Zebulon said
The insurance industry says the most useful thing about a monitored security system is early fire detection and reporting. If heat and smoke particle sensors are wisely placed, the odds of stopping a fire before it can go over a 1 alarm event are greatly improved. This is more true if you live near a well equipped, full-time fire station. Suburban living has its disadvantages but a lack of quick firefighting response is usually not one of them. 
Fires started by lightning strikes are impossible to predict and rare, although there was one in our subdivision. Otherwise, the likely trouble spots are near gas powered HVAC fire boxes and clothes dryers.
Unattended Lithium ion batteries being charged have exploded like Napalm canisters and burned houses to the ground. I think a lot of that starts with cheap no-name batteries and hot-shot chargers without overheat detection circuitry.
The Pacific Rim will build to whatever standard a manufacturer will pay for. I have never had a problem with Nikon, Canon, DeWalt, Bosch, and other quality brands.
I thought iGo lawn equipment batteries were overpriced but one lowball aftermarket substitute battery taught me the difference. It swelled up and got too hot to touch on the charger. Had I left it there overnight, it could well have burned the house down. We have seen three major fires in our subdivision that started from charging Li accessory batteries. Granted, those were years ago when Li was just beginning to replace Nickel Cadmium cells. But I make it a point to buy familiar brands I trust. 
I prefer to flip the old saying on its head:
"FIRE, LIKE GOVERNMENT, IS A DANGEROUS SERVANT AND A FEARFUL MASTER."
  

I agree, better than any safe is a good quality alarm company for both burglars and fire.  The response where I live is super quick as well.  I think since the advent of good alarm companies, burglaries are way down.

Not to say that a house couldn’t burn to the ground quickly, but recent fires in my subdivision have been modest, at best, and quickly contained.  Usually a scorched wall with siding damaged, or much less.

I live in a subdivision.  There are very few advantages to this, but the alarm system thing in suburbia is a big one.  Also, someone cleaning out my house mid day would raise eyebrows.  Lack of privacy can work both ways sometimes.

Bob

Fires started by lightning strikes are impossible to predict and rare, although there was one in our subdivision. Otherwise, the likely trouble spots are near gas powered HVAC fire boxes and clothes dryers.

Unattended Lithium ion batteries being charged have exploded like Napalm canisters and burned houses to the ground. I think a lot of that starts with cheap no-name batteries and hot-shot chargers without overheat detection circuitry.

The Pacific Rim will build to whatever standard a manufacturer will pay for. I have never had a problem with Nikon, Canon, DeWalt, Bosch, and other quality brands.

I thought iGo lawn equipment batteries were overpriced but one lowball aftermarket substitute battery taught me the difference. It swelled up and got too hot to touch on the charger. Had I left it there overnight, it could well have burned the house down. We have seen three major fires in our subdivision that started from charging Li accessory batteries. Granted, those were years ago when Li was just beginning to replace Nickel Cadmium cells. But I make it a point to buy familiar brands I trust. 

I prefer to flip the old saying on its head:

"FIRE, LIKE GOVERNMENT, IS A DANGEROUS SERVANT AND A FEARFUL MASTER."

To have or find one "Function Dummy", is incredible, but to possibly have two, is pretty hard to find. IMO!

These came out of an old collection that I'm sure we're the cream of the crop, so to speak. More to possibly come.

Tony

Jeremy P said

TXGunNut said
Jeremy, if you see an old fat guy along I35 about MM483 when you head out he'll probably spring for dinner if you slow down enough to let him climb in.
 
Mike
  

HA! Well, I'm leaving about 5 am Saturday, so if you mean dinner Saturday, I'm in. That goes for anyone else...
  

I don't think I'll be riding with you, only reason I'll be up at five is to pee. I won't try to see the whole show but I figure I can see enough in a few hours to scratch that itch. We'll see.

