Hi from Ozark Boonies

[L Rupp]

Hi Folks, I am a retired gunsmith living in South Central Missouri now (16yrs). I was born in Kansas, went to college in Oklahoma, and then moved to Colorado (29yrs). That is where I had my gunsmith shop.

Been involved with guns and hunting all my life, including ML's. I have built 6 custom ML rifles and a Kit from Lyman GPR 50 cal. Most of my gun work was with the modern stuff though (gotta eat and pay the bills).

I look forward to being here. Great Forum !!! Linden

 

[Bad Karma]

Welcome! You’re going to fit right in here.

 

[Eutycus]

Howdy + Welcome from Texas!

 

[ppg1949]

L Rupp, hello and welcome from Indiana. Like Woodnbow said, you will fit right in. I was raised in Speedway Indiana and went to school with some Rupp's.

 

[L Rupp]

Hi Phill, my stepfather was from the Columbus area. He took my brother and I to the Indy 500 a couple times but that was years ago.

Thanks to you other guys for the welcome also !!

 

[bpd303]

Welcome from a southern neighbor.

 

[LANEY REECE]

Welcome MR. RUPP FROM LA.

 

[smo]

Welcome from Ten a see !

 

[Artie Peltier]

Welcome from Rhode Island. With your knowledge you’ll be in demand here. Enjoy and again welcome

 

[L Rupp]

Laney, SMO, and Artie, thanks for the welcome!! I don't know about my knowledge because after years of gunsmithing I am still learning things. I have a number of my own projects that I started over the years that I need to finish including a Lehigh rifle and a Gatling gun (which we won't discuss here) among a few others.

 

[Old Timer 48]

Welcome!

 

[Rifleman1776]

Welcome from someone who really lives in the Ozarks.

 

[wiksmo]

Good to meet ya, Linden. Transplant from northern IL and lived in KS about a dozen years and in MO now for close to 8 years. Both are GR8ST8s!

No doubt you'll enjoy all the interesting BP stuff found in the MLF, and meeting the helpful folk here, too. Welcome.



wiksmo

 

[L Rupp]

Rifleman, I live in MO but I can see AR from my property. Where in AR are you located?

wiksmo, wherebouts in KS did you live? I grew up in Winfield about 40 miles SE of Wichita.
GO CHIEFS !!!

 

[wiksmo]

Spent two years in Lawrence then the next ten years in Baldwin City about 15 miles south of Lawrence. Best years ever in that small rural town....my wife and I loved it. After we moved to another state, we totally understood how Dorothy felt when she said, "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in KS anymore."

wiksmo

wiksmo, wherebouts in KS did you live? I grew up in Winfield about 40 miles SE of Wichita.
GO CHIEFS !!!

 

[L Rupp]

You were a little north of my old stomping grounds but Eastern KS has some great little towns and bird hunting also. The one thing I don't miss about KS is the wind.

 

[wiksmo]

Yeah, and I remember when traveling through Kansas how those winds created the "amber waves of grain." No doubt you've seen fields like this. Surely is one of nature's beautiful displays.

 

[Blogman]

Hi ya Rupp. I probably figure you're bout 150 mile south of me. Welcome to the clan.

 

[Bad Karma]

Seems like quite a few members are from Missouri... what’s the draw?!?