The firearm thread

**007XX** · 11th October 2007, 08:45

Originally Posted by Mr Merde

Salami, isnt that Italian?

Agree with you on the French cooking. Prefer the cusine from Provence than from the northern climes.

You're quite correct:

" Salami (Salame) is not one specific sausage; it is a generic term describing any type of encased (insaccati) meat product. The origin of the word comes from the Latin word "Salumen" which describes a mix of salted meats. Like many other Italian pork products, Salami has a long history even pre-dating ancient Rome. Over these centuries regional variations as well as preparation techniques have created various types of these sausages."

The wild venison salami my uncle made is unlike anything I've ever tasted though...quite spicy and gamy but very moorish.

In NC, a lot of different races are all bunched up in a small community : vietnamese, arabians, italians, islanders...so I guess our food is a lot more diverse than the regular french food. makes for some lovely results though. Hubby loves my spring rolls as much as my tahitian raw fish salad!

And yes, I'd definitely favour "la cuisine du Midi" over the heavier northern dishes...But eh, who am I kidding, I love food full stop!

**bungbung** · 11th October 2007, 13:26

How do I deal with small rust spots without damaging the black finish on the barrel?

**Mr Merde** · 11th October 2007, 13:29

Originally Posted by bungbung

How do I deal with small rust spots without damaging the black finish on the barrel?

Get some Balistol and wipe it over the barrel. If it isnt too bad it should clear it up.

That black finish is only a form of rust anyway.

Merde

**Kelem** · 16th October 2007, 08:22

3 shotguns,
2 270's
Ruger 1022
My current favorite a .17HMR
BSA meteor air rifle thats 38 years old.

**deanohit** · 16th October 2007, 19:13

Here you go 007XX, found this in another forum I frequent and thought you'd enjoy it, a good reason to get back into shooting if ever I've seen one.

"From the first time I've picked up a gun till now I've encountered quite a few female shooters that would put many male shooters in shame. Unfortunately... I'm included in that list. lol

But there's a reason for it. Like it or not, there are some jobs that women are just better at. That's why they were selected for certain jobs during WWII. Even though the men wanted men in those jobs, the real guys in charge got their way and got women in there because they just knew they would be better at it.

Steady hands, patience, able to not let something freak them out so they stop...., ability to deal with repetitive tasks better are just some of the reasons.

If girls want to find something they can "beat boys at", they ought to take up shooting!!"

I'll admit to being one of the guys who took a girl shooting once and was out shot, no biggy, impressed the hell out of me, and I knew from then on to not piss her off!!

**pritch** · 24th October 2007, 21:45

Got a card to say that I had a CourierPost package at the depot so at lunch time I shot around there. Not one, but two packages.

A pair of Decot HyWyd inverted bifocal shooting glasses. (Us old fellers need all the help we can get). Most of both lenses is plain but the top of the aiming eye lens is focussed at the distance to the front sight.

This lets you move around if need be without tripping over your feet and when you want to aim you just dip your head slightly and you are looking through the bifocal bit.

Likely heading for the range on Sunday to give these a whirl...

Oh and the other parcel, my new Held Akira gloves

Broke now

**Swoop** · 25th October 2007, 07:23

Originally Posted by deanohit

"From the first time I've picked up a gun till now I've encountered quite a few female shooters that would put many male shooters in shame.

Agreed. I have seen it in action at the range.
A fellow shooter was bringing a different female guest each week, to be introduced to the sport.
All of them shot quite well for beginners who had never fired a pistol in their lives.
One in particular was exceptional, but went away with "well that was easy - onto something more difficult" attitude.

A shame. She had potential.

**007XX** · 25th October 2007, 08:08

Originally Posted by deanohit

Here you go 007XX, found this in another forum I frequent and thought you'd enjoy it, a good reason to get back into shooting if ever I've seen one.

Cheers mate...I had read that article previously.

I'm keen and not at all afraid of giving it a go, but just lack the opportunity and time.

Never matter, I'll get there someday!

**chris** · 25th October 2007, 08:28

Originally Posted by Wolf

Quite like rabbit (providing the thing is properly gutted...)

Absolutely. Before doing anything else, the bladder has to be gently squeezed to empty its contents as nicking it with the knife during preparation will taint the meat. The rabbits we take off our property go straight into the pot.

**chris** · 25th October 2007, 08:31

Originally Posted by doc

You should try a thin slice of fresh liver raw from vension you have just shot.

I prefer it flash fried so it's still nice and pink (same with any liver). Throw some sage leafs into the pan at the same time and serve on toast.

**Wolf** · 25th October 2007, 10:44

Originally Posted by chris

Absolutely. Before doing anything else, the bladder has to be gently squeezed to empty its contents as nicking it with the knife during preparation will taint the meat. The rabbits we take off our property go straight into the pot.

Hehe. My comment was in reference to a time a bunch of us went hunting and had an overnight stay in the hunting area. One of the guys, Mike, was given some rabbit pieces to carry up with us for our meal. The bloke who gave it to him had shot a couple of rabbits recently and figured we might like wild rabbit for our evening meal since we were in the hunting spirit.

The rabbits had been basically quartered but because the pieces were still frozen when I went to cook them I couldn't dice them for the stew pot so I just shoved the frozen lumps in the pot with the veges and the 2-minute noodles so they would thaw then cook.

Dinner is duly done, rabbit meat all thawed and cooked and we all sit down to eat.

Then David gives a shout and proceeds to get irate with Kenneth, who had kindly pointed out there was shit oozing from the piece of rabbit David was about to take a bite out of.

One of the women says "yeah, there was shit in my piece, too, but I didn't want to say anything."

Seems the bunny who'd killed the rabbits didn't bother gutting them before hacking them up and shoving them in the freezer, then he gave them to Mike to take on our overnight expedition.

So yeah, rabbit's fine - just clean and gut the fucker properly first, eh.

**007XX** · 25th October 2007, 11:08

Originally Posted by Wolf

Seems the bunny who'd killed the rabbits didn't bother gutting them before hacking them up and shoving them in the freezer, then he gave them to Mike to take on our overnight expedition.

So yeah, rabbit's fine - just clean and gut the fucker properly first, eh.

Sickening, but funny...

I like how the woman noticed but didn't say anything...

**deanohit** · 25th October 2007, 11:27

Hahaha Wolf, that is a great story!! I took a guy white baiting one time, got a few pound, and as I was making a few fresh fritters, he asked "arn't you going to gut them first?" I then asked him back if he wanted a Tui? The humour was lost on him.