New Member Intro

[1Buckshot]

How Do 84B20. Glad your along for the ride. It can get wild at times so hang on.

[84B20]

Thanks for the welcome guys.  I'll probably be checking in here fairly often as time permits, since I'm a fan of DownRange TV, although I hesitate to use the word fan since I used to live in LA, somewhat near Hollywood, and it really is short for fanatic.  The only thing I'm a fanatic about is self defense.  And Majer, too bad you live so far away from New Mexico, my Jeep is really in need of some new rear axel seals.  Or is that too small a vehicle for you?   

[Combat Diver]

Thanks for the welcome guys.  I'll probably be checking in here fairly often as time permits, since I'm a fan of DownRange TV, although I hesitate to use the word fan since I used to live in LA, somewhat near Hollywood, and it really is short for fanatic.  The only thing I'm a fanatic about is self defense.  And Majer, too bad you live so far away from New Mexico, my Jeep is really in need of some new rear axel seals.  Or is that too small a vehicle for you?   

84B20,

  Aghh, the old flaming piss pot patch.  That was the my only first and last patch I wore on my duty uniform.  Only had one other unit patch in the other 22+ yrs.  Welcome aboard here.

CD
SF 84-08'

[Majer]

Not too small, I used to work on anything from mules to boom trucks as well as automotive.

[84B20]

84B20,

  Aghh, the old flaming piss pot patch.  That was the my only first and last patch I wore on my duty uniform.  Only had one other unit patch in the other 22+ yrs.  Welcome aboard here.

CD
SF 84-08'

I haven't heard that phrase in over 40 years except from my mouth.    Have you heard, the Army renamed PSYOP to MISO, Military Information Support Operations?  Many are not happy with it.  I call them The Soup Company, in recognition of Japanese miso soup. 

[Sponsor]

[Tennessee Jed]

Howdy.  Been lurking here forever, thought I would join some of the conversations.  I'm in Nashville, ordinary guy, with a very healthy interest in firearms and the use thereof.  Especially interested in the way things used to be (revolvers, lever actions, etc.).   Look forward to interacting with you all.


Best regards,

Jed 

[PegLeg45]

Hello, Jed....glad you decided to jump into the pool.....sometimes someone pours Mr. Bubble into it......but eventually the foam settles.  

[JLawson]

Good evening, Ladies & Gents.

My name is John and, as others have done before, I've been lurking around here for quite some time.  I'm the quiet type... would much rather do more listening than talking.  Texas is home for my wife and me.  My first gun was a Daisy lever-action and the targets were crackers... or tin cans... or occasionally the little plastic Army man that got separated from the others.  Since then there have been pistols, revolvers, rifles, more pistols, shotguns, more pistols, and then a few more pistols.  I would have to say that handguns are my favorite - particularly modern duty or defensive semi-automatic pistols.

The shooting is fun, the cleaning is cathartic, and the collecting is gosh-darn expensive but worth every penny.  Do you have one of those guns that you just like to sit and hold?  You know the one... shiny blue steel, deeply figured wood grips, the unmistakeable aroma of Hoppes... the one that you turn over and over in your hands just so you can marvel at the craftsmanship, the engineering, the near perfect blend of form and function.  You rack the slide, slowly press the trigger, and then... yep - it still breaks just like a glass rod.  What is it about these things that have such a hold on us?  I don't know... but it makes me smile.

Well, I fear I've said too much.  Y'all probably think I'm either a fool or a nut - maybe both.  So be it... I am what I am.  God bless and stay safe.

[Timothy]

Neither a nut or a fool John!

You're a gun guy...

Welcome aboard!

[Bic]

Welcome John, nothing wrong with a little fondling   

Mike.