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  • Czechnologist

    Concerned Citizen
    Mar 9, 2016
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    Welcome from Frederick! So are you a Boudreaux or a Tibodeaux?
     

    John from MD

    American Patriot
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    May 12, 2005
    22,731
    Socialist State of Maryland
    Hey Everybody!

    I got into collecting C&R rifles back in 2010...there's just something about wood and steel. I used to shoot field precision rifle and enjoy the sound of bullets plunking steel gongs, along with the occasional shattering of airborne clays.

    Anyway, I moved here from Louisiana a couple years ago for work. I didn't bring anything up here with me since the apartment building I was living in frowned on such things and I wasn't sure I'd stay here past my two year contract. It's been a long two years with only the occasional visit to some property down south to shoot and oil the guns. I wasn't aware one could feel withdrawal from a hobby until experiencing it first hand!

    I've been perusing the forum off and on for some time. Reading posts on here helped me plan out what to finally bring since the laws up here are so restrictive. I ended up accepting an offer that'll keep me here for the foreseeable future so...I'll just have to learn to navigate the differences. (I had looked at commuting from WV but dawgone that's a lengthy commute)

    Looking forward to absorbing info and picking out a range to join once things start settling back down. I gotta admit, y'all have some beautiful land here. I'm still getting used to things not being flat :D

    Geaux Tigers!! :)

    Welcome from Davidsonville. :wave:

    I spent a lot of time in LA during the '70's mostly in and around Alexandria. I miss hunting frogs and crawdads in the bayous but I don't miss the cottonmouths I used to run into. :lol:
     

    BayouBengal

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    May 12, 2020
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    Montgomery County
    Welcome from Frederick! So are you a Boudreaux or a Tibodeaux?

    I think I could go with a bit of both but I always considered myself more of a "Justin Wilson" type Cajun! :D

    Welcome from Davidsonville. :wave:

    I spent a lot of time in LA during the '70's mostly in and around Alexandria. I miss hunting frogs and crawdads in the bayous but I don't miss the cottonmouths I used to run into. :lol:

    Haha, yes indeed, I have a definitive dislike of cottonmouths too. Out of curiosity, given the timeframe, were you over at England AFB?
     

    Czechnologist

    Concerned Citizen
    Mar 9, 2016
    6,522
    I think I could go with a bit of both but I always considered myself more of a "Justin Wilson" type Cajun! :D

    That is the correct answer! LOL

    I spent several weeks working in Houma a few years ago. Had lunch with Tab Benoit while there. I'll never forget it.
     

    John from MD

    American Patriot
    MDS Supporter
    May 12, 2005
    22,731
    Socialist State of Maryland
    Thank you all for the warm welcome! Also, a big hello to all my fellow Louisianians that’ve made their way on up to MD.
    I’m looking forward to being a member here. I was a member on Bayoushooter and they recommended this community when I relocated :)

    I’ve been looking at a list of ranges and it’s hard to pick which one I want to try out first once things settle down.

    I don’t mind doing my homework but maybe y’all can recommend one after you hear what I’m used to? (In case there’s one exactly like it) I always appreciate recommendations.

    In LA I belonged to a rifle and pistol club with an outdoor range where you paid an annual membership that allowed sun up to sun down access to a 25 yd pistol range, dedicated 100 and 200 yd ranges with shooting benches and a 600 yd range with a target pit and prone firing points at 200, 400, and 600yds.

    Does anything similar jump out?



    Laissez les bons temps rouler indeed!

    Well you’ve probably heard a similar story: I came up here after accepting an incredible job offer and am staying because it lead to adventures worth continuing.

    Fort Meade has a 600 yard range. If you are a DOD or Military active or retired you can get in pretty fast.
     

    John from MD

    American Patriot
    MDS Supporter
    May 12, 2005
    22,731
    Socialist State of Maryland
    I think I could go with a bit of both but I always considered myself more of a "Justin Wilson" type Cajun! :D



    Haha, yes indeed, I have a definitive dislike of cottonmouths too. Out of curiosity, given the timeframe, were you over at England AFB?

    I was at England for a while but my uncle owned Fry Trucking and I was out visiting a lot. I also spent a lot of time in New Orleans, where my sister in law is from.

    RIP Justin Wilson, he definitely showed the world how to eat well. :party29:
     

    Czechnologist

    Concerned Citizen
    Mar 9, 2016
    6,522
    Hey that’s badass! How did you go about having lunch with a blues legend? He’s one of my favorites.

    One of the guys I was training that week was a very good friend of his from high school. We went out to lunch and he just happened to be there too and asked to join us. I didn't recognize him at first, with a full beard and a ball cap and he only introduced himself as, "I'm Tab". We were halfway thru lunch before I realized he was Tab Benoit. I was starstruck, of course. Cool guy, though, and not the least bit pretentious.
     

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