Lewis, I don't think you came off as arrogant at all. You had some, obviously, outstanding help getting started. I wish we'd had the ability to share info like we do now back in the 70's when I started. We've come a long, long ways from the days of "Shooters" and the "CB-List"!!!
Excellent Post Bret4207!! Back in your beginning (70s) if you didn’t know someone with Knowledge of the Subject at hand that you could speak with? You had to actually LEARN this Stuff by Trial & Error. The Wheel was Re-invented OVER N OVER Back then. This Day n Age, all a person has to do is Read, Jump on the Internet and Search, Somebody has likely done it, and Posted their Results, No matter the Hobby? You can pretty much Bet There is a Forum on the Web for it, With Knowledgeable Folks that have “Been there, Done that”
Without sounding mean/harsh, It’s easy to Read Through These Forums and Find the Folks that KNOW what they are Doing, VS the Ones that Talk a LOT, But don’t have much to Say
I was able to put a Shopping list together here with just a Few posts, and PMs, Look at the Time, and Corners i was able to Cut With the Help I recieved here, it saved me a
TON of time!! I am now WELL On my way with this, No doubt My Rifle is gonna Shoot this 30 XCB Bullet well (it’s Doing it now) I stil have a little more Tinkering i want to do “just Because”, But i am CONFIDENT i could Take this Load i have RIGHT NOW and Ding Steel with it at 500 Yards, I have NO DOUBT i can do it! But FACT is I didn’t Come up with this, NONE OF IT, I got the info i needed
HERE from You Guy’s, And I am Thankful for that
I have always been a person to Give Credit where it is Due, it’s simply the Right thing to Do. I have helped a
TON of people in the Muzzleloading World, I get Emails/messages pretty much Daily with Questions, Etc. LOTS of them with a
0 Post Count, They literally Joined the Forum to Ask me a Question/Questions (PRETTY DARN COOL, and why I continue on with it) I have seen MY material Taken to other Forums and “Claimed” By others MANY times, In fact that happens Quite Regularly, I use to get STEAMING Mad over it, But i made myself STOP and think about it? I FREELY put the info out there for Folks to use, To help people learn it. Most of the time it comes back to me in Positive Ways, and other times not. Welcome to the WWW