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Well, for me I was told about this place by my dad (megabucks), he had just learned of this place from his boss at the time Dennis (muledeer). He called me one day and said, you gotta check this out. I decided to try it out, didn't post a ton for the first couple years. Read a lot, learned not to be a dumbass (I may still be in training), and now I have a full on addiction. What about you guys?
Deal with it.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Followed the great exodus from Shooters as it was melting down.
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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Campfire Ranger
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I ran into the Campfire when seaching something by google or maybe yahoo. This was 2001 and I was a lurker for quite a while before joining up.
Now with even more aplomb
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Campfire Outfitter
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A buddy at work (Swampfoot) told me about it. I lurked around for about a year before joining.
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Campfire Tracker
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I was part of the Shooters exodus also.
Brushbuster: "Is this thread about the dear heard or there Jeans?"
Plugger: "If you cant be safe at strip club in Detroit at 2am is anywhere safe?"
Deer are somewhere all the time
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Campfire Ranger
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My best friend, "The Professor", told me about it, so I lurked for a couple of years until I had time to throw my $0.02 in.
Now I'm hooked.
Ed
"Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Searching for stuff on the then new Kimber 84M in 7-08. Bought one despite the postings and still love it. 
If something on the internet makes you angry the odds are you're being manipulated
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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John Barsness mentioned the 24HCF a few times in some of his articles published in Wolfe magazines.
I started out slow, literally, because we had dial-up until late winter of 2008. Then I became a regular visitor and occasional poster.
4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan. 
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Campfire Ranger
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oh man sometimes I hate telling the truth.
someone from the Kifaru site mentioned this place.
so I checked it out.
absolute truth, I found a discussion by TRH and Barak fascinating about gov't. (flame suit on)
this was many years ago, it was different here then.
also the other hook was big stick, the guy flat knew some chit about rifles and how to use them, it was just blind luck I reckon that I'd already been using some of the brands he touted so highly, 700's, Zeiss Classics etc.
while he was funny with his posts, he was much kinder to folks really interested in learning what he'd found out by experience.
IIRC he started the "YMMV" disclosure
I also loved the backpacking thread as it was an area I had a pretty fair amount of experience in, so I could share some knowledge I'd gleaned thru trial and error and still learned some valuable tips from other guys with a like passion.
Also gave me great hope that so many here shared my political views....in a nutshell, love my country, hate my government.
I miss the old days, course I miss my wife being 25 too, but things change, and I wouldn't want to be without her or the campfire.
both things I love and enjoy
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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Campfire Sage
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A friend of mine was involved in a new website called Rifle Shooter. He was one of the moderators, so I decided to become involved too. Apparently this site went up because 24hourcampfire was down for a long time and they thought it was permanent. I had never heard of 24hourcampfire, but the members at Rifle Shooter spoke well of it, and wished it was back. Anyway, Rifle Shooter was going just fine for a month or so, then someone announced that 24hourcampfire was back up, and there was a mass exodus to 24hourcampfire, so I figured I'd better check this 24hourcampfire out.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Tracker
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I found Shooters just as after the exodus happened. Ken Howell invited the rest over there to check out 24CF. The rest is history.
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Campfire Sage
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I found a discussion by TRH and Barak fascinating about gov't. That shows you've got lots of smarts.
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Campfire Tracker
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the classifieds... looking for the ever elusive Rem 700 VLS in 260
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Campfire Outfitter
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a google search for Glock 20, back in July or August
"wanna hear God laugh? Tell Him you have complete control now!"
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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Randy;
Check your meds.
Found it "googling" info on rifles, lurked for a good long while, then joined up.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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originally my kids showed me how to surf the net so I could look for archery info, then when my wife started shooting the rifle I decided to reload and on some searches 24hour came up, years of lurking and then my first post anywhere a little over two years ago.
Kent
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Campfire Outfitter
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Looking for info on the Vanguard trigger. I lurked for a long time before joining.
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Campfire Outfitter
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I googled gun forums or hunting forums, checked out a bunch, and liked this one the best. Nice combination of guns ,hunting, politics, sports and other topics. Some other forums are too tightly regulated. One in particular is run by a paranoid tyrant, IMHO
Last edited by 280shooter; 11/08/10.
Broncos are officially the worst team in the nation this year.
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Followed the great exodus from Shooters as it was melting down. Yep, me too. Sonny (need one) told me about the place.
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