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And I was meaning at its lowest value.
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If you've watched those old movies where the good guys were chasing the bad guys on horseback, you may recall they were shooting at their backs. And that was the way it really was. I remember a deputy telling me about a car chase he and his partner were on which happened in the late '60's. The sheriff called on the radio and asked if they were shooting at it. They were, but claimed the perp's car was backfiring. One of the shots creased the bottom of the gas tank and he ran out of gas and was caught.
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It made me think of these funny lines from iablo. You just shot that man in the back! His back was to me.
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It took him a long time to save that money for his land too. My point was the SAA was far from the only pistol out there. Everyone didn't have one. The reason I used gold as the exchange is the same Double Eagle will still buy you a fine pistol today.
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bathtub - Word of the Day - Tue Aug 15, 2023
drpaladin commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
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bathtub - Word of the Day - Tue Aug 15, 2023
drpaladin commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
Maybe from exposing generations of kids to institutional showers. Then a lot of these bathtubless homeowners will put in a hot tub. I like taking long, luxuriant baths. -
The Walker's were very heavy, almost twice the weight of the 1851's. The 1851 was chambered for the .36 caliber with ballistics similar to the modern .380. The recoil would be very light in a large pistol. Hickok carried twin 1851's and fired out all the rounds daily and reloaded to avoid the danger of misfires. Colt only made 1,100 Walkers, but 273,000 Colt Navys. In the movies, you can see them being used by The Man with No Name and The Outlaw Josey Wales. There was a lot of fast gunwork in those.
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Wild Bill Hickok carried 1851 Navy cap and ball revolvers and a pair of 1851's were the last pistols made for Samuel Colt.
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Maybe. Keep in mind a Colt SAA would cost a $20 gold piece back in the day, a hefty sum for a guy like Jubal. There were a lot of other pistols used, from older Colt models, Smith & Wessons, and Remingtons.
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@Headstall Gary, Bearpaw Monday is alright as long as we stay away from calling it BM.
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If the place has one. It is small.
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Jubal reencountered his outlaws much sooner than I expected. I do think the one who got away will be like a bad penny and show up again. Lucas is sending all kinds of signals his inclinations are aligned with Jubal's. It's more a matter of when things heat up than if.
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Prologue - Aftermath of the Massacre
drpaladin commented on Adam Andrews Johnson's story chapter in Prologue - Aftermath of the Massacre
Um, they only consume photonova glands and Ronging doesn't have one. -
Chapter 1 - Thech & Jzuna, Part One
drpaladin commented on Adam Andrews Johnson's story chapter in Chapter 1 - Thech & Jzuna, Part One
I hope these two have some awesome ability they haven't shown yet or this is about to get ugly. -
Prologue - Aftermath of the Massacre
drpaladin commented on Adam Andrews Johnson's story chapter in Prologue - Aftermath of the Massacre
So Locklam was the brother of the Principal Messiah. She must have provided the crown to give him an elevated existence. -
achondrite - Word of the Day - Mon Aug 14, 2023
drpaladin commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
I'm a bit ticked at meteors. About 17 hit the Earth daily and not one hits who I want them to. -
achondrite - Word of the Day - Mon Aug 14, 2023
drpaladin commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
I actually have some of these, gifted to me by an aunt who was an amateur geologist. -
Chapter 1 Lost and Found
drpaladin commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 1 Lost and Found
It was also helped along by the Confederacy's exclusive use.- 81 comments
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Chapter 1 Lost and Found
drpaladin commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 1 Lost and Found
The term bushwhacker was originally applied to guerilla bands during the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Civil War. Bloody Bill Anderson was a bushwhacker, and remnants of his group became the James Younger Gang, which pushed the term into usage for outlaw activity.- 81 comments
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Chapter 1 Lost and Found
drpaladin commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 1 Lost and Found
You have no idea how ready I was for this one. Jubal has had more than his share of bad luck in double quick order. I hope this chance meeting is the turn to the good he needs. I do have a feeling seeing the one guy's face means he's to run across him again with the odds more on his side. I do wonder why they left him his horse and gun.- 81 comments
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How can you have real safety when your police don't have full authority over everyone in their jurisdiction?
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This is the way it's supposed to work in theory, but looking at the numbers, it doesn't work so well in practice. In practice, you can commit just about every crime short of murder and go unpunished.
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In Latin, crux was an instrument of torture.
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The res is an easy place for non-members to commit crimes since tribal police have no authority to arrest or prosecute them
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New Mexico is rife with car theft. Many of them go across the border, but thrill and joy riders are a big problem too. The simplest solution is a hidden switch which cuts power to the fuel pump. If it won't start, you can't steal it.
