Well,I'm no "Gun Writer" but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express once. Does that count?

Actually,just wanted to thank you all for the post. This is certainly one of my favorites,to date. It is really nice to "meet" you and hear your stories on such a personal level.

As for me,I grew up in Michigan,with Dad taking us hunting every chance he could and me and my older brother going hunting,fishing,snorkeling when Dad wasn't able to. Mom still has pics of me and older brother with snakes and frogs we "harvested" from local ponds,creeks,etc.,with our Red Ryders and slingshots. Certainly,some of my fondest memories and where I cut my hunting teeth.

Currently, I live in the sunny South Carolina "Lowcountry",I'll be 44 in a couple weeks,am a Maintenance/Reliability Tech. at a local firm,have been blessed with a beautiful,understanding wife,two wonderful step-sons,a new house,46 acres to call my own,a cat that actually craps in the litter box and a half-ass decent selection of guns,am prone to tobacco and the occasional libation(hence,the long post). I would love to hunt out west someday and my big dream,of course,is to hunt Africa. Other than that nothing spectacular.

I truly enjoy reading ALL gun articles and don't care what a persons' qualifications are as long as it is interesting. As do many others here,I live vicariously through gun writers' adventures and appreciate their putting forth the effort to entertain,enlighten and educate us,despite their having to put up with their own issues. Good job,ALL of you! And,Thanks!

If any of you "Gun Writer"-types wants to visit,hunt,golf,fish,etc in the area,let me know and I'll see what I can do. For a nominal fee,of course. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

And no,I'm not just suckin' up. Well,maybe a little. But,nothing ventured,nothing gained,eh?

Here is a pic of my latest acquisition:
Ruger 77 African in .458 Win. Mag. w/ Leupold 2-7x33.

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