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#21
Predator Hunting / Re: 243 wssm AR
Last post by 1snafu - October 14, 2025, 09:54:02 AMI still have my camera. I also recently bought a new 24" SS 243 AR. I did a test drive yesterday at 50 yards on a bench. 4 shot group a tad less than .5" I believe she will be a fine rifle.
#22
Predator Hunting / Re: 243 wssm AR
Last post by FinsnFur - October 13, 2025, 07:35:12 PMIs that the rifle your camera replaced? 
#23
The Tailgate / Today in history 10-13
Last post by remrogers - October 13, 2025, 11:23:48 AM1792
Oct 13
White House cornerstone laid
The cornerstone is laid for a presidential residence in the newly designated capital city of Washington, D.C. In 1800, President John Adams became the first president to reside in the executive mansion, which soon became known as the "White House" because its white-gray Virginia freestone contrasted strikingly with the red brick of nearby buildings.
The city of Washington was created to replace Philadelphia as the nation's capital because of its geographical position in the center of the existing new republic. The states of Maryland and Virginia ceded land around the Potomac River to form the District of Columbia, and work began on Washington in 1791. French architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant designed the area's radical layout, full of dozens of circles, crisscross avenues and plentiful parks.
In 1792, work began on the neoclassical White House building at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by a construction team comprised of enslaved and freed African Americans and European immigrants. Irish American architect James Hoban oversaw the design and President George Washington chose the site.
On November 1, President John Adams was welcomed into the executive mansion. His wife, Abigail, wrote about their new home: "I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house, and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but wise men ever rule under this roof!"
In 1814, during the War of 1812, the White House was set on fire along with the U.S. Capitol by British soldiers in retaliation for the burning of government buildings in Canada by U.S. troops. The burned-out building was subsequently rebuilt and enlarged under the direction of James Hoban, who added east and west terraces to the main building, along with a semicircular south portico and a colonnaded north portico. The smoke-stained stone walls were painted white. Work was completed on the White House in the 1820s.
Major restoration occurred during the administration of President Harry Truman, and Truman lived across the street for several years in Blair House. Since 1995, Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Lafayette Square has been closed to vehicular traffic for security reasons. Today, more than a million tourists visit the White House annually. It is the oldest federal building in the nation's capital.
Oct 13
White House cornerstone laid
The cornerstone is laid for a presidential residence in the newly designated capital city of Washington, D.C. In 1800, President John Adams became the first president to reside in the executive mansion, which soon became known as the "White House" because its white-gray Virginia freestone contrasted strikingly with the red brick of nearby buildings.
The city of Washington was created to replace Philadelphia as the nation's capital because of its geographical position in the center of the existing new republic. The states of Maryland and Virginia ceded land around the Potomac River to form the District of Columbia, and work began on Washington in 1791. French architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant designed the area's radical layout, full of dozens of circles, crisscross avenues and plentiful parks.
In 1792, work began on the neoclassical White House building at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by a construction team comprised of enslaved and freed African Americans and European immigrants. Irish American architect James Hoban oversaw the design and President George Washington chose the site.
On November 1, President John Adams was welcomed into the executive mansion. His wife, Abigail, wrote about their new home: "I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house, and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but wise men ever rule under this roof!"
In 1814, during the War of 1812, the White House was set on fire along with the U.S. Capitol by British soldiers in retaliation for the burning of government buildings in Canada by U.S. troops. The burned-out building was subsequently rebuilt and enlarged under the direction of James Hoban, who added east and west terraces to the main building, along with a semicircular south portico and a colonnaded north portico. The smoke-stained stone walls were painted white. Work was completed on the White House in the 1820s.
Major restoration occurred during the administration of President Harry Truman, and Truman lived across the street for several years in Blair House. Since 1995, Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Lafayette Square has been closed to vehicular traffic for security reasons. Today, more than a million tourists visit the White House annually. It is the oldest federal building in the nation's capital.
#24
Saltwater / Re: Coho!
Last post by Hawks Feather - October 13, 2025, 08:30:48 AMThey were probably afraid that you would snag the sub and try to reel it in. 
#25
Very few boats that evening, and they were scattered way out, all trolling. We saw the Coast Guard go talk to one other boat about a mile from us. It was the deadest fishing day we've hit and I think everybody had given up and gone in. The Coast Guard boats were those big rigid hull inflatables, and there were two of them running around out front and to the sides of the sub. There were also two escort boats or small ships staying very close to the sub, and those are in the photo.
This looks like a nuclear missile sub with the long hull enclosing a row of missiles. The attack subs are shorter and more nimble looking. The U.S. has a submarine base down inside the long Hood Canal and that's probably where this sub was coming from, on its way out into the open Pacific.
Hood Canal is a 90 mile long inlet that runs south off of Puget Sound and dead ends down near Olympia, WA. A lot of it is only a mile or so wide. It has a floating bridge across it at the north end.
