them. I bet you will stop buying them if you love your dogs. A lot of people are suing that company. I think instead of suing the company they need to sue the people that sell the products so they will get pulled from the shelves..........jmho

I think it should be made a law that every protest must first be issues a permit to protest and that permit is only good for 1 protest and the permits should cost $100.00 each. If they protest without one they are allowed to be arrested for protesting without a permit and fines for each protester should be $500.00. It would not be a racist law because there are many white people in these protests and should all be treated the same when arrested. No Exceptions......................jmho

Here is my Kasey girl. I rescued her from a huge Yellow tomcat that evidently stole her from a litter of puppies from some where and was trying to kill her. I hear her yapping outside under my truck. I had seen this big yellow cat many times and was probably 15 lbs + in size. I ran back in house and got a rough rider loaded with shorts and a pan of water, laid down beside the truck and threw the water on them. The cat raised it's head and I shot it and this bleeding ugly long wet puppy came waddling out form under my truck. picked her up and brought her in the house. She was bleeding from her nose on outside and from her ears where the cat scratched them. Other wise unscathed. A nice warm bath cleaned her up and I realized that this pup had not been weened yet. Still had foggy blue film on eyes and puppy breath. I had to bottle feed her about a month while getting her started on soft dog foods. That was 15+ years ago. [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Kasey%20and%20Girl%20Dog/Fishpictures005_zpsf16a2e75.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Kasey%20and%20Girl%20Dog/PictureorVideo007_zpsf3576786.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Kasey%20and%20Girl%20Dog/KaseyandGirlDog011_zps33ef6d7c.jpg.html][/URL] She thinks she owns the Jeep and it is not allowed to go anywhere without her so he in the last picture she has it blocked until I tell her to get in the back seat........... :rofl:

  :rofl: I have made the remark a 1000 times that if Chihuahuas had the size of a Pit or German Shepard and the temperament of the Chihuahua they would be probably the most dangerous dog on earth.................jmho

I would rather have alligators because you don't have to wonder if they are dangerous. You know they are and they don't have that on/off switch. Theirs is on all the time.........................jmho