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Hey Rod- Thanks for editing for spelling and humor! LOL. flaco

Surely you jest, Karl? George W's first term? Every Republican in Congress voted the Party Line. Zero vetos. As it turns out, he's lived up to his critics: He'll go down in history as the worst president ever. Do you see an end to the crisis caused by deregulated mortgage markets? flaco

Who needs the Clintons to bash McCain when his "conservative" brothers are doing it for them? Texas Republican donors financed a whole campaign that brought a new phrase into the English language lexicon: "Swift Boating." Who remembers John Kerry? This is exactly the same kind of bullsh*t. Except they're targeting their own. Shame on them and anyone who believes this twaddle. Although the idea of stiff old McCain lounging around with a couple of hookers is sort of charming. LOL. flaco BTW... While McCain has created a reputation as an independent, for the most part he's voted the Bush party line.

Tony- There's a good chance the second video is an offshore spot in Northern California called "Mavericks". They've been doing "tow in" surfing there for years. flaco

Didn't intend to hijack your thread, Z. flaco

Here she is: For those who don't know, JPL is the Jet Propulsion Lab, sometimes part of NASA. These guys build and control the Martian rovers, for instance. So the cat cruised down the ravine from the San Gabriel Mountains, looking for, well, yummies. I like the idea of the contrast: the ultimate in modern technology, and the timeless predatory wild. flaco

Glad to hear you had fun, Z- I remember that rifle. It was a tack driver when you sighted it in. Still, that's an impressive neck shot on a moving target. Vis a vis kitty cats... one of the boffins at JPL photographed a cougar on their campus in the Arroyo last week. Didn't you live in Pasadena? LOL. flaco

Greetings, mohctep- Welcome to the forum. If you ever get serious about a target rifle, try MT Guns. I have it on good authority they're pretty knowledgeable on target rifles. flaco

Good to see you back, Jim- flaco

The Lyman 57 SMET has target knobs. You'll have to drill and tap. If you're just putting holes in paper, you might want to try a globe front. Lyman makes one to fit your Mauser ramp. It's a great combo. flaco

Don- If you're looking for an Argie Cavalry Carbine stock, I have one. flaco

All we can do is hope... That any higher power will see only a young woman who spent a good part of her adult life in school, learning how to help human bodies heal--and nurture those bodies as they healed--and chose to devote her limited time on earth to wounded GIs. flaco

z1r, who may know more than anyone else on this forum, is on record as always heat treating Mauser actions. PM him for a referral to the best place. flaco

Would that be a Lotus, Dr. Hess? flaco

Sheesh- I've been gone so long I missed fritz checking out. What are the Fightin' Words guys gonna do now? Nod and agree with each other? LOL. As to posting, I write all mine in a text edit program. Hey, it checks my spelling, and doesn't crash. Select all, copy, and paste to the forum. Somethin' doesn't work, I still have the text edit edition to repost. Anyway, thanks for the forum Tony--we're indebted to you, politics and all--and Happy New Year, boys. flaco

For once, I agree with Karl. Well put. Adios, fritz. flaco

I'm hoping them were "holes" touching. flaco

And as long as I'm in the mood... Remember when we--okay, a few of us--had a big bone to pick with that other site, where they didn't have anything better to do than call us Bubba? I still go back there. Most recently to the Czech forum. I like Vz24s. Anyway, some poor who wanted to know about his Romanian refurb was foolhardy enough to make a post. Wanted to know the year of the rifle, etc., etc. He got some info, then admitted that he'd use it as a shooter for a while, then turn it into a custom rifle. You guessed it! Some know-nothing jumped down his throat. About devaluing his $150 "investment" in a Romanian refurb mis-matched parts rifle. Don't guess he'll be back. All on a forum that has about 6 new threads in the last month. It must be lonely at the top. flaco

Sheesh, Jerry- I don't come around much anymore--the politics have driven me away--but this post reminds me of when the board was about building rifles and sweet Sunday aftternoons like yours. Thanks for posting. flaco

"Treasure of the Sierra Madre." flaco

The Pope dies unexpectedly and finds himself at the gates of Heaven at 0300. He knocks on the gate and a very sleepy eyed angel opens the gate and asks, "Wadda you want?" "I'm the recently deceased Pope and have done 63 years of Godly works and thought I should check in here." The Heaven's gate watch checks his clipboard and says, "I ain't got no orders for you here, just bring your stuff and we'll sort this out in the morning" Off they go to an old W.W. I barracks, 3rd floor, open squad bay. All the bottom racks are taken and all empty lockers have no doors. The Pope stows his gear under a rack and climbs into an upper bunk. The next morning he awakens to sounds of cheering and clapping. He goes to the window and sees a shiny convertible coming down from the golden headquarters building on the hill. The sidewalks are lined with Angels cheering and throwing confetti. In the back seat of the convertible is an old Marine Gunnery Sergeant, his Campaign cover set firmly over his brow, a cigar in his mouth, a can of beer in one hand and his other arm around a beautiful blonde Angel. This upsets the Pope greatly and he runs downstairs to heaven's gate and says to St. Peter, "Hey, please explain this to me. Here I am, the recently deceased Pope, I Have spent 63 years doing Godly deeds on Earth and here I am in an open squad bay, and I see this crusty Marine Gunny, that I know has committed every sin known to man, staying in the mansion on the hill and getting a hero's welcome. How can this be?" St. Peter calmly looks up and says, "We get a Pope here every 20 or 30 years, but this is the first Marine Gunny we've ever had."

We just fitted a couple of safeties, but I've decided my memory isn't clear enough to give advice. LOL. flaco

It's good to celebrate, but don't drink and drive! Happy 4th, Boys. flaco

Building rifles, DT- Of course. flaco

Sad to hear of his passing. He was one of our best. Not to mention he helped me out with good advice on my early projects. Adios, Tye. flaco