New Guy Checking In

COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:22 pm

Howdy all.

New guy checkin in. Got me a 24", 357 Rossi rifle a few months back to go with my Henry .22 and so I thought I'd join up. Took a bit of time to get accepted but I'm here now.

I used Steve's action job DVD to work my Rossi up to a smooth running fun gun. I also got his safety plug, ejector spring, and mag plug and the rest of the work was simple and straight forward. And, I installed a Marbles tang, folding rear, and thin bead front sights for long range shooting up to 300 yds!!!

Great DvD Steve and thanks for the help!!

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:25 pm

Welcome, get ready, someone is going to get on your case for no picture of the gun.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:26 pm

Steve,

Welcome to the forum.

You're off to a good start with NKJ's Video and parts.

Joe

DBW · Post by **DBW** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:37 pm

Welcome to the

Where are the pics?

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:57 pm

Ahhh, we're going to need you to post some pictures on Saturday. Mmmm, yeeahh.

And no, I haven't seen your red Swingline stapler...

DBW · Post by **DBW** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:03 pm

Is that the Robert Gibbs deer in the headlight look?

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:14 pm

COSteve wrote:Took a bit of time to get accepted but I'm here now.

...you would never guess it once you get to know us, but Hobie is fairly selective about who he lets join the forum...

Seriously - this is hands down the most down-to-earth, knowledgeable-yet-mostly-humble, and FUN bunch of gun-geezers on the internet.

The format of the forum, with only 'politics' separated, means it is easy to check for new posts, and you get to see some topics you'd not ever come across if you had to wade through menus and pages of sub-divided topics. That also assures most topics get alot of posts; you don't see the never-answered posts from Nov 2005 like you do on other forums, buried down in some sub-topic.

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:17 pm

Howdy Steve. danny

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:29 pm

& Welcome to THE Forum. Whadya do with yer leverguns?

Bogie35 · Post by **Bogie35** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:41 pm

Welcome Steve! I think you'll like it here!

bogie

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:41 pm

Welcome!

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:42 pm

Welcome!!

COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:48 pm

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COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:00 pm

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DBW · Post by **DBW** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:10 pm

COSteve wrote:Thanks all. Sorry for my faux pas. I didn't realize that you'd want to see my lever guns.

My Rossi 357:

My Henry H001:

Oooh... leveraction porn. Nice.

WinM71 · Post by **WinM71** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:10 pm

Welcome to the fire!

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:22 pm

Welcome, great pics

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:51 pm

welcome to the fire. hope you enjoy.

GoatGuy · Post by **GoatGuy** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:34 pm

Welcome Steve - Nice rifles, indeed!

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:40 pm

Welcome to the forum, reckon you got off to a great start kinda like ya been here awhile. That .357 is a beauty and will be a fine deer gun.

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:56 pm

Welcome to the campfire Steve! Nice lookin' lever guns!

dr walker · Post by **dr walker** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:03 pm

welcome to the forum

pokey · Post by **pokey** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:25 pm

step down, come in and set a spell.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:27 pm

Welcome aboard!

brucew44guns · Post by **brucew44guns** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:07 am

COSteve wrote:Thanks all. Sorry for my faux pas. I didn't realize that you'd want to see my lever guns.

My Rossi 357:

My Henry H001:

It may have sounded like some of us wanted pics of those guns Steve, but actually I for one want to buy that Rossi 357. That's a beauty for sure, ought to be worth at least $175 bucks

, oh well nice try!! Thanks for stepping in here Steve, you get adopted pretty fast around these parts.

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:15 am

Welcome with a nice looking gun like that you have come to the right place.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:09 am

Welcome. You'll find a ton of knowledge here and not on just leverguns.

cnjarvis · Post by **cnjarvis** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:38 am

Welcome! Glad you could join us.

pharmseller · Post by **pharmseller** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:19 am

COSteve,
Welcome to the party.
I read some of your posts on other threads.
It sounds like you know what you're doing.
You're gonna like it here.

P

GonnePhishin · Post by **GonnePhishin** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:41 pm

COSteve,

Howdy and welcome to the group. Sit around the fire awhile and pour some joe. Nice bunch of fellas here and LOTS of great information and wisdom levergun style.

Nice leverguns

UncleBuck

COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:39 am

I'd like to thank all of you who welcomed me here and I feel right at home. I plan to keep your company from time to time and hope to keep the fires stoked, the coffee hot, and the tales believable.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:23 am

COSteve wrote:I'd like to ...keep the... tale believable.

There ya went... and ruined a perfectly acceptable sentiment!

Hagler · Post by **Hagler** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:35 am

Steve,

I am a little late in doing so, but WELCOME, anyway!

Shawn

1886 · Post by **1886** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:14 am

Welcome aboard Steve. Hope you enjoy. That avatar is one good lookin' dude. Who is he? 1886.

COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:11 am

1886 wrote:Welcome aboard Steve. Hope you enjoy. That avatar is one good lookin' dude. Who is he? 1886.

