update! Post X-mas!

G.T. · 12-26-2015, 09:29 PM

Hello to all! Just a pre 2016 update on all that is wonderful at G.T Specialties!

Numrich Drum repair upgrade is coming to fruition, and I have 50+ drums to upgrade! They will hopefully be available by the end of Jan. 2016 ... all is full speed ahead on that quest!
Barrel making, GT Specialties sport / target, is coming along well, and I have some remaining tooling to acquire before they go to Olle for his magic! But, we will have approx. a dozen barrels of 4", 5" & 6" for the different tastes and orders that are on the plate right now!......Again, full speed ahead....

Magazine repair is ongoing and as always, gets my best effort no matter what obstacles are encountered! ....

..... More to come, all good fun and also a very rewarding hobby! Best to all in the new year and beyond... Bill Lyon & family, you have all my prayers and best wishes.... til...lat'r...GT......

G.T. · 12-26-2015, 09:56 PM

Hi Rich, naaaawww, I have only two or three from forum members.... But,.....

.... I have 50 drums that NUMRICH has just sent to GT Spec. to upgrade and bring up to speed for future retail sale! They will be extensively modified, and almost on par with the originals.... There are some modifications that are necessary for the following... Fit, function, and durability! My whole family will be involved! Then, we will mark them with a GT stamp, and off we go!

what an adventure! ..... I hope they live up to the standards we have set for them... the bar is pretty high compared to where we started.... I'm pretty stubborn!....

... Best to all, til...lat'r....GT

wlyon · 12-26-2015, 10:01 PM

Way to go GT. Could not happen to a nicer or more deserving guy.
Rich there are over 12000 on the forum. Bill

lugerholsterrepair · 12-26-2015, 10:03 PM

I'm pretty stubborn! is short for meticulous, gifted, talented and tenacious!

Zorba · 12-27-2015, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlyon

Rich there are over 12000 on the forum. Bill

Each with 2 or 3 drums that need upgrading/updating STAT!

Edward Tinker · 12-27-2015, 10:22 AM

well, actually more than you think Rich - it shows 151 different folks visited in the last 24 hours

I think there are several hundred active members -

We don't have as many as some other forums, but its a good number of hard core folks who like the friendliness of this forum - or so I like to think

Ed

Edward Tinker · 12-27-2015, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder

How many actually posted/contributed??? Even if only to provoke comments [coff, coff] ???

...

If you look at names on several forums, even very 'active' forums, my guess is that 60-80% of the members, seldom post. It is not uncommon for me to see someone post who has been a member since 2003 or 2004 and they have 30 posts to their name...

LURKERS :lurkers:

mrerick · 12-27-2015, 11:33 AM

With memories of a high school past... you don't have to be popular to be a best student... In fact, one byte at a time the geeks will inherit the earth!

lugerholsterrepair · 12-27-2015, 12:07 PM

Rich, It's an interesting thread.. don't delete anything.

G.T. · 12-27-2015, 12:30 PM

Hi Rich, I agree, don't delete anything, it is good info and food for thought, I'll have plenty of opportunities to make progress reports as I go along! Off topic banter is sometimes the more interesting subject anyway.....

.. That is one of the many things that is neat about this group, ...

....Best to all, til...lat'r....GT

CAP Black · 12-27-2015, 02:41 PM

I enjoy the "How to knowledge" of the guys on this forum. By that I mean how to do a certain task, what not to do, what to look for in considering a purchase, how to check a recent purchase, features of different items, how to detect fakes, and many, many more helpful tips. The guidance and training is immeasurable.
Thanks for what you do and what you know and share.
Jack

Desperado · 12-27-2015, 08:26 PM

Confessions from a certified Lurker.

This coming February, I will have been with you for 3 years. In that time, I have made 21 posts. I'm still learning. I am on this and Jan Still's board several times a day, usually learning something new with every log-on.

In that time, I have also purchased one P.08, two LP.08's (one a shooter), one original and one repro snail drum (with a repro loader), an extra complete upper (to use as a shooter on the LP's frame), and a couple of expensive luger books.

All of that was thanks to you guys and what I have learned from lurking on these two boards. I will continue to lurk 'n' learn.

But I'm not in your league. I cannot answer other's questions as you guys can. I can only read your answers and learn some more. I don't even know enough to ask intelligent questions without making a fool of myself (besides, as has been pointed out more than once, the question - at my stage in Luger Learning - has been already covered if I will just search the archives).

I suspect I'm no different than the others in the 60-80% that Ed noted who seldom post.

lugerholsterrepair · 12-27-2015, 10:14 PM

Who was it said, I wouldn't want to be a member of any club that would accept me as a member?

Ron Wood · 12-28-2015, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Probably the same guy who said "We have met the enemy, and he is us"...

The "we have met the enemy..." quote is from Pogo.

stressed · 12-28-2015, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder

...

...OMG!!! I would not have guessed there were 50 people on this forum, much less 50 that had drums!!!

Is there some secret Luger drum shooter society, that loads up drums and fires them all off???

He knows too much. Ban him.

hayhugh · 12-28-2015, 07:12 AM

The only peeve I have with this forum Is when I read an article and later go back to verified somethin and find that someone has removed a post. Questioned one poster why and he said that he was helping clean up the forum and asked in return why I did not do the same? It is not always easy to find an article that you read in the past and then when you find it some parts have been removed.

DonVoigt · 12-28-2015, 12:36 PM

How long does it take to decide a question is "unanswered", an hour? week? year?

I say leave them up, eventually someone may find the answer and post it; or the guy that knows will finally see the posted question.

JMHO.

I'm not sure your "7 round" post should be deleted either- obviously at least one mag holds only 7 rounds; why is the question, again JMHO.

I say when it doubt, leave it up.

