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Pappy, same girl? Can you make that pic a little bigger?

Great post, Hi_Vel, and spot on.

You live in a area where some great sportsmen live. I envy your access to guys of that caliber. Enjoy them while there's time to do so, their time and your time...

Time is one commodity we can't replace, buy any more of...

When it's gone, it's gone...

DF

... a younger Chinese hottie.

I hate that I don't get to read the 2 gentlemen who have been mentioned. It was not long after I got on here that I posted on a thread that I was enjoying reading. Well...when the next tirade was given by someone who apparently is limited to 1 post a day (for obvious reasons), I was mentioned in his next post. I just laughed it off. I'm a pastor so my skin has hardened a bit in the last 20 years. I have wondered at times at some of the silliest of arguments. But I hope that some of the guys who post a lot will keep posting as I really enjoy the site. I'll say this, that a lot of the petty stuff comes (IMO) from those who have practical experience and those who look at things from the technical side. And I enjoy reading both sides of things.

Well said. I don't have anybody on "ignore," partly because those who post troll-drivel are often quoted by others on the same thread anyway. It's easier to move on to more useful or entertaining posts.

... some questions are obviously from folks who either are new to shooting and reloading, or maybe, just aren't as ardent a hobbyist as we are. Their questions seem glaringly obvious. But those folks are just wanting a little advice, and it seems to me the polite thing is to give them an honest answer in a polite fashion. 95% of the Campfire folks do just that!

This is clearly where I am. When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s, I spent what seemed like every waking moment in the woods, hunting mostly small game and birds. When I went off to college, I scheduled as many classes as I could so several of us could hunt the mornings and late afternoons, mostly ducks but a few birds here and there as well. At the same time, I was working in local gunshop in order to help pay my way through both undergraduate and grad school.

Even though I spent more time reading books by Leffingwell and George Bird Evans than I did any of my accounting books, I actually did graduate with a couple of degrees. However, about that time things also began to change. I spent virtually all my time building a career, resulting in almost thirty years as a Certified Public Accountant, the last 20+ as a tax partner in the firm. Also, for about the last fifteen or so years of my time in practice, I was also the Rector of a small Anglican parish church, and between the two I didn't have much time for anything else.

Eventually, though, I left the firm to become the first full time Rector of the church, and when I did I found that I finally had enough spare time on my hands to once again take to the woods. However, by that time, a lot had changed and I found that I not only have to learn new things, but also relearn a lot of what I'd forgotten. Thankfully, the internet and forums like this, with some really good and patient people on them, have been a huge help towards making that happen.

Thank to all for your responses and patience.

RM

Now, in your second life as a man of the cloth, look what a fertile repertoire of sermons you now have...

Nothing is wasted if put to good use...

DF

Yeah, there's entire repertoire of stories and sermon illustrations that end with, "I wasn't always a priest...."

You're obviously referring to our resident lunatic Big Stick.