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Good morning Chunk. Go [bleep] yourself. Good afternoon wee knee....go [bleep] yourself aswell 
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That's why they're called opinions. And, if I recall correctly, we are allowed to possess those. arrarently I am not allowed.....just the petzal dick lovers on this thread.
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That's why they're called opinions. And, if I recall correctly, we are allowed to possess those. arrarently I am not allowed.....just the petzal dick lovers on this thread. Oh, you are allowed your opinions as well. It's just that most of guys here think as much about YOUR opinion of Petzal as you do of his Circa 1996 statement concerning the .222s range... If you want to "play the victim", maybe you can get a spot on Oprah before she retires..
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To all gunmaker critics-
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.."- Teddy Roosevelt
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I kind of like his laid back southern type attitude
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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I've known Dave Petzal about thirty years now. It took me, with my southern hillbilly upbringing, awhile to get accustomed to his east-coast urban demeanor and dry wit. Once I overcame my original reservations, I learned that he was a heck of a guy, and witty as hell to boot. He is a brilliant writer and there is little that I've seen that he has written that I didn't agree with.
At one time, he was a consummate aficionado of fine custom rifles and owned several from the top makers in the country. He must have gone through a mid-life crisis, no doubt caused be eating too many jalapeno peppers, and sold many of his fine custom jobs, and replaced them with synthetic stocked tools. I thought that a bit odd, but obviously that's what he wanted to do. I also thought he got a bit carried away when he wrote something about driving a stake through Jack O'Connor's heart - apparently he and Jack didn't get along. I took some exception to that as well. But in general, I've found very little he's written to disagree with.
As JB stated, he's a very experienced real deal. It's true that he couldn't hear a mule snort if he was riding it, but then, neither can I or any other that is still living of our generation. We grew up shooting when it was the equivalent of wearing pink panties to wear hearing protection.
I hope we have many more years access to Petzal's wise counsel.
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As I understand it, Petzal got rid of his most of his Custom rifles because he had too many problems over the years with weird Point of impact changes with full contacted bedded wood stocks.
To all gunmaker critics-
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.."- Teddy Roosevelt
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Never asked the reason. I sure hope he ain't dead though, as I'm supposed to be hunting nilgai with him in three weeks or so.
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Never asked the reason. I sure hope he ain't dead though, as I'm supposed to be hunting nilgai with him in three weeks or so.
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Actually,I think he even published a gun column in Field and stream entitled "I've sold all my lovely wood" about the reason he went to synthetic stocks. Personally, I think he thew the baby out with the bath water as to the wood stocks. A well cured wood blank properly sealed , pillar bedded and full free floated is going the hold pretty much the same POI consistency as a synthetic over time. I hear in the last few years he has had a few new wood stocked rifles built, but certainly nothing like the Winston Churchill Stocked left hand Weatherby MkV he once owned.
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To all gunmaker critics-
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Nor the David Miller left-hand Classic.
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I haven't read much of his writings but enjoyed watching his television show.
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That's why they're called opinions. And, if I recall correctly, we are allowed to possess those. arrarently I am not allowed.....just the petzal dick lovers on this thread. Oh, you're allowed, all right, just like anybody else here. And just like anybody else here, you're subject to vehement and vociferous disagreement. Gets mighty hot in this ol' kitchen at times. Wear your asbestos suit and bring your fan the next time you drop-in on us.
"Good enough" isn't.
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I am really out of date. I though he died in the 90's. That was Ken Howell, RIP. I was REALLY SORRY to read about your passing! LOL I HOPE your enjoying your second time around.
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That's why they're called opinions. And, if I recall correctly, we are allowed to possess those. arrarently I am not allowed.....just the petzal dick lovers on this thread. Apparently, you can't spell. Jeff
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I have never understood why someone with an opinion could not put it in a more polite manner, such as, 'that hasn't been my experience with...' or 'I tend to disagree...', instead of reverting to name calling or telling someone they are stupid.
If someone tries, they can have a different opinion without insulting someone and calling his writing trash.
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I have never understood why someone with an opinion could not put it in a more polite manner, such as, 'that hasn't been my experience with...' or 'I tend to disagree...', instead of reverting to name calling or telling someone they are stupid.
If someone tries, they can have a different opinion without insulting someone and calling his writing trash. well said
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I have never understood why someone with an opinion could not put it in a more polite manner, such as, 'that hasn't been my experience with...' or 'I tend to disagree...', instead of reverting to name calling or telling someone they are stupid.
If someone tries, they can have a different opinion without insulting someone and calling his writing trash. well said Yep. But should be too obvious, too reasonable, and too civil to need mentioning. (For anybody with a positive IQ, that is!)
"Good enough" isn't.
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Petzal is a very entertaining, intelligent and informed writer educating his audience with real experiences, infused with his opinion as needed.
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The article "I've Sold All My Lovely Wood" was in the 1989 edition on Gun Digest.
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That's why they're called opinions. And, if I recall correctly, we are allowed to possess those. apparently I am not allowed.....just the petzal dick lovers on this thread. Apparently, you can't spell. Jeff sorry about that
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