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Hi Jerome and to VR .. Noticing your other posts, especially your first post where you added a link to air purifiers (which I am sorry,, I was leary to click on), has lead me to wonder if you are one of those computer Bots that I have read about.. Having never actually talked to a Bot before I thought I would jump in here and speak to you before Freebird finds out you have infested our boards and you are no longer able to communicate with me. If your not a Bot but are a real people, please consider the following answer as my answer to your question. The best product here in this thread is the product that goes bang when you pull the trigger. I have found with modern day ammo that, as long as the shooter has a good functional as designed firing pin, ammo is ammo and failure is now fairly uncommon. While I am not particular in makes/models of ammo, I prefer louder ammo bangs so therefore recommend the 50 BMG = most bang for the buck so to speak. I have never fired (or owned) a Sherman Tank with the 74mm Cannon before but I got a hunch that those are loud too. I can't recommend the 74mm ammo yet but someday, if I find one, can afford it and my wife Tippy lets me get one, I will pick up a Sherman Tank - test the loudness of its 74mm Cannon and report back here. Until then though, I highly recommend the 50 BMG in answer to which is the best product.. Puc

Been a lot of chit chat on the Polaris Indian sites about the new Road Glide Indian (fixed fairing) that Polaris may or may not be coming out with.. It is amazing how many varmints over there are about Polaris cloning the Road Glide and a TON of from those who are speaking up as an encouragement for Polaris to repop the old inline 4 Indian.. Reading this about the Rocket 3 sure makes me wonder if those Polaris Indian riders may be onto something... Thoughts?

@divey,, is this basically what your riding now adays brother? WOWZY is that gorgeous!! Allll my lop eared biker brother varmint friends have done gone riding high end on me .. Hot diggity dog Red,,, now ya gotta change your screen name to Black Bling Rider or no one is gonna know who ya are

WOWZY WOW WOW WOW ,,, :scared:,,,,, ,,, :scared:,,, :guitarist 2:,,,, and another WOWZY WOW WOW WOW,,,, shootin from the hip,,, that's how I truly feel about that GORGEOUS scoot brother,, :ice_congrats-vi6886

A quick link to my little brother Doug's Obituary. Thanks again folks for your love and support during these days.. Puc http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?n=douglas-d-barnhard&pid=192813693&

Thank you @Heimdog,, your thoughts and prayers for us is greatly apprecitiated my friend!! Also,, brother,, this is truly a remarkable family to be part of = glad you joined!! Puc

Yeah,,, that teeny little American flag is getting harder and harder for these tired old eyes to see,, matter of fact,, I gotta use my bifocals to do so .. I/others have mentioned that observation before too Sly and I think the last time we chatted about it we were unable to come up with a reasonable sized flag waver.. Personally, I think if nothing else,, that shot of Old Glory in the upper right hand corner of your post would even do the trick,, I put more value on the flag than the cute cyber guy waving Her,, I'd gladly do my own waving for an Old Glory I can see And yes ya bunch of lop eared varmints,, in my case @Sylvester had everything to do with this post

Right there with ya Case!! I am nobodys mother but I do have a theory (another Puc's IMHO's if you can bear with it) on what the flop to jumping onto the HD air cooled, push rod motored, belt drive reason was/is all about.. I think it's as basic as Mom Yam seeing the size of the market that HD created in comparison to the teeny little enemic size of the "other than HD market".. Something we were taught in college Marketing 101 was to avoid going Toe to Toe with the super pillars in business. Instead,, weave your business strategy in and out of those pillars by designing stuff that feeds off the smaller markets and still competes with the pillars without going toe to toe with them. Then strive to become a pillar of your own design.. Perhaps things have changed in Marketing strategies over the years I will say this though,, the ahhh ohhh on the SVTC's are starting to wear off and Yamaha seeems to be making some interesting adjustments.. I was talking to a relative of mine yesterday who mentioned seeing a brand new SVTC at a dealership not long ago with a price point of $19,000 !! Thats still a fair chunk of change for 2 wheels and motor IMHO but, in comparison to the alternatives = that's a ton of bike for the money

:sign Rock On::sign Rock On::sign Rock On:!!! THANKS FOR THE LINK Spence!!!

:dancefool::dancefool::clap2:!!!!! Wayyyyyy cool!!

Believe me when I say this brother,, ALL of you,, you and Jana 100% included, will be there in spirit = THIS I KNOW!! Thanks again for your endless, caring, thoughtfulness and tenderness in the support Jim! The Barnhard Clan! P.S. = PRAYERS UP FOR JANA!! You and her are on my prayer list brother!! THANK YOU MY BROTHER!! VERY WELL PUT! Tip and I sat on the porch talking about all we have been thru in the passing of my brother. I told her that, should I arrive in Heaven before her, that I prefer for her to, instead of being a crumbled up mess in the process of this funeral stuff that I would really enjoy watching (being part of the Great Cloud of Witnesses) her smiling her great big beautiful smile as she went on and on about the pathway on earth her and I traveled together. Sharing with others the blessings in life here below we had been honored to have, the treasured times here below that God gave us.. I also told her that I was in NO WAY wanting to stand in the way of necessary grieving and all that but, as normal for me, I preferred it all to be handled a little differently than normal.. That Tip,, she is amazing,, she loves the Lord sooo much.. She smiled and me and said "Believe me sweetheart,, that is exactly what I see in our future and exactly my wishes should I arrive at our Savior's side before you!!

