Bench-Talk

Now that the new Borden RimRock actioned LV rifle is ready to go, BIG MIKE asked me to provide ample warning to HIZ PAL, Al Nyhus, that, though lacking proper color (it's camouflaged), WE have decided to dub the rig, "St. Patrick",  in honor of the legendary banisher of snakes (but more likely druids) from the Emearld Isles! ;) This should strike FEAR into Al's frozen heart - especially since i have consented to allow BIG MIKE to pilot the rig on it's maiden voyage! ;)

The RimRock is THE SMOOTHEST new action I've had my grubby paws on - once set into the McMillan/Bruno stock, it feels already "broken-in! :) Equipped with two barrels  fit and chambered by "Humble Henry" Rivers, and pillar bedded by shotin' buddy, Mike Bigelow, this rifle, before having been fired, radiates "good vibes": The bore scope revealed "Humbles" chambering second to NONE - mirroring the outside metal work! Mike's pillar bedding is flawless & rock solid - throughout loosening & tightening the receiver screws, without measurable movement! :) The magic touch of friends and fellow competitors seems a harbinger of good things to come! (Note: the two barrels:a 25 Cal. PacNor 1:12" twist, chambered for 25 BR;  a 1:18" twist Bartlein 30 Cal. chambered to 30 BR). My thanks to , Jim Borden, Humble Henry and Mike Bigelow for re-igniting a fire which was burnt to embers! :)

The gauntlet is thrown! Serpents Bane will be ready to rumble! RG

WoW!

Let the "Smack Talk" begin!!... Sounds like you have a "killer rig" there Randy, put together by all the "right folk" and with solid componets to be "steered" by none other Than BIG MIKE hisself!.....that should shake OL Al......but if'n I know Al's character, he is smugly sitting on the the FACT that the cold temps in the "Forbidden Zone" have made the "Snake" ,being "cold blooded" by nature, assume the temp of it's surrounding....providing an extra cryogenic treatment and an edge for it's encounter with "St Patrick"....;>) I would love to witness this "match-up" between the "Snake" and 'Ol St. Paddy"!......Always be cautious around St. Patrick's Day because it falls during"The Ides of March"!...;>).... I will "stay tuned" to toast the winner with a mug of "Green Beer"....;>)...or in my case...cheap beer always tastes "green"...;>)

Y'all have Fun!....sounds like the "gauntlet" has been thrown!

 -H

may da bist man wen.aind nun u ur melarky.fars far no hilp fer de litle peples .aind $5 on dee wannar.

love to see this shoot out guys have fun

good shootin Jim 

   Ahhh-hahh...so that's the latest plot to come from the tortured mind of Big Mike is it? 

  I figured that Hiz Mikeness would stack the deck in his favor, but I never dreamed of the extraordinary lengths to which this twisted soul would go. I mean.... let's look at things from an unbiased viewpoint: Big Mike has done all of this:

  -New Borden TPE action from Pennsylvania, Several new barrels chambered by Humble Henry Rivers in Prosperity, North Carolina.- Barrels from Oregon and Wisconsin, a stock from Arizona, scopes from Gawd only knows where..probably some prototype stuff unavailable to mere mortals, -Mike Bigelow  bedding...Mike is a great guy..obviously he was conned into this job...I mean it just goes on and on. My recon reports that Big Mike blackmailed Humble Henry into doing the chambering only by the light of a full moon and that the barrels were only touched and handled by Swedish virgins resplendent in white linen dresses and drinking Perrier. I mean...how low will he go?

  And here I am..a poor slob with an action that Big Mike beat to within an inch of it's life...it's shattered bolt handle flew one way, the bolt stop was found in the grass yards away from the hammer swinging gorefest, bolt stop retainer pin mangled beyond recognition. My only ally in this is the talented and crafty Stan Ware. His tender ministrations brought the RFD back from Death's Doorstep...once again to rejoin the ranks of competition.

  So there you have it: The big money, no holds barred, double trick, double throwdown effort of Big Mike ....who has recruited help from all corners of the Benchrest World in his evil quest...versus two little guys...a couple of regular Joes from Nowheresville just trying to put a couple of bullets in the same hole.

  Big Mike:  In the spirit of fair play and for all the Little Guys everywhere: I look foward to meeting you on the field of honor. Like the fight in Innnesfree between Shaun Thornton and 'Red' Will Danaher in the movie "The Quiet Man', it will be a donnybrook affair, if there ever was one. And afterwards, Big Mike will be seeking refuge in the caves with te rest of the druids, as Stan and I head to White 'O Morn and enjoy a few sips of the Dew of Scotland.

