Hello everyone a while back I used the word "contraindicated" and was subsequently made fun of by people saying I was "pretending to be Paul Harrell". I mean I think I did learn it from him but I only ever said it when it was the right word to put what I wanted to say into words. Am I really pretending to be Paul Harrell if I use the word contraindicated? I mean it's not like he invented the word.

https://www.wbay.com/2026/09/03/clerk-shot-during-gas-station-robbery-shawano/

Mike Beliveau, who operated the YouTube channel @duelist1954, has died of pancreatic cancer.

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxGL8RvbJH4Nxbmw7f9uQct11TEeDuBdGw

I don’t quite know where else to post this, I’ve also tried to reach out to a few YouTubers but so far no luck.

Mike Beliveau of @duelist1954 on YouTube has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He covers old western style firearms and stories of gunfighters of the time.

Definitely a good watch and deserves more subs. Like our community did for Paul we need to spread the word!

Edit: Pancreatic cancer, didn’t catch that before posting.

I figure he can't be incriminated now that he's no longer alive so there really is no harm talking about it. I think the family even released the details but behind a paywall on patreon so they must not be bothered with people knowing the details. Has anyone subscribed to the patreon to find out the details of both cases?

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I saw this posted on r/guns , looks like a gem:

https://youtu.be/Tb9QeoPdLCY?si=l1K8mDNz7r_eALC5

Paul had made a video where he tested using matchbooks and cigarettes for a delayed fuse, but I can't seem to find it

I’m more of a full size double stack in a kydex IWB holster with WML, red dot, and an extra mag kind of guy, but I bought an old .38 snub not rated for +p to use as my “go to the mailbox” gun. I heard there’s basically no .38 standard pressure hollow points that’ll reliably expand out of a snub barrel, so I did some research to see if there are any exceptions, and would you know it, there’s already a series of Paul Harrell videos on this very topic.

Just thought I’d share my admiration for this man and this little anecdote somewhere. I really do miss him. Thank you, Paul Harrell.

We are starting to see lots of Thanksgiving events and plans for the dinner are afoot. I thought a playlist of Paul's Thanksgiving specials would be cool to share.

Paul Harrell's Shatneresque Thanksgiving Specials

How do you guys feel about Roy's content so far? Personally, it's not really my cup of tea, especially with the jokes at the start of the presentations.

I’m looking for the one where he shoots a tree in the background and yells “timber”

Just randomly thought of this, I don’t think I remember it being mentioned, Paul was incredibly private so it’s possible I guess.

I recently discovered that I inherited a Nylon 66 well after I had watched Paul’s video on .22’s (I couldn’t link the video but I believe it was the early years of his channel after Disaster Contingency).

It was a weird experience. The grandfather I inherited this firearm from passed from pancreatic cancer when I was 3 months old. But from what I hear about him, he was a lot like Paul.

Grief is a weird thing. I’m 31 years old and for some reason the recent passing of a YouTube personality (who I believe I would want as a family member) has stirred up emotions relating to my grandfather as well.

I took the Nylon to the range today for the first time. She needs a thorough wipe down but man did she hold a zero after all these years. I hope that wherever they ended up, Paul and my grandfather are pain free and can enjoy sending a few rounds down range.

This is Paul’s long time friend Saul, he’s been featured in a few of Paul’s videos. He posts gun content and espresso making with the occasional Paul Harrell story. Definitely deserves more subscribers so please check him out.

If you ran into Paul the latter part of his life, he may have handed you a card (with 1 or more bullet holes in it), like the A of Spades on the left, or sometimes he may have signed it already. Some were signed, others were not. If you were very lucky, you may have gotten one personalized to you like the A of Spades or the K of Hearts. He also signed the matching Q of Hearts for my wife. How many of you out there were lucky enough to receive one of these? https://www.youtube.com/@Espresso_with_Saul/community

There was a video Paul did where as best I can remember he was shooting a .22 Henry lever action rifle at the meat target, there are several lengthy pauses, and then Paul shows up on camera saying "The Henry suffered three malfunctions, and its accuracy was so poor that it felt so bad about itself it went down-range and committed Sudoku with a M16 rifle."

Have to censor a certain word referring to the act of shuffling off this mortal coil by one's own hand.

Anyone know which video this was?

Hello everyone was wondering if Paul ever did a follow up to the SR9 and Security 9 that was seen in his PC9/Ruger PC carbine review?