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jcwaters
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Hi Gang,


I am a "black gun" type that has found an unusual path to lever guns:
I own a big bore AR15 which fires a cartridge with ballistics very close to the 45/70, this naturally made me curious about the 45/70 so I am thinking of buying a lever gun in 45/70.

Professionally I have been an InfoSec and UNIX consultant for 14 years; I live in Philadelphia, after spending most of 2008 in Riyadh. If anyone every has any computer security, forensics, or UNIX related questions by all means don't hesitate to PM me. :)

I also speak a little Arabic, Persian, and Urdu.

I look forward to learning a whole bunch from this forum,
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deerwhacker444
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Welcome.!
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Welcome. Unusual gun - what cartridge?
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Welcome to the forum. Man I'm glad you came along I've been needing someone to speak Urdu.

Just kidding, couldn't help it. I'm surprised Blaine or Sixgun hasn't beaten me to it. Welcome.
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Would that be the 458 Socom or 450 Bushmaster. What are they like to shoot? Yes you would like a 45/70 whether a Marlin or Winchester. Welcome to forumn It still is the best one around :)
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Welcome to the fire.
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Hi there :D

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Welcome to the fire. Pull up a log. :)
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Welcome to the forum.
You will find a wealth of .45-70 knowledge here (not me, but others :) ) and if you have not read this article by Paco, you should: http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/ ... erguns.htm
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Welcome to ya! :)
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We're all guessing...is it a .50 Beowulf...?
...those are like a medium hot .45-70 from a 16" carbine semiauto!
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Welcome aboard! Always glad to have another lever-enthusiast join the fire!!! :D
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welcome to the fire
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JC,
You must be OK, as you have the same initials as me and your from the same area. :D I live about 25 miles sw of Philly (cop murder capital :x :evil: :cry: ) about half way between West Chester and Media.

Thats OK with the black gun thing--I just got my first after shooting the old leverguns for close to 40 years--Be talkin' to 'ya.
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Welcome! You will find a broad range of expertise here. It's my favoritest site.
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Welcom to the fire. :D
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Welcome, enjoy the fire and conversation. Lots of fine people here with lots of gun wisdom.
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howdy
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Welcome aboard.
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