This may seem outmoded but it has some definite and unique benefits. 

Put away your phone or tablet and go to the store. Buy a Get Well Soon card.  Write Tim a note to tell him how you feel about him. Mail it to him. 

He will (hopefully) at some point be strong enough to read his mail, even if Geoff has to open it for him. 

It will cheer him up and remind him he is not alone and without friends. That is a very strong tonic. 

Some will think I shouldn't mention it, but at my age death is neither a stranger nor terrifying:  If Tim  doesn't get well, you will have eased his passing and done what a friend should do. 

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Tony

Chuck said
If you study the history of military firearms you will find that every change caused a lot of haters.  But in most cases the new firearm won out.  I'm not saying that there weren't bugs to be worked out.
  

Chuck, You make another very good point as I agree with you, and the political side of things seem to enter my mind with these situations over the years also.

Bert,

 It's also nice to hear some of you're first hand experience, as James and a few other's have stated!

Tony

Praying for his recovery, and looking forward to him responding soon!

Tony

Chuck said

TXGunNut said
Interesting note in Cartridges of the World; Barnes apparently noticed the 1873 listing in the catalog as well, I was thinking it would be too long for the 1873 action and Barnes thought so, too. Haven't found the OAL of the 22 WCF in any of my loading manuals yet to confirm. 
 
 
Mike
  

Loaded length is 1.61".  Case dimentions are very close to the Hornet.  Hornet OAL is 1.80".
  

Chuck,

Where are you getting 1.80" OAL for the Hornet?  All of my reloading manuals show 1.73".

Bert

426crown said
Spoke with Tim Yesterday, blocked artery cleared, but other issues persist. Maybe in 2 weeks you could call again..sadly--Bill
  

Thanks, Bill. Tim is a scrapper and I hope we'll keep him in our prayers. 

Mike

Bob

TXGunNut said
Interesting note in Cartridges of the World; Barnes apparently noticed the 1873 listing in the catalog as well, I was thinking it would be too long for the 1873 action and Barnes thought so, too. Haven't found the OAL of the 22 WCF in any of my loading manuals yet to confirm. 
 
 
Mike
  

Loaded length is 1.61".  Case dimentions are very close to the Hornet.  Hornet OAL is 1.80".

Mike

Mike

James W said
I was on the drill team in boot camp and we had M-14s. The barrels and receivers were chrome. Really nice looking. That was the last I saw of the M-14s. If I remember correctly, Lt. Col. Anthony Herbert, author of SOLDIER hated the AR16s. The were constantly jamming and causing so many problems in Viet Nam. He wanted to stick with the M-14s. He was on TV back in the 1970s constantly telling about how the Viet Nam war was just something to make money for the politicians. I remember reading he was so upset with the way his men were being butchered and dieing. I had a buddy in the Army a few years ago telling me the 92FS was a piece of junk also. He said the first thing you had to do with on was take sandpaper and sand down and file the clip. He couldn't get them in and out of the guns. Plus, they were constantly jamming and terrible to use.
  

We carried and used the Beretta M9 pistols with no issues (the 92FS is a commercial pistol).  The M9's definitely are not "pieces of junk" if properly cared for.  That stated, they most certainly are not a M1911A1 (my favorite).

Bert