It's been awhile since I posted here.I've made some good friends here and have pissed off Rick a couple of times
enough that I got a couple of phone calls from him.
I hope that all of my old friends are well and anyone that I've offended in the past... Oh well...
I've been building a few left handed AR's and have been shooting stuff alot farther away than I ever thought possible.
And nickle boron bolts are slicker than snot.
I also bought a K-31 Swiss and have to say that those Swiss folks sure can build an accurate rifle.
How's everyone else doing and whatcha been up too? I heard Les moved to the Philippines. Really???

Welcome Back Bart.

Stick around awhile Bart

Has Jane poked her head in at all? She was a hoot.

Not in years

Dang, I don’t remember any phone calls?

Was I p1ssed? 😳

That's unfortunate. She learned alot here.
I remember her shooting a deer but did she ever get a bear? I vaguely remember her bear hunting.
With a .308 if I'm remembering right.

I think your words were "We are going to figure out very quickly if we are going to be friends or not"...
Does that sound right?

I miss the Hitler playing the banjo avatar.

Hi Bart, Did you and your son get to Africa? I think about you every time we make chili

John

Not to Africa... At least yet.Y'all would be very surprised at how my son looks these days.
He's 6'1" and around 185lbs. 23 years old. Not the little guy that followed me all over our ranch
and kept us safe from the evil armadillos. He killed a monster 8 point a few years back. Went
almost 200lbs before we gutted him. I'm proud of my son...Very proud.

Hey

He's 23 now? Damn that must mean we have gotten old.... been posting on the campfire a long time now.... this place is how I (kind of) learned to type

Yep...We're gett'n old...
I'm glad you're still using my chili recipe.

Me too but someone took offense to that one so all you get now is my long dead Pug, Snerls...

Good to see you back. Bart's chili was famous around these parts for a while.

If I recall correctly, you were a telephone man and suffered a brain injury.

I hope all is well these days.

Hey. GFY!

How's the Achilles? Still out in the dry stuff?

I did have a real live brain fart that could only be relieved with a brain surgeon...
Also had a rib that broke and punctured my liver and gal bladder.
I remember looking in the mirror and one pupal was big and one was very small...
I thought I was having a stroke... Don't remember much after that but I apparently
called 911. Strange times. A girl I was sorta seeing urged me to call 911 or just
go ahead and die. I really liked that skinny butt blonde...

My Achilles has only come off twice, thank you very much...
The last time was at a Campfire get-together at the 700 Springs Ranch.
Doc was there but was too busy with the bottle of Laphroig Scotch that I brought
him to give me a proper diagnosis... Plus Pat and I had steaks to cook...

Priorities, man! 👍👍

We had a hellova good time there... You shoulda brought your frozen ass down...
Woulda been a hoot!!!

Shoulda, woulda, coulda. 😎

Glad to see you posting Bart.

Welcome back Brother Bart!

PM inbound!

Missed you Brother.

BART! 😎.


Will wonders never cease 🙂

Glad you decided to come back Bart.

Long time no see, B. Bart.

How the hell are you and where in the hell you been? You and I need to take a ride and go see Dennis Feken….

I'll come pick you up....

Bart!! Good to see you man. I hope thing are well with you and the family.

GFY!!

That was an iconic avatar!

I just assumed you'd been shacked up with The Zellwegger.

Bart,

I missed you very much.

Good to see you posting Bart.

Hey Bart! Glad to see you stop in.

A blast from the past!

Time has definitely flown by us all. Glad to see you back.

Hello Bart.

hey buddy hope all is well

Hey Bobby... You still knocking heads and writing tickets?

Hey stranger, good to see you back!

Wow, been a long time. I was pretty new here when you quit posting. Hope you are well.

LMFAO!!

It certainly was: funny as hell. glad you're visiting again, Brother Bart.

L.W.

Hi Bart!

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I met you once Bart probably near ten years ago on one of Pat's dove hunts. I brought along my youngest son Tony (then maybe 12) and you grabbed him to go help light the smoker. He was grinning. Today we celebrated his wedding though not as originally planned...

There goes the 'hood... Last time we talked we were giggling about SH. lol Hope all is going easy cowboy. Holler any old time.

We arent getting old, we are aging like Fine Whiskey!

Welcome back Bart. Hope you are doing well these days, and looking forward to seeing your comments on here. Happy trails, sir.

By the way, I still have the hat, the one that got abused after your Cowboys beat my Lions.

