Monday factoid...
 

On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:30:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"hk" wrote in message
...
Tim wrote:
On Jul 29, 11:52 am, hk wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jul 29, 7:40 am, hk wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:13:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jul 29, 7:03 am, HK wrote:
. My favorite rifle is a Swedish Mauser in
6.5x55 mm. Not much recoil, and damned accurate.
Absolutely! the Ljungman is one of my favorite rifles and the 6.5
is
an all around sweet cartridge.
I've never shot one, but I've heard good things about it as a solid
all-purpose rifle.
My personal all-around bestest rifle is a older Winchester lever
action that was rechambered and re-barreled to .325 with iron sights.
Custom match ammo and that rifle is as accurate at a laser.
Are you referring to the semi-auto Ljungman? Not one of my favorites.
I
prefer the old reliable bolt action swedish mauser for 6.5x55 rounds.-
Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Yessir, I was. i dont' have a bolt Swede, but the Ljungman is an
amazing machine. When loading that first round into the chamber, it's
so fascinating watching all those parts sliding around. brilliant
design. then the Egyptiand decided to copy it and make the "HAKIM"
chambered in 30-06 and really kind of butchered the design IMHO.
But harry, i have a couple of 7.5x55 Swiss "Straight pulls" For
military arms, they are absolute works of art. Especially for their
time period they are perfect specimens of Swiss machining.
Extreme accuracy, too!
If I were buying a rifle, I'd want one of the Swedish Mausers or, if I
were buying a new rifle, I'd buy one of the modern knock-off with
"Mauser action." In anything larger than .22LR, I prefer bolt action.

But I am really more into pistols. Here's a target from my day with a
semi-auto shooting .40S&W, 25 yards, offhand.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...us/40-0004.jpg

I shoot .22LR with a nice old Victor:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ous/victor.jpg

and also a Ruger, and I shoot competitively with this work of art:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...us/x-five1.jpg

It's a 9mm Sig Sauer X-5, wearing its everyday grips. It came with a
pair of beautiful wood grips, but I'm wary of scratching them, so I put
the black grips on it. 19-shot mag, one in the pipe = 20 rounds and
amazingly accurate.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Excellent choices. i agree. To me a 22 revolver or bolt action boring.
But one of the nicest pistols I've ever shot was my brothers Walther
PPK in .22. The top of the slide is V-shaped with a little dot on the
far end. No back sight. you eye lines through the V down the slide to
the dot. If I may candidly use the phrase, it's one io the most fun
"point 'n shoot" pistols I've had the pleasure of working with.


The PPKs have a long and colorful history, far beyond the "Bond" novels,
and make a great pocket gun if you like to pocket or conceal carry
semi-autos.





Can I interrupt to tell you about my new guitar?

Eisboch


That would fall under the off (or on) topic categories which cause severe
complaining from the complain department.

Monday factoid...
 

John H. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:24:00 -0400, DK wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:18:02 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Did you know that the artichoke is actually a thistle?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artichoke

I didn't know that.
If you ever tasted one you would be surprised.
I hate atrichokes.

And golf.
Just cuz you can't hit a golf ball further with a baseball bat than I can
with a golf club. 8)



Oh yeah. Forgot about that.

As much as I like Tom, *this* bet he is gonna lose.

Eisboch


*That's* and interesting wager! How will the ball be delivered to the
bat? Tee-ball? The club will win. A pitch? Now you have a challenge!

The 'longest' home run was no more than 650 feet, and that's being most
generous. It was probably less than 550 feet. That's less than 225 yds,
which ain't squat for one who can hit a decent drive. Hell, Lorena Ochoa,
at about 130lbs, regularly pounds them beyond 280 yards.

The wager is a golf ball hit from a baseball bat and a club - not a
baseball.

Monday factoid...
 

BAR wrote:
John H. wrote:


The 'longest' home run was no more than 650 feet, and that's being most
generous. It was probably less than 550 feet. That's less than 225 yds,
which ain't squat for one who can hit a decent drive. Hell, Lorena Ochoa,
at about 130lbs, regularly pounds them beyond 280 yards.

