Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning! 50F @ 6:00 AM. A steady rain this morning. Showers continuing this afternoon. High 51F. S winds shifting to N at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.

"Steady rain" and only a quarter inch of accumulation? This storm is turning out to be all blow and no show. Sure is rattling the roof and windows right now.

Irv, hope that hand heals quickly. Same with your foot, Kev.

Finished one carb yesterday, got the other one cleaned and will finish it today. Spent a few hours rubbing runs off the big red tank, but didn't get to buffing. These short days sure make outside work hard to get to.

Covered the campfire wood pile with a couple of give away tarps from Harbor Freight just as the sun was going down last night. That after I finished loading enough wood for a nice fire. One of those pieces had a rider; one of the biggest fence lizards I've seen. Moving a bit slow due to the temperatures, but he wasted no time getting back to his pile when I lowered the wood close enough. Sure hope he appreciates his new roof!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Also now looking at gas stoves.

This house had a "gas fireplace appliance" when I bought it. The flames behind the glass weren't much of a show and it didn't put out any heat at all. Pretty much a waste of propane. The wood stove that replaced it ran about $3500, with extra for the flue and installation, but it'll pay for itself in just a few years. If you don't count my labor for cutting the wood, that is. :laughing:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Eric, do they have a shot for that man-flu? Maybe something like this.

No sign of man-flu around here, Larro. Maybe that's because I get regular vaccinations? :laughing:

 

[Depmandog]

I'm wanting something to carry here on the farm. A snake gun that doubles as a varmint and predictor gun. Something quick to grab and not a long gun. I have those. Looking at stainless steel also.

Might look at the Taurus Judge, a 5 shot revolver that's chambered for .410 shotgun shell / .45 Colt. Gives you tremendous flexibility. Here's a bench review of the gun http://youtu.be/qRlry5KH6I0 and manufacturers site Taurus 4510PLYFS Revolver | .410 GA. / .45 LC 5 Rounds Stainless Steel Cylinder

Wicked!!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I want a judge. Been looking at it for awhile.

 

[daugen]

I was thinking maybe a plastic Glock; do you need such a big round? Wouldn't a little lighter gun be easier to haul around?
Put a high power round in a 9mm, kind of like horse power under the hood, how much do you need?

update. wow, I watched that video. All I want for Christmas is a Judge with PDX1's...

 

[KevT]

Might look at the Taurus Judge, a 5 shot revolver that's chambered for .410 shotgun shell / .45 Colt. Gives you tremendous flexibility. Here's a bench review of the gun http://youtu.be/qRlry5KH6I0 and manufacturers site Taurus 4510PLYFS Revolver | .410 GA. / .45 LC 5 Rounds Stainless Steel Cylinder

Wicked!!

Farmer, I was going to suggest the same thing to you, or "Bond" also makes a sweet little derringer that is 45LC/410 Think it is called The Snake Slayer

Drew, have you ever tried to shoot a snake with a hard bullet? 410 for snakes, 45 for mammal type varmints.

 

[Retiredguy2]

Good afternoon, guys. Spouse and I went shopping at the local Sams Club to stock up for the upcoming next few days. Overdid it with the shovel throwing heart attack snow (the wet and heavy stuff) and messed up my left shoulder...think it's a rotary (laughing here) cuff injury. Good thing is I am right handed so it will not prevent me from shoveling in the grub. Have a good one, all....

 

[Eric Salop]

Might look at the Taurus Judge, a 5 shot revolver that's chambered for .410 shotgun shell / .45 Colt. Gives you tremendous flexibility. Here's a bench review of the gun http://youtu.be/qRlry5KH6I0 and manufacturers site Taurus 4510PLYFS Revolver | .410 GA. / .45 LC 5 Rounds Stainless Steel Cylinder

Wicked!!

You people have all the fun ! In the UK the only ones who get to use short barrelled guns with shot loads tend to use them for robbing banks. That's mostly to do with our firearms laws, maybe also that we don't have many snakes.

When I was in my early teens, I blew several weeks pocket money on a book called the 1970 Gun Digest. It resurfaced not long ago, slightly the worse for wear by the number of times I had read it over the years. It is now sitting on the corner of my desk. There is an article in there on Shot Loads For Revolvers. That has lots of options for standard calibre handguns, although I wonder how close you need to be for them to be effective. I can't imagine an upset snake that has escaped through a hole in the pattern would always give time for a second shot.

 

[txdon]

Good afternoon! 66˚ cloudy, Working on bending the trailer wall straight but it's not working. I think I need heat, which I don't have. It sure did not need heat to bend though . . .
300uguy - I have a few coyotes that you can sic on that big dog.
Ron, speaking of coyotes, there were asking if Muffin will be spending the night.