WadePatton
New member
Hey all,
I'm new to this forum and thought I'd put down some info 'bout me right up front as anybody can sign on and start posting--most anywhere these days.
I've been shooting and tinkering (non-professional mid-range smithing) with guns since I was about 15. I'm 42 now. Didn't have a gun guru dad or uncle, so I had to learn it all by reading and experience. Didn't have no interweb back when--heck that was before the Tandy Trash 80! (explain that to junior). So back issues and subscriptions to outdoors magazines got me started. And then books. P.O. Ackley, Precision Shooting, Wildcat Cartridges, O'Connor, Keith--stuff like that.
Loading came along in college (the eighties). Years after I learned how to hone triggers in such forgettable arms as the 742 (don't defend yours--if you like, tha's okay). I picked up a few trophies in competition around 94--mixed rifle and handgun, rim and centerfire. Now I try to get a few deer each season and stay armed most of the time--getting back into powder burning as I can.
Many gun projects around here in parts. Many good guns come and gone. Many more to try and enjoy and hold onto with my greasy paws. I like wildcats and big bad revolvers, carry a 1911, and have a hankering for a certain German battle rifle at present...it may pass.
Can shoot off the porch (but not while I'm urinating from said porch) and have a few friends with class 3 stuff and a .50--it's all good.
Glad to find this forum, hope to contribute in a positive way.
Crisp triggers and good groups trump all in my book.
I'm new to this forum and thought I'd put down some info 'bout me right up front as anybody can sign on and start posting--most anywhere these days.
I've been shooting and tinkering (non-professional mid-range smithing) with guns since I was about 15. I'm 42 now. Didn't have a gun guru dad or uncle, so I had to learn it all by reading and experience. Didn't have no interweb back when--heck that was before the Tandy Trash 80! (explain that to junior). So back issues and subscriptions to outdoors magazines got me started. And then books. P.O. Ackley, Precision Shooting, Wildcat Cartridges, O'Connor, Keith--stuff like that.
Loading came along in college (the eighties). Years after I learned how to hone triggers in such forgettable arms as the 742 (don't defend yours--if you like, tha's okay). I picked up a few trophies in competition around 94--mixed rifle and handgun, rim and centerfire. Now I try to get a few deer each season and stay armed most of the time--getting back into powder burning as I can.
Many gun projects around here in parts. Many good guns come and gone. Many more to try and enjoy and hold onto with my greasy paws. I like wildcats and big bad revolvers, carry a 1911, and have a hankering for a certain German battle rifle at present...it may pass.
Can shoot off the porch (but not while I'm urinating from said porch)
and have a few friends with class 3 stuff and a .50--it's all good.Glad to find this forum, hope to contribute in a positive way.
Crisp triggers and good groups trump all in my book.