Crossroads,,, I for one,,, appreciate your apology to FM. In my post, I hope I conveyed my thoughts well enough to show you that many people may look at a post & not understand everything written, OR take the time to go to links or do research. So, while you may have had many lookers, w/o many responses,,, I'd think it may be due to the fact a lot of folks just scan posts to see if the subject interests them.
I will say I missed your signature line, as I don't often read each & every thing in all posts. I looked again, and saw where you are a FFL, (excellent) but no mentioning of Class III.
My reference to your number of posts was made using that as a reference point of your activity here. I did look at your post count, AND how long you had been a member here. You have been a member a bit over a year, and a low count. To me, (JMO) that usually equates to a person who only occasionally visits. As such, I felt that maybe you didn't know FM, or how we strive to keep this Forum civil & polite. If I was wrong, it's totally my fault.
I did NOT read Kevin's post & think he was calling you a drunkard. He was only doing an internet search, and posted what he found. Again, I think you may be jumping to a conclusion a little bit. (A lot of us use different search engines, and some are not as gun friendly as others. I look around until I find an answer that relates to a subject. That can be using Yahoo, Bing, Google etc.) )
And as for RME,,, to call Crossroads a jerk is out of line.
Please read my first post, his reply, and all. CR did not call FM any names, but was a bit terse in his replies. This does NOT automatically make him a jerk. As we have stated before, oftentimes it is HARD to type out what we are thinking & wanting to say. None of us involved here know each other personally. But we are all firearm lovers, with different backgrounds. Until we get to know someone, we ALL need to refrain from jumping to conclusions, and carefully look at any & all responses.
RME, I think an apology to CR is in order.
CR,, PLEASE take a moment, back up & breathe.
MANY people are NOT well versed in Class III. MANY people do not know all the acronyms, terminology, or such associated with CLASS III. MANY people do not modify firearms, of any type, and get "lost" in the discussions of such things.
YES, we are all passionate about what WE enjoy. I personally enjoy the SA OM's (That's Single-Action, Old Models) myself much more than any other models. Yet, I too make mistakes when discussing them. (Just the other day a question about gold plating Ruger medallions came up & I mistakenly mentioned they were plastic,,, all while KNOWING they were an alloy metal. Brain fade due to other things on my mind.) So, PLEASE, PLEASE back up & relax. NOBODY has called you stupid. You were the first one to use that term. I certainly didn't think you were stupid, just a bit testy with FM for offering a bit of friendly advice.
All in all, this name calling & upset people appears to be getting blown out of proportion.