This looks like a nuclear missile sub with the long hull enclosing a row of missiles. The attack subs are shorter and more nimble looking. The U.S. has a submarine base down inside the long Hood Canal and that's probably where this sub was coming from, on its way out into the open Pacific.
Hood Canal is a 90 mile long inlet that runs south off of Puget Sound and dead ends down near Olympia, WA. A lot of it is only a mile or so wide. It has a floating bridge across it at the north end.
#26
Those look delish. Man I love eating Salmon.
Well THAT woulda been kinda cool. Were there any other fishing boats out there?
QuoteOne evening a nuclear submarine came straight toward us. A Coast Guard boat with a .50 cal on the bow came over and told us to move and to stay at least 1000 yards from the sub.
Well THAT woulda been kinda cool. Were there any other fishing boats out there?
#27
The Tailgate / Today in history 10-12
Last post by remrogers - October 12, 2025, 12:23:10 PM1810
Oct 12
The origin of Oktoberfest
The traditional German festival known as Oktoberfest begins on October 12, 1810, when Bavarian Crown Prince Louis, later King Louis I of Bavaria, marries Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The Bavarian royalty invited the citizens of Munich to attend the festivities, held on the fields in front of the city gates. These famous public fields were named Theresienwiese—"Therese's fields"—in honor of the crown princess; although locals have since abbreviated the name simply to the "Wies'n." Horse races in the presence of the royal family concluded the popular event, celebrated in varying forms all across Bavaria.
The decision to repeat the festivities and the horse races in the subsequent year gave rise to the tradition of the annual Oktoberfest, which now begins in late September and lasts until the first Sunday in October. Alcohol consumption is an important part of the modern festival, and more than 1 million gallons of beer are consumed annually at Oktoberfest.
Oct 12
The origin of Oktoberfest
The traditional German festival known as Oktoberfest begins on October 12, 1810, when Bavarian Crown Prince Louis, later King Louis I of Bavaria, marries Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The Bavarian royalty invited the citizens of Munich to attend the festivities, held on the fields in front of the city gates. These famous public fields were named Theresienwiese—"Therese's fields"—in honor of the crown princess; although locals have since abbreviated the name simply to the "Wies'n." Horse races in the presence of the royal family concluded the popular event, celebrated in varying forms all across Bavaria.
The decision to repeat the festivities and the horse races in the subsequent year gave rise to the tradition of the annual Oktoberfest, which now begins in late September and lasts until the first Sunday in October. Alcohol consumption is an important part of the modern festival, and more than 1 million gallons of beer are consumed annually at Oktoberfest.
#28
Predator Hunting / 243 wssm AR
Last post by 1snafu - October 12, 2025, 05:50:27 AMFor 15-16yrs I used a 24" heavy barrel Olympic 243wssm AR upper on my Bushmaster lower. Of all of the predator rifles I owned. This was my ideal coyote rifle. It didn't kill coyotes any quicker than most high powers. But where it shined. Was it's wind cutting ability. I used only mfg Winchester 95 gr silver ballistic tip ammo. Most of my coyote killing was while shooting prone. The 95gr Win SBT. Cut through stout quartering & crosswind shooting. Making very tight groups @ 1/4 mile. 4.5" or less groups was the norm.
Unfortunately, Olin I believe was the only maker of the 95fr Win ammo. They suddenly they stopped making it. So I sold that upper & went back to using the heavy barrel 223 Bushmaster upper. Which was also very accurate. Shooting the win 45gr jhp(varmint pack) & the 55gr Win silver ballistic tip ammo.
Unfortunately, Olin I believe was the only maker of the 95fr Win ammo. They suddenly they stopped making it. So I sold that upper & went back to using the heavy barrel 223 Bushmaster upper. Which was also very accurate. Shooting the win 45gr jhp(varmint pack) & the 55gr Win silver ballistic tip ammo.
#29
Got to do some fishing for Coho salmon recently. They run this time of year, later than Chinook. I have played around with tying some salmon flies, and the Coho like them.
One evening a nuclear submarine came straight toward us. A Coast Guard boat with a .50 cal on the bow came over and told us to move and to stay at least 1000 yards from the sub.
#30
The Tailgate / Re: Today in history 10-9
Last post by Okanagan - October 11, 2025, 11:33:24 AM
I enjoyed some parts of history and some parts of science but was bored in school an awful lot of the time. I always felt for my friends who struggled with school. I read stacks of books and usually already knew what we were covering in class, or got it right away. I have a weird gift for knowing what a teacher is going to test. From sitting in class I knew what would be on the test. That made me a good student but I liked football, fishing and hunting etc. so never got pegged as an egghead nerd.
When I started writing for publication the same "gift" let me know what an editor would buy from reading a copy or two of his magazine. When you write to be published, even if the publication has a circulation of millions, you write for only one reader: the editor who decides whether to buy your article or not. Too bad I didn't have the ambition to do more with it, though I'm not sure what to do with it in most of life.
Social studies is a terribly boring name.
PS I had to google check the name and date for the Edict of Milan. Remembered it in general but rarely know exact dates etc.
