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I fully agree. I think we'll wake up one mornin and find out the Iranian nuke infrastructure and capability has been nuked. The Israelis need to send a powerful message to these emerging nutty islamist states forming all over the middle east. Whupping the toughest guys on the block is an excellent way to do just that. I'm all for the pesky jews putting a nuclear cloud over iran. We should have done it several years ago. If we had, we wouldnt have a bunch of dead and wounded soldiers killed and maimed by iranian shaped charge explosives. leroy

I hadnt thought about this piece of the "Tennessee Republican" pie. It makes perfect sense. Thanks for the wise observations. leroy

Thanks for letting me know about the other thread. Interesting posts. I think Robert hit the nail square on the head here: I figure that he is worried about his "sterling reputation" in the political arena and is afraid of being embarrased by the future influx of real conservatives that will most likely give the senate to the republicans in 2012. Lamar is, indeed, a republican polititian. He is not a "conservative". Like others, i would love for him to retire. leroy

Does anyone outside of me find this tidbit in the news to be interesting: Alexander Will Step Down as Chairman of U.S. Senate Republican Conference - Bloomberg If so; why? leroy

Hate to hear it. I know how you feel. My old golden passed away a year ago the last of May and im still sniffing some from time to time when i think about him. leroy

Thanks for posting this great clip. I think Judge Napolitano is dead right in his analysis. Thanks again. leroy

This one will give ya a little bit of entertainment on this subject. It's one of my favorite blogs: Moonbattery: Totalitarianism Gets a Foothold in Tennessee Enjoy. leroy

I think you are exactly right. I wonder what this bunch was thinkin when they did this stupid stuff. leroy

We've got several percussion revolvers layin around; among them some 51 navies in 36 caliber. Bajabuc about said all ya need to know about loading. We did a bit of a different trick on lube. We used felt wads soaked in bore butter (...we melted the bore butter, and poured in the 500 or so wads. The wads soak the bore butter up....). We would load 3F (...black powder...), a lubed wad, then seat the ball. It was less mess for us; shooting for CAS. Makes for a "quick load". We used the uberti replicas too. They are well built and can be easily tuned too. The biggest problem we had with the black powder suff was getting the caps matched to the nipples. Be always had to experiment around to get the right cap to nipple fit. Another great tool is a cash capper (...link here: Product Listing ShootingSupplies ...). We used both the in line and universal. They are a great way to keep the caps safe and handy. A percussion revolver is a great thing. Fun to shoot, and as Bajabuc says, suprisingly accurate. Have fun! leroy

SW:_____________ You could use a manners lesson not to mention a bit of education. You are in no position to determine whether im "feining offense" or not. More than that; you may not be smart enough to have a meaningful conversation with me. If ya dont like the posts; dont read 'em. I doubt that you are in a positon to reply to them without using childish pronouncements. I could care less whether you like my opinions or not. You decided to start this little spittin contest, not me. How's that for clearing up "misunderstandings"? leroy

We'll keep him and his family in our prayers too. leroy

Nah. It just keeps them shinier if they are in bags or in sealed containers. There are reloads around my house that have been reloaded since the middle eighties that look factory new. Hope this helps. leroy

I like 'em!! Thanks for posting the pics. leroy

My thoughts exactly!!! Keep up the good work! leroy

pfries:____________ Glad heavy duty ziplock quart freezer bags. Hope this helps. leroy

Raoul hit the problem dead on the nose. Hope you are doin better. Us old guys cant stand to fall too much. leroy

Amen brother!! Keep up good work. leroy

I like it!! At last, a real truck!! Keep up the good work! leroy

Yes i can, if i so choose, but i didnt. I spoke in the vernacular of the old british empire (...as did bajabuc...). Expand your education a bit and read this: Israpundit » Blog Archive » The White Man’s Burden: Rudyard Kipling was Right . There were no "racial slurs" (...except in your and SW's mind....). There were satirical references to "stereotypes" reaching back into the old British empire days. The fact is, for the third time now, i have nothing but admiration for this hero. More than that, i believe as some others do here that he should have won the Victoria Cross. Now, we can quibble about that a bit; but personally i believe that this hero has, in fact, been passed over, quite possibly due to his ethnicity. Evidently your grammar school english teacher didnt do too good a job "espainin" what satire is. Here is the classical definition: ....a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn . The "literary work" is my initial post. It wuz intended to both praise this man's heroism and to point up my take on "the vices and follies" of the esteemed british military establishment; specifically not awarding this genuine hero the Victoria Cross. More simply put; my take is: ... Aint it is interesting that this genuine hero was awarded the second highest british citation for his extreme bravery; not the first? I wonder why?. Could it be biases reaching back to the old colonial british days?? Interestin question aint it? There are some of us colonial rustics that entertain the thought that those very reasons harken back to the old colonial british empire days. Thus endeth the lesson. leroy

Dolomite and TN:_____________ The "headspace"gage name is a bit misleading. The L. E. Wilson gage is simply a "go/no go" gage that sets the high and low ends of the "standard" chamber. As i remember, that amounts to about .010 in length. The gage has a little relief cut on top to give this "high/low" indication visually (...if ya have good eyes...). Or to allow ya to measure the actual overall case length with a depth gage. The gage will also do a check on neck "growth" to tell ya when to trim. Havin said all that: I think Dolomite's system is by far the best for competition ammo loading. Resizing the body as a separate operation ensures that the AR will reliably chamber and feed the target rounds. Hope this helps. leroy

Well said bajabuc!!! Good work. leroy By the way SW: RE: this: Sounds a bit overbearing and preachy to me. Leave it to the "tolerance police" to turn a genuine admirative comment into a "racist dentigration." By the way; who elected you as the official conscience and arbitor of what is 'racist" and what aint? For the "truth" of this matter, see the post above. leroy

Look at the picture. He is small in stature (...that is ---"little" -- he aint as tall as the queen mum...). He is brown (...take a close look...). What's the problem? Note that the end of the original post says "....with great admiration....". That's exactly what it means. This little man is a "genuine hero", full of courage, dedication, and bravery. A man who happens to be "little (...in stature...) and (...brown...) serving in a military run by white folks, just as it was when "Britainnia ruled the waves". Ever hear of "the white man's burden"? It's a old british construct. Hows that for an extended explanation!? (...as if i needed to make one...). leroy

How's that workin out for ya?! leroy (...still alive...)

Me too. I am astounded at the debate and comments on this subject. RE: Dats82 ---This: Dats: Here is my definition of "ethics" (...link to whole definition here: Ethics*[internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]....) I lifted this piece of the definition: My definition of "ethics" would be more correctly "metaethics" as defined above. They do not "evolve" and "change". Your definition of "ethics" (...in the post...) seems to come from the definitions referenced here: If you are a "stoic philosopher" or a "believer in Providence" (...i am...) you beleive that there are "universal truths". We can quibble about the "normative ethics" and "applied ethics". The fact is that the current culture (...the 'best and brightest", the specialists (...doctors, in this case...), the dean of the university school of ethics, politicos, you, me, them...) can all contribute to the "normative" and "applied" ethical thing. In contrast; "Metaethics" is not a construct of pop culture and the "best and brightest" among us. It is a body of unchanging truths. My long winded pronouncements on this subject shoud be read in light of these definitions. Hope this sheds a bit more light on this amazingly controversial subject. leroy

Mengele was, in fact, a doctor. Graduated from the University of Frankfrut. I will grant that he didnt take his oath too seriously either. Bio link here: Josef Mengele Work samples here: Meet the Notorious Dr. Joseph Mengele. leroy