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#1
03-03-2014, 01:37 AM
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May I introduce myself...
Hello, I am a new member of this forum though I have heard much about it. I have been a shooter since age 7 when my grandfather introduced me to the joys of firearms with a .22 caliber Springfield 87A "Gill-gun" that I still have. I grew up as a small game and varmint hunter on the family farm with the occasional duck or goose hunt. I joined the Army in 1967 and went to Vietnam where I was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. Though I had only trained on the M-14, I was assigned an M16A1 and carried that through my year in the war. It was there that I first fired a 1911; an old WW-II veteran that rattled like a can of bolts. My "buddies" handed me it and urged me to "pop one off" which I did and was rewarded with a massive dose of hammer-bite that didn't heal for almost a month. I had no idea of how to shoot a handgun.
After I got out of the service in 1971 I really didn't get back into firearms until 2011 when my wife died after a lengthy illness. I started with a little revolver to get the feel of handguns then feeling the need for some home protection bought a Glock G22C. Soon I became curious about 1911's and bought a Rock Island 5-inch .45 ACP (with a big, protective beavertail!). Soon I had another full sized RIA then finally an officers-sized Compact for concealed carry. I have other guns, both long and short; but my fascination with the 1911 is the primary focus of my firearm activities. I look forward to learning much from this group and I am very happy to have become a member. Thank you. Last edited by OldEagleEars; 03-03-2014 at 01:38 AM. Reason: wording 
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#3
03-03-2014, 02:05 AM
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Welcome to Our Own Little Forum,
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CBOB:0002 1905 Savage 380, 1978, 1980 DW Pistol Pacs, Severns Custom 1985 Springer 1911A1, 09 DW Marksman, S&W Model 19-6, GSG 1911 22LR. , S&W Model 29-2
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#4
03-03-2014, 02:37 AM
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howdy and welcome from Texas.
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Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding. I have no such indulgence nor understanding of criminals. Neither does my .45.
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#5
03-03-2014, 03:43 AM
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Hi there,
I think I've seen you on another forum, I can't remember where. But I do remember you made me laugh....... welcome from another newbie
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I remember the PAC-8, I don't remember the AAWU AKA - Nomad.
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#6
03-03-2014, 03:55 AM
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welcome in. Good to see another Kansas City guy on here.
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CBOB0405 ︻┳═一 “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on. Help is on the way.” Author Unknown
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#7
03-03-2014, 04:45 AM
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Welcome to our little place in the sun!
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COTEP: CBOB578 DW CCO SIG GSR 1911 SA Micro Compact and a spectacular cast of others! "You have never lived, until you have almost died. And for those who fight for it, life has a flavor that the protected will never know." Guy de Maupassant, 1893. Anonymously, penned on a sign at a command post at Khe Sanh, RVN.
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#8
03-03-2014, 05:29 AM
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Welcome abroad. We're a family but don't let those other guys try to charge you a one time initiation fee. They are frauds, the fee comes to me.
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CBOB0716 "The most basic right that we have emanates from our Creator and it is that unalienable right to life. We stand firmly on the principle that from conception until the last breath is drawn, life is sacred.” Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end!
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#9
03-03-2014, 06:25 AM
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Welcome
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NRA Life Member Wilson Combat CQB Kimber Tactical Pro II S&W J-Frame .38 ect " I don't own the clothes I'm wearin', and the road goes on forever "  There's a gator in the bushes, and it's calling my name... COTEP #523
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#10
03-03-2014, 07:43 AM
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OEE, glad to see that you made it over from the 1911 forum!!!
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"This is the 44 Magnum AutoMag and holds a 300 grain cartridge and if properly used can remove the fingerprints"!! COTEP # CBOB0152
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