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thunderstruck507 · 01-12-2006, 01:55 AM

Thought I would say hi

I'm 21 from Oklahoma, going to school at the Univ of Arkansas.

Loved shooting as long as I can remember, from .22 to 12 gauge and now into 9mm and my true love, my Colt King Cobra .357 mag.

My 9mm is just a compensated/lasered Hi-Point though, but for a $160 gun I think its a pretty good little toy. In my opinion any auto has potential for problems, all it takes is a dead round...that's why I picked up the Colt. At least it's accurate and fun to shoot.

Kinda looks like .45 rules around this forum, my roommate just picked up a Sig 220 and is enjoying it too.

mtnboomer · 01-12-2006, 04:10 AM

Welcome to our nightmare!

Where in Oklahoma are you from? I'm from SE OKC.

Don't worry about what everyone else seems to like just shoot what makes you happy and enjoy shooting. The King Cobra is a fine revolver and the Hi-Point is a fun play-toy from what I've heard. Have fun!

Tracker · 01-12-2006, 05:38 AM

Welcome--you,ll find lots of info here and members who are willing to help

Pistolenschutze · 01-12-2006, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by thunderstruck

507Kinda looks like .45 rules around this forum

First off, welcome to the forums, Thunder. Trust me, you'll like it here. Great bunch of people.

Yeah, lots and lots of .45 1911 aficionados around here, kinda like fleas on a coonhound.

Some of us more rational Glock people do try to keep them straight from time to time, but it's a loosing battle. Xracer thinks the battle of Armegaddon will be fought with the .45 1911 Colt.

Marlin · 01-12-2006, 09:41 AM

Glad to see ya at TFF, thunderstruck.

Hope you will pull up a stool and enjoy.

PLINKER45 · 01-12-2006, 10:05 AM

WELCOME TO TFF!

pickenup · 01-12-2006, 11:25 AM

Welcome to The Firearms Forum.

1911’s???

Glocks???

(stir.....stir)

thunderstruck507,
Keep in mind that there are “some” here that like REAL guns.

Love my SIG 220.………and 226.

thunderstruck507 · 01-12-2006, 01:12 PM

Didn't mean to imply there was anything wrong with a nice .45, I love the 1911s but am a college kid with a 71 Chevelle that eats most my cash, guns are toys on the side. I would love a nice 1911 but I didn't want to drop that kinda cash into an auto.

I was originally looking for a Smith 686, found one and went to one last shop that had the Colt for $30 less and it came with the box and manual. Picked it up and liked the feel better than the Smith. Feels like someone has put a lighter spring in, trigger pull is extremely smooth and soft compared to my dad's Smith 66

I'm from a small town in the SE corner of OK called Valliant, near Idabel, Broken Bow, and only 45 min north of Paris Texas.

SouthernMoss · 01-12-2006, 09:56 PM

Welcome aboard!

tex45acp · 01-13-2006, 07:45 AM

thunderstruck507,

welcome to the forum.

there are quite a few characters here, and in all other forums i frequent, and they all have opinions.....as you have already experienced. the staff and forum members are a wealth of knowledge and experience. in most cases, they are willing to share that knowledge & experience with anyone who asks. use that tool to your advantage.

i have been through broken bow a couple of times in my life on my way north. i am in south central texas, in a town named victoria. i hope you enjoy your visit here and learn as much as you can.

inplanotx · 01-13-2006, 08:00 AM

Welcome to our humble home. Pull up a stump and dive in!

Pistolenschutze · 01-13-2006, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pickenup

1911’s???
Glocks???
(stir.....stir)

Yup! As Shakespeare onces said (in Macbeth): "Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble!"

I do think, though, that Gaston Glock should be nominated to the Vatican for sainthood. I'm sure John M. Browning, however, will be forgiven his design of the 1911 in a few eons, after proper penetence, of course.

Deputy Dawg · 01-13-2006, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pickenup

Welcome to The Firearms Forum.

1911’s???

Glocks???

(stir.....stir)

thunderstruck507,
Keep in mind that there are “some” here that like REAL guns.

Love my SIG 220.………and 226.

WELCOME to the home of gun nuts, and some of us do like real guns such as the GLOCKS.WHen it has to work everytime Glock is the only way to go.

Country101 · 01-13-2006, 02:17 PM

Welcome to the forum. How long have you been goin to the UofA and what's your major? Me and my wife just left there about a year ago.

BountyHunter · 01-13-2006, 02:33 PM

Hi Thunder, welcome to the board. I'm pretty new here also.

Valiant, huh? Maybe we ought to get together and pop some caps sometime, I'm about 45 minutes south of you.

rangerruck · 01-13-2006, 10:17 PM

Glocks, Pistolshooter? Oh well, i guess you had to have at least one flaw somewhere. 45's and 9mm, get a 45 so you will know how God must feel when He holds a gun, and a 9mm to go blastin at the range!

stash247 · 01-13-2006, 10:41 PM

Thunderstruck, you must be recoiling from the welcomes, by now; relax, and take nothing here, too seriously, as we certainly don't.
Hell, I thought Pistolenschutze was a pretty 'together' guy, until his 'glock moment', tonite; it seems he has lost his mind! Of course it will be shot with 1911's, pistolenschutze, Armageddon, I mean; X-racer brings his, I bring mine, and the other side already surrenders, or dies, totally out gunned; Kin I borrow your truck to haul the rest of mine???
Seriously, T/struck, this is one heck of a group, and resource for info; we also shoot.
Welcome aboard!

indynotch50 · 02-19-2006, 10:53 PM

I'm pretty new on here too Thunder, and I've gotten a lot of good info. I'm college too and looking to build up my collection. I'm kinda torn on what to do but I am saving my pennies for one of those sig 220s.....

