I'm new here. I found this forum while researching for a gun purchase. I recently had to sell off the vast majority of my guns and ammo to try and save my house and, failing to do that, I am looking to try to replace some of what I sold off. The guys on this forum seem to really know their stuff, and it's nice to find some like-minded guys
New Member? Introduce yourself here (just intros, questions get answered elsewhere)
WoodsRat
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Hi Folks. Just wanted to say “Hi.” Glad to be a member of your very fine forum.
TheAmplifiedsoul
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New guy
New here. Looks like a good all around place. Been lurking here and there for a few months, and decided maybe I should start contrributing what little knowledge I have. I'm not new to the world of firearms but not an expert either.
New here. Looks like a good all around place. Been lurking here and there for a few months, and decided maybe I should start contrributing what little knowledge I have. I'm not new to the world of firearms but not an expert either.
mrfixit
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mrfixit
retired
mostly shoot action pistol
shoot three gun whenever possible
active in 2nd Amendment groups and our right to carry association
retired
mostly shoot action pistol
shoot three gun whenever possible
active in 2nd Amendment groups and our right to carry association
Rogue6
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Finally getting around to introducting myself
I'm not exactly new to THR, but I realized that I never posted an introduction. I'm a lawyer and a National Guard infantry officer in Southern Oregon. I've spent a lot of time mobilized since 9/11, to include the Sinai, Egypt for MFO (Multi-national Force and Observers), the Pak border in Afghanistan for OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom), New Orleans for Operation Katrina Relief, and Southern Iraq for OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom).
I tend to be more interested in the tactical applications of firearms than in purely sporting arms, but lately I've been acquiring more of an interest in collectible and historic military pieces - I was lucky to recently acquire an M1 Carbine from CMP (via the 41st IBCT as a commemorative piece for our last deployment) to go along with my M1 Garand, my Kar98k and my Luger. I've been kicking myself for not picking up some of the antique firearms that were for sale dirt cheap in Afghanistan. But mostly I've been shooting a Noveske N-4 and a S&W M&P 45c.
I'm not exactly new to THR, but I realized that I never posted an introduction. I'm a lawyer and a National Guard infantry officer in Southern Oregon. I've spent a lot of time mobilized since 9/11, to include the Sinai, Egypt for MFO (Multi-national Force and Observers), the Pak border in Afghanistan for OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom), New Orleans for Operation Katrina Relief, and Southern Iraq for OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom).
I tend to be more interested in the tactical applications of firearms than in purely sporting arms, but lately I've been acquiring more of an interest in collectible and historic military pieces - I was lucky to recently acquire an M1 Carbine from CMP (via the 41st IBCT as a commemorative piece for our last deployment) to go along with my M1 Garand, my Kar98k and my Luger. I've been kicking myself for not picking up some of the antique firearms that were for sale dirt cheap in Afghanistan. But mostly I've been shooting a Noveske N-4 and a S&W M&P 45c.
eslocklier
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Hello fellow fire arm supporters!
I'm 34, in the middle Tennessee area, and glad I found this forum. I've got a lot of posts to read
, better get started!
I'm 34, in the middle Tennessee area, and glad I found this forum. I've got a lot of posts to read
, better get started!SpringfieldM1A
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New Member
hi,
just joined this forum because it looked very active. I'm a college student studying computer engineering and informal target shooting is somewhat of an obsessive hobby of mine. i started reloading ammunition about two years ago and love it. a few of the rifles i enjoy shooting are the M1A, AR-15, M1 Garand, .308 .243 .223 bolt action. i recently obtained my pistol permit last fall and have been shooting and reloading pistol since. I'm looking forward to the interesting posts on the reloading section of this forum.
hi,
just joined this forum because it looked very active. I'm a college student studying computer engineering and informal target shooting is somewhat of an obsessive hobby of mine. i started reloading ammunition about two years ago and love it. a few of the rifles i enjoy shooting are the M1A, AR-15, M1 Garand, .308 .243 .223 bolt action. i recently obtained my pistol permit last fall and have been shooting and reloading pistol since. I'm looking forward to the interesting posts on the reloading section of this forum.
Hello!
New to the site, but not to firearms. Just started reloading last year, and really love it. Just got the wife shooting also, and she loves AR-15s.
I have a couple Springfields, a couple custom built ARs, rifles, shogun, pistols, etc......
I call Missoula, MT my home. The last best place.
I hope I can give out as much I get here on the site.
Keep your brass clean!
New to the site, but not to firearms. Just started reloading last year, and really love it. Just got the wife shooting also, and she loves AR-15s.
I have a couple Springfields, a couple custom built ARs, rifles, shogun, pistols, etc......
