doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com How many early members are here?

I have had to register several times over the years. Computers crashed, pass words stopped working or system changed. #357 was my number when I registered after the system change. Don't know what number I had before that. I viewed only for months before I posted. I missed the great 16 ga. Flaming war of the first year. If you were on back then you might remember what I am talking about. We had misfires before we had miss fires. Pete Hyatt might remember them. He was another very early poster. Perhaps back to about a 1,000 post or earlier.

And we have lost a lot of great posters but we have also gained many excellent posters. So perhaps we should recognize the new as we remember those no longer here. And some of those not here are still alive they have chosen not to post for a variety of reasons.

I'm member #130 on this "new" board. The first thread I saved my response to on the old board was #5303. Our first home computer had Windows 98, so I wasn't around in the real early days.

#18405 here so definitely a newby. What I find interesting is that there are only 12567 members.

Still a great forum.

Kirk

Joe
I got on the "New" board in 2001..#46,was on the old one for a couple of years (?)..not sure of old #
Id just bought my first sxs, a Francotte from La Becasse that looked awesome but had some internal problems that it seemed Jack didn't know about,found the old board & due to some advice I sent it to a well known "smith in CT...he got me out of the gun after talking to Jack, as it was really a disaster internally.So you older guys saved me a nice bit of cash with your help...thanks.I remember Russ, owleye,Wilhelm,Old Fire starter (?)
& would remember a bunch more if I saw the names, but getting
memory fuzz.
Itruly enjoy this site, & have checked in at least once a day for at least the last 16 years...wow , how time flys, or is it flies,lol!

cheers
fanc

I remember Pete Hyatt, dealt in wood n hated Win 21's,lol

Haven't talked to Pete in a few years but to my knowledge he still runs a lumber yard for guns. Never discussed model 121's with him. He was known to throw bombs.

Somehow I think I originally started in about 1997.

I was on the board in 03/04 but had to re-register when I got back on in 14. Guess I was away to long. Happy to be back though. I currently have a Flues stocked with wood from Pete H and if memory serves me, my GR2 28ga Flues came from Jack at La Becasse.

Russ (klunkmeister) hated ithacas, old fire was old lightin. We have had our share of haters back then but they hated things not each other. Well they did get on your case sometimes but nothing as personal as now.

I've bought a few stocks from Pete and always been very happy with them. Back in the dark ages, you could email him with what you wanted and he would make a vhs tape of it and send it to you. Best part was it came wrapped in brown paper and for all the world looked like your were getting an X rated movie in the mail. Now he can send pictures of things in an email the same day.

Number 37 here. This number was the result of a long ago re-organization or something like that. I had been a member on this board for several years prior to that since I think around 1993 or 1994, somewhere near that. I have fond memories of Dr. Oscar Gaddy, Russ Ruppel (der klunkermeister??) and many others. This has been and continues to be THE board I visit seeking answers to my gun questions or for just general gun knowledge that is possessed by the members here. BTW, I "may" actually get to attend the Beinfield Show this month in Vegas. Perhaps I will see some of you there. I will be the white haired individual walking around with an empty wallet and eyes bulging out of my head looking at the treasures to be seen there!! I will also be dropping in at my friend Ron Peterson's table from time to time.