New Folks Check In and Say Hi #4

Hello AngelKing,

You found the right place based upon your introduction. Enjoy the site and jump in the discussions.
 
Hey all, ide like to say thank you for including me and hello to all you shooters.
I am from Western NY, i grew up shooting all the time. I served in the US Navy, Marksmen Pistol. Marksmen Rifle.
Working on acquiring my LTC Class A. Should be fine, i just completed my NRA Basic Pistol yesterday.

I will use the site as a learning tool and i hope to help others down the road. thanks
 
Hello NES
My Name is Rafael Velez, and I reside in Westborough, Ma. Been a long time reader, and just this past weekend decided to join the site. Came accross your website after doing some research on "MA gun Laws" awhile back. What a mess. Been shooting firearms since early age. My Dad taught me how to handle and respect firearms before I got too curious and in to trouble. He was an "amunition specialist" in South Korea back in the 60's. Just like him, I strongly support the early education of lads in this matter. Been a proud LTC A holder for about 6yrs. Own several guns and long rifles. Been trying to get my wife to get her "LTC A" but she claims she has no interest. The good thing is that she does not mind having firearms at home. She grew up around them!. Go firgure. But I have a feeling she is warming up to the idea. Currently, I do not belong to any local clubs but would be willing to visit some in the areas. Used to compete with .22LR's at my university's intramural tournaments. Not a big deal, it has been a while.
Great to be here!
 
Hello and welcome to our newest BluRibTac (thanks for your service!) and Speedy

Glad to have you both here, hope you get as much enjoyment as the rest of us here :)
 
Hello from Pennsylvania ! I hope us southeasterners are welcome here. I live in central Pa., as I have for 66 years now. One of my customers, "45collector" told me of the forum, & I thought I'd take a look. I probably won't be a really active participant, but will check in from time to time. I've read some interesting threads here just in the last few days.

I am a retired Steelworker,(Disability, after 40 years service). I keep busy with a Hobby/Business, making custom pistol grips & inserts for Ruger, & 1911 style firearms. I am a member at both Ruger forums (.com & .net) where I use the name "41 Magnum".

I have four Children, with two diceased. We lost a Son at 3 months of age, & our youngest Daughter passed away very unexpectedly 4 years ago, at 34 Years of age. Our Son is a Sergeant in the Virginia Police, & our oldest Daughter lives just a few miles away. We have 7 Grandchildren & 2 Great Grandchildren.
I love shooting, especially handguns, but also rifles. I've been involved in shooting & hunting & reloading since I was 10 Yrs. old, when my Grandfather gave me my first .22 LR/.410 over & under. I still have it, & shoot it 56 years later. I grew up hanging around at two gunsmith's homes & shops, within a few hundred yards of my home. One of them was a rather famous long range shooter at that time in the 1950's & 60's, (Alex Hoyer). The following is an excerpt from ;

http://www.pa1000yard.com/articles/davetroxell.php

Here I must mention a tribute to the late Alex Hoyer of Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. Alex Hoyer was a full time gunsmith, and has been called the dean of long range shooting. For many years he was involved in long range shooting and varmint hunting. Hoyer was very instrumental in developing the wildcat 6.5-300 WWH cartridge. He used the Weatherby 300 case and necked it down to take the 6.5 or .264 diameter bullets. WWH stands for Weatherby, Wright, Hoyer. Wright was an engineer who helped Hoyer in developing the 6.5-300 cartridge using the Weatherby case. Many long range hunters still feel that the 6.5-300 cartridge is still the finest long range hunting cartridge available.
 
Hello 657 guy,

We take all patriots here - New England or not :) Looks like you shall fit right in.
Glad to have you on board and hope to see you in the discussions.
 