I call Missoula, MT my home. The last best place.
I hope I can give out as much I get here on the site.
Keep your brass clean!
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Hello,
I'm a retired chemistry teacher (43 years!), and I've been shooting and reloading rifles for all that time. I started out with a $10.95 Lee Loader in 30-06, and now I have a Ruger M77 Mk II SS in 308. I just got interested in handgun shooting and reloading. I bought a Ruger GP-100 6" and I've shot ~1000 rounds, mostly .38 specials.
We live on 80 acres in NE MN, and I can hunt deer virtually out the back door. I set up a range on the back 40 with some interactive steel targets that I made, and I'm trying to improve my accuracy.
I'm a retired chemistry teacher (43 years!), and I've been shooting and reloading rifles for all that time. I started out with a $10.95 Lee Loader in 30-06, and now I have a Ruger M77 Mk II SS in 308. I just got interested in handgun shooting and reloading. I bought a Ruger GP-100 6" and I've shot ~1000 rounds, mostly .38 specials.
We live on 80 acres in NE MN, and I can hunt deer virtually out the back door. I set up a range on the back 40 with some interactive steel targets that I made, and I'm trying to improve my accuracy.
stewart C. Hagerman
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New member from Missouri
I'm not an expert on or a collector of guns. I've carried a snubnose from Viet Nam to NYC and now Missouri. I like the new alloys and laser technologies now available. Up front, after wasting 20 yrs of my life, I've been sober since 24 July 2009 and living life to the fullest. Glad to join this site and have access to the knowledge I see displayed on it.
Stewart C. Hagerman
I'm not an expert on or a collector of guns. I've carried a snubnose from Viet Nam to NYC and now Missouri. I like the new alloys and laser technologies now available. Up front, after wasting 20 yrs of my life, I've been sober since 24 July 2009 and living life to the fullest. Glad to join this site and have access to the knowledge I see displayed on it.
Stewart C. Hagerman
vikinggirl
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Morning Folks,
Newbie here, have lurked for just a while. Need some info about a 1911 I inherited, so will mosey over to that forum and post a question. Really appreciate everyone's knowledge.
Newbie here, have lurked for just a while. Need some info about a 1911 I inherited, so will mosey over to that forum and post a question. Really appreciate everyone's knowledge.
King Bee
Member
Greetings from California
Hello everyone, this is my first post after a week or so of lurking. I look forward to learning a lot from all of you, and hopefully returning the favor where I can. My weapons knowledge extends only as far back as my Marine Corps career within the last 5 years. I just bought my wife her first handgun, and I am looking to get my own next month. My wife and I have been going to the range for quite a while now, and we have shot quite a bit of fun things. Well to end the rambling, Greetings!
Hello everyone, this is my first post after a week or so of lurking. I look forward to learning a lot from all of you, and hopefully returning the favor where I can. My weapons knowledge extends only as far back as my Marine Corps career within the last 5 years. I just bought my wife her first handgun, and I am looking to get my own next month. My wife and I have been going to the range for quite a while now, and we have shot quite a bit of fun things. Well to end the rambling, Greetings!
Welcome to all you new folks!
Please understand that all that "civil discourse" "family friendly" "Art's Granmaw" stuff when you signed up is taken pretty seriously here so if you're used to other sites where flames and vulgar language is common please remember you're in a different place now.
We really encourage everyone to get involved in RKBA issues in one way or another. Take someone that doesn't know how to shoot out to do a little plinking. Be the good example that proves the lies the antis tell about us are just propaganda and not the truth.
Please understand that all that "civil discourse" "family friendly" "Art's Granmaw" stuff when you signed up is taken pretty seriously here so if you're used to other sites where flames and vulgar language is common please remember you're in a different place now.
We really encourage everyone to get involved in RKBA issues in one way or another. Take someone that doesn't know how to shoot out to do a little plinking. Be the good example that proves the lies the antis tell about us are just propaganda and not the truth.
Evening all.
New to the board, visited a few times, and I am finally getting around to joining. I've been around pistols and long guns since I was a kid. Now I am married and have more than a few kids of my own. I have a few rifles, shotguns, and a pistol.
Right now I am looking for a Dan Wesson Monson made .44. I'm thinking really hard about Howa 1500 in 6.5x55. And am going to start reading up on reloading. And lately, I've gotten the urge to want an AR; I have no idea why, I've never even considered them before.
New to the board, visited a few times, and I am finally getting around to joining. I've been around pistols and long guns since I was a kid. Now I am married and have more than a few kids of my own. I have a few rifles, shotguns, and a pistol.
