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[SLOTHEAD]

Welcome from Maine. Were you at BNAS(Brunswick)?
Nit Wit

Almost. My older brother was stationed there (he flew P2Vs) and I lived with him while I was waiting to move.

Slothead

 

[Colonial Boy]

Welcome from New England.

 

[SLOTHEAD]

Thanks Col!

 

[toot]

Welcome to a great site.

 

[SLOTHEAD]

Welcome to a great site.

Thanks toot

 

[deertraks]

Welcome!

 

[SLOTHEAD]

Thanks Deertraks

 

[LSLibelo]

Welcome from California.

 

[SLOTHEAD]

Thanks OWN!

 

[mkabe]

Hello all, I’m new here and thought I would offer a brief intro.

While I’m an old fart (turned 72 last month), I don’t have a lot of Black powder experience. My first long arm was my 1853 Enfield (2nd model) 3-bander repro that was used for my CW re-enacting between 1983 and 1993 (and have since given reenacting up) and subsequent to that I acquired a couple revolvers (Pietta 1851 Navy repro) and a Pietta 183 police repro). I also recently bought on of those 8” Desperados that you are advertising on the forum.

My chemistry knowledge far exceeds black powder however and have done a stint in model rocketry with homemade solid propellant.

Professionally I am a NASA Engineering consultant subcontractor working at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) expecting to either retire in a few months. I consider myself a chemist, but aside from junior level college chemistry I don’t have much official paper to prove it. I always loved it (chemistry that is) and dabbled in it, but aside from how I employ that knowledge in my NASA support it is not a professional endeavor.

I live in Maryland and spend a lot of time on PA and my company Manson Engineering Research Services (MERS) LLC is registered in the state of Maryland.

I’m married with two children and 5 grandchild all of whom I adore.

I’m also a ham (amateur radio operator) with a bunch if radios, but not practicing regularly.

Take care all,

Slothead Tom KC3QAC (and by the way, the “slothead” term is because of the type of guitars I play.

That’s enough for now, Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Welcome aboard from KC0OFW! I think you’ll find this is a great place to hang out, lots of good company with valuable knowledge, I do.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Welcome from North Carolina. Looks like our second rocket scientist in the forum! Rich P also is a rocket engineer- and an absolutely amazing flintlock gun maker.
Best wishes,
Bob

 

[Piquant]

Welcome from Louisiana

 

[BackDraft]

Welcome from Indiana. Your specialty is dealing with chemicals in a good situation; mine was when it was a bad situation…

 

[SLOTHEAD]

Welcome from Indiana. Your specialty is dealing with chemicals in a good situation; mine was when it was a bad situation…

Thanks backdraft

 

[thomas]

Welcome to the forum.
Thomas

 

[Shiloh]

Hello all, I’m new here and thought I would offer a brief intro.

While I’m an old fart (turned 72 last month), I don’t have a lot of Black powder experience. My first long arm was my 1853 Enfield (2nd model) 3-bander repro that was used for my CW re-enacting between 1983 and 1993 (and have since given reenacting up) and subsequent to that I acquired a couple revolvers (Pietta 1851 Navy repro) and a Pietta 183 police repro). I also recently bought on of those 8” Desperados that you are advertising on the forum.

My chemistry knowledge far exceeds black powder however and have done a stint in model rocketry with homemade solid propellant.

Professionally I am a NASA Engineering consultant subcontractor working at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) expecting to either retire in a few months. I consider myself a chemist, but aside from junior level college chemistry I don’t have much official paper to prove it. I always loved it (chemistry that is) and dabbled in it, but aside from how I employ that knowledge in my NASA support it is not a professional endeavor.

I live in Maryland and spend a lot of time on PA and my company Manson Engineering Research Services (MERS) LLC is registered in the state of Maryland.

I’m married with two children and 5 grandchild all of whom I adore.

I’m also a ham (amateur radio operator) with a bunch if radios, but not practicing regularly.

Take care all,

Slothead Tom KC3QAC (and by the way, the “slothead” term is because of the type of guitars I play.

That’s enough for now, Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Hey slothead, I’m a ham as well but I’ve only done local 2 meter stuff. Pne of these days I’ll have to pit up my dipole and give you a shout.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Welcome from Alberta.

 

[user 31232]

Greetings from Indiana

 

[Shiloh]

I should say a little about myself since I’m relatively new too. I live in Arkansas. I bought my first ML back about 1980. A CVA mountain kit. I browned the barrel sanded the splinters off the stock and pit it together. Then i bought a CVA mountain rifle which never got put together. One of my coworkers had a couple of percussion revolvers so I thought I needed one as well. I found a used Ruger stainless Old Army. Now I have a couple of flinters. One is a Pedersoli Gendarmerie 60 cal. Smoothy and a blunderbuss I bought from the place that doesn’t drill the touch hole. I can’t think of the name of it right now. That’s all for now.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Welcome from NY State! Better late than never.

I launched a LOT of paper-route money up with Estes and Centuri rockets in the 60's and 70's. Still have a few gathering dust.