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2DREZQ · June 26, 2012, 02:22 AM

Been lurking for years.
Finally decided to join.
Don't talk much (helps me avoid looking stupid).
Favorite rifle: Browning 1885 in .270

Happy Prospector · June 26, 2012, 07:55 PM

Hi Guys, New member here, I'm Kevin and just found this forum and it looks like I have a lot of reading to do, but I'm retired with lots of time. I have lots of different guns, and enjoy shooting them and been CC'ing for about a year.

Johnny Dollar · June 26, 2012, 08:07 PM

Hello, Kevin! Welcome to THR. I believe you are going to enjoy your stay.
Lots of good,helpful folks here from all around the world.

Blackfox893 · June 26, 2012, 11:26 PM

Hello. I am a student in Melbourne, FL, currently enrolled to Florida Tech. I aspire to be a mechanical engineer, and as such, I have some interest in weaponry. I currently own 2 Mosins, a G98 Mauser, a T99 Arisaka and I aim to purchase a TT33 eventually. I wrote a senior project on 7.62x54R vs 7.62 NATO in terms of stopping power, and I have also begun to accurize one of my Mosins, I need to find time to finish it.

I am not yet a member of the NRA, but I guess I will do it eventually.

HWI · June 27, 2012, 06:24 AM

Just joined the forum.

I own a few guns, mostly rifles.
Glock 23 .40
Mossberg 835 12g
Browning 92 .44 magnum
Winchester 94 30-30
AR-15 5.56x45
SGL21 7.62x39
Remington 700 .308

bigdipper · June 28, 2012, 09:41 AM

ive been a memeber for 2 days and i allready love it really handy to get questions answered. Im 17 and live in vt and have had a gun in my hand since birth. I live in one of those houses where theres allways 2 guns within arms reach. i pride my self on being the familys gunsmith. I like all guns but mostly pracical ones to hunt and others that you can shoot cheap to have a pit of fun

WGS55 · June 28, 2012, 07:12 PM

Name is Bill. I enjoy Hunting, fishing and working on my 78 camaro or my jeep if needed. My wife and I have a small farm here in Central Or. where we raise miniature horses. We have several long rifles in different calibers and 3 pistols. The newest being her S&W 38 special airlight. Just found this sight and found it interesting.

hddriver1 · June 30, 2012, 04:04 PM

Hello everyone.
I was in the USCG for 9yrs and learned to shoot the 1911 .45 acp in boot camp and I loved every second of it. Ended up qualifying expert in the M16, .45, 12ga. ( I don't know how they scored that but I was ok with it ) and got to play with a .50 cal a few times. Learning to shoot the 12 ga. shotgun with 00 buckshot was interesting. Aim low and left and let the recoil carry the shot up and across. If I would have been told to shoot a shotgun that way prior to the Coast Guard I would have shook my head. Many yrs later I nmow have a .45 again and can't wiat to get some rounds off down range.
Regards
Pat

Dixiejack · June 30, 2012, 08:26 PM

Hello everyone. It seems every time I read an internet article that is gun related there is a reference /link to THR. I have found this sit to hold a wealth of information not to mention a great membership. I am looking forward to being a member.

meatcreeper · July 1, 2012, 02:06 AM

Hi,

I am new to THR. I live in TX and am an FFL with my partner. I like shooting pistols and AR 15s. I am looking forward to shooting in IDPA competitions. I am also looking forward to discussing the problems of having a home FFL and NOT being the one that the home FFL is registered to.

MC

MatthewUSMC · July 1, 2012, 03:17 AM

Hello everyone,

New member on board. I'm a long time lurker and finally made the decision to make an account. I enjoy all aspects of the shooting sports but my main joy is semi-auto small arms and medium bore precision rifles.
I've recently PCS'd overseas and will be spending the next 2 years aboard MCAS Iwakuni Japan. I'm looking forward to becoming a contributing member of this forum.

marcellob9 · July 1, 2012, 10:53 AM

Belgian collector of old guns, mostly American and Liège-made ones.
Most interested in the Civil War era.
I live in Belgium.
Partner of the littlegun.be website, apparently the largest one in the world (?)

Hottip · July 1, 2012, 02:29 PM

I stumbled onto this site today while doing some research on 1911s. So here I am with my first post. My first pistol is a Ruger MK1 and I've owned it for 34 years and still love it. I have a few 9mm (Glocks) KelTec, C Daly anda few long guns. I bought my first gun in 1960 from the Beretta factory while my ship USS Compton DD 705 was in Italy and still have it. Over the years i've bought and sold a few guns. I'm 71 now but still am hunting and a few years ago shot a 7x7 Elk in Montana.