Right now I am looking for a Dan Wesson Monson made .44. I'm thinking really hard about Howa 1500 in 6.5x55. And am going to start reading up on reloading. And lately, I've gotten the urge to want an AR; I have no idea why, I've never even considered them before.
Greetings
Had a couple of rifles up until last year (Savage Mark II BV, and Model 14 .243 cal), but had to sell them due to hard financial times. Did some shooting years ago when I was in the service. Had a Ruger .22 revolver that had an interchangeable cylinder for .22mag. Been so long ago I can't even remember the model. Last winter I moved back to Ohio and am starting over. Being a lefty, my choice of rifles is rather limited, so I thought I'd get back into things with this one:
Have come across this forum so many times just browsing on Google. Felt like I had to get in on the action. Great site and thanks for having me!
PS: Introductory thread for newbies is a great idea!
Had a couple of rifles up until last year (Savage Mark II BV, and Model 14 .243 cal), but had to sell them due to hard financial times. Did some shooting years ago when I was in the service. Had a Ruger .22 revolver that had an interchangeable cylinder for .22mag. Been so long ago I can't even remember the model. Last winter I moved back to Ohio and am starting over. Being a lefty, my choice of rifles is rather limited, so I thought I'd get back into things with this one:
Have come across this forum so many times just browsing on Google. Felt like I had to get in on the action. Great site and thanks for having me!
PS: Introductory thread for newbies is a great idea!
badbrucelee
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I'm a new member. been reading alot of stuff here for a while and decided to join the mob.
CharlotteH
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Hello, I'm new here
Hi, my name is Charlotte I live in Atlanta and I'm a smallbore shooter. My primary shooting events are NRA outdoor prone and NRA Light Rifle offhand.
I have an Anschutz 1907 and a 1517MPR, Izhmash CM-2 match rifle, 2 russian sporting rifles (both rimfires), 4 CZ 452's, a Marlin 39A and a Ruger 10/22.
Hi, my name is Charlotte I live in Atlanta and I'm a smallbore shooter. My primary shooting events are NRA outdoor prone and NRA Light Rifle offhand.
I have an Anschutz 1907 and a 1517MPR, Izhmash CM-2 match rifle, 2 russian sporting rifles (both rimfires), 4 CZ 452's, a Marlin 39A and a Ruger 10/22.
Charlotte, your taste in firearms is impeccable! The classic Anschutz has got to be a tack driver, and CZ rimfires are top drawer (very accurate and reasonably priced). I've got a 39A myself pictured above. The others I don't know a great deal about but would love to see some pics if you ever get the chance. Welcome aboard from another newbie. Lots of great information here!
openminded
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Hi, I'm here to learn and be openminded
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Hi there, been lurking for awhile and joined today. I'm relatively new to firearms but it's increasingly becoming a bigger part of my recreation and now self defense. I have a thing for old Sigs but am open to talk about all kinds of pistols. Not much into long guns. I'm short on sources of knowledge (does Youtube count?). I'll try to keep the questions to a minimum but I'll have some. Thanks in advance for your help.
openminded
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Raised anti-gun looking for answers.
Hi. I am a noob here, though an oldfag when it comes to other forums. I am f/23/tx, I was raised by rabid liberal atheists. I agree with them about 95% of the time, but I was raised anti-gun and thanks to my boyfriend of almost two years, I've become, to an extent, a convert on that matter. I am pro-gun in some circumstances and through my boyfriend have been learning much about them. I favor the Second Amendment, and understand the reasoning behind the necessity to possess arms to defend oneself and fam, or hunt for food in a survival situation. But that's about as far as I have gotten.
I am here, at the moment, for one reason, which is to ask your help in pointing me in the right direction. My boyfriend is buying a suppressor and I am somewhat frightened by the prospect, despite the fact that my boyfriend is a wonderful man, slow to temper and very cautious and responsible. I wish to know more about 1. gun hobbies and what is "too far" with gun modification 2. modifiers (silencers) and the laws and regulations regarding such 3. the gun hobby mentality and what kind of factors play into it. I love my boyfriend but he is a quiet man that keeps a lot to himself. I am here with an OPEN MIND hence the user name, and have no desire to argue or debate anyone. I do not know enough about guns to argue with anyone, really, and will keep that in mind.
I'm banking on my more than 13 years of forum experience and faith to help me determine quickly which ones of you are sane and fullminded* about the subject of gun regulation. I hope that those who are will help me in my quest to learn more. Mods and regulars, my bf himself recommended this forum, and if you all could b so gracious as to point this noob in the direction of threads with topics one through three so that I may ask on-topic questions, and be advised as to where and when to start my own topics, I would be ever grateful.
