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Tweety Bird
02-11-2011, 00:50
OK, so I got the town's name (edit: Mod made me take it down) from a Bugs Bunny cartoon, and my forum handle comes from a 1973 Plymouth Road Runner clone I used to own (not a true Road Runer, but a "Road Runner Lite", and it was yellow). We actually live in central Elbert County but when anyone asks where we live, I tell 'em Donut Center (as in What a Hole!), simply because we don't want the whole world moving out our way. We like it QUIET, except for the occasional sound of target practice.

Right now, I'm bored and sitting in a hotel room in Japan and found this site while surfing the internet.

I bought my wife a Rock River AR-15 for last week (her Valentine's Day present), but we haven't hardly even handled it yet because the day after we bought it, the time came to head off to Japan. She came with me but has since gone home (lucky her).

With all the talk about new laws restricting certain types of gun ownership (real or imagined, THAT's another topic), I think when I get home I'm going to race right out and buy one for myself, too.

My sum total of experience with this platform was in 1975, while I was in USAF boot camp; we got to spend a couple hours over the span of 2 days on the range with the 22LR conversion. But I haven't shot an AR since (unless you count my wife's SW M&P 15-22).

Lately I've been hooked on shooting and learning all about 1911s but after I return on the 19th, an AR-15 with MY name on it might have to find its way home with me. So I'm looking forward to learning lots about the AR next.

By the way, my wife has more guns than I do. You know what they say about the family that shoots together. . .

GhostRider
02-11-2011, 01:19
sounds like a good woman, welcome to the forum

patrick0685
02-11-2011, 01:39
Welcome

Tweety Bird
02-11-2011, 02:32
Yeah, Ghost Rider, she is.

Patrick, I lived in Saudi Aurora for nearly 25 years before I managed to get back to my roots. Kids are still city-dwellers (daughter in DC and son still in Aurora) but my wife and I moved out of the city in 2004. Long commute (70 miles each way) but worth every inch.

theGinsue
02-11-2011, 02:35
Welcome.

I sent you a PM about changing your profile location to an actual city/town. "Donut Center" won't cut it. Sorry to be so severe, but we're trying to ensure the rules are applied evenly across the site.

Now, with all of the administrative stuff said....

Loved the intro. I think you'll fit in here quite well.

Once you get your new AR, consider getting yourself and your wife plenty of mag's as there is a concerted effort underway within Congress right now to ban hi-cap mags (in just one instance, there is a rider in the FAA bill in front of the Senate that bans the mag's).

Tweety Bird
02-11-2011, 02:37
theGinsue:

Done. But I'm on the fence as to whether I like the change or not. I'll have to think on this one a bit.

Tweety Bird
02-11-2011, 03:06
OK, we've come to terms. Thanks, theGinsue, for understanding my position on this.

DFBrews
02-11-2011, 03:07
welcome Tweety!

theGinsue
02-11-2011, 03:12
OK, we've come to terms. Thanks, theGinsue, for understanding my position on this.

No sweat. We got you in a real close neighborhood [Wink] to satisy the requirements.

Marlin
02-11-2011, 05:48
Welcome.

Cman
02-11-2011, 08:59
Welcome to the forum.

pickenup
02-11-2011, 12:03
Welcome aboard.

coop68
02-11-2011, 12:29
welcome [Beer]

DSB OUTDOORS
02-11-2011, 18:48
Welcome!! [Coffee]

spittoon
02-11-2011, 19:37
welcome