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  1. Sig

    Happy Fountain Pen Day

    Unfortunately I am not able to use fountain pens. I press far to hard on the paper. Im a roller ball guy. You can see the imprint of what I write 13 pages deep. :( Im like a ditto machine! Are there still ditto machines? I remember several times when my mom came home from her job as a school...
  2. Sig

    Yes, I am Alive!

    Imagine, the home country of the tobacco you love, bar you from viewing tobacco related content! What a sham!! Take to the streets!! Oh wait, the streets are already full of protesters probably. :( Anyways, glad you're safe, and sorry to hear you have NOT been sucked back to the early 1920s...
  3. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    A big bull moose can be 8 1/2 feet tall at the shoulder and 1800 pounds. They are actually considered "bigger" than the coastal brown bear due to their mass. An 1800 pound bear is a rare sight. And Moose are very, very protective of their young, and themselves.
  4. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    I'd MUCH prefer meeting a 1000 pound brown bear in the woods than a mama moose. Ive known moose to b-line across a 200 yard meadow to confront a human. Bears never do that. Even sows with new cubs won't go to far out of their way to neutralize you. Moose can be extremely dangerous. They cause...
  5. Sig

    Movie Music

    I love both the original movie and the remake. But the Duke is hard to beat in a western. But Jeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors. He even made R.I.P.D a decent movie. :)
  6. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    Yes, properly loaded 10mm is much more powerful than 40 S&W. You could say 10mm is like 40 S&W Magnum. The Buffalo Bore ammo I carry in the woods is a bit over 740fpe. Whereas 40 S&W is lucky to get much over 500fpe...most is under 400fpe. Same projectile, but different powder load. Some hand...
  7. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    I would feel very under gunned with a 22lr while a 1000 pound bear was charging. But, as usual, shot placement is king. :) With Buffalo Bore 200 grain hard cast, my glock 20 can penetrate deep enough to hit vitals almost anywhere on a bears body. 10mm has become the "go to" for many in brown...
  8. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    Great point. Unfortunately the data is scarce due to not many living through bear ATTACKS while using bear spray. :( Again, spray can be great in some circumstances. I have friends who have successfully turned a nosey bear away with spray. But when that 900 pound Bruin is coming at you 35mph...
  9. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    That depends on the particular bear. Gun shots can definitely scare away a nosey bear. But an angry bear who is already in full attack mode, is very difficult to stop. In my work ive talked to a lot of people who have used firearms in self defense. Many of them vividly remember NOT hearing their...
  10. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    One of the most dangerous things reported and suggested by news journalists is bear spray is better than firearms. Most reports dont even suggest firearms. In my experience, which is not extensive, but I did conduct 19 necropsies on bears who attacked humans which ended in death in coastal...
  11. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    Luckily it was a black bear. :) If that happened with Brown bears, your wife might have been in trouble. Brown sows are a lot more attacky when it comes to cubs. Brown mamas have to worry about male brown bears, black male bears, wolverines, wolves, and humans, all of which will not hesitate to...
  12. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    Well, in my experience bear attacks are much more common than lion attacks. But lion attacks are usually fatal, while MOST bear attacks are not fatal. Lions and black bears hunt humans for food. Brown bears generally only attack if they are sick, or to protect cubs, or over territory. They can...
  13. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    The lions in much of California are MUCH more dangerous than lions in other states. Its kinda like when urban white tail deer lose their fear of humans and come within yards of people. Deer is the "wild" disappear in a snorting rage at the mear sight of a human. The urban California lions become...
  14. Sig

    Chatgtp

    Oh, its not useless, but many people believe Chat GBT and other AI generators are flawless, end of the argument fact finders. They are not.
  15. Sig

    Here, Kitty Kitty

    Mountain Lions are very nosey. Even if eating or cubs aren't on their mind, they sometimes follow people. Ive been followed a couple times, once in the dark while looking for a friends camp. If it wanted to attack, it had plenty of chances. The odds of being attacked by a cat you see is very...
  16. Sig

    Chatgtp

    Currently these AI apps scrape the internet for answers to your query. About 40% of the answers will be false due to the huge amount of misinformation on the internet. It may even scrape this site to answer someone's question. Imagine that, one of us could be the final word on someone's internet...
  17. Sig

    Everyday Cigar

    Im sure I did, I bought a lot of cigars back then.
  18. Sig

    If you know who this is we can be friends

    Absolute legend. He was also involved in developing the 357 Magnum, the 44 Magnum, and several other cartridges.
  19. Sig

    Everyday Cigar

    I no longer have a daily driver cigar. My cigar smoking is so infrequent recently, I just smoke through the cigars ive collected over the years, or buy a stick when I see one I want. Our local reservation has some very inexpensive prices on cigars. But, when I did smoke one or more cigars a day...
  20. Sig

    Stupid Things You Notice About Yourself?

    Ive only got 2 pipes I haven't smoked. One is the Brulor I bought a few months ago. Its way too small for my taste. Im going to give it away here when I hit 2000 posts, which is very soon. The other is a MM Diplomat I bought in 2010. I put a Forever Stem on it too. I haven't smoked it because...
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