tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6773564112174831541..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: No comment.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78775466867409312972007-12-19T20:05:00.000-05:002007-12-19T20:05:00.000-05:00the topper is over-matched at 12 gauge. I used a ...the topper is over-matched at 12 gauge. I used a 10 gauge magnum goose gun. Very new and spendy at 1984 prices......John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875185117306503147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38204257103559673602007-12-11T08:33:00.000-05:002007-12-11T08:33:00.000-05:00"Did I mention my first rifle was a H&R 10 gauge w..."<I>Did I mention my first rifle was a H&R 10 gauge with a seriously turned Ma-Deuce Barrel?</I>"<BR/><BR/>Odd. How did you overcome the fact that the Topper lockup is nowhere near strong enough to handle the pressure or the breechface thrust of .50BMG?<BR/><BR/>You couldn't have used surplus, so you must've loaded you own, no?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18306214636842856372007-12-11T03:12:00.000-05:002007-12-11T03:12:00.000-05:00I DO like the .50 BMG calibers. Did I mention my ...I DO like the .50 BMG calibers. Did I mention my first rifle was a H&R 10 gauge with a seriously turned Ma-<BR/>Deuce Barrel? If I weren't recovering from back issues, sedentary lifestyle, and diabetes side effects, I'd carry a pistol in that caliber. I'd love the moonbats to know I'm packing heat capable of stopping an 18-wheeler. but I'd probably be tempted to knock over the odd armored truck between paydays..John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875185117306503147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79927136625914097822007-12-09T21:37:00.000-05:002007-12-09T21:37:00.000-05:00Lady Tam,As usual, another one out of the park. I...Lady Tam,<BR/>As usual, another one out of the park. I've been pondering a reply to this since you posted it, and I still don't have one. <BR/><BR/>I guess this is just part of living i the real world, some times bad shit happens.<BR/><BR/>AE<BR/><BR/>P.S. Part two was a mega-church this afternoon.<BR/>AEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81916346170386297822007-12-09T19:00:00.000-05:002007-12-09T19:00:00.000-05:00Absolutely outstanding post. So true, and so scary...Absolutely outstanding post. So true, and so scary that the average person simply can't see said truth. Or do they? And the msmidiots try to use their position of propaganda ministry to insist that the average individual doesn't believe. VOTE!!! Vote in the primary to insure we have somebody worth a damn running in the general, and vote in the big one to make sure he gets the reins.cmblake6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02044180267336342019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54644225168539177702007-12-09T01:35:00.000-05:002007-12-09T01:35:00.000-05:00Sorry ... the only range open is in Tycho Brahe cr...Sorry ... the only range open is in Tycho Brahe crater.<BR/><BR/>It's that damned fallout ... the soccer moms living near the range complain when their hair falls out.closedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642713237849918722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25387238394224819522007-12-08T22:13:00.000-05:002007-12-08T22:13:00.000-05:00"But if you're going with a Browning design may I ..."<I>But if you're going with a Browning design may I recommend the .50 BMG? It's got the stopping power to deter any urban assailant.</I>"<BR/><BR/>If there was a .50 BMG that could be deployed accurately and effectively from a holster concealed under an untucked shirt, I'd buy it tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>For that matter, if there were a concealable personal weapon that would turn an assailant into a cloud of florescent radioactive ash without harming any innocent bystanders, I'd climb over you to get one.<BR/><BR/>(I'd worry about bystanders on a crowded city street because that's just polite and practical. If I want to go set off a 100kT warhead, I'll go use a public atomic weapons range in the desert someplace.)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17821324082602513082007-12-08T21:17:00.000-05:002007-12-08T21:17:00.000-05:00Aww, gee, Ben, I dunno -- .50 BMG? It just seems ...Aww, gee, Ben, I dunno -- .50 BMG? It just seems a little, y'know, <I>ungirly</I> Isn't there something a bit more dainty? .50 GI? .454? I mean, a gal's gotta watch her image!Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86908252920003477672007-12-08T20:35:00.000-05:002007-12-08T20:35:00.000-05:00Roberta,You can't put a price on personal safety. ...Roberta,<BR/><BR/>You can't put a price on personal safety. That's why when it comes to self defense, I carry the Nukem 5000 in the convenient backpack delivery system. Now available in hunter green, beige, steel blue, candy apple red, and camouflage.<BR/><BR/>Okay, okay, not the one for you. But if you're going with a Browning design may I recommend the .50 BMG? It's got the stopping power to deter any urban assailant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-75101169157370980412007-12-08T16:22:00.000-05:002007-12-08T16:22:00.000-05:00I've been feeling that way for a while now, but di...I've been feeling that way for a while now, but didn't really realize it. Thanks for providing some clarityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55394343106082814672007-12-08T09:58:00.000-05:002007-12-08T09:58:00.000-05:00I wonder how the Dems will handle the gun issue du...I wonder how the Dems will handle the gun issue during this election?<BR/>I mean, they know it has beat their ass every time they take their side. And now with the SCOTUS hearing the D.C. thing....<BR/>Well, let's just say that Hitlery would rather the issue not even be on the table for discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25390985774826608332007-12-07T20:32:00.000-05:002007-12-07T20:32:00.000-05:00Ritchie:Post your diagrams somewhere! :)Ritchie:<BR/><BR/>Post your diagrams somewhere! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10518148479470786992007-12-07T18:59:00.000-05:002007-12-07T18:59:00.000-05:00"I see dumb people. They're all around me. They do..."I see dumb people. They're all around me. They don't know they're dumb." And if I tell them they just get upset. And it I draw them diagrams and prove my point they frequently fire me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23524360789993628892007-12-07T18:23:00.000-05:002007-12-07T18:23:00.000-05:00Can you afford one, Ben? Can you afford the upkee...Can you afford one, Ben? Can you afford the upkeep?<BR/><BR/> Me, I have better things to do with my time and money. I'll stick with JMB-inspired small arms. ...Maybe a BAR?<BR/><BR/> In Nebraska, if twitboy had not had'm a eeeeevil <I>gun,</I> He'd'a done it with an axe or machete, something. Some people are gonna go out like fourth-rate berserkers. Used to be, folks tended to realize that, and carried the means to nip such behavior in the bud. Tended to make the less-loopy think twice.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67392208619022755862007-12-07T16:28:00.000-05:002007-12-07T16:28:00.000-05:00The big story here in Charlotte yesterday was the ...The big story here in Charlotte yesterday was the little old lady who drove her car through a concrete wall at the South Park Mall parking deck. But I digress.<BR/><BR/>The media will continute to hype <BR/>the shit out of every gun crime like this one. Especially in the days ahead when guns and control become hot ticket issues for the looming election. It's a fact. Listening to both sides after a while starts sounding like the wonks that were the voices of every adult on the old Charlie Brown specials.<BR/><BR/>But I have a solution. The answer is not outlawing guns, but rather legalizing larger weapons. I think if we all had a personal sized nuclear device we could ensure a crime free society through the magic of Mutually Assured Destruction. Sounds reasonable, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77112197574755151992007-12-07T15:24:00.000-05:002007-12-07T15:24:00.000-05:00Allow people to arm themselves.Stop worrying about...Allow people to arm themselves.<BR/><BR/>Stop worrying about people getting et by wolves after adopting a sheep lifestyle.closedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642713237849918722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65992841974436820502007-12-07T14:46:00.000-05:002007-12-07T14:46:00.000-05:00Just another reason why SWMBO always puts her arm ...Just another reason why SWMBO always puts her arm around me to do a weaps check any time we go anywhere. Especially disarmed victim zones. <BR/><BR/>I, too, wonder what Rocket Surgeon thought it was a good idea for this mental defective to have any remote access to anything more harmful than a Nerf bat, let alone sunshine. I'm gonna be looking at fry cooks a lot more suspiciously now, thanks to him. <BR/><BR/>We have state mental hospitals for a reason. I've worked in them. Every day I left I was glad for their existence, because some folks don't need to see the other side of those gates, ever. <BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Rabbit.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16687033348410629872007-12-07T11:32:00.000-05:002007-12-07T11:32:00.000-05:00That just about covers it.That just about covers it.Hobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66787731704263071012007-12-07T10:25:00.000-05:002007-12-07T10:25:00.000-05:00Alternately:Ban anti-depressants! It's For the Chi...Alternately:<BR/><BR/>Ban anti-depressants! It's <I>For the <B>Chilllldren!</B></I>Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324035824298948422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88273593478438752812007-12-07T10:23:00.000-05:002007-12-07T10:23:00.000-05:00I think one way to slow down the going out with a ...I think one way to slow down the going out with a bang, suicide with multi-victims thing, is for the media to stop all publicity about the shooter, especially his name.<BR/><BR/>I also wonder what kind of a person allows a convicted felon, on probation, out on bond with a court date in two weeks on drug charges, suffering from severe depression an SKS rifle and cartridges so he can go 'target shooting'. In my state I am sure it is a felony to arm an ex-con.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57795844767567695682007-12-07T09:38:00.000-05:002007-12-07T09:38:00.000-05:00Yes you put it right in the "X"Yes you put it right in the "X"The Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373439094429321148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59870451559647523582007-12-07T09:33:00.000-05:002007-12-07T09:33:00.000-05:00But, but, TAM! You're being krool and hartless! ...But, but, <I><B>TAM!</B></I> You're being krool and hartless! Don't you understand that it's <I>the number of guns</I> that's the cause of all this bloodshed! You're just another selfish gun-freak who'd rather play with your lethal toys than be socially responsible! If we <I>just passed <B>one more law</B></I> we could <I>reduce the killin'</I> by, by, by...<BR/><BR/>Oh, wait. That wouldn't work either.<BR/><BR/>Never mind.<BR/><BR/>(I'm tired of it, too. Well said, BTW.)Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324035824298948422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13896185364528298272007-12-07T09:00:00.000-05:002007-12-07T09:00:00.000-05:00On the mark, again, as always.The proles will neve...On the mark, again, as <I>always</I>.<BR/><BR/>The proles will never see it the way you or I see it...and these same people vote. Eventually, the idiot factor is going to catch up with us and we will be so sorrily outnumbered that the whole encounter will be plastered on CNN, where we'll be shown as some sort of kooky cult or something, while the tanks and armored APC's roll over the joint.<BR/><BR/>The ditch god <I>will not</I> be denied.theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.com