My pet peeve is disappearing selling prices!

John Sabato · 12-28-2015, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

I'm pretty stubborn! is short for meticulous, gifted, talented and tenacious!

I agree with Jerry, but also think this description applies to him as well.

John Sabato · 12-28-2015, 01:12 PM

RICH, Step back from the DELETE BUTTON and keep your hands where I can see them.

ithacaartist · 12-28-2015, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

Who was it said, I wouldn't want to be a member of any club that would accept me as a member?

That was Groucho!

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx

12-26-2015, 09:29 PM	#1
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	update! Post X-mas! Hello to all! Just a pre 2016 update on all that is wonderful at G.T Specialties! Numrich Drum repair upgrade is coming to fruition, and I have 50+ drums to upgrade! They will hopefully be available by the end of Jan. 2016 ... all is full speed ahead on that quest! Barrel making, GT Specialties sport / target, is coming along well, and I have some remaining tooling to acquire before they go to Olle for his magic! But, we will have approx. a dozen barrels of 4", 5" & 6" for the different tastes and orders that are on the plate right now!......Again, full speed ahead.... Magazine repair is ongoing and as always, gets my best effort no matter what obstacles are encountered! ......... More to come, all good fun and also a very rewarding hobby! Best to all in the new year and beyond... Bill Lyon & family, you have all my prayers and best wishes.... til...lat'r...GT......

12-26-2015, 09:56 PM	#2
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	Numrich drum upgrade! Hi Rich, naaaawww, I have only two or three from forum members.... But,......... I have 50 drums that NUMRICH has just sent to GT Spec. to upgrade and bring up to speed for future retail sale! They will be extensively modified, and almost on par with the originals.... There are some modifications that are necessary for the following... Fit, function, and durability! My whole family will be involved! Then, we will mark them with a GT stamp, and off we go! what an adventure! ..... I hope they live up to the standards we have set for them... the bar is pretty high compared to where we started.... I'm pretty stubborn!.... ... Best to all, til...lat'r....GT

12-26-2015, 10:01 PM	#3
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,614 Thanks: 3,140 Thanked 2,519 Times in 939 Posts	Way to go GT. Could not happen to a nicer or more deserving guy. Rich there are over 12000 on the forum. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

12-26-2015, 10:03 PM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	I'm pretty stubborn! is short for meticulous, gifted, talented and tenacious! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-27-2015, 11:33 AM	#8
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	With memories of a high school past... you don't have to be popular to be a best student... In fact, one byte at a time the geeks will inherit the earth! __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

12-27-2015, 10:22 AM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,909 Thanks: 1,986 Thanked 4,500 Times in 2,076 Posts	well, actually more than you think Rich - it shows 151 different folks visited in the last 24 hours I think there are several hundred active members - We don't have as many as some other forums, but its a good number of hard core folks who like the friendliness of this forum - or so I like to think Ed

12-27-2015, 12:07 PM	#9
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	Rich, It's an interesting thread.. don't delete anything. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-27-2015, 12:30 PM	#10
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	I agree! Hi Rich, I agree, don't delete anything, it is good info and food for thought, I'll have plenty of opportunities to make progress reports as I go along! Off topic banter is sometimes the more interesting subject anyway..... .. That is one of the many things that is neat about this group, .......Best to all, til...lat'r....GT

12-27-2015, 02:41 PM	#11
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 168 Times in 96 Posts	I enjoy the "How to knowledge" of the guys on this forum. By that I mean how to do a certain task, what not to do, what to look for in considering a purchase, how to check a recent purchase, features of different items, how to detect fakes, and many, many more helpful tips. The guidance and training is immeasurable. Thanks for what you do and what you know and share. Jack

12-27-2015, 08:26 PM	#12
Desperado User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Murphy, TX (near Dallas) Posts: 38 Thanks: 16 Thanked 46 Times in 16 Posts	Confessions from a certified Lurker. This coming February, I will have been with you for 3 years. In that time, I have made 21 posts. I'm still learning. I am on this and Jan Still's board several times a day, usually learning something new with every log-on. In that time, I have also purchased one P.08, two LP.08's (one a shooter), one original and one repro snail drum (with a repro loader), an extra complete upper (to use as a shooter on the LP's frame), and a couple of expensive luger books. All of that was thanks to you guys and what I have learned from lurking on these two boards. I will continue to lurk 'n' learn. But I'm not in your league. I cannot answer other's questions as you guys can. I can only read your answers and learn some more. I don't even know enough to ask intelligent questions without making a fool of myself (besides, as has been pointed out more than once, the question - at my stage in Luger Learning - has been already covered if I will just search the archives). I suspect I'm no different than the others in the 60-80% that Ed noted who seldom post.

12-27-2015, 10:14 PM	#13
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	Who was it said, I wouldn't want to be a member of any club that would accept me as a member? __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-28-2015, 07:12 AM	#16
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 882 Thanks: 847 Thanked 507 Times in 270 Posts	The only peeve I have with this forum Is when I read an article and later go back to verified somethin and find that someone has removed a post. Questioned one poster why and he said that he was helping clean up the forum and asked in return why I did not do the same? It is not always easy to find an article that you read in the past and then when you find it some parts have been removed.

12-28-2015, 12:36 PM	#17
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	How long does it take to decide a question is "unanswered", an hour? week? year? I say leave them up, eventually someone may find the answer and post it; or the guy that knows will finally see the posted question. JMHO. I'm not sure your "7 round" post should be deleted either- obviously at least one mag holds only 7 rounds; why is the question, again JMHO. I say when it doubt, leave it up. My pet peeve is disappearing selling prices! __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

12-28-2015, 01:12 PM	#19
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	RICH, Step back from the DELETE BUTTON and keep your hands where I can see them. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*