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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Guys!!! I'm back! PLEASE READ!!! |
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Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:41 am
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Joined: 21 Dec 2005
Posts: 722
Location: Napoleon, MI
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Fellas,
I'm back.
I'm sorry for disappearing etc...elderly parent medical needs totally overwhelmed all aspects of life for my little family trio here in MI...things are turning around, and I'm back to chat.
If anyone messaged about my Guns listed....I'm sorry...everything got liquified for Mom and Dad...I'm starting all over again. I got far more money than they were worth from my buddy who owns the LGS, he did that just to help.
Looking forward to catching up!
-danny pratt |
Last edited by dannypratt on Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:06 am; edited 1 time in total _________________ Good luck & great hunting,
-Danny Pratt |
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Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:21 am
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Joined: 06 Oct 2007
Posts: 2349
Location: West MI
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Welcome back, completely understand the taking care of parents thing, top priority indeed, glad things are turning for you.
PM sent.... |
_________________ Sorry, I'm a Duck Hunter so shouldn't be held strictly responsible for my actions between Oct 1st and ice up. |
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Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:38 am
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Joined: 30 Dec 2012
Posts: 269
Location: Chocolate City, Florida
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Welcome back, put your feet up....
Way to go with the folks. |
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Posted:
Sun Aug 18, 2019 5:18 am
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 9464
Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Welcome back
YES, you have correct priorities
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Last edited by skeettx on Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:00 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Sun Aug 18, 2019 6:42 am
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Joined: 04 Mar 2019
Posts: 1843
Location: Central ND
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Glad you are back.
Here is hoping all is OK with your family. |
_________________ Mark...You are entitled to your own opinion. You aren't entitled to your own facts. |
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Sun Aug 18, 2019 7:15 am
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Joined: 06 Aug 2004
Posts: 2172
Location: Kansas High Plains
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Good luck with the family issues...and good luck starting over. Overwhelming and exciting at the same time I'm sure. |
_________________ I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:05 am
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Joined: 21 Dec 2005
Posts: 722
Location: Napoleon, MI
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F2F...
The ONLY guns I kept were my great grandfathers 1926 Savage 99F takedown .300, also his 1956 Savage 775a 16ga, with 3 barrels, my dads personal 1968 Browning Auto-5 20ga with 2 barrels, and my 1969 Browning T-Bolt .22 with a custom stock that my dad made (it's really nice!)
Yup....all just STUFF really though...no way around it.
Compound ALL of the family stuff with a no-pay customer (to the tune of 7500.00+...) and that puts me, a micro business owner, in exceptionally bad circumstances.
Thankfully, I have a stellar reputation and have always stepped forth for others over my needs, and in return, I had such an outpouring of help financially and emotionally from all of those folks, that I got thru it unscathed and financially stable (no extra money, but not in debt either!)
ALSO, there were many members on here that reached out as well, and even if I didnt get a chance to respond, I got you PMs, emails, etc...and those things got me throght the worst of it
THANKS TO EVERYONE on 16ga....you guys, once again, have proven that the 16ga is THE GENTLEMANS GAUGE. |
_________________ Good luck & great hunting,
-Danny Pratt |
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Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:59 am
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Joined: 12 Aug 2007
Posts: 1376
Location: Northern Illinois
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Glad things are settling down for you and it sounds like you have a nice collection of family guns. Best of luck to you.
Good Hunting,
Mike |
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Posted:
Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:00 pm
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 9464
Location: Amarillo, Texas
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REALLY pleased you are BACK !
If there is something that I can do for you
please PM me.
Mike |
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Mon Aug 19, 2019 2:20 pm
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Joined: 26 Mar 2008
Posts: 363
Location: connecticut
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Good luck Danny: Remember " Today is the first day of the rest of your life"
Art T |
_________________ A thing of beauty is ajoy forever! |
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Posted:
Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:19 am
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Joined: 06 Aug 2004
Posts: 2172
Location: Kansas High Plains
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dannypratt wrote: |
...Savage 99...Savage 775a 16ga...
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Good choices...of course, I happen to own those as well ! |
_________________ I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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Tue Aug 20, 2019 10:57 am
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Joined: 22 Jan 2015
Posts: 345
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OP,
Glad you have been able to hang in there and weather the storm thus far. Sounds like you have stayed on the right track, as hard as that can get some time. Everything here is recreational, family and livelihood come first for certain. Best of luck with the follow through. |
_________________ 1929 Thomas Bland 16ga SxS 28"
1947 Browning A5 16ga 28"
1948 BRNO 16ga SxS 27.5"
1949 Stevens 530 16ga SxS 28"
1950 Stevens 311A 12ga SxS 30"
1952 BRNO 12ga SxS 28.25"
1963 Superposed O/U 12ga 27"
1968 V Bernardelli SxS 12ga 28" |
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Posted:
Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:33 pm
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Joined: 30 Dec 2012
Posts: 269
Location: Chocolate City, Florida
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skeettx wrote: |
REALLY pleased you are BACK !
If there is something that I can do for you
please PM me.
Mike
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Posted:
Wed Aug 21, 2019 5:28 am
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Joined: 18 Feb 2018
Posts: 621
Location: va, ct, mo
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im in the same boat. only difference is my parents are 500 miles from me and I must commute to take care of them. I know what youre going thru. be strong. welcome back.
btw....I hope you don't fall into the same problem I fell into.
as much as liked to think people were my friends, when it came down to selling guns....it still boiled down to people looking to steal them, rather than to pay their worth and help me with my family needs.
mankind can be cruel. good luck with your sales |
_________________ Retired Naval Aviation
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