willie-pete Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 43 minutes ago, Eric said: It is an outstanding pistol. It is my second-favorite Glock, behind the G21. As I don't believe the G21 is a realistic choice for everyone, I believe the G19 to be best choice of Glock models for the average shooter to pick up for general self-defense use, if they are set on getting a Glock. I agree; I shoot a 19 better than a 17 or even a 34. It just fits / feels better than the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 9, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, willie-pete said: I agree; I shoot a 19 better than a 17 or even a 34. It just fits / feels better than the others. Me too. It is a great little pistol. I've put a lot of rounds downrange with G19s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 So, when is this Glock drawing contest? And where can we submit our drawings? Here's mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyguy Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 On 9/6/2017 at 11:25 PM, Eric said: There are no free lunches. The giveaways and drawings will be used to help grow the site and make it profitable. These giveaways and such will be used to provide incentive for folks to participate on the site, particularly in areas of the site that are under-performing. The incentives will hopefully lower the percentage of people using ad blockers, at least here. I don't know if you guys remember a few years ago, when I still owned GT and we were doing the email blasts for Midway USA. We offered a drawing for some prizes with every email blast sent and the attrition we suffered with each mailing was a fraction what the norm was. If we make money on something on the site, I want to give some of it back to y'all. It is just good business, or I sincerely hope that it will be. I am doing something that is a bit outside the norm with my approach here, but I was doing something outside the norm when I originally built GT as a message board community. No one was doing that back then. I am not trying to be a trendsetter here. I just really want to see this place succeed. Whatever comes here, I am always going to shoot straight dice with you all. I will be honest and forthright with you and I will keep you all in the loop, when things happen that affect the community. I'm not using an ad blocker but I don't notice any ads. I am using the browser that comes with Windows 10. Regards, happyguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 On 9/8/2017 at 10:29 PM, Eric said: It is an outstanding pistol. It is my second-favorite Glock, behind the G21. As I don't believe the G21 is a realistic choice for everyone, I believe the G19 to be best choice of Glock models for the average shooter to pick up for general self-defense use, if they are set on getting a Glock. I'd agree with that. My Brother in law has one so I've gotten a chance to play with the 19. It is the right size gun for the most hands. I've never handled a regular sized 21. Mines an SF model, but it's an excellent shooter. I was surprised at it's willingness to feed semi wadcutters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true believer Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 I'm in. Like winning guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 On 9/6/2017 at 9:17 PM, Eric said: One of the ones I most look forward to is the next one I intend to open. It will be a Cold War nostalgia site, called Cold War Stories, http://ColdWarStories.com/ . It might seem weird on the face of it, for people to be nostalgic about the Cold War, but I think that a great many people who were raised and lived in that era will really enjoy this new site. In 1999, I worked with a retirement age Project Manager who was a B52 navigator during the cold war. He was on one of the jets that flew routine nuclear armed flights up to the cut off point with Russia and then flew home. It was chilling to hear him talk about being in the air during Kennedy' nuclear brinks man ship episode. It was a scary time which will probably have ongoing relevance for future generations now that Pandora's box of nuclear proliferation has been opened by rogue states. As a kid, I remember crawling under my desk for those nonspecific "duck and cover" drills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCop71 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Well, I certainly wouldn't turn down a free Glock, however, my WIN rations in such contests is near zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoBlackBelts Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Even though my hands are deadly weapons along with one foot, I would love to win this so I can practice disarms with live ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
light-switch Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 On 9/6/2017 at 10:43 PM, Eric said: With the influx of new faces, i wanted to make sure that everyone saw the announcement posted above. Anyone who registers on TBS before the end of September and posts at least fifteen times, will be automatically entered in a drawing for a free Glock pistol, to be held on the first week of October. If you have already signed up, stick around and hang out & post a bit. You might just win yourself another Glock. I really appreciate everyone's interest and participation here on my new site. http://theboresite.com/announcement/7-founding-member-upgrade-glock-drawing/ Thanks, Eric! hope TBS becomes the success your previous site is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 11 hours ago, TwoBlackBelts said: Even though my hands are deadly weapons along with one foot, I would love to win this so I can practice disarms with live ammo. that right there is too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) ad blocker is off hope this counts. Edited September 11, 2017 by holyjohnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2g Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Thanks, Eric. TBS is coming along nicely with well-behaved posters despite the relaxed rules--very encouraging and a pleasant surprise! The 19 is a great handgun imo. I, too, don't have an ad blocker, and I'm not seeing any ads yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 11, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, n2g said: Thanks, Eric. TBS is coming along nicely with well-behaved posters despite the relaxed rules--very encouraging and a pleasant surprise! The 19 is a great handgun imo. I, too, don't have an ad blocker, and I'm not seeing any ads yet. I haven't actually set up any ads yet. I'll be doing so this week. They will be pretty much how I used to do things. No pop-ups, pop-unders, etc. Nothing from third-party ad providers. nothing with any scripting built into it. They will be clean, basic ads, with a minimal program handling the rotation. They won't ad much, if any overhead to the site and they won't take over anyone's browsers. I'll keep everyone updated on my progress. Thanks again, everyone. Eric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem like me Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Thanks Eric, very cool to see the founding members, I'm just getting used to the functions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 On 9/10/2017 at 1:16 PM, TwoBlackBelts said: Even though my hands are deadly weapons along with one foot, I would love to win this so I can practice disarms with live ammo. WIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 On 9/6/2017 at 11:44 PM, Eric said: I should warn you that a holster company has commissioned me to do a series of tastefully nude pictures of myself, wearing only their holster, that will appear in a large number of banner ads throughout the site. tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Thank you Eric for the giveaway. tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Ricardo Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Hey Eric, just remember that when I win, I'll play you the long version of "Bad Ass Babalou" on my bongo drum. You can see it on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTracker Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 It's never too late to be one of the cool kids. As a dork, I've never really come out of my shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlocknSpiehl Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 AdBlocker is off. Two things: 1. Are you planning on offering paid memberships again? 2. What size holsters for those banners are we talking about? .25 cal or .44 Magnum? Please don't ban me already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hines57 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 15 posts? That will take me a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirgi08 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 NFW.'08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonS Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 What is the correct syntax to whitelist the site? When I look at my whitelist it has "document" appended to the end, which was not in the url I copied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldandtreacherous Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Can't have too many Glock's. Just sayin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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