Darrell

PM incoming for the bow.

I bought mine when I was 12 at the local Western Auto store. I still have it, and still shoot it from time to time.

Prices?

Wowzer! I reckon my ancient Dell laptop is good enough for keeping up on the internet and the too-frequent game of solitaire, though. I had an original version of Flight Simulator way back when, it seems to have advanced a bit since then...

Congratulations on your escape! I lived in California for a time while I was in the Corps, but it hadn't gone nuts back then. (mid-70's) I came to TN from Washington about 5 years ago, and I couldn't be happier with my decision to move here. i hope you like it as much as I do. Do you play racquetball? We have a small group that plays at the courts there in Cookeville.

Back in Washington the nasty things flocked pretty heavily into the Navy base at Bremerton. They were just about totally safe there, but if it had been legal one could have walked up, grabbed one, and wrung its neck. As it was they pooped all over the sidewalks.

Good luck to you, and best wishes.

I found one recipe in the Lee manual for 30-30 subsonic loads. Well, four different loads with one bullet and one powder. Using 125g bullets you can load H335 from 18 - 22 grains to yield velocities ranging from 890 - 1100 fps. The manual has a warning that the 18 and 19 grain loads can be double-charged inside the case. Please check the manual yourself to be sure I haven't made a transcription error. Wow! $800 for a 4 pound jug of Trailboss? Are people really that desperate for dirty-burning, fluffy powder? ***** Note- I DID in fact make a transcription error. The low load was 18 grains, not 10. ****

That camera was probably made in China. If you travel there you'll be able to hold it rightside up. It should work okay in Australia as well.

^^^^^ We got a dusting last night, too, but it's more like tiny little hailstones than snowflakes. I've had enough of cold weather already!

I broke out my Lyman Cast Bullets reloading manual, and the closest I'm seeing to subsonic loads for 300 grain bullets is 29 grains of 5744 which yields a velocity of 1376 fps, about 250 fps above the supersonic threshold at sea level. You can get subsonic with a few different powders if you go to 500 or 535 grain bullets. The Lee reloading manual has a whole section on reduced loads. I've used the formula to build low-velocity, light bullet loads for my 30-06 with great success. I've not tried it with the 45-70, though now that you've piqued my interest I might give it a try. I'm pretty sure that you can load light bullets for low velocity in your 30-30, as well. I still have four or five pounds of Trailboss, and didn't realize that it had been discontinued. I like the powder and it's a shame I won't be able to get more. *** Just checked the Hodgdon website, and they still list Trailboss there, but it's out of stock. A few other sites say that it will be back in production. Of course that doesn't help you now. ****

Just don't let the smoke out.

The Lyman Cast Bullet reloading manual has a few loads in there. I'll have to pull it out a little later in the day, but there are some that are just sub-sonic with 400-425 bullets, I think.

Precision Reloading is offering free Hazmat on orders over $149. They have a variety of primers in stock and are "reasonably" priced at $80 or $90 / thousand. I remember complaining about $30 primers....

According to the article I read this morning, the family was NOT on the shooter's property. I hope they throw him in jail for a very long time. Even if there's a backstory, there's no excuse for shooting at people under those circumstances.

Our high today was 32, but I noticed that the roads are wet, not frozen, beneath the snow. I shovelled a walkway and within an hour it was completely clear. Too bad the county doesn't plow the roads out here, they'd be fine by now. I hope that Barlett weather reaches us tomorrow.

I just came in after an hour of riding my wife's quad around in the snow. What a hoot! I'm probably too old for acting like a hooligan (68! How did that happen so quickly?) but I did it anyway. That thing is WAY more fun in 2WD than in 4WD in the snow. And this time of year it's pretty easy to pick a path betweeen the trees, although I did come pretty close to looping it when I found a hole that I couldn't see through the snow. I may have to do that again tomorrow, assuming I can still walk.

I'm not an OSU fan, but their strength of schedule was #23 out of 134 schools. Not really an "easy" schedule, and they beat some pretty good teams on their way to the playoffs.

It's begun here, darn it! No worries, though, so long as the power remains on.

Nothing at my place in Hebbertsburg (near Crossville) yet. I hope it goes around!

No, but attornies are that greedy and aggressive.

In a month or two you'll be enjoying your new firearm and all the hassle will be forgotten. There's no need to keep your blood pressure up over something that's now history. Personally, I've had good luck with Bass Pro and Cabella's, I'm sorry you had a tough time.

I really thought that Georgia was going to win it all, but now I'm thinking Ohio State, although any of the remaining four teams has a legitimate chance. The most important thing for me was that the filthy ducks fell on their faces. I didn't think that AZ State belonged in the playoffs, but clearly I was wrong. They were pretty good and gave Texas all they could handle.

Nice, clean build! I've always wanted to try a bike with a jockey shift. I just picked up bike number 6, a Ducati 749. Maybe when yours is done we can race them for pink slips?