am i off by one, or did you write the very first user post on the forum?

I actually did post the very first post, ]=http://www.storiesville.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,104/func,view/id,8/catid,3/]on my 16th birthday in fact

Yup, I screwed up that link.

But I have had a life long interest in firearms, as you stated sir. Still, I have yet to really go into much detail about guns. In my very first story I mentioned the guy had a .357 magnum. I did not say if it was a Colt, Smith and Wesson, or a Taurus, let alone what make and model, or even if the bullets were hollow point.

I was going to mention it being a Smith and Wesson 681, which is a gun my father actually owns, and it just seemed perfect for the situation.

Now maybe I should write something with a Russian Mosin Nagant M1891/30 7.62x54R five round integral magazine bolt action rifle. Even then I am barely going into detail.

I had a theory that the popular members were the ones who had the most connections going. And the profile ratings. Or is it not that? And I like your stories for their grit, if that makes sense. You know what you like and it comes out in your stories, I see no imitation of anyones style.

actually, it was the insertion of the type of weapon used to perforate a victim that was the giveaway...

i'm a ruger, super blackhawk, 7.5" barrel, four hundred and forty thousanths of an inch caliber fan... i have a preference for things that go BOOM. i shoot iron sights, don't believe in scopes. reload and cast my own bullets.

i was a member of ihmsa for many years, and competed locally. the competitions would usually average about 200 shooters. it was there that i confirmed that if the u.s. were to be invaded, there would be no problem handling it.

when competing we shot 25, 50, 75, & 100 yards. when practicing we would shift over to 50, 75, 150, & 200 yard sets. the super blackhawk is sighted in right out of the box at 100 yds - so 100 and above is easy. the real trick is knocking down the short targets (i never like to make sight adjustments for elevation).

most of the folks i shot with could put down 5 out of 5 targets at 200 yards - with handguns. if cnn ever said foreign army and gulf coast in the same sentence, there would be a pick up parade headed south. standing room only.

Gees, Tarhead has done it all. (FYI, I don't like firearms.)

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