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Grumpy Old Bastard here! Still GRUMPY, and still an OLD BASTARD!

Most likely it does not like what you are feeding it! S-.410's are PICKY! Couldn't hurt to clean her either.

Glad to see you getting strong. Enjoy retirement, I do ! Every day is Saturday!!!!!

Mike: You are an evil genius, and I like that!

Mandrels are a BITCH! Buy NEW mandrels, as you will seldom be able to remove one without snapping off the bolts. Use anti-seeze liberally on the bolt threads of the new one. PS Always keep the old belt for the blades, new belts will not slip, and cause damage when you hit something. Nice worn , old belts slip enough to let the blades survive when you hit a rock or a dog toy.

Use LED lights, lawn tractors only have a 9amp alternator.

Amazing how many clones there are, and all out of stock!

If you have a fenced yard big enough to call pasture, there is a farmer somewhere that will pay to graze cattle there. Might even pay the taxes.

I would expect the best barrel for accuracy would be a good CM nitrite treated one. Most likely the longest lasting due to hardness, and accurate due to the machine-ability. Stainless is not a real indicator of the metallurgy of that barrel. Adding chrome to steel makes it "stainless". This can be rust proof, OR NOT. It can be very hard, OR NOT. It can be tough,OR NOT. I would refer to what those who use that particular stainless barrel say about how it works in the real world. I would do the CM with nitrite myself, because I am cheap and not afraid to oil the shit out of it. If

It's a bullpup, check for binding or sticking of the trigger linkage.

You NEED a riding mower. If you have $$$$ zero turn mowers rock. A good rider will work, and yes you can pull a swing mower or 2. A friend of mine had 20 acres to mow, so Booger would scrounge old push mowers, and made a rig to tow 2,3,or4 (depending on how many would start!) of them behind his tractor. He could get his place mowed in no time! Find a 36" lawn tractor with a bad motor. For $450 you can buy an INDUSTRIAL rated replacement motor. ONE WITH AN OIL FILTER! The motors with a filter last for ever, they have an oil pump. The cheap motors are splash oiled and are shit, t

Sounds like short stroking. Need hotter ammo or more gas, slicker action. Read the how to's .

^^^^^ My sentiments exactly!

My best advice is that you have no idea what you can or cannot do - until you have tried! (My Dad taught me that one.) DO NOT think you'r first, second , or third attempt will be a masterpiece. It takes 10 years to fully learn any trade. Get some tools, get some CHEAP projects,learn what you are capable of doing! Learn what you are NOT capable of. HAVE FUN

If you can find a school, and use that spare action to build what you want, THAT would be a better use of time and money! And when you get down to it, it will most likely be about the same amount of money - but nothing beats doing it yourself!

How do you keep a security clearance when you are having an affair? This is PROOF of mendacity, and SHOULD result in IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL and firing ON THE SPOT! For all of us mere mortals, who have had to behave to keep our clearances, and many have lost them for just this reason - can someone explain why the rules only apply to minions , and are completely flaunted by those who deem themselves as our masters (and call themselves 'public SERVANTS?).

I do not see the value for the effort. For less $$$$$$ you could get something in .338 Lapua to start with.

I agree, time for Gaddis to hang some 'art' on the walls!

Now that there are people here, I like the new place - it has a clean look,less cluttered, easier for OLD EYES!

It was brand NEW! It was all shiny and EMPTY! I think I popped it's cherry?

Just now found the Forum back - It is scary to be all alone in this big empty space. HELLO - is anyone here? ----ANYONE?

Passage would give the lunatic left 4 more SENATORS! That would force Texas to split into 5 States, which would give the right 6 more Senators, and the left 2. Thus restoring the balance. The whole damn thing is preposterous, Cal would have to invent some legal mechanism to do this, and that will not be tolerated by the rest of America. Texas on the other hand can split into 5 States any time they wish - that right is incorporated in the enabling agreement that granted Texas Statehood.

I have a '99 Burban - 7.2,eng (454), 480le 4X4. Parts are not bad,considering they are mostly HUGE! It is a typical Chevy, the door handles and window regulators are shit. The drive train is solid . 230,000 miles and still has not had a head pulled. Uses about 1 quart of oil every 3,000 miles. Will hold on to it forever, as they are just too handy NOT to have one. I AM looking for a more practical DD, as the Burban gets 10 MPG. The same mileage empty, full, pulling 9,000# trailer in mountains,or cruising empty. 10 MPG. BUT it hauls 7 people or 10' 4x4s or,a pallet of cement blocks . If you

You need a Suburban or a van.

1 thing at a time! Do the brace, check operation - then chop. Too hard to tune when there are too many variables.