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#11
The Tailgate / Re: Ok, I'm ready.
Last post by Todd Rahm - Yesterday at 02:51:17 PMLife's home owner lesson can be brutal sometimes, as I speak from experience and embarrassment. 
Hole ya got it figured out the furnace lit back up for ya.
Hole ya got it figured out the furnace lit back up for ya.
#12
Firearms / Re: Score!
Last post by nastygunz - Yesterday at 02:06:41 PMSnuck it right past The Little Boss too lol. She lost count of my firearms years ago ha ha.
#13
Firearms / Re: Score!
Last post by KySongDog - Yesterday at 02:03:56 PMQuote from: nastygunz on Yesterday at 01:11:27 PMI told him it was worth a lot more than that, and I really wasn't looking for any more guns I have more than enough already. But he really wanted to sell it and needed the money so I figured I would help the kid out.Quote from: KySongDog on Yesterday at 06:40:02 AMVery nice! Did you give him a kiss and a reach-around too?
I was just joking around. I would have jumped all over that deal.
#14
The Tailgate / Re: Hey Jim
Last post by nastygunz - Yesterday at 01:14:21 PMI been hankering for a nice Beretta.
#15
Firearms / Re: Score!
Last post by nastygunz - Yesterday at 01:12:42 PMBack in my younger days I did the same thing turned a few firearms into ready cash ha ha.
#16
Firearms / Re: Score!
Last post by nastygunz - Yesterday at 01:11:27 PMI told him it was worth a lot more than that, and I really wasn't looking for any more guns I have more than enough already. But he really wanted to sell it and needed the money so I figured I would help the kid out.
Quote from: KySongDog on Yesterday at 06:40:02 AMVery nice! Did you give him a kiss and a reach-around too?
#17
The Tailgate / Today in history 2-7
Last post by remrogers - Yesterday at 10:07:09 AM1812
Feb 7
Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River
On February 7, 1812, the most violent of a series of earthquakes near Missouri causes a so-called fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River, actually making the river run backward for several hours. The series of tremors, which took place between December 1811 and March 1812, were the most powerful in the history of the United States.
The unusual seismic activity began at about 2 a.m. on December 16, 1811, when a strong tremor rocked the New Madrid region. The city of New Madrid, located near the Mississippi River in present-day Missouri, had about 1,000 residents at the time, mostly farmers, hunters and fur trappers. At 7:15 a.m., an even more powerful quake erupted, now estimated to have had a magnitude of 8.6. This tremor literally knocked people off their feet and many people experienced nausea from the extensive rolling of the earth. Given that the area was sparsely populated and there weren't many multi-story structures, the death toll was relatively low. However, the quake did cause landslides that destroyed several communities, including Little Prairie, Missouri.
The earthquake also caused fissures—some as much as several hundred feet long—to open on the earth's surface. Large trees were snapped in two. Sulfur leaked out from underground pockets and river banks vanished, flooding thousands of acres of forests. On January 23, 1812, an estimated 8.4-magnitude quake struck in nearly the same location, causing disastrous effects. Reportedly, the president's wife, Dolley Madison, was awoken by the tremor in Washington, D.C. Fortunately, the death toll was smaller, as most of the survivors of the first earthquake were now living in tents, in which they could not be crushed.
The strongest of the tremors followed on February 7. This one was estimated at an amazing 8.8-magnitude, a reading that ranks among the strongest quakes in human history. Church bells rang in Boston, thousands of miles away, from the shaking. Brick walls were toppled in Cincinnati. In the Mississippi River, water turned brown and whirlpools developed suddenly from the depressions created in the riverbed. Waterfalls were created in an instant; in one report, 30 boats were helplessly thrown over falls, killing the people on board. Many of the small islands in the middle of the river, often used as bases by river pirates, permanently disappeared. Large lakes, such as Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee and Big Lake at the Arkansas-Missouri border, were created by the earthquake as river water poured into new depressions.
