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Offline tonantius

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New From Colorado
« on: April 16, 2010, 01:26:08 PM »
Hi, all!

I just registered yesterday and at the insistence of someone whose beard is grayer than mine, I am introducing myself to the group.

I am originally from Nebraska but moved to Colorado in the late 1970s. In my teenage years I spent some time hunting and plinking with my dad and friends. I went to West Point (USMA) for awhile and had lots of fun doing army stuff.

When I got back home I just kind of forgot guns, although I was interested in black powder shooting, but I never bought anything. Many years went by and I still did not get back into guns. I sent my son to boy scout camp and he did some .22 shooting there and loved it. but I still did not act upon it.

Later, my son went through police training and tried to get me back into guns in 2000-2002 period, but I still did not take the bait. My son did buy a .22 rifle and went out to the range a few times. In 2008 the wife said we needed to buy guns, so we bought guns and went through NRA training.

Man, oh, man! What I have been missing! I am glad to be back. I wish I had followed my son's lead earlier. As soon as I could, I bought an AR-15 because it was familiar to me. Now I have lots of rifles, a shotgun, pistols, a revolver, a gun safe, and an ammo locker. Woo-Hoo! And I joined a private gun range.

My friends followed my leave and now we have a grreat time together at the range. Even on a cold, wet day, if we are putting lead downrange, we are happy as a meadow lark.

I'm back.
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2010, 04:20:46 PM »
Welcome!
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2010, 04:36:10 PM »
 ;D Sorry it took you so long to get back to guns, but glad you made it...do we have to thank our "dear"  dictator for this?????? Welcome....
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2010, 05:00:54 PM »
Welcome to the internet home of a great bunch of folks and a few old farts.
Hope your time here is enjoyable.
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2010, 08:28:45 PM »
Welcome to GBO. This is great place to sit a spell and talk at people.
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2010, 05:29:27 AM »
Welcome to the forum.
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2010, 07:17:35 AM »
Welcome aboard and welcome back.    :)
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2010, 10:50:10 AM »
Welcome from one whose beard is grayer than yours!
Alway`s heed the advice of your good elder`s!! ;D
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2010, 06:09:22 AM »
Quote from: Wyo. Coyote Hunter on April 16, 2010, 04:36:10 PM
;D Sorry it took you so long to get back to guns, but glad you made it...do we have to thank our "dear"  dictator for this?????? Welcome....

That would be a big 10-4.  ;)
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2010, 06:10:24 AM »
Quote from: streak on April 17, 2010, 10:50:10 AM
Welcome from one whose beard is grayer than yours!
Alway`s heed the advice of your good elder`s!! ;D


Aye, aye, Captain!
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2010, 06:13:32 AM »
Thanks to all for your hearty welcome. I should also report that I went to the Colorado Hunter Education class and passed with 100%. I purchased my hunting license and applied for deer, elk,a nd antelope tags. Now it is strange that in Colorado I have to have the hunter education class, but in my native state of Nebraska I don't. But I admit, the class had some good information and I am glad that I took it. I plan on taking more classes on specific animal hunting. I think a first aid class and survival class would be a good idea as well.
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2010, 08:41:27 AM »
A+ on the 1st aide and survival, our hunting camp is 40 minutes to the nearest town and it only has a very small volunteer FD and we have to drive to the spot where there is 2 bars of cell service. Who knows what the response time for EMS would be. I am a nurse and I carry a small first aide kit in my fanny pack and more substantial med bag in my vehicle. and we all carry radios and do an hourly check in.
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2010, 01:59:08 PM »
welcome tonantius from another Coloradoan.
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2010, 03:49:27 PM »
welcome aboard
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2010, 08:34:08 AM »
Quote from: tonantius on April 16, 2010, 01:26:08 PM
Hi, all!

I just registered yesterday and at the insistence of someone whose beard is grayer than mine, I am introducing myself to the group.

I am originally from Nebraska but moved to Colorado in the late 1970s. In my teenage years I spent some time hunting and plinking with my dad and friends. I went to West Point (USMA) for awhile and had lots of fun doing army stuff.

When I got back home I just kind of forgot guns, although I was interested in black powder shooting, but I never bought anything. Many years went by and I still did not get back into guns. I sent my son to boy scout camp and he did some .22 shooting there and loved it. but I still did not act upon it.

Later, my son went through police training and tried to get me back into guns in 2000-2002 period, but I still did not take the bait. My son did buy a .22 rifle and went out to the range a few times. In 2008 the wife said we needed to buy guns, so we bought guns and went through NRA training.

Man, oh, man! What I have been missing! I am glad to be back. I wish I had followed my son's lead earlier. As soon as I could, I bought an AR-15 because it was familiar to me. Now I have lots of rifles, a shotgun, pistols, a revolver, a gun safe, and an ammo locker. Woo-Hoo! And I joined a private gun range.

My friends followed my leave and now we have a grreat time together at the range. Even on a cold, wet day, if we are putting lead downrange, we are happy as a meadow lark.

I'm back.


Small world...I'm a Coloradan as well.  8)
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Re: New From Colorado
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2010, 02:06:53 PM »
Better late than never my friend. Welcome back and welcome to the forum ;D
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