The heart and history of this forum.

[AJMD429]

I can't remember when I joined...

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Don't worry, Ysabel, we'll keep track of it for you...

P.S. - don't feel bad, I couldn't have told you when I joined either, until I happened to look at this post. Looks like we must have been tunnel-mates digging out of the asylum, because we joined about the same time!

[fordwannabe]

I found this wonderful place while searching for info on one winchester or another, NOW I STAY JUST TO SEE WHAT PITCHY IS GONNA DO NEXT!!!!
Not Really....well not totally anyway.
Best place and group of guys I've seen on the net. When a friend asked me why I like it so much I told him about the prayer request that come up every so often and people hear take it to heart not bust your butt for asking something non gun. I also told him about several post over the last couple years about losing a dog, and the genuine responses of understanding and sympathy cause we have all been there and do feel it with you. You don't find that on LOTS of forums, and it makes this place specialA little Winchester and Marlin levergun porn once in a while doesn't hurt either. Tom
To sum up my post
YALL ARE STUCK WITH ME FOR A WHILE.

[1894c]

where else would anybody be encouraged not only to buy a levergun, but to buy one in 30/30, actually use it for hunting, then show pics of the 5x5 whitetail deer that was taken at 145 yards with a Remington factory core-loc 170 grain rifle cartridge...then to see so many congrats posts and input on favorite reloads for that ancient inadequate round--only here...and that's why I joined and that's why I stay...you guys are the best... :)

[Paladin]

I found this place while looking for information on a Winchester 44-40 I found at the Bazar in Kabul...

But... did you buy it?


If not, we failed!

You did not fail but the Provost Marshal would not approve it for shipment to the states. So I took it back to Chicken Street. Legally it should have been allowed as it was old enough but he would not approve it.

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[Pitchy]

To get back on topic, I'm going out this weekend to let my girls see a high powered rifle in action. Their first gun experience will be a Lee Enfield in the Rockies followed by a Win 94 and stories of the family war vets sadly all gone now. They'll try out the little Stevens Favorite I got them (its got a lever too).

Have fun Bob, sounds like good times
And thanks for your heart.

[L_Kilkenny]

Everything changes. Some folks leave, some others take their place. Hopefully there are more new additions they leavers, dieing sites suck.

I too have noticed changes in the board in the couple years I've been here. Some good, some bad. I find most forums end up being a collection of like minded people and less about the guns themselves. This one is no different. Note: Like minded does not mean clones. I like lever actions but not to the point where I would visit very often if that's the only topic of conversation. I like Pitchy's posts, I like Rangerider's pictures, I like 86'ers hunting stories and knowledge, I like the movie talk, etc etc. But forums can become like clubs and end up with a core group or click. I have a buddy that used do a lot of trap shooting at his local Izaak Walton. He'd pay his dues, shoot his round, talk with people, in general everyone was nice. But to tell the truth the honchos could of cared less if him and his Mossberg 500 showed up. Him, his blue jeans, his work boots and his lowly, cheap pump gun shooting consistent 24's and 25's just wasn't up to their standards. I short, they were trap snobs. They didn't want his input or for him to show up for meetings. They just wanted his dime and for him and most other members for that matter to leave all the club decisions to their core group. I've been on both sides of that fence in coon hunting clubs and to tell the truth it's a turn off regardless of which side I was on.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this forum is filled with gun snobs (all though there has been a few) but it is something that we should worry about. Complaints about newby questions and off topic discussion, giving rude answers, etc etc is gonna end up with 10 or 12 long time members sitting around pickin their butts wondering where everyone went. It's happened to more than one forum, I'd hate to see it happen here.

