So, what's the rule, always read, or never read?
Read half, if so, what half?

There are some who read the first post and reply immediately. And there are some who read whole thing before replying. The latter are the smarter ones.

Sometimes it doesn't matter.
Its the internet. Smartness doesn't always get revealed,
or appreciated.
Often replies are based on beliefs.
And what one believes isn't necessarily so,

rules? who made them? who says you and i have to follow them? what if your information is good enought that it precludes the rules? (what?)

a secretary of mine, back in the day, a wife of a retired air force kind of guy, always stated, "rules are for fools, and are guides for the wise." was she right? (she said her husband had learned that from his years of service to his country).

Or even exist.

Thanks, it needed to be said.

I'd get the Winchester Featherweight .30/06,Wabigoon.

So as not to be influenced by what others have posted, I generally respond to the start post before I read what others had to say.

How's that work for dyslexics?

+1

Always read - generally a seasoned member, or easily entertained.

Never read - generally a seasoned member with a 5-digit (+) post count.

Read half - anything over five pages...

What half - anything in the Campfire thread...

Front half - this topic might have been interesting.

Back half - who's calling who a what by now?

So, why shouldnt us smart suckers skip the stupid (nodick) replys and respond to the OP with our take on he/she/its post?

This is a waste of time and a silly idea!

This is not a countable (or credible, or creditable answer).

My mother did all the sewing, Dad and I did the outside work. Used a maul for years, then got a driver for the posts.

I reckon that depends on the time span of the user.

The Campfire has been around for many years.

Some users get to those numbers in just a couple of years though...

Wabi,

I read the thread before your posting.

I'm not in the market for a McMillan Edge right now.

Thanks for the idea of reading the thread before the post.

But can you find one I'm more interested in?

Thanks,

Geno



PS, why hasn't anyone extolled on the virtues of the .223 AI yet? Doesn't anyone read the second to the last thread also?

43grs of H4895 will work with that bullet.

Rock,this is the proper answer.

It's not hard to tell who hasn't read the thread, they post the same reply that's been posted three times previously.

Sorry if this has already been posted, I haven't read the whole thread...

It's not hard to tell who hasn't read the thread, they post the same reply that's been posted three times previously.

Sorry if this has already been posted, I haven't read the whole thread.

Be careful, we could get stuck in an infinite loop here...

We need to be careful not to get caught in an endless loop.

Who you calling loopy.

Boy that's a stretch coming from a guy in Idahoe!

Geno

PS, I only own two Leupies, does that count? I'm not a gold ring snob.

So what's the rule on mildots vs Tennessee?

Round count?

How'd it shoot?

Would you be interested in trading some slightly used SUV tires?

We should set up a like feature similar to Facebook that way we can all be best friends for ever.....

There are already three other threads on this today.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/11982572#Post11982572


Btw, Bill O'Rilee was fired.

I bet it still won't shoot in that Mdl 70.

You're just looking for an excuse to rebarrel it a 270.

True! My grandson needs a first rifle!

What kind of lower will you be running on that one?
Geno

What kind's best for shooting dogs?

From now on if someone asks a question and someone gives the correct answer, i will reply a different one or disagree.

Only if mom milks the polka dot butterfly under the river of monkeys.

Jag. Does that one count? ^^^^

Ida is not a hoe!

Her sister, Ima sure was though...

Spot on but you forgot to add, "and if the creek dont rise".

I knew you'd finish it for me...

Didn't read the whole thread but the .270 sucks.

I read that somewhere. Can't remember where, though.

What does .223 AI mean?

You have to refer the question to elkhunterNM.

He's the only one that knows for sure.

Read the whole thing and can't think of anything else that has not been posted.The 30/06 is way overated though.

The smart ones don't reply at all

they don't run for political office either. they know better.

I started this wist making a U turn in Albuquerque, but no one exclaiming the virtues of his BGE? Tsk, tsk.

You know,that bullet will just bounce off,need to use one that won't.

Forgot to add,need to boycott McDonalds because the Big Mac is made from beef from China or the Philippines.

why bother to read it? I already know what I am going to say. lol

And so does everyone else!

GO CAPS!!

Wait...what?

One ragged hole when I do my part.

I'm one of the latter ones. Really!

They just let you stand there and film that?

There I fixed it for you,

Geno

When it breaks down to quotes of quotes there is nothing to be gained by reading more. The thread is just about over
I read most of the first page

Yup.

This is too important to remain buried in an obscure thread.

Get yourself two sticks about 3/4" diameter and 10" long, real smooth ones, but don't go to the lumber store and buy dowels, they don't work. Closet rod material is way too big. Carve them out of some kind of hardwood. I like dried, aged walnut.

Carve 6 or 7 notches in each one about 1/2" wide and 1/8" deep, 5/8" apart, near one end of the sticks. Toward the middle of each stick on the opposite side as the carved notches, screw in a brass hook. You need to go to the hardware store for that! Now you can hold the sticks hooking your index finger in the brass hooks with the notches pointed inwards, towards each other. You can drill a hole in each one and tie them together with a string if you're afraid of losing them. Make the string 18-20" long.