Been a longgg day of planning, working it thru with the our family but here is where it ended today concerning my little brothers funeral plans. The funeral and visitation (1 day/time only) will be at Ada Bible Church, 3869 Knapp St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525. Visitation, Wednesday the 8th from 1 till 3:30pm. Funeral, Thursdaythe 9th at 11am. If possible and you feel inclined to do so, any thoughts/prayers for us during those times would be greatly appreciated! It appears that my brothers Obituary will be available at Mlive.com starting tomorrow (Monday) night sometime. I will post a link up as soon as it becomes available. THANKS AGAIN for all the support my VR Family! Puc

Your welcome brother!! And THANK YOU for the thoughts and prayers Vaz!!

,,, thats strange,, I find myself being mysteriously drawn to this one .. I really really like it.. I think I would toss my leg over it's "Buddy" seat and ride! Matter of fact, about the only thing I might suggest Mom Yam to add is a Suicide Clutch and a Tank Shifter

,, cool Sly,, wayy cool!! So does this .410 Derringer have a rifled barrel brother? If so, doesnt the rifling tend to sling the "shot" recklessly once out of the bore? You ever "pattern" it Sly and see what it does on card board? Be a shame to have a in the doorway of your bedroom, pull the trigger and miss the only to clean off a book shelf 10 feet to the side of the doorway ..

Actually I got a hunch the side arm carry of the 1800's was very successful Roller.. I am not one to buy into the old gunfight stuff we all read about of those days. Rather than that, I gotta theory that those Cowboys actual used the open carry routine more for protecting themselves from rattle snakes and the like and the occasional trip to the Alamo when necessary, more of tool of the trade in that way. The gunfight stories do make for some pretty cool movies. I also think that had the Brits known that we were all armed they may have never attempted took a shot at taking over our Country even before the 1800's.. Funny how a bunch of farmers who are armed can not only protect themselves/their loved ones but also their very way of life. From that prospective, I am one of those who think open carry back then was a HUGE success and, quite possibly could be today too

It has been an extremely difficult week and I am not sure how I would have made it thru this without all your continued and gracious support, THANK YOU my/our VR Family!! My little brother Doug went to his new home in Glory today at 3:15pm. Tip and I were by his side earlier in the day and I can tell you that no one fought this aweful disease harder than he did. His fight is over now and the pain and suffering is gone. Our family is meeting again soon to confirm Funeral plans but as it stands right now the Service is going to be held at Ada Bible Church in Ada Michigan. I will post a link to my little brothers obituary as soon as it becomes available. While all/any of you are welcome to attend, my main purpose in posting the info is to ask again for your thoughts and prayers for those attending, our family included. Doug knew a LOT of people and my prayer for his burial service is that those in attendance would know that Doug is now resting fully at peace and that all would clearly see why that is. I want to thank each of you, even those who are not VR members and are following this from cyber sidelines and thinking of/praying for him/us, for your support and would like to ask for that to continue throughout the Funeral Services.. THANK YOU Puc n Tip

Actually I have bought a lot of tires from Chapp and always had good luck with their free ship and them as company Sky.. Maybe a quick phone call to em would shed some light on why no free ship.. You buying off E-Bay? If not, you may wanna do a quick search there for the tire(s) your looking for as thats how I usually buy thru Chapp (and bought tires thru many other outfits on Ebay too). If you do that though, just remember to sort by "lowest price" when you get your results = saving cash is always good IMHO..

,, there it is again,,, that @Flyinfool is getting almost as notorious as Murphy himself :rotfl::cool10:

Yeppers,, I get that,, it is a double edged sword IMHO. In thinking about this = "there is a big difference between a trained law enforcement and your average open carry individual" though, for me I think best to always remember there is a big NON-difference between the two too though, that being that the 2nd Amendment applies equally to all parties and that maybe open carrying would be a good reminder to the bad guys of that fact, as well as all the honest world too. Besides Skid,, holsters that are designed to be secure aint that expensive and, most little Pocket Shooters aint none to accurate and are actually more finicky/tricky to handle than a full sized shooter. Plus, the full sized side arm usually has a higher capacity mag and tends to be more accurate. I do get your point brother,, I am just not so sure which I prefer,, an untrained lop eared good guy varmint with a 2 shot derringer loaded and bouncing around in his pocket or the same individual with a 5 inch Beretta 92 strapped to his side with 17 rounds in it, in a secured holster of course:big-grin-emoticon:

I've got mixed feelings about this one.. I can see your point Skidder but I also know that most LEO's open carry and, just another IMHO's, I gotta hunch that bad guys shy away from doing their nasty deeds in the presents of a pistol toting LEO or 2 or 3. I often wonder if everyone who is Concealed Carrying would switch to Open Carry,, what kind of effect it would have on the criminal element.. As a science experiment, maybe "we the people" should have a National Open Carry Day in the States where the 2nd Amendment is still applicable to see if my hunch is true?

That a double stacker 9 or single stack 45 Your Honor? Sayy Judge,, what did you carry on your side as an LEO? Was what ever it was Department Issued or did you Officers get to pick your shooter and buy off a voucher or something? Same question for any and all you ex/current lop eared tried to catch a Puc but never could varmints out there who might be reading this....

Ahhhh,,, no Sly,,, twasn't me.... I do recall referring to that sidewinder of a cowboy shooter lover as a Lop Eared Retrobate Varmint a few times but never not ever just an average everyday retrobate... Why that would be some form of Code Violation I do believe ...

No change as of 4pm today. Doug remains in comatose state but the Dr. that checked his heart signs a while ago said his heart remains beating strong. Thanks again everyone for the thoughts and prayers. Puc n Tip

Almost missed this: :group cheers::group cheers: Puc