TLDR; libby pinkie heathen trying to learn more about guns to understand so. any help would be hot.
*fullminded: knowledgeable about a topic; able to take a bias towards a subject based upon extensive study of both sides of the debate and able to accurately relay both sides with accuracy.
Hi. I am a noob here, though an oldfag when it comes to other forums. I am f/23/tx, I was raised by rabid liberal atheists. I agree with them about 95% of the time, but I was raised anti-gun and thanks to my boyfriend of almost two years, I've become, to an extent, a convert on that matter. I am pro-gun in some circumstances and through my boyfriend have been learning much about them. I favor the Second Amendment, and understand the reasoning behind the necessity to possess arms to defend oneself and fam, or hunt for food in a survival situation. But that's about as far as I have gotten.
I am here, at the moment, for one reason, which is to ask your help in pointing me in the right direction. My boyfriend is buying a suppressor and I am somewhat frightened by the prospect, despite the fact that my boyfriend is a wonderful man, slow to temper and very cautious and responsible. I wish to know more about 1. gun hobbies and what is "too far" with gun modification 2. modifiers (silencers) and the laws and regulations regarding such 3. the gun hobby mentality and what kind of factors play into it. I love my boyfriend but he is a quiet man that keeps a lot to himself. I am here with an OPEN MIND hence the user name, and have no desire to argue or debate anyone. I do not know enough about guns to argue with anyone, really, and will keep that in mind.
I'm banking on my more than 13 years of forum experience and faith to help me determine quickly which ones of you are sane and fullminded* about the subject of gun regulation. I hope that those who are will help me in my quest to learn more. Mods and regulars, my bf himself recommended this forum, and if you all could b so gracious as to point this noob in the direction of threads with topics one through three so that I may ask on-topic questions, and be advised as to where and when to start my own topics, I would be ever grateful.
TLDR; libby pinkie heathen trying to learn more about guns to understand so. any help would be hot.
*fullminded: knowledgeable about a topic; able to take a bias towards a subject based upon extensive study of both sides of the debate and able to accurately relay both sides with accuracy.
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jruss4879
Member
Hi: My name is Russell - a little back gound, x-Marine, VietNam Vet 64-65, grain farmed for 20 years then spent 25 years a County Deputy Sheriff. Now retired and able to spend more time hunting, fishing, hobby working on my guns. I'm a certified firearms instructor and registered sniper with the FBI and still work part-time certifiying law officer for thier semi annual qualifications.
My present project is working on a T/C encore to get accuracy. I have numerous barrels and have just purchased a 28" fluted SS 45 cal. ML Burgara Barrel. M.A.X. a online site has gave me great instruction on bringing the Encoe up to its full potential. I have reworked the sears nock from 90' to 80 ' angle and polished all machine marks out. Traded the hammer spring to a 50# from 30# mainly because I replaced the trigger spring to 2.5-3# pull. I ordered a over size hindge pin that required a drift pin to install. I finished the above work yesterday and now hope to go to the range and have improved my 4" group to a clover leaf size at 100 yards. My best load found to date has been 80 grains T/7, Hornady 200 gr. 45 cal. sabot/w10 mm SST bullet and Winchester ML 209 primer.
I haven't conographed this load yet and wish to check the velocity.
I would appreciate any comments or advice on shooting the Encore. I can't believe how Thompson Center can charge so much for thier Encores and not put good finishing work into them to make them shooters.
My present project is working on a T/C encore to get accuracy. I have numerous barrels and have just purchased a 28" fluted SS 45 cal. ML Burgara Barrel. M.A.X. a online site has gave me great instruction on bringing the Encoe up to its full potential. I have reworked the sears nock from 90' to 80 ' angle and polished all machine marks out. Traded the hammer spring to a 50# from 30# mainly because I replaced the trigger spring to 2.5-3# pull. I ordered a over size hindge pin that required a drift pin to install. I finished the above work yesterday and now hope to go to the range and have improved my 4" group to a clover leaf size at 100 yards. My best load found to date has been 80 grains T/7, Hornady 200 gr. 45 cal. sabot/w10 mm SST bullet and Winchester ML 209 primer.
I haven't conographed this load yet and wish to check the velocity.
I would appreciate any comments or advice on shooting the Encore. I can't believe how Thompson Center can charge so much for thier Encores and not put good finishing work into them to make them shooters.
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Hello all
Just a note to say Hi, this is only my second use of a online forum and its because of the great gain in knowledge from that first one{motorcycle} i thought i'd sigh up and try this one out. It was in my search for a stoney point modified case in .300 savage that i came apon this site. I noticed a post asking if anyone was chaseing a childhood firearm and the savage 99 takedown was one of mine.