21st Birthday

T3hK1w1 · Post by **T3hK1w1** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:35 pm

Well, after almost 21 years of waiting

I had my 21st Birthday today

I did the prerequisites, buying a beer, ammo, etc. No handgun purchase cause my existing one is fine for the moment

I got some great stuff, some of it may be of interest to y'all. For knives, I got a Gerber Gator II folding skinner, and my mother presented me with a Godbit by Helle knives that she brought back from her trip to Norway last week. I also got the latest edition of Gun Trader's Guide and a fastinating book called Cartridges of the World, which is absolutely wonderful. It has detailed info on cartridges I have never heard of, like the .41 Special (a wildcat derived from the .41 mag), the .38 Casull, 5mm Bergmann, and the 44 Merwin & Hulbert

Xander · Post by **Xander** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:41 pm

LOL! Who *wouldn't* want to carry a handgun chambered in a cartridge called "44 Merwin & Hulbert"? It sounds so serious...Almost like it was designed by an accounting firm.

Congratulations on your 21st!

flintknapper · Post by **flintknapper** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:47 pm

Xander wrote:LOL! Who *wouldn't* want to carry a handgun chambered in a cartridge called "44 Merwin & Hulbert"? It sounds so serious...Almost like it was designed by an accounting firm.

Congratulations on your 21st!

That would be the ".45 Dewey,Cheatham & Howe".

Congrats Charlie.

Xander · Post by **Xander** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:54 pm

flintknapper wrote: That would be the ".45 Dewey,Cheatham & Howe".

Now now, we all know that "Dewey, Cheatham & Howe" is a law firm. You have to admit that "Merwin & Hulbert" sound like accountants. I should know...I used to be one.

G.A. Heath · Post by **G.A. Heath** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:13 pm

Xander wrote:
flintknapper wrote: That would be the ".45 Dewey,Cheatham & Howe".
Now now, we all know that "Dewey, Cheatham & Howe" is a law firm. You have to admit that "Merwin & Hulbert" sound like accountants. I should know...I used to be one.

Isn't that the one that issues a subpoena to each and every witness, takes photos of the scene, and pleads the fifth for you in advance. Doesn't It also gets the target (and anyone else with standing) to sign away their right to sue?

flintknapper · Post by **flintknapper** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:21 pm

Xander wrote:
flintknapper wrote: That would be the ".45 Dewey,Cheatham & Howe".
Now now, we all know that "Dewey, Cheatham & Howe" is a law firm. You have to admit that "Merwin & Hulbert" sound like accountants. I should know...I used to be one.

I know....but there are more lawyers here than accountants (I think), its a sensitivity thing.

As for accountants, I'm married to one (a female).

JLaw · Post by **JLaw** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:28 am

Congradulations, T3!

So when's the CHL class being taken??

JLaw

T3hK1w1 · Post by **T3hK1w1** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:44 am

Class has been taken, paperwork is going out today

Lumberjack98 · Post by **Lumberjack98** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:55 am

I'm an accountant.

Happy Birthday!!

elwood blooz · Post by **elwood blooz** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:08 am

T3hK1w1 wrote:Class has been taken, paperwork is going out today

Waiting on your plastic will feel like you did waiting on your 21st!

Happy your day btw.

Post by **Skiprr** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:05 pm

I have a 5-shot wheelgun chambered in the .50 caliber Schawk & Aue magnum... <groan>

Happy 21st!

drinks · Post by **drinks** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:16 pm

One more book to add is "The Standard Catalog of Firearms".
Happy 21!

Venus Pax · Post by **Venus Pax** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:21 pm

Happy birthday!

srothstein · Post by **srothstein** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:31 pm

Happy Birthday.

And, in case you did not know, Merwin and Hulbert was a post civil war company that made an excellent revolver. Here is a link to a compnay planning on bringing back replicas:

http://www.merwinhulbertco.com/index.php

shootthesheet · Post by **shootthesheet** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:51 pm

Happy B-day.