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January 5, 2021, 10:23 PM | #1 |
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Where are our old friends?
Guffey, Slamfire, and the others. Haven't heard from them on this forum for a while. Without them it have been nice and quiet, but it has grown boring. I thought they were done with posting on gun fora. In a way I miss them.
Well, I just found them on the other forum. Still going at each other, and the others of course, exactly the same way they did over here. I am going there. So long. -TL Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk |
January 5, 2021, 10:24 PM | #2 |
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The other forum?
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January 6, 2021, 03:01 AM | #3 |
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I’m on 4 different forums Guffey is/was on and I’ve not seen him post in many months on any of them . I don’t miss him but glad he’s alive and kicking .
I’ve seen slamfire around and do miss him here . I remember Bart B leaving here for what seemed like over a year and I now see he’s back . I guess guys come and go , this forum is by far the one I post most on . The mods here weed out a lot of guys unwilling to comply with the forum rules which can be quite strict. I have several marks on my record here and even was suspended here for a week and yet I’ve never been contacted by mods for any reason on any other forum . They run a tight ship here and some prefer a little more flexibility. It’s only a matter of time that I’ll be banned from this sight and I’ll be gone too , hey hey stop all the cheering and wishful thinking .
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January 6, 2021, 09:50 AM | #4 |
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I've always been a proponent of smart and never a proponent of smart ass. I join these things because I don't know everything. I don't have thin skin because of my experience going to a rich kids school in the 60s. Unlike most men, I know I'm full of crap and I don't take myself seriously. Some remind me of guys I used to work with in the IT world - outstanding technicians, but horrible with people. They never understood why the customers always asked for me when I knew much less than they did. A lot of them are last word freaks. You could put a loaded revolver in their mouth and they're still going to have the last word.
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January 6, 2021, 01:34 PM | #5 |
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There is a null over there.
Mods here run a tight ship in their own ways. How long had Guffey been "operating" here? Pretty long. He was let alone saying what he said. The other folks got slapped down for murmuring anything close to "not nice". I myself got warning for "bickering". No complains. It is their place, and I'm still here. Guffey can come across annoying if you are new here. It soon turned into pure entertainment for me. A few times, he was actually nice and helpful. He is experienced and smart. It is just... I should stop, and go back there to enjoy the battle. -TL Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk |
January 6, 2021, 06:00 PM | #6 |
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In my "old codger" view, this place is an escape from the plethora of advisatory links one can find on the internet that either fail to answer your question or try to make a jerk out of you because you don't know what they really don't know.
Save yourself the frustration of searching for a valuable reloading (or gun information) resource and limit your pursuit to The Firing Line. (Note: I don't work here). |
January 7, 2021, 05:26 PM | #7 |
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I was banned from a forum for 6 months after challenging a moderator claiming piezoelectric strain gauges measuring pressure don't work below 40,000 psi. I used SAAMI's data around 20,000 psi for 22 rimfire and centerfire handgun 38 special, around 10,000 psi for shotgun.
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January 7, 2021, 09:32 PM | #8 |
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F.Guffey had some good info on Wilson case gauges. After reading some of his posts I got one for every caliber I load.
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January 7, 2021, 10:57 PM | #9 |
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Even A blind squirrel gets an acorn once in a while
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January 9, 2021, 11:41 AM | #10 |
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I think if Mr. Guffey could just state the solutions to problems people were having, instead of making everything sound like some great cosmic riddle with the solution hidden in a word maze designed to make your brain explode, his contributions to this forum could have been tremendous. But some truly smart people just seem to lack the smarts to know how to communicate with us mere mortals thus making all their knowledge pretty much useless and lost in the ozone.
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My cartridges don't have headspace and I store my datums in a jar.
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Both methods will go well below 40,000 PSI so no clue how anyone could believe different. Besides those mentioned I wonder where jeephammer went too? Ron |
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January 9, 2021, 06:11 PM | #12 | |
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I've seen a guy on other forums that has a similar writing style that might be him but not using the Jeephammer screen name . I've noticed guys often use different screen names on different forums . I'm always Metal God . I'm Metal God everywhere if my real name is not used . If you see Metal God It's likely me even in online gaming .
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January 9, 2021, 08:17 PM | #13 |
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Thanks for pointing out an old man's communication shortcomings. Last edited by Bart B.; January 10, 2021 at 09:13 AM. |
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January 10, 2021, 10:14 AM | #16 |
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Metal-god thanks for the update. Yes, he had a few strange ideas. I use the same name in any forums I am in. I also agree it's real hard to upset Uncle Nick. Not impossible but difficult.
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January 10, 2021, 08:14 PM | #19 |
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I think meeting Mr. Guffey in person would be a treat. It would have to prove very interesting for sure.
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January 10, 2021, 10:09 PM | #20 |
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Usually Guffey never got very testy. But he was resilient. After a while it occurred to me that he is just a hard headed old coot, and ignored him.
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January 10, 2021, 10:50 PM | #21 |
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Sometimes people get tired of a forum or moderators drive people away.
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January 11, 2021, 07:25 AM | #22 |
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Off-topic for Handloading.
Accordingly, closed.
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