Hap Call · July 1, 2012, 05:09 PM

Hello All. Was enlisted in the Coast Guard for several years before getting out, going to college, and getting commissioned in the Army. Retired in 2002 after 22 years. I have a wide range of fire arms, most of which were handed down to me by my father. I'm a firm follower of Thomas Jefferson and strongly support second admendment rights.

SCRiv96 · July 1, 2012, 07:35 PM

New guy here. Names Collin, I live in Minnesota. Love cars and guns, don't have enough money for either but I make do. Currently own a sigma .40, mosin nagant m44, s&w 22a, and an off brand ar-15. Love discussing and learning about guns. Hoping for some good info and help shooting better.

There's my intro, thanks!

357autoloader · July 1, 2012, 11:43 PM

'sup?

Ralph Lauretano · July 2, 2012, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hottip

I stumbled onto this site today while doing some research on 1911s. So here I am with my first post. My first pistol is a Ruger MK1 and I've owned it for 34 years and still love it. I have a few 9mm (Glocks) KelTec, C Daly anda few long guns. I bought my first gun in 1960 from the Beretta factory while my ship USS Compton DD 705 was in Italy and still have it. Over the years i've bought and sold a few guns. I'm 71 now but still am hunting and a few years ago shot a 7x7 Elk in Montana.

Ahoy Hottip, "Hunter" here. I was on the USS Willard Keith, DD-775, and did my stint for 6 months in the Med., home-ported in Naples, (1961-1962). Never got to the Beretta factory though. Couldn't afford a bullet back then, much less a gun. Only factory I ever visited was a perfume factory up in the hills on the south coast of France near Nice, while on a bus tour. Got some French perfume for my young bride, and that got me some pretty good 'mileage' when I got back home and gave it to her. Welcome to the site. "Hunter"

otasan56 · July 2, 2012, 02:09 PM

Second Chance/Winchester Man-on-man shoot off winner 1990, and I still shoot pins at matches up here in NH and MA.

mustanggt · July 2, 2012, 09:29 PM

I have popped in here many times during internet searches but can't believe I haven't joined till now. So here I is.

stickboy · July 2, 2012, 09:34 PM

I'm retired from the USAF and I am now a military contractor. I'm not an expert in any gun related field but I enjoy firearms and archery quite a bit. I enjoy shooting my pistols and the model 1911 is my favorite. I have others, such as Glocks, that I enjoy quite a bit. I'm not a 1911 only guy, I just shoot them better than anything else. I enjoy the heritage of the pistol, and I handle it better than the others, so it's my favorite. But I've come to enjoy other pistols as well.
I have a family that is my priority, and realize more miles are probably behind me than in front of me. I believe in this country and our freedoms that we must continue to fight for.
I'm not a member of any other forums, but I have monitored this one over the past couple years and realize the quality of this site. I think it's time to participate a little bit.

Springfield Shooter · July 3, 2012, 06:49 PM

Hello all.
My name is Randy. I am a recently retired police officer here in central Kentucky. I was the department firearm instructor, armorer, jack of all trades and master of none. I have two sons, both eagle Scouts and I remain active in Scouting as a Scoutmaster.

I own rifles and short guns and was given my duty weapon, GLOCK 22, as a retirement gift.

My favorite rifle to play with is an original Springfield trapdoor that my father-in-law gave me.

I hope to contribute when I have something worthwhile to add and I hope to learn a great deal more.

Be well.

Randy

soonerfan85 · July 5, 2012, 04:27 PM

Thought it was about time to finally join up since so many times when I do an internet search on a gun issue the most relevent links are from THR. I almost have too many guns. Some are old like Winchesters, Remingtons and S&W, but most are newer like Rugers, Kel-Tec and Browning. Most are for play. The Kel-Tec Sub2000 paired with a Crimson Trace laser being the most fun for the $. Some were bought as an investment, like the nib BRNO 611 and a couple of Winchester and Remmy gallery guns. Well, that's what I tell my wife.

I've worked for the same mid size oil and gas company for nearly 25 years. Look forward to retirement so I can have more time to shoot. Hoping to get my 12 yr old son interested in sporting clays.

bodam · July 5, 2012, 10:56 PM

Hey guys, noob here. Avid reloader, mainly pistols. Joined to get answers to some problems and learn from experienced loaders.

