A New Forum Idea

**Bud Helms** · May 8, 2000, 04:34 AM

Just for the record, I'm not bitching here! It's just for your consideration Schnitt, George, Mal, DC and the rest ... (Ooops, correction: Scmitt. Darn. SCHMITT. There. ... damn it! Schmit. Sorry, Dave.)

In the Art of the Rifle Forum, I have noticed in my short tenure as a registered member that I have to wade through the "Black Rifle" threads to ferret out the threads about real rifles. Maybe this is just a personal thing, but I wish the semi-auto shooters had their own forum. 10-22s, FALs, ARs, M-1s, all of them. That's rifle shooting, I guess, but it takes a stretch of my imagination to take them as seriously as, say a Mauser or Remington bolt action, or a Rolling Block, or even a simple break-open NEF. Just a semi-auto thread, not a thread for every brand and type of action.

I have been to the Close Quarters Alternative Whatever Forum once, the Shotgun Forum maybe twice and the Full Auto Forum maybe once, I think. 'Just don't have much use for them. But the Rifle and Handgun Forums are What It's All About (just me?). Of course, in the Handgun Forum, I'd take everything that had polymer in the manufacture and put it in one forum for Plastic and all the Wood and Steel handguns and put them in the Real Handguns Forum.

I can't post in this here forum without some fun, but I'm serious about the separation of the semi-auto posters into another Forum. You'll fix this today, right? ...

... Thanks, I'll feel a lot better.

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George Hill · May 8, 2000, 05:03 AM

So you want a seperate forum for long brown guns?

I think shotguns are mostly long and brown...
You can hang out there and avoid talk about ARs and FALs...

Seriously - my FAL is a REAL rifle - with it, I am capable of ANYTHING you (or most rifle shooters) could do with your rifle of choice. Furniture or action type mean little when it comes to putting lead on target.
I take military arms very seriously... as all the actions you have mention were once military actions themselves. You just need to catch up a hundred years (or more).

I think we'll pass on this one.

Uh - we will also pass on the Colt Anoconda Forum. Its still a handgun, right?

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Schmit · May 8, 2000, 06:54 AM

Sensop,

You have to realize that it took YEARS of closed door deliberations to come up with the Forums we have now. IMO I think it is broke down correctly. Any further "sub-catagories" would just muddy the waters. However, just for you I'll put it before the committee... if you order a Shiloh Sharps now you should get your answer around the same time you get your rifle (and hey... you may even be able to post in a new Forum about receiving it!)

First we'd have semi/bolt/block/break-open, then we could sub catagorize them like -semi - wood stock, plactic stock black and green, then down by manufacturer, then down by model. No.

The principles of shooting a rifle are the same no matter what the action/stock. I think it best to leave the three main catigories Rifle, Shotfun, Pistol with sub-catagories (kind of of Full Auto, Hunt, CAS).

Also, I don't do Dave. Attack Mole UP!

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Schmit
GySgt, USMC(Ret)
NRA Life, Lodge 1201-UOSSS
"Si vis Pacem Para Bellum"

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**Bud Helms** · May 8, 2000, 02:40 PM

Hokay.

George: I realize the FAL is a real rifle (please, PLEASE, forgive me!). It was a joke.

I sense an old horse beat bad here. I'm cool. It was just an idea.

Schmit: Okay ... Gunny it is. We all make dumb mistakes. We just don't all make 'em all day long. That takes special talent, which I apparently have in abundance.

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George Hill · May 9, 2000, 02:17 AM

Your forgiven.

Gunslinger · May 9, 2000, 01:44 PM

Is it just me or does this

look like a traffic light to anyone else?
Sorry, Sensop but I just had to do this on one of your threads.

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Gunslinger

TFL End of Summer Meet, August 12th & 13th, 2000

TheBluesMan · May 9, 2000, 02:26 PM

Now *that's* a traffic light!

Dennis · May 9, 2000, 10:28 PM

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**Mal H** · May 9, 2000, 10:43 PM

Then there is the Georgia traffic light:

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(That's a Deputy there behind the tree with the traffic light control switch.

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**Bud Helms** · May 10, 2000, 02:22 AM

I'm with Dennis on this one!

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Stop the madness!

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BMWGS80 · May 10, 2000, 08:20 AM

If I remember correctly it is Kentucky/Pennsylvania Long rifles that are mostly Brown. Shotguns come in a lot of other colors includeing Shocking Pink and mauve.

