About me:
Personal: Married 51 years; two sons, grandchildren and great grandkids
Firearm general interests:
Black powder (flintlock and percussion) is part of my firearm hobby. Also enjoy reloading, collecting (have C&R FFL), restoring rifles and pistols, casual shooting and local military rifle matches, casting rifle and pistol bullets and casting mini balls .50, .54, and .58 calibers. I prefer to purchase swaged lead round balls, but in a pinch, I have all the molds.
Current black powder interests:
Have two flintlock rifles. (a) Pennsylvania Long Rifle, .45 caliber, rifled, private gunsmith R.N. Chadwick, Chad's Ford, PA; 44” octagon rifled barrel, OAL 59”; tiger stripe maple stock, brass patch box.
(b) Traditions Kentucky .50 caliber; built from kit
Have several percussion rifles:
(a) Pedrosoli .54 caliber1859 breech loader - I make paper cartridges with cigarette paper and tie with silk thread
(b) Arami Sport .58 caliber 1861 Springfield rifle
(c) Thompson-Center .50 caliber Hawken built from kit in 1975
Memberships: NMLRA, NRA, and GOA. Magazine subscriptions: Muzzle Blasts, American Rifleman and Handloader
Military history:
U.S. Marine Corps 1965 - 1969; Vietnam 1966-1967; Sergeant (E5)
U.S. Air Force 1971 - 1987; retired Senior Master Sergeant (E-8)
Post-military professional:
Baylor University, Waco, Texas1987 - 1994; Environmental Health and Safety Officer
Arizona Registered Sanitarian (Public Health Inspector) 1994 - 2006; Yavapai and Gila County Health Department
Department of Homeland Security 2006 - 2015; San Luis Valley Region, Colorado
Retired 2016
Other hobbies:
Build and fly fixed wing radio-controlled aircraft (electric, nitro and gasoline power)
Dry/Primitive camping with our high base bumper pull RV (bring water, generator) with wife and dogs (two cute, affectionate little male Morkie puppies - 10 pounds each - excellent audio and visual surveillance systems!
Life is good - NEVER sell your guns or you'll suffer seller's remorse later.
Personal: Married 51 years; two sons, grandchildren and great grandkids
Firearm general interests:
Black powder (flintlock and percussion) is part of my firearm hobby. Also enjoy reloading, collecting (have C&R FFL), restoring rifles and pistols, casual shooting and local military rifle matches, casting rifle and pistol bullets and casting mini balls .50, .54, and .58 calibers. I prefer to purchase swaged lead round balls, but in a pinch, I have all the molds.
Current black powder interests:
Have two flintlock rifles. (a) Pennsylvania Long Rifle, .45 caliber, rifled, private gunsmith R.N. Chadwick, Chad's Ford, PA; 44” octagon rifled barrel, OAL 59”; tiger stripe maple stock, brass patch box.
(b) Traditions Kentucky .50 caliber; built from kit
Have several percussion rifles:
(a) Pedrosoli .54 caliber1859 breech loader - I make paper cartridges with cigarette paper and tie with silk thread
(b) Arami Sport .58 caliber 1861 Springfield rifle
(c) Thompson-Center .50 caliber Hawken built from kit in 1975
Memberships: NMLRA, NRA, and GOA. Magazine subscriptions: Muzzle Blasts, American Rifleman and Handloader
Military history:
U.S. Marine Corps 1965 - 1969; Vietnam 1966-1967; Sergeant (E5)
U.S. Air Force 1971 - 1987; retired Senior Master Sergeant (E-8)
Post-military professional:
Baylor University, Waco, Texas1987 - 1994; Environmental Health and Safety Officer
Arizona Registered Sanitarian (Public Health Inspector) 1994 - 2006; Yavapai and Gila County Health Department
Department of Homeland Security 2006 - 2015; San Luis Valley Region, Colorado
Retired 2016
Other hobbies:
Build and fly fixed wing radio-controlled aircraft (electric, nitro and gasoline power)
Dry/Primitive camping with our high base bumper pull RV (bring water, generator) with wife and dogs (two cute, affectionate little male Morkie puppies - 10 pounds each - excellent audio and visual surveillance systems!
Life is good - NEVER sell your guns or you'll suffer seller's remorse later.
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