This series of large earthquakes ended in March, although there were aftershocks for a few more years. In all, it is believed that approximately 1,000 people died because of the earthquakes, though an accurate count is difficult to determine because of a lack of an accurate record of the Native American population in the area at the time.
Feb 7
Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River
On February 7, 1812, the most violent of a series of earthquakes near Missouri causes a so-called fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River, actually making the river run backward for several hours. The series of tremors, which took place between December 1811 and March 1812, were the most powerful in the history of the United States.
The unusual seismic activity began at about 2 a.m. on December 16, 1811, when a strong tremor rocked the New Madrid region. The city of New Madrid, located near the Mississippi River in present-day Missouri, had about 1,000 residents at the time, mostly farmers, hunters and fur trappers. At 7:15 a.m., an even more powerful quake erupted, now estimated to have had a magnitude of 8.6. This tremor literally knocked people off their feet and many people experienced nausea from the extensive rolling of the earth. Given that the area was sparsely populated and there weren't many multi-story structures, the death toll was relatively low. However, the quake did cause landslides that destroyed several communities, including Little Prairie, Missouri.
The earthquake also caused fissures—some as much as several hundred feet long—to open on the earth's surface. Large trees were snapped in two. Sulfur leaked out from underground pockets and river banks vanished, flooding thousands of acres of forests. On January 23, 1812, an estimated 8.4-magnitude quake struck in nearly the same location, causing disastrous effects. Reportedly, the president's wife, Dolley Madison, was awoken by the tremor in Washington, D.C. Fortunately, the death toll was smaller, as most of the survivors of the first earthquake were now living in tents, in which they could not be crushed.
The strongest of the tremors followed on February 7. This one was estimated at an amazing 8.8-magnitude, a reading that ranks among the strongest quakes in human history. Church bells rang in Boston, thousands of miles away, from the shaking. Brick walls were toppled in Cincinnati. In the Mississippi River, water turned brown and whirlpools developed suddenly from the depressions created in the riverbed. Waterfalls were created in an instant; in one report, 30 boats were helplessly thrown over falls, killing the people on board. Many of the small islands in the middle of the river, often used as bases by river pirates, permanently disappeared. Large lakes, such as Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee and Big Lake at the Arkansas-Missouri border, were created by the earthquake as river water poured into new depressions.
This series of large earthquakes ended in March, although there were aftershocks for a few more years. In all, it is believed that approximately 1,000 people died because of the earthquakes, though an accurate count is difficult to determine because of a lack of an accurate record of the Native American population in the area at the time.
#18
Firearms / Re: Score!
Last post by msmith - Yesterday at 09:37:35 AMPurdy sweet deal. Never not need another lever action.
#20
The Tailgate / Re: Hey Jim
Last post by msmith - Yesterday at 08:56:03 AMQuote from: KySongDog on February 04, 2026, 09:51:34 AMMy $.02 (and probably not worth that) is to avoid a Kimber II. They have the Swartz safety and have on occasion produced a misfire at exactly the wrong moment. The other Kimbers have a "series 70" type firing pin as the gun lord John Moses Browning intended. There are U Toob videos and forum discussions about this subject that are easy to find. Some folks have no problem where as some refuse to trust their life to that system.
Edit: I have a Kimber II Two Tone and I swapped out that firing pin (installed a series 70). It works fine but I would not buy that Swartz system again.
I had an original Kimber that did not have the Swartz safety and sold it like an idiot. Now I only have a series 70 Colt from Novak and a Caspian built by Dustin Bonar, son of Joe Bonar (former president of Novak sights). Now when I look at 1911s, I avoid the series 80 and Swartz safeties. Springfield is a good option and I would love to have their compact Ronin with the AOS (optic system). I would definitely consider a series 80 Colt Defender if I could get a deal on one.
Too bad Wilson Combat got so expensive. I remember their basic CQB selling for around $1500. Now their cheapest one's base price is near $4000.