He's 'Milt' from the movie Office Space.

COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:17 am

Griff wrote:
COSteve wrote:I'd like to ...keep the... tale believable.
There ya went... and ruined a perfectly acceptable sentiment!

I'll be darned, it worked.

I got someone to believe 'a small tale' of mine right off the bat!

the telegraphist · Post by **the telegraphist** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:35 am

Welcome friend, this is the place to learn, make mistakes and be corrected politely. Enjoy the experience, come away with knowing more now than you did then. There is a huge wealth of knowledge awaiting you on this site. Go for it, it costs nothing.
Keep the coffe hot too friend, its winter here, last day went -4c to 24c which is about average. it dont last long, come September its all over and the heat comes again, by the end of Sept it can go to 38/40c. Cold beer is good then!!!
Then we get 7 months of hot summer. The temps then will drop suddenly come April/May.Its a strange country but I love it.

COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:18 am

the telegraphist wrote:Welcome friend, this is the place to learn, make mistakes and be corrected politely. Enjoy the experience, come away with knowing more now than you did then. There is a huge wealth of knowledge awaiting you on this site. Go for it, it costs nothing.
Keep the coffe hot too friend, its winter here, last day went -4c to 24c which is about average. it dont last long, come September its all over and the heat comes again, by the end of Sept it can go to 38/40c. Cold beer is good then!!!

You sir have a beautiful country. Some good friends of ours live in Hamilton (North Island) and I had the pleasure of taking the whole family to visit your country for a month in Nov. 1993. (Yes, before the Lord of the Rings!) We rented a car and traveled from the the Bay of Islands in the Northlands to Bluff in the Southlands.

We crisscrossed the country and visited everything we possibly could. Whangarei and Waitangi National Reserve including the Treaty House, Auckland and the Museum, Cambridge and St. Andrews church, Waitono cave and the glowworms, Otorchanga and the Kiwi house, Rotorua and Rainbow Springs.

Whakarewarewa's thermal reserve, Orakei Korako and the Silica Terrases where we walked to Aladdin's cave and the kids dipped their left hand while making a wish. Lake Taupo, Aratiatia rapids, Craters of the Moon, Napier where we tasted some great NZ wines, Wairarapa to Wellingston and your 'Bee Hive' Parliment building (I'm sure they are all as busy there as...) and then the ferry to the South Island.

After leaving the ferry, we strolled through Picton, Christchurch and the botanical gardens, Avon River, Wigram Aerodrome, Darfield then over Arthur's Pass, Paparoa National Park and the blow holes. Through Greymouth to the Franz Josef near Mt. Cook and the Southern Alps for some more glowworms.

Fox glacier, past the Bungi jumping bridge to Queenstown where we rode the TSS Earnslaw around Wakatipu Lake. Then Arrowtown, Arthur's Point and the Shotover Jets (what a rush!!). Finally up Bob's peak for the view followed by a drive through the hand hewn tunnel to Milford Sound. We took a boat ride down to the mouth (Thousands of waterfalls!).

Then it was through Invercargill to Bluff and the Paua Shell House owned by Fred and Myrtile, then up to Dunedin and lovely Larnach castle. Next, the albatross colony (I had no idea they were that large), and Pipikaretu Beach to see the Yellow-eyed Penguins in their roosts. Then to Mt. Cooke and the Hermitage hotel, Tasman Glacier, Christchurch and the International Antarctic Center, then flew to Hamilton again to visit again with our friends, Harley and Valerie for a few days until we flew home.

It was whirlwind tour of your country but we were enthralled with the friendliness and generosity of your countrymen. I think that New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places on earth and I enjoyed every minute there.

Now, about your 'Winter'. We live in a small valley SW of Denver, CO 6,100ft (1,860m) and -3c (27f) is a Spring Day here. We've seen it down to -30.5c (-23f) and -20c (-4f) is not uncommon.

the telegraphist · Post by **the telegraphist** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:53 am

Hi Costeve
Thanks your reply, think you might have confused Australia with New Zealand, its easily done, we have very similar flags, but we are just that bit bigger. No Offence taken, there is a very good friendly rivalry between our two countries. Especially over the rugby league and union contests. Try Australia on your next visit and enjoy. Did anyone in the US watch the State of origin league contest between Queensland and NSW? Thats the toughest game.

Best regards

COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:43 am

I apologize for the mistake mate, I noticed 'Queensland' and it registered as 'Queenstown'. A great bud of mine is from 'Down Under' and he's gona give me heck when he finds out my mistake.

dkmlever · Post by **dkmlever** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:14 am

Welcome CO Steve,
We msut be neighbors, I am in the foothills outside of Golden.

COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:14 pm

Ken Caryl Valley

JohndeFresno · Post by **JohndeFresno** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:27 pm

Welcome, Steve!

You will find good folks and conversation here, and lots of authoritative information. Glad to have you aboard!