The collection:
Kimber Pro TLE II
XD-9 3.8
XD-45 4" (OD & SS)
Glock 23 Gen 4
Ruger LCP
Olympic AR
Saiga 12 (Zombie killer)

Anyone around Houston, holler, I'd love to see some setups and meet some folks.

firewithfireUSA · July 5, 2012, 11:59 PM

Hey everyone. New here. 28 yrs old I've always owned and enjoyed firearms. I first got my CCW about 5 years ago and I would say have become much more involved and interested in concealed carry and self defense in the last few years. I'm proud to say my daily carry is a G23 along with an LCP. Have a few others lyin around as well. Trying to learn more about my firearms (mechanically) also been dabbling with some minor customizing lately. Would like to eventually be able to do some real gunsmithing of my own.

Reloadron · July 6, 2012, 11:46 AM

Greetings to all. New member from the Cleveland, Ohio USA suburbs. Been some years since being active in shooting and returning to what I love dearly. Originally NYC born and raised and now slightly older.

I enjoy high power rifle shooting but also just about all shooting. The wife and I did own a small brick and mortar gun shop for a number of years before selling the business. I enjoyed taking several NRA gun smithing courses years ago. I especially enjoy working on the M1 Garand and M1A rifles. I also have an affection for older well built S&W revolvers.

Ron

June 26, 2012, 07:55 PM	#7802
Happy Prospector Member Join Date: August 10, 2011 Location: Full time RV'er living all over the Great american Southwest Posts: 7	Hi Guys, New member here, I'm Kevin and just found this forum and it looks like I have a lot of reading to do, but I'm retired with lots of time. I have lots of different guns, and enjoy shooting them and been CC'ing for about a year. __________________ Kevin Retired, Fulltime RV'er, Lifetime NRA Member 1999.5 Red F350 4X4 CC Diesel Flatbed 2007 Alpenlite Defender Toyhauler 2007 Yamaha Grizzly 700

June 26, 2012, 08:07 PM	#7803
Johnny Dollar Member Join Date: October 31, 2008 Location: Miami Beach,Florida Posts: 3,161	Hello, Kevin! Welcome to THR. I believe you are going to enjoy your stay. Lots of good,helpful folks here from all around the world. __________________ "A man's got to know his limitations" 'Harry Callahan' Magnum Force 1973

June 26, 2012, 11:26 PM	#7804
Blackfox893 Member Join Date: June 26, 2012 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 12	Hello. I am a student in Melbourne, FL, currently enrolled to Florida Tech. I aspire to be a mechanical engineer, and as such, I have some interest in weaponry. I currently own 2 Mosins, a G98 Mauser, a T99 Arisaka and I aim to purchase a TT33 eventually. I wrote a senior project on 7.62x54R vs 7.62 NATO in terms of stopping power, and I have also begun to accurize one of my Mosins, I need to find time to finish it. I am not yet a member of the NRA, but I guess I will do it eventually. __________________ I am neither a fascist nor a communist, but a person who believes in a balance of liberty and order. Neither party currently respects that.

June 30, 2012, 04:04 PM	#7808
hddriver1 Member Join Date: June 30, 2012 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Posts: 10	Hi All Hello everyone. I was in the USCG for 9yrs and learned to shoot the 1911 .45 acp in boot camp and I loved every second of it. Ended up qualifying expert in the M16, .45, 12ga. ( I don't know how they scored that but I was ok with it ) and got to play with a .50 cal a few times. Learning to shoot the 12 ga. shotgun with 00 buckshot was interesting. Aim low and left and let the recoil carry the shot up and across. If I would have been told to shoot a shotgun that way prior to the Coast Guard I would have shook my head. Many yrs later I nmow have a .45 again and can't wiat to get some rounds off down range. Regards Pat

June 30, 2012, 08:26 PM	#7809
Dixiejack Member Join Date: June 30, 2012 Location: SW Georgia. Soon hope to retire to Indiana. Posts: 34	Hello everyone. It seems every time I read an internet article that is gun related there is a reference /link to THR. I have found this sit to hold a wealth of information not to mention a great membership. I am looking forward to being a member. __________________ Never mind the mule. Just load the wagon.