Mike

Anthony #5411 said

Anthony said
I chose to re open this great post, and informative gathering, on the .44 Henry Flat C.F. cartridge. In reference to Tim's great article in the Collector in the 2015 Spring edition, he details the cartridge in comparison to it's predecessor, the .44 Henry Flat cartridge.
I'll post some more .44 Henry Flat C.F. cartridges;

The first cartridge is the French made, S.F.M.(explained above, very well, in a previous post by Maverick)
The second is a, "Function Dummy".
Third is a, "Salesman Sample", probably from a salesman's, or Jobbers kit. Which shows the one hole in it, from the kit vs. the the two hole Board Dummy. This cartridge contains the wood rod inside the case for mounting.
The last two, have No head stamp, and are plain. As WRACo mfg. but at different times as the heads are different. As the fourth cartridge is probably the earlier one as it's a little more rounded, compared to the fifth one, which is last, and a flatter base.

These four are an extension of the two WRACo mfg. cartridges, as three appear to be the rounded based cartridges, and the other, the flatter based, and probably mfg. later than the rounded based cartridges.
All of the above cartridges, have been inspected and confirmed, over time by some of the most formidable cartridge collectors world wide, including the late Dan Shuey.
Anthony
  

I thought that I would add these two newly acquired .44 C.f. cartridges, as one being a hard to find "Dummy", and the other just another hard to find very nice .44 Henry Flat C.F. with No H/S.

Tony

TXGunNut said

Jeremy, if you see an old fat guy along I35 about MM483 when you head out he'll probably spring for dinner if you slow down enough to let him climb in.
 
Mike
  

HA! Well, I'm leaving about 5 am Saturday, so if you mean dinner Saturday, I'm in. That goes for anyone else...

Jeremy, if you see an old fat guy along I35 about MM483 when you head out he'll probably spring for dinner if you slow down enough to let him climb in.

Mike

1873man said
We would be a lot better off if everyone had to use a gun to kill game to feed yourselves instead of having the food magically appear in the supermarket. They would have respect for the firearm.
Bob 
  

Another good point Bob!

tionesta1 (AL) said,

Well said Tony.

Thanks, Al!  I tried to keep it short, yet to the point!

Tony

Mike

Bob 

Anthony #5411 said
I remember when my oldest Son, now 40 years old, was in College, years ago, and in a class in the Southern part of western Ohio, and on a scholarship. (The reason he chose that school over others was because the equipment manager, my older late friend, who we became friends with rather quickly, said if my Son picked that school, he could keep his Bow and firearms at his place off campus to deer hunt).  Anyway in class, the subject came up, because sadly, idiots we're shooting up classrooms somewhere, and all the bleeding hearts we're crying about the possibility of something happening, and not knowing what to do. After several week minded cry babies didn't have any idea on what to do or how to prevent it from happening, without the subject of removing guns, because they walk and talk and kill people, he raised his hand to draw attention, and got recognized, and told everyone of them in this left minded class room, that after barricading the door if possible with desks and such,  he would shoot and kill anyone who entered the room to do harm to anyone sitting in this class trying to learn what was being taught! DEAD SILENCE!!! He recited the Second Amendment, and how the American People of 1776 in this Country stood up against the Evil that would try to disarm them, is what this Country was and is founded on! He asked them, if they we're all gonna die like sheep, or maybe go down fighting, with a chance to survive!
Freedom isn't free, and ignorance or stupidity will always be amongst us! I'm not quiting or giving up anything!
 
Tony
  

Well said Tony. 

Lmims said
I may be the only from my generation here, and I’m new but heres and 18yr olds 2 cents. 
over the last few years there have been some rulings at the federal level to protect our basic rights to guns, but many states are restricting that down to the bare minimum back to only these near century old guns. I believe if we let that keep happening it’s only a matter of time and politics before those are gone too. I can tell you the news doesn’t show it but there’s been a big push from my generation on guns and gun rights. My father got me into the model 70 world by his love for the rifle as his gun of choice at work. And my admiration for Carlos hathcocks work with “Americas rifle”. As it stands to me that is the only way to keep our freedoms free, go teach your kids and grandkids and neighbors to shoot, shoot safely and enjoy and exercise these freedoms. Already taught your kids and grandkids? What about that neighbor across the street with the youngin? Or the orphanage always looking for outdoor opportunities? The only way to keep and preserve these things is to exercise our rights to them. 
  

I totally agree with you. I believe they will not stop until all guns are removed from our hands.

Buck94 said
This sums it up for me!
  

Exactly