Shoot straight brothers, Chris

[Pitchy]

Chris i think your right on, i`ve seen that same thing many times on boards.
Ya have a half dozzen know it alls that share their knowledge between them but a newbys question is stupid and can`t be tolerated.
If your going to be a member of a public board you should be willing to share your knowledge with everyone and be happy to do it.
I also don`t want to be one that`s remembered as one of those that ruined the board.
That`s why i`ve asked several times if my OT stuff is bothering anyone.
Yeck boys this ain`t no big deal, share your knowledge and be glad we live in a country where we can.
Besides if bad times you might want to use my outdoor shower.

[Pete 22]

It's rare that I post......it's also rare that a day doesn't go by I don't visit here! I've found this forum to consist of the same type of down to earth individuals that in my life (now long gone, may they RIP) taught me to shoot, hunt, fish, and how to embrace the outdoor world that makes these things go beyond recreation....an appreciation if you will. That is the same type of folks I've found here! In this man's opinion Leverguns is a class act! And now back to your regularily scheduled programming!

RG

[cas]

I'm rethinking what I wrote above. Maybe it's the people.

I just read and STARTED to reply to two threads, but instead deleted what I wrote and moved on. Whiney entitlement seems to be another of the objectionable flavors the forum has taken on. We always had some, seems we have a lot more.

[horsesoldier03]

Even with all our flaws, I still beleive this is the best place on the WORLD WIDE WEB!

[6pt-sika]

I've been a member for about 9 years ..... wracked up a lot of posts and then the forum moved and I started from scratch. When I first joined, it was mostly about leverguns .... not a lot of OT posts. That has really changed in a major way.

+1 on that but only 8 years for myself !

[jlchucker]

Forums that I don't care for are all business, and most questions are refered by the Head Grump to use search.....Thankfully, this one is not like that. One can Google answers, but here you can talk to your buddies.

If we are thinkin of the same one, I notice that these days "Head Grump" now posts a commercial ad, with no comments, as the second comment on every new thread. Most are not even gun-related. At least on this forum, it's mainly gun stuff, too--as opposed to political extremes on both sides of various issues.

[mikld]

I too, have only been around here for about 5 years and have noticed a bit of change in that short time. But that same change seems to have happened to most Gun type forums. Rather than doing research, or reading stickies, a lot of newer members just ask a question. Some old timers get testy about this and refer the poster to google or the stickies, sometimes quite rudely (not at Leverguns.com though).

Beyond a doubt, Leverguns.com is my favorite forum. Even with the occational off topic posts, most info/questions are gun related, predominately lever guns, and even the OT posts are from "gun guys". It's kinda like going down to the local gun shop and having polite conversation with the guys that know (not the "gun shop gurus" or forum "experts"). I've learned quite a bit from those knowledgable fellers and am now looking for my 2nd levergun (I'd love to have a Model 71 in .348) and am scouting the local gun and pawn shops for a real honest-to-God single action in 45 Colt (nope not long Colt, just 45 Colt )...

[6pt-sika]

Obviousely I come here .
Sometimes I go to www.castboolits.gunloads.com . But most of my time is spent on the Cast Bullet Association forum http://castbulletassoc.org/forum/ or the Parker forum http://parkerguns.org/forums/index.php .

[piller]

I have been here just a few years, and have noticed a little change. Change is inevitable in anything since it is a law of physics that we are subject to. What I like is that I have made new friends, learned a lot, and had a lot of fun on here. One of the older members, Buck, recently gave me a great tip that I am following up on with loading experimentation. When I have things together with it I will post about it. I have hunted with several members, bought a handgun and a rifle from CRS, and got the chance of a lifetime through the help of 86er. Once PillHer cools off about my going across an ocean from her, I will post pictures and the story. Until she cools off, it would be suicidal.