June 26, 2012, 02:22 AM	#7801
2DREZQ Member Join Date: June 14, 2012 Posts: 179	Been lurking for years. Finally decided to join. Don't talk much (helps me avoid looking stupid). Favorite rifle: Browning 1885 in .270

June 27, 2012, 06:24 AM	#7805
HWI Member Join Date: June 27, 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 2	Just joined the forum. I own a few guns, mostly rifles. Glock 23 .40 Mossberg 835 12g Browning 92 .44 magnum Winchester 94 30-30 AR-15 5.56x45 SGL21 7.62x39 Remington 700 .308

June 28, 2012, 09:41 AM	#7806
bigdipper Member Join Date: June 25, 2012 Location: Vermont Posts: 65	ive been a memeber for 2 days and i allready love it really handy to get questions answered. Im 17 and live in vt and have had a gun in my hand since birth. I live in one of those houses where theres allways 2 guns within arms reach. i pride my self on being the familys gunsmith. I like all guns but mostly pracical ones to hunt and others that you can shoot cheap to have a pit of fun

June 28, 2012, 07:12 PM	#7807
WGS55 Member Join Date: June 26, 2012 Location: Culver, Oregon Posts: 2	Name is Bill. I enjoy Hunting, fishing and working on my 78 camaro or my jeep if needed. My wife and I have a small farm here in Central Or. where we raise miniature horses. We have several long rifles in different calibers and 3 pistols. The newest being her S&W 38 special airlight. Just found this sight and found it interesting.

July 1, 2012, 02:06 AM	#7810
meatcreeper Member Join Date: July 1, 2012 Posts: 44	Hello Everyone Hi, I am new to THR. I live in TX and am an FFL with my partner. I like shooting pistols and AR 15s. I am looking forward to shooting in IDPA competitions. I am also looking forward to discussing the problems of having a home FFL and NOT being the one that the home FFL is registered to. MC

July 1, 2012, 03:17 AM	#7811
MatthewUSMC Member Join Date: July 1, 2012 Posts: 1	Hello everyone, New member on board. I'm a long time lurker and finally made the decision to make an account. I enjoy all aspects of the shooting sports but my main joy is semi-auto small arms and medium bore precision rifles. I've recently PCS'd overseas and will be spending the next 2 years aboard MCAS Iwakuni Japan. I'm looking forward to becoming a contributing member of this forum.

July 1, 2012, 10:53 AM	#7812
marcellob9 Member Join Date: July 1, 2012 Posts: 1	Belgian collector of old guns, mostly American and Liège-made ones. Most interested in the Civil War era. I live in Belgium. Partner of the littlegun.be website, apparently the largest one in the world (?)

July 1, 2012, 02:29 PM	#7813
Hottip Member Join Date: July 1, 2012 Location: Wahington Posts: 1	Newbie - First post I stumbled onto this site today while doing some research on 1911s. So here I am with my first post. My first pistol is a Ruger MK1 and I've owned it for 34 years and still love it. I have a few 9mm (Glocks) KelTec, C Daly anda few long guns. I bought my first gun in 1960 from the Beretta factory while my ship USS Compton DD 705 was in Italy and still have it. Over the years i've bought and sold a few guns. I'm 71 now but still am hunting and a few years ago shot a 7x7 Elk in Montana.

July 1, 2012, 05:09 PM	#7814
Hap Call Member Join Date: July 1, 2012 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 1	New member Hello All. Was enlisted in the Coast Guard for several years before getting out, going to college, and getting commissioned in the Army. Retired in 2002 after 22 years. I have a wide range of fire arms, most of which were handed down to me by my father. I'm a firm follower of Thomas Jefferson and strongly support second admendment rights.

July 1, 2012, 07:35 PM	#7815
SCRiv96 Member Join Date: July 1, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1	Hi! New guy here. Names Collin, I live in Minnesota. Love cars and guns, don't have enough money for either but I make do. Currently own a sigma .40, mosin nagant m44, s&w 22a, and an off brand ar-15. Love discussing and learning about guns. Hoping for some good info and help shooting better. There's my intro, thanks!

July 1, 2012, 11:43 PM	#7816
357autoloader Member Join Date: July 1, 2012 Posts: 16	'sup?

July 2, 2012, 02:09 PM	#7818
otasan56 Member Join Date: October 20, 2011 Location: Hartford, VT Posts: 285	Greetings Second Chance/Winchester Man-on-man shoot off winner 1990, and I still shoot pins at matches up here in NH and MA.