No wonder you can't hit the green on a par 3. 650 feet = 216 yards, 550
feet = 183 yards.


John's right. Read his post again.

Monday factoid...
 

On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:43:22 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:30:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Can I interrupt to tell you about my new guitar?

Sure can.

And then I'll tell you about my new camera. :)

Is it *extra* shock resistant? 8)

Shut up. :)

Monday factoid...
 

On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:58:46 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:30:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Can I interrupt to tell you about my new guitar?

Sure can.

And then I'll tell you about my new camera. :)

Do you have a "carry permit" for that camera?

Shut up. :)

Monday factoid...
 

On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:25:10 -0400, DK wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:24:00 -0400, DK wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message
...
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:18:02 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Did you know that the artichoke is actually a thistle?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artichoke

I didn't know that.
If you ever tasted one you would be surprised.
I hate atrichokes.

And golf.
Just cuz you can't hit a golf ball further with a baseball bat than I can
with a golf club. 8)



Oh yeah. Forgot about that.

As much as I like Tom, *this* bet he is gonna lose.

Eisboch


*That's* and interesting wager! How will the ball be delivered to the
bat? Tee-ball? The club will win. A pitch? Now you have a challenge!

The 'longest' home run was no more than 650 feet, and that's being most
generous. It was probably less than 550 feet. That's less than 225 yds,
which ain't squat for one who can hit a decent drive. Hell, Lorena Ochoa,
at about 130lbs, regularly pounds them beyond 280 yards.

The wager is a golf ball hit from a baseball bat and a club - not a
baseball.

You're right. He'd still lose, but it would be interesting to watch.

Monday factoid...
 

On Jul 29, 7:58*pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
...
Tim wrote:
On Jul 29, 11:52 am, hk wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jul 29, 7:40 am, hk wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:13:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jul 29, 7:03 am, HK wrote:
. My favorite rifle is a Swedish Mauser in
6.5x55 mm. *Not much recoil, and damned accurate.
Absolutely! the Ljungman *is one of my favorite rifles *and the 6.5
is
an all around sweet cartridge.
I've never shot one, but I've heard good things about it as a solid
all-purpose rifle.
My personal all-around bestest rifle is a older Winchester lever
action that was rechambered and re-barreled to .325 with iron sights.
Custom match ammo and that rifle is as accurate at a laser.
Are you referring to the semi-auto Ljungman? Not one of my favorites.
I
prefer the old reliable bolt action swedish mauser for 6.5x55 rounds.-
Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Yessir, I was. i dont' have a bolt Swede, but the Ljungman is an
amazing machine. When loading that first round into the chamber, it's
so fascinating watching all those parts sliding around. brilliant
design. then the Egyptiand decided to copy it and make the "HAKIM"
chambered in 30-06 and really kind of butchered the design IMHO.
But harry, i have a couple of 7.5x55 Swiss "Straight pulls" *For
military arms, they are absolute works of art. Especially for their
time period they are perfect specimens of Swiss machining.
Extreme accuracy, too!
If I were buying a rifle, I'd want one of the Swedish Mausers or, if I
were buying a new rifle, I'd buy one of the modern knock-off with
"Mauser action." In anything larger than .22LR, I prefer bolt action..

But I am really more into pistols. Here's a target from my day with a
semi-auto shooting .40S&W, 25 yards, offhand.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...us/40-0004.jpg

I shoot .22LR with a nice old Victor:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ous/victor.jpg

and also a Ruger, and I shoot competitively with this work of art:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...us/x-five1.jpg

It's a 9mm Sig Sauer X-5, wearing its everyday grips. It came with a
pair of beautiful wood grips, but I'm wary of scratching them, so I put
the black grips on it. 19-shot mag, one in the pipe = 20 rounds and
amazingly accurate.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Excellent choices. i agree. To me a 22 revolver or bolt action boring..
But one of the nicest pistols I've ever shot was my brothers Walther
PPK in .22. The top of the slide is V-shaped with a little dot on the
far end. No back sight. you eye lines through the V *down the slide to
the dot. If I may candidly use the phrase, it's one io the most fun
"point 'n shoot" pistols I've had the pleasure of working with.

