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I hope this an appropriate place to put this as this is about those topics and more, if not I am sure that it will be moved to the appropriate place.
It is about the generosity of and good nature of folks on this site. However one in particular is the subject of my praise in this case.
You know him on the site as longrifle78 I have gotten the privilege to know him as Joe but in case he doesn't want it out there I won't reveal his last name!
Anyway on to the subject at hand. I asked some questions on a recent thread:
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/.../1166620/hl/50cal.cliff/fromsearch/1/#1166620
Due to the fact I am on a fixed income and my wife is very ill also; we have to watch each and every penny we spend. So quite often my projects have to be set aside for lack of funds.
Joe, saw my post and PT me and said he had several books and DVD's on that list, that folks had offered up as must have reading.
I asked him how much he wanted for them and told him I might be only able to purchase one at this time as I had to watch my funds.
Further conversation revealed he had more than one copy of Recreating The American Longrifle and he related too me, that if I was interested he would send me a copy no charge. Was I interested? He had to be joking, yes I was interested.
The copy of the book, Recreating The American Longrifle arrived in Saturdays mail. The only thing he asked was that I post photo's when I got them done.
That is no problem I am probably going to wait till this winter as things are pretty hectic in my life at this time and I don't handle the heat as well as I used too. But not only will I post photo's of the finished product but I am going to take photo's as I go along and plan to post them also.
So I must say thanks to Joe and it is absolutely great to see there are still good folks in this old world that to them an unselfishness act is just and everyday occurrence!
To longrifle78 or Joe as I like to call him. Thanks from the bottom of my heart! :thumbsup: :hatsoff:
My first project is going to be rebuilding that Traditions, St. Louis Hawken that I mentioned the stock getting broke on. Hopefully I can build something out of it that will be what Traditions just wishes they could have built! And it will give me a chance to build a rifle from parts I already have to keep the cost low! I hope the experience will then help me to transition into my next build!
My next will be a rifle for my son. Something I can leave behind for him to remember me by. :wink:
It is about the generosity of and good nature of folks on this site. However one in particular is the subject of my praise in this case.
You know him on the site as longrifle78 I have gotten the privilege to know him as Joe but in case he doesn't want it out there I won't reveal his last name!
Anyway on to the subject at hand. I asked some questions on a recent thread:
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/.../1166620/hl/50cal.cliff/fromsearch/1/#1166620
Due to the fact I am on a fixed income and my wife is very ill also; we have to watch each and every penny we spend. So quite often my projects have to be set aside for lack of funds.
Joe, saw my post and PT me and said he had several books and DVD's on that list, that folks had offered up as must have reading.
I asked him how much he wanted for them and told him I might be only able to purchase one at this time as I had to watch my funds.
Further conversation revealed he had more than one copy of Recreating The American Longrifle and he related too me, that if I was interested he would send me a copy no charge. Was I interested? He had to be joking, yes I was interested.
The copy of the book, Recreating The American Longrifle arrived in Saturdays mail. The only thing he asked was that I post photo's when I got them done.
That is no problem I am probably going to wait till this winter as things are pretty hectic in my life at this time and I don't handle the heat as well as I used too. But not only will I post photo's of the finished product but I am going to take photo's as I go along and plan to post them also.
So I must say thanks to Joe and it is absolutely great to see there are still good folks in this old world that to them an unselfishness act is just and everyday occurrence!
To longrifle78 or Joe as I like to call him. Thanks from the bottom of my heart! :thumbsup: :hatsoff:
My first project is going to be rebuilding that Traditions, St. Louis Hawken that I mentioned the stock getting broke on. Hopefully I can build something out of it that will be what Traditions just wishes they could have built! And it will give me a chance to build a rifle from parts I already have to keep the cost low! I hope the experience will then help me to transition into my next build!
My next will be a rifle for my son. Something I can leave behind for him to remember me by. :wink:
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