Position yourself about 20' from a badger hole, but not upwind. Badgers have an excellent sense of smell. Slowly rub the sticks together, creating a soft clicking noise. Vary the speed up and down, creating excitement with the tempo as it goes up and down. The idea is to get the badger to think there's a prey species right outside his den. Repeat this for about 20 minutes. You need to stop and rest periodically, allowing the badgers natural curiosity to work on him. If he gets curious enough he will poke his head out to have a look around. When he does, let him have it.

After 20 minutes, if this hasn't worked, don't lose heart, you can still get the badger. At this point just throw the sticks on the ground, they never work anyway. I'd go with a road flare.

FB, get real,

Most of the fellas here would rather hunt cougars.........not badgers.

Give them a scheme for that.

Some of them are losers and need help.

Geno

Use 12" sticks for cougars. Otherwise the same. I'm not sure what happens when you throw a road flare down a cougar hole. I've never tried it, but it should work. I wonder what happens if multiples come out? Maybe buckshot would work. Or a club.

If ever in doubt of the correct response, ask a Navy Seal.



ask a Navy Seal Ask A Navy SEAL

Dear Navy SEAL,

My boyfriend was laid off from his job a few weeks back. Ever since cashing his severance check, all he does is sit around and watch TV while I work to support us both. I know unemployment has undermined his confidence, but I'm not his mother! How do I get him out of the house and looking for work?

—Peeved In Palmyra

Dear Peeved,

Killing silently is a tall order, but a quick look at an anatomy chart will show that the larynx is an easy enough target—providing you can make a stealthy submerged approach, sneak up on your victim, and catch him unaware. Once that's accomplished, grasp his hair as close to the scalp as you're able to and yank his head back while using your Ka-Bar combat knife to make a lateral cut across his throat. Make sure you sever both the carotid artery and jugular vein while piercing the windpipe, and press hard; the larynx is a tough, rubbery piece of tissue.

Dear Navy SEAL,

I am a happily married man with a warm and loving wife who is also my best friend. We've been together for 17 years and couldn't be happier. But lately she says she wants separate beds. I'm reeling! We're barely in our 40s, and in my mind separate sleeping is for seniors. Am I making too much of this? Help!

—Anxious In Andersonville

Dear Anxious,

Destroying a bridge might look easy in the movies, but remember: They're designed to withstand the immense shear-forces of wind and weather. Deploying an underwater M-32 satchel charge at the base of each load-bearing pylon looks like the answer, but it might not even shake a modern riveted steel highway or railroad bridge. Without delving into the complex language of the guerrilla combat engineer, the best advice I can give you is to forgo subtlety in favor of brute force: Put two satchel charges at each X-shaped trestle buck, and this should rob the bridge of any reinforcing strength and cause it to buckle nicely.

Dear Navy SEAL,

After several catastrophically bad relationships, I have finally found the right man. But old habits die hard. After all those cheating jerks, it requires great will for me to trust this absolute prince. I find myself reading his mail, listening to his answering-machine messages, even—God help me—following him around! How do I handle this situation? I don't want to ruin the best thing I have ever had.

—Paranoid In Portsmouth

Dear Paranoid,

The 10mm Colt sidearm might not be an ideal long-distance weapon, and it's certainly no sniper's rifle, but it has the advantages of low weight and quicker target acquisition. You can reliably engage aggressors at ranges of 30 meters and more. Use a two-handed grip and brace the barrel against a tree, or use your dive tanks and rebreather as an improvised bench rest. Don't worry about "stopping power": One of those 10mm slugs opens up to about 70 caliber when it hits, leaving an exit wound you could toss a cat through, and bringing so much energy to a target that a hit in the extremities is often enough to drop Ivan in his tracks.

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270 will work just fine.

Depends on the original post. If the poster asks a question there is no need to read any further. If the subject doesn't seem interesting move on. If the person makes a statement, one might read others' opinions before posting.

I hear honey badgers love hard bumpy sticks.

And the younger the wood the better.

Just don't azz shoot a bear while roller skating in a buffalo herd.

The bane of my existence.

Yup,that's why I only use super glue to repair my hair plugs.

French toast. Tuesday.

Exactly,and that is true for all cats.

You mean the assertion that 13 pancakes won't cover a doghouse?
I concur.

The rest of the posts, I totally disagree!

Only if you use H-4831 and a magnum primer.

"Balls"! Said the Queen, "If I had two I'd be King." The King laughed, cause he had two.

That only happens when you jerk the trigger.

77 posts, and not one talking dog joke?

Hey! Leave that horse alone.

You're right,some should try to BBQ with briquettes.

Some people read the first post?

I don't think you can overcook a honey badger.

Don't listen to elk guy, I NEVER use magnum primers on pancakes.

That would sell better if it was named Creedmoor.

Fine then,use a Corvette.

No, Not true! Corvairs are the one's with the pancake engines! Man the crap you have to sort thru on the fire to get a gem. Like digging thru 14 miles of elephant poo to find a head gasket. head gaskets to get the elephant poo.

* Boy I sure screwed the German Shepard on that deal.

To break the fourth wall, no fights!, this is only so much different from other non sense threads.
Fire when ready.

