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    Pretty cool to a new guy.

    Dick, I enjoyed the articles you wrote. Thanks,
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    we need a humor forum.....until then

    'Involuntary Muscle Contraction' Professor Higgins at the University of Sydney was giving a lecture on 'Involuntary Muscle Contraction' to the first year medical students. This was not an exciting subject and the professor decided to lighten up the mood. He pointed to a young woman in the...
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    Rem 600 vs model 7

    The model 7 and the 600 use different triggers. The trigger shoe on the 600 will end up at the front of the trigger gaurd.
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    we need a humor forum.....until then

    Confused I was confused I became confused when I heard the word "Service" used as follows : Internal Revenue 'Service' U.S. Forest 'Service' U .S. Postal 'Service' Telephone 'Service' Cable TV 'Service' Civil 'Service' Public 'Service' Customer 'Service' But today, it all became...
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    I found this gun.......

    "It has no sights, but has two lugs, one just forward of the bolt, the other mid-way up the barrel and a lug near the muzzle" The lug near the muzzle is the mount for the front sight. The lugs near the action and mid-way up the barrel are scope blocks.
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    Burning Powder

    You all might want to read up on Boyle's Law.
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    Joke of the day?

    A guy is walking along the beach in Malibu, finds a bottle, and picks it up. Immediately, a genie pops out and replies, "Thanks for letting me out! For your kindness, I will grant you one wish." The guy says, "I've always wanted to go to Hawaii, but I can't because I'm too afraid to fly and...
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    Joke of the day?

    The town constable is sitting on the front porch of the general store, in a small Alabama town, when he sees Junior walking up the street with a black eye. He calls out “Junior, how’d you get that black eye?” “Well Sir, it was this way. Me an my brother went to church yesterday, jest like we...
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    How important to accuracy is optically centering scope?

    First surface mirrors are also available as "oneway glass", and can be obtained from the local glass dealers. Be extremely careful with them, since there is little protective coating on the aluminumized reflective surface.
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    Your first firearm?

    Springfield Model 53-B, mfg by J. Stevens Arms Company. I think that my Dad got it when he was in his early teens. It was never officially given to be, but I used it with his knowledge from the time I was 10. It went to school with me so I could hunt on the way home, and I carried it through...
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    Building an Action - Steel?

    17-4 Gary, I would like to add to the great reply that Jackie gave. 17-4 is typically purchased in Condition A, which machines similar to 304 CRES. After machining the material is aged to increase strength. As 17-4 is aged, it will shrink slightly due to the copper precipitation. The...
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