01-12-2006, 01:55 AM	#1
thunderstruck507 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 107	New here... Thought I would say hi I'm 21 from Oklahoma, going to school at the Univ of Arkansas. Loved shooting as long as I can remember, from .22 to 12 gauge and now into 9mm and my true love, my Colt King Cobra .357 mag. My 9mm is just a compensated/lasered Hi-Point though, but for a $160 gun I think its a pretty good little toy. In my opinion any auto has potential for problems, all it takes is a dead round...that's why I picked up the Colt. At least it's accurate and fun to shoot. Kinda looks like .45 rules around this forum, my roommate just picked up a Sig 220 and is enjoying it too. -->

01-12-2006, 04:10 AM	#2
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 649	Re: New here... Welcome to our nightmare! Where in Oklahoma are you from? I'm from SE OKC. Don't worry about what everyone else seems to like just shoot what makes you happy and enjoy shooting. The King Cobra is a fine revolver and the Hi-Point is a fun play-toy from what I've heard. Have fun! __________________ The cost of freedom, is eternal vigilance. The cost of bondage, is your life. - mtnboomer Support the Second Amendment - Join the NRA! > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State - #1 - GO POKES!

01-12-2006, 05:38 AM	#3
Tracker V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake County Ohio Posts: 202	Re: New here... Welcome--you,ll find lots of info here and members who are willing to help __________________ "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." -- Ronald Reagan "We The People" "The Pro Gun Blog"

01-12-2006, 09:41 AM	#5
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: New here... Glad to see ya at TFF, thunderstruck. Hope you will pull up a stool and enjoy. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

01-12-2006, 10:05 AM	#6
PLINKER45 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 49	Re: New here... WELCOME TO TFF!

01-12-2006, 11:25 AM	#7
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,837	Re: New here... Welcome to The Firearms Forum. 1911’s??? Glocks??? (stir.....stir) thunderstruck507, Keep in mind that there are “some” here that like REAL guns. Love my SIG 220.………and 226. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

01-12-2006, 01:12 PM	#8
thunderstruck507 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 107	Re: New here... Didn't mean to imply there was anything wrong with a nice .45, I love the 1911s but am a college kid with a 71 Chevelle that eats most my cash, guns are toys on the side. I would love a nice 1911 but I didn't want to drop that kinda cash into an auto. I was originally looking for a Smith 686, found one and went to one last shop that had the Colt for $30 less and it came with the box and manual. Picked it up and liked the feel better than the Smith. Feels like someone has put a lighter spring in, trigger pull is extremely smooth and soft compared to my dad's Smith 66 I'm from a small town in the SE corner of OK called Valliant, near Idabel, Broken Bow, and only 45 min north of Paris Texas.

01-12-2006, 09:56 PM	#9
SouthernMoss Admin Tech Staff Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SW MS Contributor Posts: 10,651	Re: New here... Welcome aboard! __________________ My Second protects your First "I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand." - Susan B Anthony

01-13-2006, 07:45 AM	#10
tex45acp V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 190	Re: New here... thunderstruck507, welcome to the forum. there are quite a few characters here, and in all other forums i frequent, and they all have opinions.....as you have already experienced. the staff and forum members are a wealth of knowledge and experience. in most cases, they are willing to share that knowledge & experience with anyone who asks. use that tool to your advantage. i have been through broken bow a couple of times in my life on my way north. i am in south central texas, in a town named victoria. i hope you enjoy your visit here and learn as much as you can. __________________ *The only thing needed for evil to exist......is for good men to stand by and do nothing!!!*

01-13-2006, 08:00 AM	#11
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	Re: New here... Welcome to our humble home. Pull up a stump and dive in! __________________

01-13-2006, 02:17 PM	#14
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,028	Re: New here... Welcome to the forum. How long have you been goin to the UofA and what's your major? Me and my wife just left there about a year ago. __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

01-13-2006, 02:33 PM	#15
BountyHunter Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 22	Re: New here... Hi Thunder, welcome to the board. I'm pretty new here also. Valiant, huh? Maybe we ought to get together and pop some caps sometime, I'm about 45 minutes south of you. __________________ There is no second place winner.

01-13-2006, 10:17 PM	#16
rangerruck V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 449	Re: New here... Glocks, Pistolshooter? Oh well, i guess you had to have at least one flaw somewhere. 45's and 9mm, get a 45 so you will know how God must feel when He holds a gun, and a 9mm to go blastin at the range!

01-13-2006, 10:41 PM	#17
stash247 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Texas Posts: 2,815	Re: New here... Thunderstruck, you must be recoiling from the welcomes, by now; relax, and take nothing here, too seriously, as we certainly don't. Hell, I thought Pistolenschutze was a pretty 'together' guy, until his 'glock moment', tonite; it seems he has lost his mind! Of course it will be shot with 1911's, pistolenschutze, Armageddon, I mean; X-racer brings his, I bring mine, and the other side already surrenders, or dies, totally out gunned; Kin I borrow your truck to haul the rest of mine??? Seriously, T/struck, this is one heck of a group, and resource for info; we also shoot. Welcome aboard! __________________ Don't start no s**t and there won't be none, Terry

02-19-2006, 10:53 PM	#18
indynotch50 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 37	Re: New here... I'm pretty new on here too Thunder, and I've gotten a lot of good info. I'm college too and looking to build up my collection. I'm kinda torn on what to do but I am saving my pennies for one of those sig 220s.....