My name is Vicki and I just joined your forum. I live in Irving (Dallas), TX and have been shooting since I was a little kid. My biological father was a Marine so I have an affinity for the Marines!!! HooAhh! I was looking for some military zeroeing targets for my husband so he could sight in a couple of AR's last week and came upon this forum. Saturday I am attending an all day, women only AR-15 clinic!! Can't wait! I have been on 2 safari's with my husband and have 3 trophies to show for them, he has 8...most of them are gold medals, a couple are silver and there's 1 bronze medal. This should be an interesting forum.
 
My names Tony, I'm from Montague, Ma. I've been shooting since I was about 6 years old. I found some round-about way while online at work with nothing to do. Most of the other sites like this are blocked by the 3rd party software used to filter the internet use here (usualy blocked as "message boards and forums"), so when I found this forum I was pleasantly supprised I could access it. Other than that I'm just saying hi, and I'll be around, unless the snoops figgure out they missed one!
 
too2softdiva said:
My name is Vicki and I just joined your forum. I live in Irving (Dallas), TX and have been shooting since I was a little kid. My biological father was a Marine so I have an affinity for the Marines!!! HooAhh! I was looking for some military zeroeing targets for my husband so he could sight in a couple of AR's last week and came upon this forum. Saturday I am attending an all day, women only AR-15 clinic!! Can't wait! I have been on 2 safari's with my husband and have 3 trophies to show for them, he has 8...most of them are gold medals, a couple are silver and there's 1 bronze medal. This should be an interesting forum.
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First welcome to all the Newbies. too2softdiva I spend time out in Wichita Falls area.
I love Texas. Lol [smile] Hope you enjoy the site.
 
Welcome, folks. You've found one of the best forums on the net.

657 Guy said:
I keep busy with a Hobby/Business, making custom pistol grips & inserts for Ruger, & 1911 style firearms.
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Do you have a website for your business? I wouldn't mind seeing what kind of custom grips you make!
 
Hello all. New here and am going to be applying for my LTC A in Methuen, MA even with its currently RED status. I'll update the map if it changes for me. I've been shooting since a small child with my father and brother, I'm a hunter, and also a Mechanical Engineer.
 
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Hello Chris D,

Welcome and best of luck with the LTC process. Hope you enjoy the site and look forward to seeing you in the discussions.
 
I'm pretty new here.Just heard about this site at the local gun shop.I started out in guns back in 1968 when Uncle Sam put the M14 in my hands at Parris Island along with the the Remimgton Rand .45acp.Guess it's been a love affair with firearms ever since.When I was discharged I went to my local chief of police to apply for my LTC which at that time read "for protection of life and property".Tells you how old I am.The chief asked me why I wanted the licsence as it was called .Rather than go through the rigamarow of explaining that I wanted to be able to legally protect my life with deadly force if need be ,I summarized by saying that I wanted it to kill people legally with.The chief laughed and said that mine was the best reason that he had ever heard and issued the licsense.AAAHHH the good old days.So far NES has been a really nice site and my firearms interest has been enhanced by this site.Thanks guys.
 
Hello Lumber,

Welcome and thanks for your service. Happy to have you here and look forward to seeing you in the discussions. Enjoy the site.
 
Hey guys -- I'm pretty new around here. When my dad was still around he and I used to go shooting up in NH all the time, it was a great bonding experience for us and very memorable. I really feel it taught me responsibility and respect in unique ways.

Regardless he passed on a long time ago and I'm now a MA resident (North Shore). I finally applied for my LTC-A and got it over the summer. I went out and got a g21 and recently a pre-ban AR. I'm looking at a few new ones, knowledge from those who know more than I do, and just general conversations/opinions from people in my local areas. I was very happy to stumble upon this site!

I'll talk to you all in due time!
 
Hello Luceri,

Welcome to the forum. You have come to the right place for good people and great discussions. Enjoy the site.
 
Hi all,

New to the forum and to shooting. Found the forum through an Internet search for "best first pistol." Got my LTC a month ago... joined the Holyoke Revolver Club in Holyoke, MA... and just purchased a new 2009 Ruger Mark III Target .22.