Father Paul: Father! Father Lonergan!
Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator: [not wanting to disturb the fish] Ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh.
Father Paul: It's a big fight in the town!
Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator: Listen, there's a big fight in this fish right here, too.
Father Paul: I'd have put a stop to it, but seeing it's...
Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator: You do that, lad. It's your duty.
Father Paul: But seeing it was Danaher and Sean Thornton...
Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator: WHO?
Father Paul: Danaher and Sean Thornton!
Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator: WELL WHY THE DEVIL DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

   Scheming in The Forbidden Zone.   -Al

It appears that BIG MIKE's challenge has sent Al Nyhus off the proverbial "deep end" - it's rumored that Al was last observed diving [through a hole in the ice] into the  Missouri, screaming something about locating the BLARNEY STONE  - he'd swim all the way to CORK, " iffen' 'e 'ad t  . . ." I seems that he's decided, before messing with HIM, to obtain, "some scrapings from THE STONE", which could be mixed into a potion containing BLACK JUICE . . . it appears that he's hoping such a concoction will not only bestow a keen ability to coax HIM into the open, but also provide the courage to attack BIG MIKE - once HIZ back is turned! BIG MIKE has a way of bringin' out the best in people! ;) RG

    Now...them's fightin' words Big Mike!

    This will be a battle the likes none has seen since Shaun Thornton and 'Red' Will Danaher punched it out in the streets of Innesfree over Mary Kate Danaher's dowery money!

   "He'll regret it till his dying day, if ever he lives that long."  -'Red' Will Danaher

    "If you say "three," mister, you'll never hear the man count "ten." -Shaun Thornton

 The Quiet Man one of my very favorites.

Al, I figured you were of Svedish or Danish desent. I know you love your danish! 

     Tom, my ancestry is mostly German, with just enough Norweigan thrown in to make things interesting. My wife says I'm a blend of 'stubborn' (German) and 'dumb' (Norweigan).  And though it goes against my Teutonic roots, I do have friends of Irish desent. I mean' let's face it....if you're born Irish, God has punished you sufficiently already. I figure there's no need to kick a man starting out life with a strike against him. Seems a decent enough thing to do.

    And here I am..just a poor, harmless soul with a once proud RFD action..the action itself beaten to smithereens by Big Mike himself in what's come to be known as the Red Hammer Incident.  Somehow the deck seems stacked against me..but I expect no less from Him Whose Name Cannot Be Spoken.

   When this is over, the carnage will make the Irish Potato Famine look like mere childs play. Big Mike will be banished to the rocky hinterlands whilst I enjoy a sip of Black Juice from the comfort of  White 'O Morn cottage. No Pot 'O Gold for ye', Big Mike......just an old crust of brown bread and some brackish water from a sheep pond.

   "Get out 'yer book. Write his name in it. Now...strike a line through it!"  -'Red' Will Danaher (keeping his enemies list up to date in 'The Quiet Man').

 RG

Take no  chances in this quest . Watch out for windmills !

 A traditional method used in the far east for snake control has been the mongoose i.e Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.

http://www.5min.com/Video/Mongoose-Attacking-an-Asian-Cobra-1354295

Or possibly just a Texas rabbit is rquired this time .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEgNe89IzjE

 Stonewall

Glenn Jackson:

 RG

Take no  chances in this quest . Watch out for windmills !

 A traditional method used in the far east for snake control has been the mongoose i.e Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.

http://www.5min.com/Video/Mongoose-Attacking-an-Asian-Cobra-1354295

Or possibly just a Texas rabbit is rquired this time .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEgNe89IzjE

 Stonewall

 

Glenn, thanks for the heads-up! I see that  AL finally got some of 'iz wittz back - BIG MIKE may have more to add later - HE's none too happy with AL "stealun 'IZ wurdz" - and from HIS favorite movie, no less! BIG MICKI-TIKKI-KIKKI- AL'z ASS -'T-'N HALVIE", haz a "certain ring to it"! ;) RG

   Ahhhh...notice how Big Mike works: craftily recruiting otherwise normal and kindhearted people to assist him in his nefarious plot. He's now expanded his sphere of influence internationally to Canada, where Glenn Jackson (a 'good guy' of the first order) resides. Such is Big Mike's  mania!

  I'm going to leave Big Mike with a quotation from one of his fellow countrymen, Irish writer William Butler Yeats:

    "Do not wait until the iron is hot to strike. Make it hot by striking." -W.B. Yeats

   Big Mike:  You still have plenty of time to stock up on snake anti-venom. Check for quantity discounts.

   It's been a few days now since any slanderous comments (grin) from Big Mike .  I wonder if 'Irish' Randy is having second thoughts about teaming up with with such a ne'er-do-well? Hmmmm?

   'Irish' Randy:  Don't forget this quote....

  "Goin' it alone is the best way, 'course. With a partner, there's always murder lurkin' about."  -Walter Huston (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre)

I think I remember that BIG MIKE said once when he was in the BAD LANDS he would pick up ( them snakes, and BITE the head off, throw them on the ground) end quote!!! Be careful Al  ????

HUMBLE HENRY !!!!!

Henry Rivers:

I think I remember that BIG MIKE said once when he was in the BAD LANDS he would pick up ( them snakes, and BITE the head off, throw them on the ground) end quote!!! Be careful Al  ????

 

HUMBLE HENRY !!!!!

Henry's correct - BIG MIKE is so peeeeved he won't even talk . . . and HE won't work a lick either! :(   Here's what happened to the last serpent which "CROSSED" HIM - following bashing the rattler with a couple of "handy" rocks, HE skinned it and and broiled up a nice dinner! Now, HE just sits in the corner, tapping HIZ brow with THE RED HAMMER . . .   ;) RG