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Pentz Senior Forum Member Offline Funf und Zwanzig mit den Hut Posts: 435 Location: Vancouver, WA Joined: Sep 4^th, 2014	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #30 - Nov 18^th, 2014 at 10:43pm	Print Post
	I joined last month after lurking as a non-member for a couple of years. I have been shooting CBA modified military for a few years, and have a CPA on order with Gail for CBA plain base matches at Clark Rifles, Canby and Paul Bunyan out here in the NW. So far I've been looking and learning. When I have something to say I'll be posting, but my only SS rifles now are an 1871 Mauser, a Swedish and Danish RB. I'm still trying to figure out how to explain that CPA to my wife when it arrives......

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12603 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #31 - Nov 19^th, 2014 at 12:32am	Print Post
	Pentz wrote on Nov 18^th, 2014 at 10:43pm: I'm still trying to figure out how to explain that CPA to my wife when it arrives...... (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Welcome to the forum. Joe.

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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4207 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #32 - Nov 19^th, 2014 at 7:16am	Print Post
	Quote: Green_Frog wrote on Nov 15^th, 2014 at 6:35pm: I asked a question about this a few weeks ago. I average at least one or two spams each day that make some reference to ASSRA or something related to gull me into opening their trash. The latest thing I got had used Harry Eales' name as part of the address with the hope that I would recognize him and open their link without thinking. There is definitely some strange trolling going on here, and if the administrators were to ask potential new members a simple question or two that would indicate whether they were really interested in single shots, it should take care of things. OTOH, a friend of mine who is a serious collector of single shots was refused membership in the forum for several years because his last name sounded funny. Remember the filter that changed the name of the famous sniper to "Carlos Haththingy?" I do hope we can find a happy medium. Froggie (a name that suggests fertility in some cultures!) Hello Froggie, I hadn't a clue someone was taking my name in vain. What a bloody cheek some people have. I wonder if it was because I was the previous member who brought this subject up? I'm just one of several over the years apparently. Harry Hello Harry, No problem with you and yours... the way the e-mail to me was worded and the fact that they sent the same one to a long list of recipients cued the anti-SPAM feature on my e-mail program. They tried to make it look like someone I knew (you) was trying to send me a personal e-mail, but it was both generic and personal in wording, raising red flags. I've read enough of your very good posting on here to spot an imposter right away. I look forward to seeing your real posts on this forum. As you say, it was pretty "cheeky" of them though! Regards, Froggie


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #33 - Nov 19^th, 2014 at 2:33pm	Print Post
	Green_Frog wrote on Nov 15^th, 2014 at 6:35pm: No problem with you and yours... the way the e-mail to me was worded and the fact that they sent the same one to a long list of recipients cued the anti-SPAM feature on my e-mail program. They tried to make it look like someone I knew (you) was trying to send me a personal e-mail, but it was both generic and personal in wording, raising red flags. I've read enough of your very good posting on here to spot an imposter right away. I look forward to seeing your real posts on this forum. I occasionally get those and have for years. I think some one harvests a name out of my email contacts some how.

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spdalcher Full Member Offline Posts: 153 Joined: Feb 23^rd, 2013	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #34 - Nov 19^th, 2014 at 8:43pm	Print Post
	I've been a member for a while, but don't post frequently. I do read the forum daily. I think that is an extremely well run forum, but I also think that we may sometimes scare away people who are interested, but haven't yet accumulated much knowledge about SS rifles. It would be nice to see some fresh blood come in and actively participate. That's how traditions like ours continue long after we are gone. Just my 2 cents.


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John Boy Ex Member	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #35 - Nov 19^th, 2014 at 10:19pm	Print Post
	As an Anti Spam Blocker on the SMF board I administer, when they register they have to answer 4 simple questions related to duck & goose hunting. One wrong answer - they cannot register Plus every new registrant must provide a valid email address!


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primers Junior Member Offline Posts: 56 Location: Arizona Joined: Apr 17^th, 2014	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #36 - Nov 21^st, 2014 at 11:27pm	Print Post
	As a newbie to this site I would have been hard pressed to answer four questions about ss shooting....If it wasn't for the generosity and guidance of a coupla members on this site I would have never had the chance to shoot let alone get hooked on a great sport.... No I do not post much, but try and read as much as I can.....that has been very helpful in getting me to the point of shooting in my first match last month....Without the help and knowledge I have found on this website that would not have happened.....for whetever that may be worth.....


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12603 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #37 - Nov 21^st, 2014 at 11:36pm	Print Post
	I wonder how we all got started before there was talk forums? Joe.

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oughtsix Global Moderator ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1370 Location: Columbus Joined: May 31^st, 2009	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #38 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 12:38am	Print Post
	We read encyclopedias.

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #39 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 2:06am	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 11:36pm: I wonder how we all got started before there was talk forums? Joe. The hard way

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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 8039 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #40 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 3:48am	Print Post
	The lost art... of putting pen to paper.

	There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading, the few who learn by observation, and the rest who have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. Proud Noodlehead
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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12603 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #41 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 12:07pm	Print Post
	I used to use paper maps too. In my case, was exposed to single shots at an early age while riffling through my dads girly magazines. Happened onto an Old West magazine that had an article about long range shooting in the old days. Think the bug started there and lay dormant till I saw an ad for Hagn rifles and actions for sale by John T Amber. Exchanged letters with Amber about the actions but couldn't come up with the money. Then the Rugers showed up on the market. Noticed an ad in Guns and Ammo about the Coors match at Golden. Was working on a power house in Colorado, met Ron Long and his Dirt Ballers. Has been a lot of fun and a lot of frustration. Never get tired of single shots. Joe.

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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3020 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #42 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 1:13pm	Print Post
	This thread has taken an interesting turn. I was first exposed to single shots by my high school English teacher, Graham Burnside. He had all the Trapdoors as well the CW carbines. The year I graduated from HS, I started to shoot 4-position smallbore with some of my Dad's friends. They loaned me a Speedlock 52, the kind with the brass pistol grip, and a Lyman JTS to start with. We competed in a league & traveled to other small towns every Friday night. One competing team was a bunch of really old guys. 3 of them had Stevens 44s set up for position shooting. They called the rifles "Walnut Hills", probably were 417s. A couple of the guys must have been skilled woodworkers, because their rifles were transported in fancy wood cases, with felt lining & compartments for accessories. We always won the matches with those old guys, but they had class. One of the old guys carried his rifle in a small coffin.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12603 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #43 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 2:03pm	Print Post
	Schuetzenmiester wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 2:06am: westerner wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 11:36pm: I wonder how we all got started before there was talk forums? Joe. The hard way Bob, I know you're a converted buckskinner. You've done well. Don't let the buckskinner part bother you, nobody's perfect. Joe.

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Real Members????? I think not Reply #44 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:27pm	Print Post
	Joe, Remeber it is more impartant to shoot flint than win

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