And WHO said all the Good Guys have Left!

Nice to hear from you Bart.

That was going to be my post!

Good to see you here again, Bart... Hope all is going well for you.. How's that "dreamcicle" workin' for ya??

Good to see ya again Bart.

I got one of those also...

But I'm only banned on one sub-forum...LOL

That's still my favorite bolt gun I own. You did a fantastic job putting that thing together Lee.

Hey Allan... You still chasing dollars in the DC area or did you move to your place in Kentucky?

That is one of my favorite memories. You chasing that hat around shooting at it. Daddy asking me "What's that silly sonofabitch doing?"
Man that was funny... Every part of it. You hollering at the tv and predicting exactly what was gonna happen. Then... "The hat incident"...

I remember that. He was a good kid. We all got along great.

You still up there parking your car in Harvard yard?

You be nice to Renee... She still got it going on...

Don't know how I missed this. I've been thinking about you Dana. I need to slide you some money. PM me the amount and I'll get on it.
I'm also up for a ride to go see Dennis. Is he still making actions? Hell... I don't even know the status of of the rifle that we are building.
You still working for Goodyear? Did you ever finish up your gunsmith shop? Damn... Ive been hiding out too long.

Bart;
Good evening to you sir, I must say it's good to hear from you again.

It's with fondness that I recall the photos of your son hunting and may I say it surprises me not one bit that he's turned into a fine young man sir.

All the best to you and your son - and any others in your life as well sir. Stay well.

Dwayne

Dwayne, you have always been the most polite and gracious member of the Campfire.
Thank you and God bless.

Go to hell Bart.








Just kidding. Glad to see you're alive and kickin'.

Keep it up my man!

We’ve never met Bart, but I have appreciated your chili recipe! Thanks. About as valuable as anything I’ve picked up from this place!

Paul

Wow!!! That's quite a compliment. Thank you so much.

Hey Sam... Thank you and I'm alive but not kicking like I used too.. Too much piss... Not enough vinegar.

it's kinda a big deal.

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/barts-chili-52504431

good to hear your doing well.

I can't believe I made it on epicurious. That's great.

There's a new guy in town now Bart...be careful.

It's been a long time. Glad you're back.

Hmmmmmm......Bart eh?



Alright then.

Just who the hell would that be?

Welcome back! The place has slipped a bit since you’ve been gone.

Not surprised...
Remember that dickhead that like to wear diapers and shoot his airsoft pistols? I forget his name...

Um, Bart.... on occasion I've done some improvisation... and well , I'll just say it. It's still really good with a can of kidney beans added.... please don't hate me

Do I know you?

That would be our old buddy Maser. He still shows up here once in a while to get biatch slapped around a bit.

Maser... Yeah, that was him.
He really comes around after all these years? Wow,what a fool.
Does he still wear diapers and suck his thumb?

Hey Bart, hope all has been well.

Thanks Barkoff,Things have been going
as well as can be expected. I've no complaints
that anyone wants to listen to. Except I ain't heard from Pat,
but he's a busy man. Seriously... I have abunch of friends
here and I know it,and I'm thankful.

Aliens are looking.

I put it up there so I wouldn't forget it.

Thanks Bart and welcome back.

No worries at all buddy I've had a couple of back operations lately last one in January was a doozie but I'm getting around well enough to do light shop work. I almost had Feken located before the Covid festivities set in but I think we could take a ride up there and corner him up long enough to get a heat treat method for that action. He worked for a local gunshop for awhile just outside of Stillwater but no longer. Will not answer his phone calls or messages. They said he kinda curmudgeoned up. I've only spoke with him once but have an address. Will have to do a face to face if he's still with us...Heat treat and that rifle is ready to shoot.

Busy time right now but yes lets git together soon and take a ride up north, catch up a bit.

Been off work for nearly a year but a life of semi-retirement looks like it may be in the cards for me. Rode too many young colts when I was younger...

Teri sends hugs...

Hey Bart

Glad to see you are having fun in the AR world. I always did!

Its kinda stupid around here, but then again I"m good at just not looking at the chit posts unless I want to stir the pot and have time which is rare. well maybe not that rare.

Thank God I fly back to AK on Wednesday. This TX heat is stupid already. I'd have been there in April to be ready to guide bear but the stupid covid scare....

Take care, good to hear from ya!

Jeff

semi retired

What does that mean?
Makes my BS detector tingle...