July 2, 2012, 09:29 PM	#7819
mustanggt Member Join Date: July 2, 2012 Location: WA State Posts: 11	Howdy boys!!! I have popped in here many times during internet searches but can't believe I haven't joined till now. So here I is. __________________ If liberals knew what they were missing, they’d give up drugs, sex and rock-n-roll for shooting and hunting. But then the rest of us would never draw an elk tag, so to hell with 'em! — James "Mitch" Vilos aka (Pancho Vilos)

July 2, 2012, 09:34 PM	#7820
stickboy Member Join Date: July 2, 2012 Posts: 23	New Member Intro I'm retired from the USAF and I am now a military contractor. I'm not an expert in any gun related field but I enjoy firearms and archery quite a bit. I enjoy shooting my pistols and the model 1911 is my favorite. I have others, such as Glocks, that I enjoy quite a bit. I'm not a 1911 only guy, I just shoot them better than anything else. I enjoy the heritage of the pistol, and I handle it better than the others, so it's my favorite. But I've come to enjoy other pistols as well. I have a family that is my priority, and realize more miles are probably behind me than in front of me. I believe in this country and our freedoms that we must continue to fight for. I'm not a member of any other forums, but I have monitored this one over the past couple years and realize the quality of this site. I think it's time to participate a little bit.

July 3, 2012, 06:49 PM	#7821
Springfield Shooter Member Join Date: July 3, 2012 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 1	Hello all. My name is Randy. I am a recently retired police officer here in central Kentucky. I was the department firearm instructor, armorer, jack of all trades and master of none. I have two sons, both eagle Scouts and I remain active in Scouting as a Scoutmaster. I own rifles and short guns and was given my duty weapon, GLOCK 22, as a retirement gift. My favorite rifle to play with is an original Springfield trapdoor that my father-in-law gave me. I hope to contribute when I have something worthwhile to add and I hope to learn a great deal more. Be well. Randy

July 5, 2012, 04:27 PM	#7822
soonerfan85 Member Join Date: July 5, 2012 Location: Arkansas' Original BOOMtown Posts: 176	Site Newbie Thought it was about time to finally join up since so many times when I do an internet search on a gun issue the most relevent links are from THR. I almost have too many guns. Some are old like Winchesters, Remingtons and S&W, but most are newer like Rugers, Kel-Tec and Browning. Most are for play. The Kel-Tec Sub2000 paired with a Crimson Trace laser being the most fun for the $. Some were bought as an investment, like the nib BRNO 611 and a couple of Winchester and Remmy gallery guns. Well, that's what I tell my wife. I've worked for the same mid size oil and gas company for nearly 25 years. Look forward to retirement so I can have more time to shoot. Hoping to get my 12 yr old son interested in sporting clays.

July 5, 2012, 10:56 PM	#7823
bodam Member Join Date: June 21, 2012 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 112	Hey guys, noob here. Avid reloader, mainly pistols. Joined to get answers to some problems and learn from experienced loaders. The collection: Kimber Pro TLE II XD-9 3.8 XD-45 4" (OD & SS) Glock 23 Gen 4 Ruger LCP Olympic AR Saiga 12 (Zombie killer) Anyone around Houston, holler, I'd love to see some setups and meet some folks.

July 5, 2012, 11:59 PM	#7824
firewithfireUSA Member Join Date: July 5, 2012 Posts: 2	Hey everyone. New here. 28 yrs old I've always owned and enjoyed firearms. I first got my CCW about 5 years ago and I would say have become much more involved and interested in concealed carry and self defense in the last few years. I'm proud to say my daily carry is a G23 along with an LCP. Have a few others lyin around as well. Trying to learn more about my firearms (mechanically) also been dabbling with some minor customizing lately. Would like to eventually be able to do some real gunsmithing of my own.

July 6, 2012, 11:46 AM	#7825
Reloadron Member Join Date: July 6, 2012 Location: Cleveland, Ohio USA Posts: 1,439	Greetings to all. New member from the Cleveland, Ohio USA suburbs. Been some years since being active in shooting and returning to what I love dearly. Originally NYC born and raised and now slightly older. I enjoy high power rifle shooting but also just about all shooting. The wife and I did own a small brick and mortar gun shop for a number of years before selling the business. I enjoyed taking several NRA gun smithing courses years ago. I especially enjoy working on the M1 Garand and M1A rifles. I also have an affection for older well built S&W revolvers. Ron