Forum Handles

[Ricochet]

MN91311 .....

Mosin Nagant..... model 1891....nominal bore diameter 311

Aw. Here I thought you were from Minnesota, and born 09/13/11.

[ole pizen slinger]

I shoot buffalo rifles which were called "pizen slingers" by the buff hunters. Hence the handle 'ole pizen slinger'.
OPS

[piwo]

"ENDEAVOR TO PERSEVERE"

Hey TDB, Little "Josey Wales" reference. Then we declared war on the white man... LOL

Always dug that movie..........

[charlie / sw mo]

late 69

[charlie / sw mo]

Exblaster I used to be Army E.O.D.
charlie in sw mo I was on Baldy in September of 67 when were you there?

late 69--wasnt there iong

[Pilgrim]

Pilgrim...Christian - Going where Christ tells me to go. Been using this handle everyplace I can since early in the internet days. Still feel like I don't have a clue bout half the time!

[singleshotbuff]

SSB

Because when I first started frequenting gun boards years ago, I owned a LOT of singleshot rifles and shotguns. Rugers, H&Rs, T/Cs etc. that was before the milsurp and action pistol bugs bit me. Now I have 1 SS rifle (416 Rigby #1) and a SS 16ga savage shotgun left. Last SS I got rid of was a #3 in 45/70. I miss that one.

Anyway, the name stuck and I use it all over the web now.

SSB

[montana_charlie]

charlie in sw mo I was on Baldy in September of 67 when were you there?

late 69--wasnt there iong

Uuhhh...where was Baldy located, you guys?
CM

[Blackhawk Convertable]

My handle of Blackhawk Convertable (notice the spelling) is because of my fondness for guns (the Ruger Blackhawk and Vaquero specifically) that will handle another chambering by merely replacing one cylinder with another. I also love the Big Bores as defined by SASS as being 40+. So I have a 38-40 Vaquero with 40 S&W, a couple 38-40 Blackhawks with 10mm cylinders, 44 mag Blackhawk with 44-40 cylinder, a couple of 44-40 Vaqueros with 44 mag cylinders and 45 Long Colt Vaquero with 45 acp cylinder. Most are factory, a few are ones that I've fitted another cylinder to, hence the mis-spelling of convertible as convertable. In other words, ABLE to CONVERT. Besides, by mis-spelling, I am assured of getting my handle at every site I frequent, Rugerforum, Sassnet, and here.

[2400]

I went with 2400 since I've burned more 325 pound's of it over the years.

[grumpy one]

Before I retired, my office phone used to ring pretty often and whoever was calling always started out by asking me how I was. Now we all know that the definition of "bore" is "Someone who, when you ask them how they are, tells you." So I figured they didn't actually want to know how I was, and what I really needed them to do was cut to the chase. I therefore cultivated a habit: whenever someone opened a conversation by asking me how I was, I always answered "Grumpy." Worked marvellously.

When I was signing up for my first-ever internet board quite a few years ago, I thought this was another case where cutting to the chase was called for. Since "Grumpy" was of course taken (something to do with Disney I guess) I modified it slightly to grumpy one. I've been using it all over the place ever since.

I suppose most people would summarize all this by saying, "He calls himself Grumpy because he is." I wouldn't concede that there's any truth in that of course.

[bullshot]

Favorite expression cleaned up for the board

[adkpete]

My first name is Pete and I live in the Adirondack Mts. of New York

[MT Gianni]

Before I retired, my office phone used to ring pretty often and whoever was calling always started out by asking me how I was. Now we all know that the definition of "bore" is "Someone who, when you ask them how they are, tells you." So I figured they didn't actually want to know how I was, and what I really needed them to do was cut to the chase. I therefore cultivated a habit: whenever someone opened a conversation by asking me how I was, I always answered "Grumpy." Worked marvellous.

Another way to answer that question posed over the phone by someone you don't know is to answer "Ain't drunk yet". That usually puts them in a get out state of mind. Gianni

[NSP64]

originally found this forum while doing research because I had just bought a muzzleloader and had no idea what to do. and year born

[Blkpwdrbuff]

I had a good friend who introduced me to muzzle loaders. I then received a replica Colt 1851 Navy revolver and finally took up shooting a 1874 Sharps .45/70 BPCR.
What can I say???
Blkpwdrbuff:castmine

[timkelley]

When I joined this August group of people I had (have) "noclue" about casting boolets. I hope to learn how to cast and to have fun doing it.

[shooting on a shoestring]

Pays tribute to my shooting habits formed during 1) my childhood in Dad's struggling machine shop, 2) 8 years as a college student (complete with a couple of degrees), 3) a twisted notion that a guitar and a set of bagpipes could make me a living until 4) I took a job with an environmental company. I learned to enjoy the simple (and cheap) pleasures afforded by a Model 19, Bullseye and wheel weights.

[mtgrs737]

I got mine from work, I used to be a support person to the automated gantry riveting machines on the Boeing 737 fuselage line in Wichita KS. These machines are massive high tech multi-million dollar machines that install thousands of rivets in the 737 airframe. I forget the exact abreviation.

mtgrs737

[jerrold]

Jerrold is my first name, that's my story and I am sticking with it.