I'm getting blustered trying to keep you pimples on trax.

Oh good grief! Don't you know that mixing wood chips and dvd's will put hair in your ears!

From whence does thou bring forth property?

Hint- tricky type question

There was the answer,on the bottom of my boots.... Tequila!

No thanks,I already had dessert.

Ahhhhhhhh. I sea.

Yup,me too.

It needs to be kept in mind that this only works with spherical chickens in a vacuum.

Not too many dogsleds can take that kind of abuse and still burn a bulb. I remember left looking right at the time, but turns out the sky's the limit with that deal. Flubber from now on. Thanks.

That's cause the .270 is gay.

You know,if you put your truck inside before you took it outside,the chicken would have laid an egg. But,that works only on days that end in "Y."

I'm not going to argue the point over fruitcake.

Fine then,just go ahead and buy the Wal-Green special on condoms. Just don't come on here.

I'm done with this BS. Magnum primers!


Whatever.

I call this one Sadness Brick.

Exquisite. But what happened to the weasal he had in his lunchbox?

Good riddance,Corsairs over a Corvette.

Well, if the condoms are being worn, it shouldn't be noticeable if someone does.

Whoever is deciphering all this for the CIA, is earning his Alpo.

Easy,if you add a little bit of something or other,the car will quit making funny sounds.

Naaaaaa ah that was YOU making those funny sounds.

There you go again,blowing things all out off proportion!

And that's the shizzle that makes the ticky happen right there.

You do know that was made in Japan.

perfect analogy!

spot on!

and this is why, here is one guy's posts I ALWAYS read!

Its fairly obvious to anyone but you....porkchops don't float.

Now that there is funny!

Wrong answer....

correct answer:

Featherweight in 7 x 57, or 7/08 or 6.5 x 55...

Some people never learn,you don't want to use those as they are old and obsolete.

But I digress.....

Need pictures!

Don't get him started, you know how he gets.

Of a vasectomy? Yuck

Oh oh. Somebody didn't read the thread!

Fixt. Duh!!!

Tasered ballz!
No - the 7mm!
WTF is this thread about?

Better to downright great!

Says the man who wants folks to read every word he writes

Geno

PS what is this loony business you speak of?

PPS wait, is that thread in the Ask the Gunwriters forum? y'all are confusing me now.

Add Cermalube?

Geno

PS, I think it makes bullets fly faster too, they even rise on leaving the barrlel.

Forgot about Cermalube... Dang that stuff is good!

Controlled round feed should come into play right about now.

In a tupperware stock? No way dude.

Geno

Chair? What chair?

And that is why the dog bit the mailman.

Once the dice hit the deck, all bets are off.

Bush's fault.

Inactivity was never not so exhausting.

When two charmins collide, watch out, conditions are right for the perfect sheit storm.

Carefully proceed with reckless abandon.

Think before you act foolishly.

^^^^ Those are my last words on the matter until my next post.

"It's all about the COCK....."

- Benjamin Franklin

You gotta love a girl that can read, or at least pretends.

While in the company of culls, do your level best to look utterly preeminent.

Agreed,ketchup is great on fried taters.

If you leave it on the back porch the cows will eat it.

Only if it is tipped upside down.

Beer makes everything taste better.

I like a good big glass of beer!!

But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?

Geno

There's plenty of threads that aren't worth reading, just jump in and post.

Like this thread. 😁

Why,yes,she does a little bit of exercising.

She's kinda shy.

I can tell...

In what world does a woman like that body builder turn on a real man?

Geez.

(See the tennis critter thread...)

No thanks.

You and I both, amigo 💩

If that was breakin' thru my window, I'd be scared, the dog would have to bite her, and I might just shoot with my weapon and not my "gun".

Need and eye wash for the one that still works good.

Geno

Something tells me that you'd need a safe word and a lot of lube or it might hurt a little. 😉

"How do you feel now, Big Boy?"

"Umm... like Mrs. Arnold Schwarzenegger..."

Be more careful when starting a thread.

There's no phugging way I'm reading this whole thread.

Dave

It'd take a fat wienie dog to weigh a hundred pounds ;]

Can you see us mere peasants from way up there Oh Grand Rocket Man On High?

YEAH!!!!!

All the tea in China amounts to a hill of beans.

Coulda been a volkswagen :]

No,you cannot use Magnum primers!

Only in RWS or Lapua cases, they handle the 8 fps velocity gain better.

Does anybody know why bullet manufacturers praddle on endlessly about bullet shape, tip design, and ballistic coefficient to the smallest minutia, but nobody ever talks about what the bullet looks like after it gets mangled by the rifling?

Sure,it's because of the mini-skirt.

Mini skirt? Photos please!

yes, miniskirts and bullets matter not when more than tips are melted in flight.

22 seconds, tops!

I'll take my time and read that one for a while.... I might even do some undressing with the eyes...

Well then,try this on for size....

That's right,always make sure your tip will not melt.

I read until there is something I care to reply to. In this case arbitrary rules are for fools.

elkhunter proves my theory that it's best to read the first page, then read the last page.

She's a bit over-dresses, IMO.