Even when I asked recently about the effectiveness of using a 25 caliber on moose when there was a post about it, I didn't feel that the replies were mean spirited. I have absolutely zero experience with the 25 caliber cartridges or with moose, and the worst thing said to me was that I read too many current gun magazines. I did learn about moose and that the 25 calibers are enough to kill them. Anywhere else I would have been told that you must use something in 7mm Rem Mag or larger or the moose will laugh and then saunter over to stomp you into the swamp. Since I have a job where the old timers have a lot of experienc that they just can't teach you in school, I do understand the irritation you can sometimes feel when someone asks a question on a subject that you are all too familiar with. I find on this forum that I rarely get bad answers to questions like that, but get quick instruction which bypasses a lot of mistakes and trouble from those who have been there before me. I look forward to more years of this forum and hope that Hobie and Paul can continue to moderate it to keep it moving forward and growing.

[KCSO]

I think what happens to any forum is this...
You start out talking about Levergun, Lathes, or spinning wheels and so it goes for a whiile and soon the folks on the forum are like your friends. And soon you tell your FRIENDS about your other interests and they tell you about theirs and then someone else wants to talk about their pet peeve or project and soon you drift away from where you started.

As to NEW folks and their questions, that's life. I get at least 10 silly questions a day on the phone. I use to be in the law business and everyone called for free legal advise and no they call the shop for free gun advise. "Wait, this will only take a minute, how do you rebarrel a gun and can you help me because i can't afford to have someone do it for me..." And some of this goes back to the friends thing, how many times have you asked someone, "say what is Bills phone number". If you friend is in a good mood he say's 555-1212 and if he's cranky he says, "do I look like a phone book!!! Life creeps in like it or not. Now I have only been reading here since about 2004 and I don't post a lot but I still think this is one of the most worthwhile forums there is and If Pitchy want's to show me his airplane or his spinnning wheel I'll look.

[Pitchy]

Now I have only been reading here since about 2004 and I don't post a lot but I still think this is one of the most worthwhile forums there is and If Pitchy want's to show me his airplane or his spinnning wheel I'll look.

It means alot saying that brother, i`m glad you like the stuff i make.
Let it be known that i`m not trying or do i think anyone else is trying to change this board away from leverguns. I think it`s exactly like you said.

[kimwcook]

I don't know the history of the forum, but would like to see it compiled so I would know.

Can't remember when I joined the site before this one, nor the reason why. I can say I've joined a number of firearm related forums over the years and I don't frequent any of them like I do this one. This one is exactly as the OP stated it has, heart, and soul in my opinion that none of the other forums had or have. I call this home for a reason and it includes all my brothers and sisters here and all the topics. I may not post on all of the topics, but I'll look. I think that's what keeps this forum alive. Things about life are posted here and that's what makes it unique and personal.

I don't have a lot to contribute, but sure love the information provided.

[Mescalero]

You are a brother, and like you; we are not star power.
But we like our kin ( chosen )
you are stuck with your family, we choose our friends.

[Old Savage]

It all goes in phases - the more things change the more they stay the same.

[L_Kilkenny]

May I also point out that many gun related sights, this one may be included, go thru a "cabin fever" stage in late winter, early spring. I've seen it happen many times. Hunting seasons are over and everyone is waiting for the weather to straighten up which leads t lot's of off topic discussion and an increased level of bickering. This too shall pass.

LK

[ceb]

The one thing I have heard all my life is that change is inevitable. Some good, some bad, but on leverguns the good far outweighs the bad. I too cannot remember how long I've been coming here, I had just reached some 500 posts in the old forum when we switched here. And if you look, you will see I'm not there yet since we started over. I may not post much, mainly because there are those here with far more experience and knowledge than I. However, I come here anyday the computer comes on. Leverguns is my homepage, and the first thing I look at. I enjoy checking in and just seeing what everyone is up to. And it you consider what all I have learned, my time here has been a very worthwhile investment. Thanks folks!!

[1894]

I'm pretty much a newbie here as well. This was the first computer forum I ever joined , enjoyed my Marlin 1894 and found this place. Not sure if they had the " This is a high class place , act respectfully " sign up in black and white , because that basic principle was just abundantly clear in every post and thread.
I didn't really understand back then just how special of a forum
i was lucky enough to stumble onto.