I look forward to getting to know other members here on the forum!
 
Hi All,
Been around here for a few months but just got my LTC-A on Friday and thought it was about time I said hello. I really appreciate everything I have learned from the knowledgeable folks here and hope to continue that and contribute something worthwhile back some day. I am new to shooting except for some limited rifle experience when I lived in Australia, helping a friend keep the kangaroo population down on his farm. Just picked up a Sig Mosquito and can't wait to try it out. I look forward to meeting people here.
 
Catguy said:
Hi all,

New to the forum and to shooting. Found the forum through an Internet search for "best first pistol." Got my LTC a month ago... joined the Holyoke Revolver Club in Holyoke, MA... and just purchased a new 2009 Ruger Mark III Target .22.

I look forward to getting to know other members here on the forum!
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Dude, with a handle like that, you're setting yourself up!


[rofl] [rolleyes]
 
Hello everyone,

My name is Zach. I just started following the forum after hearing about it from a friends. There is a lot of very knowledgeable people one here and i find that i am learning new things everyday. I am student at northeastern in Boston but i go home to Western Mass on the weekends to go shooting. I started shooting when i was younger and i hadnt really gone for about 5 years or so until about this time last year. Then i was hooked again. I am a member at Chicopee Sportsman Club as well as Swift River sportsman club out in Western Mass. Yeah i guess thats about it, nice to meet everyone
 
Hi All,
As you might suspect from my clever NES name, I'm Chuck
Joined NES about 6 weeks ago, and it has been a pleasant experience. From talking with several members, I was able to find and join a gun club, along with my wife. Have not shot in YEARS, since lugging an M-16 around Vietnam in the 60's.
Wifey and I sumbitted our application to the Mansfield Fish and Game Club this week, met the Board of Directors and are enthusiasticly waiting for general membership approval.
We live in Attleboro, and I received my LTC/A no restrictions today, 5 weeks to the day, my check was cashed. Very pleasant records person (Darlene) and the Sgt. McDonald was very pleasant and professional.
Professionally, I am a computer network engineer, (job just outsourced to India) Wifey is a school teacher in RoDyland. Hobbies include Audio/Video/Home Theatre, travelling, sailing and ham radio. (N1NA)

Thanks to LenS, 50 BMG, and C-Pher for the advice on Mansfield, and Len for giving us a tour of the club and introducing us to other members.
 
[smile]Hi all, I'm new heer, but the site really caught my eye. Originally from Minnesota (born and raised on a resort). Moved to Alaska 2 years ago and love it. Hunting and fishing are my gig and I'm just getting back into reloading. Figure this site can be a good pass time and wealth of information.
Take care all.
 
I guess I've never properly intro'd myself. So allow myself to introduce...myself. My name is Al, and I'm not an actor. I'm an avid firearm owner/enthusiast. MA born and raised. (HOW my family left the state before me, I'll never know.) I'll be around in and out sometimes. My humor comes off as sacarstic sometimes, but most of the time the jokes are funny, to me anyway. I am a member of RO. I have some nominal experience with firearms, but one day hope to be able to be an instructor. Anything else I should put?
 
Hello Al,

Sounds like you got it covered on the introduction. Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself. Hope to be able to meet up at a shoot something.
 
Hi folks

I'm new here, I just moved to MA, in East Bridgewater. I'm from AZ, so the new restrictions placed on me make my head spin, and leave me wanting to vomit. But I'm learning to work around it. I've attended the class for my LTC and am waiting for that to come back before bringing my personel collection up from down south. I haven't even found a range I want to place membership at yet. I'm a very avid shooter, reloader, and pretty good gunplumber. Though I've found it nearly impossible for me to shift my FFL to MA without a storefront, so I'm just a regular joe these days.
 
Welcome to NES & to the Bridgewater area. I live in the neighboring town. There's bunch of good clubs in this area to shoot, & some decent hunting spots (I'm told...I'm not a hunter, yet).
 

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