Howdy from the Home of Perique!

[DaSOB]

Welcome aboard!

Thanks!

 

[DaSOB]

Welcome from PA. You'd be my perfect neighbor! And like the others, thank you for your service.

Thank you. Proud to say I served!

 

[WVOldFart]

Hello and welcome from West Virginia.

 

[Pipeoff]

Welcome from W NY Celar tobac with the ammo.

 

[woodsroad]

Hey, Woodsroad - I tend to like Mausers as a rule, but I have some Russian Mosins, AK's, AR's, an FN49, a CETME, pretty varied selection of other milsurps and handguns. I also have a custom .308 that is a tack driver and a .45-70 built on a Siamese Mauser action that will level any playing field. And I have a bunch of different shotguns and .22's. Got a nice Garand, an 03A3 and an Inland M1 carbine.

I hear ya on the "back when stuff was inexpensive". Used to pick up K98's for a couple hundred, Turk Mausers on "three-fers", SKS's for $100, all you could carry. Sure not that way nowadays! But like you, I foresaw that and grabbed anything I could while it was available.

In the mid-90’s I was buying Mosins from Century for $12 shipped in lots of ten. I’d wade through them, pick out a few to keep and sell the rest for $50 ea.

 

[pappymac]

Welcome from Slidell

 

[DaSOB]

Hello and welcome from West Virginia.

Thanks from one old fart to another!

 

[DaSOB]

Welcome from W NY Celar tobac with the ammo.

Thankya sir!

 

[DaSOB]

In the mid-90’s I was buying Mosins from Century for $12 shipped in lots of ten. I’d wade through them, pick out a few to keep and sell the rest for $50 ea.

I did that with Turks I would get from Burns - keep the good ones and trade off the others to folks who mainly wanted the actions. Had to "de-Turk" those things pretty well - they normally were all gobbed up with cosmo and general crud.

 

[DaSOB]

Welcome from Slidell

Thanks, my friend! Hurricane season's been mighty quiet - I'm kinda waiting for the other shoe to drop while hoping it doesn't!

 

[DaSOB]

Welcome from Durham in the UK

Thanks. Always good to hear from one of our friends from across the pond.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

 

[DaSOB]

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Thanks! Had some mighty fine BBQ at KC Masterpiece years ago. Excellent baby backs!

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Thanks! Had some mighty fine BBQ at KC Masterpiece years ago. Excellent baby backs!

We've got loads of great BBQ in KC!

 

[Sobrbiker]

Welcome from sunny AZ and thank you for your service!
I just got on the pipe last year, good folks and good knowledge here.

 

[JC4life]

From one newbie to another welcome. I just got here and wealth of knowledge and helpfulness of the people has already been of real use. I grew up with shotguns and air rifles. All were really allowed here unless you got a genuine reason for owning. Your weapons list almost made me salavate!

 

[DaSOB]

Welcome from sunny AZ and thank you for your service!
I just got on the pipe last year, good folks and good knowledge here.

Thanks! Got some fond memories of Phoenix from just after I got out of the AF. Got some not-so-fond ones of a few mornings after, too! Great folks out that way.

 

[DaSOB]

From one newbie to another welcome. I just got here and wealth of knowledge and helpfulness of the people has already been of real use. I grew up with shotguns and air rifles. All were really allowed here unless you got a genuine reason for owning. Your weapons list almost made me salavate!

Yeah, I got one or two firearms! Even built a few AK's and AR's, like my retro Colt 604. It's a nostalgia thing - a 604 is the rifle I was issued in Basic. I scrounged parts from all over, but it was worth it. Rifle is period correct (1973) down to the "seatbelt" sling.

The folks here are wonderful and very helpful. Great forum!

 

[midcentry]

Going down there is on my bucket list. I LOVE C&D's "The Beast", which is is a small batch run made from a hefty dose of Perique soaked in Rum. Nearest I can get to it on a regular basis is Holger Danske Black and Bourbon, which is loaded with bourbon, but is composed of Burley and Black Cavendish with no Perique.

I have two tins of The Beast that I have been very excited to crack open! I have not tried it yet, but made a trade for some based on reviews, as well as wanting to try something with that high of a perique content. I think that the highest content blend i have tried so far is Haddo's Delight, which i would highly recommend if you haven't tried it yet. I believe it's inspirations are similar to The Beasts (a blend that Aleister Crowley would have enjoyed)

 

[Lucashly]

Welcome from California.