The PPKs have a long and colorful history, far beyond the "Bond" novels,
and make a great pocket gun if you like to pocket or conceal carry
semi-autos.

Can I interrupt to tell you about my new guitar?

Eisboch

LOL, ;the funny thing is Harry will have no idea what you are talking about.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

But he'll act like he does!! Remember him trying to tell everyone here
that he played guitar? Then he made one of the dumbest statements
about playing that I've ever heard?!

Monday factoid...
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:43:22 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:30:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Can I interrupt to tell you about my new guitar?

Sure can.

And then I'll tell you about my new camera. :)

Is it *extra* shock resistant? 8)

Shut up. :)

Is the extra shock required for when you slap offending fisherpeople?

Monday factoid...
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"hk" wrote in message
. ..
Tim wrote:
On Jul 29, 11:52 am, hk wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jul 29, 7:40 am, hk wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:13:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jul 29, 7:03 am, HK wrote:
. My favorite rifle is a Swedish Mauser in
6.5x55 mm. Not much recoil, and damned accurate.
Absolutely! the Ljungman is one of my favorite rifles and the 6.5
is
an all around sweet cartridge.
I've never shot one, but I've heard good things about it as a solid
all-purpose rifle.
My personal all-around bestest rifle is a older Winchester lever
action that was rechambered and re-barreled to .325 with iron
sights.
Custom match ammo and that rifle is as accurate at a laser.
Are you referring to the semi-auto Ljungman? Not one of my favorites.
I
prefer the old reliable bolt action swedish mauser for 6.5x55
rounds.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Yessir, I was. i dont' have a bolt Swede, but the Ljungman is an
amazing machine. When loading that first round into the chamber, it's
so fascinating watching all those parts sliding around. brilliant
design. then the Egyptiand decided to copy it and make the "HAKIM"
chambered in 30-06 and really kind of butchered the design IMHO.
But harry, i have a couple of 7.5x55 Swiss "Straight pulls" For
military arms, they are absolute works of art. Especially for their
time period they are perfect specimens of Swiss machining.
Extreme accuracy, too!
If I were buying a rifle, I'd want one of the Swedish Mausers or, if I
were buying a new rifle, I'd buy one of the modern knock-off with
"Mauser action." In anything larger than .22LR, I prefer bolt action.

But I am really more into pistols. Here's a target from my day with a
semi-auto shooting .40S&W, 25 yards, offhand.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...us/40-0004.jpg

I shoot .22LR with a nice old Victor:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ous/victor.jpg

and also a Ruger, and I shoot competitively with this work of art:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...us/x-five1.jpg

It's a 9mm Sig Sauer X-5, wearing its everyday grips. It came with a
pair of beautiful wood grips, but I'm wary of scratching them, so I put
the black grips on it. 19-shot mag, one in the pipe = 20 rounds and
amazingly accurate.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Excellent choices. i agree. To me a 22 revolver or bolt action boring.
But one of the nicest pistols I've ever shot was my brothers Walther
PPK in .22. The top of the slide is V-shaped with a little dot on the
far end. No back sight. you eye lines through the V down the slide to
the dot. If I may candidly use the phrase, it's one io the most fun
"point 'n shoot" pistols I've had the pleasure of working with.


The PPKs have a long and colorful history, far beyond the "Bond" novels,
and make a great pocket gun if you like to pocket or conceal carry
semi-autos.





Can I interrupt to tell you about my new guitar?

Eisboch


Sure. Is it nicer than my Yamaha CG111C?

Monday factoid...
 

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:43:22 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:30:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Can I interrupt to tell you about my new guitar?

Sure can.

And then I'll tell you about my new camera. :)

Is it *extra* shock resistant? 8)

Shut up. :)

Is the extra shock required for when you slap offending fisherpeople?


Nah. He has this well concealed nickname, *butter fingers*. Not really
funny, but I couldn't resist.