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

Cheers,

ts

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May 8, 2000, 04:34 AM	#1
Bud Helms Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia, USA Posts: 13,198	Just for the record, I'm not bitching here! It's just for your consideration Schnitt, George, Mal, DC and the rest ... (Ooops, correction: Scmitt. Darn. SCHMITT. There. ... damn it! Schmit. Sorry, Dave.) In the Art of the Rifle Forum, I have noticed in my short tenure as a registered member that I have to wade through the "Black Rifle" threads to ferret out the threads about real rifles. Maybe this is just a personal thing, but I wish the semi-auto shooters had their own forum. 10-22s, FALs, ARs, M-1s, all of them. That's rifle shooting, I guess, but it takes a stretch of my imagination to take them as seriously as, say a Mauser or Remington bolt action, or a Rolling Block, or even a simple break-open NEF. Just a semi-auto thread, not a thread for every brand and type of action. I have been to the Close Quarters Alternative Whatever Forum once, the Shotgun Forum maybe twice and the Full Auto Forum maybe once, I think. 'Just don't have much use for them. But the Rifle and Handgun Forums are What It's All About (just me?). Of course, in the Handgun Forum, I'd take everything that had polymer in the manufacture and put it in one forum for Plastic and all the Wood and Steel handguns and put them in the Real Handguns Forum. I can't post in this here forum without some fun, but I'm serious about the separation of the semi-auto posters into another Forum. You'll fix this today, right? ... ... Thanks, I'll feel a lot better. [This message has been edited by sensop (edited May 08, 2000).]

May 8, 2000, 05:03 AM	#2
George Hill Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 14, 1998 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,546	So you want a seperate forum for long brown guns? I think shotguns are mostly long and brown... You can hang out there and avoid talk about ARs and FALs... Seriously - my FAL is a REAL rifle - with it, I am capable of ANYTHING you (or most rifle shooters) could do with your rifle of choice. Furniture or action type mean little when it comes to putting lead on target. I take military arms very seriously... as all the actions you have mention were once military actions themselves. You just need to catch up a hundred years (or more). I think we'll pass on this one. Uh - we will also pass on the Colt Anoconda Forum. Its still a handgun, right? ------------------ Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings; they did it by killing all those who opposed them. [This message has been edited by George Hill (edited May 08, 2000).]

May 8, 2000, 06:54 AM	#3
Schmit Staff Alumnus Join Date: March 11, 1999 Location: Masquito infested flatlands of Mid-FL Posts: 1,857	Sensop, You have to realize that it took YEARS of closed door deliberations to come up with the Forums we have now. IMO I think it is broke down correctly. Any further "sub-catagories" would just muddy the waters. However, just for you I'll put it before the committee... if you order a Shiloh Sharps now you should get your answer around the same time you get your rifle (and hey... you may even be able to post in a new Forum about receiving it!) First we'd have semi/bolt/block/break-open, then we could sub catagorize them like -semi - wood stock, plactic stock black and green, then down by manufacturer, then down by model. No. The principles of shooting a rifle are the same no matter what the action/stock. I think it best to leave the three main catigories Rifle, Shotfun, Pistol with sub-catagories (kind of of Full Auto, Hunt, CAS). Also, I don't do Dave. Attack Mole UP! ------------------ Schmit GySgt, USMC(Ret) NRA Life, Lodge 1201-UOSSS "Si vis Pacem Para Bellum" [This message has been edited by Schmit (edited May 08, 2000).]

May 8, 2000, 02:40 PM	#4
Bud Helms Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia, USA Posts: 13,198	Hokay. George: I realize the FAL is a real rifle (please, PLEASE, forgive me!). It was a joke. I sense an old horse beat bad here. I'm cool. It was just an idea. Schmit: Okay ... Gunny it is. We all make dumb mistakes. We just don't all make 'em all day long. That takes special talent, which I apparently have in abundance. [This message has been edited by sensop (edited May 08, 2000).]

May 9, 2000, 02:17 AM	#5
George Hill Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 14, 1998 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,546	Your forgiven.

May 9, 2000, 01:44 PM	#6
Gunslinger Junior member Join Date: January 5, 1999 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 2,105	Is it just me or does this look like a traffic light to anyone else? Sorry, Sensop but I just had to do this on one of your threads. ------------------ Gunslinger TFL End of Summer Meet, August 12th & 13th, 2000

May 9, 2000, 02:26 PM	#7
TheBluesMan Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 15, 1999 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,558	Now that's a traffic light!

May 9, 2000, 10:28 PM	#8
Dennis Staff Emeritus Join Date: November 23, 1998 Location: a small forest in Texas Posts: 7,079	O O

May 9, 2000, 10:43 PM	#9
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	Then there is the Georgia traffic light: ^ ^^^ \| \|o^o (That's a Deputy there behind the tree with the traffic light control switch. ] [This message has been edited by Mal H (edited May 09, 2000).]

May 10, 2000, 02:22 AM	#10
Bud Helms Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia, USA Posts: 13,198	I'm with Dennis on this one! O O Stop the madness! [This message has been edited by sensop (edited May 10, 2000).]

May 10, 2000, 08:20 AM	#11
BMWGS80 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 1999 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 288	If I remember correctly it is Kentucky/Pennsylvania Long rifles that are mostly Brown. Shotguns come in a lot of other colors includeing Shocking Pink and mauve. Sorry, I just couldn't resist. Cheers, ts