Texas

[lima-charlie]

I would like to get information on Texas and area gunshows/shoot-outs/get togethers, etc. I have seen a lot of Texas people on here as well as New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisianna, and Arkansas. I just havent seen this area get much use. Anyway, if you got any dirt to let me in on, please do. And if youre from Texas, please sound off.

lima-charlie

[pilot815]

Native born Texan here!

[lima-charlie]

Good to know it pilot815. What area of Texas are you from?

[pilot815]

Born in Del Rio currently reside in McAllen. (way down south)

[lima-charlie]

I'm sure it will be "a hot time in the ole town tonight!!" Glad youre on board Pilot815.

lima-charlie

[cajungeo]

I don't know if this counts or not, but I will be a Texan in about 5 months. I'm retiring, and moving to Nacogdoches Tex.

[hbrigiii]

Well, Cajungeo, welcome to the state. I moved down here in 1962 from northern California and wouldnt go back at the point of a bayonnet. We live in Rockport down on the Gulf. Henry Brigham

[lima-charlie]

Cajungeo, Of course it counts! I expect that you will love Nacodoches. It is very pretty there.

Hey Henry Brigham, my name is Todd Bigham.

[hbrigiii]

Any relation to the Terry Bigham who passed away down here a few weeks ago??? I only slightly knew him but my nickname is Terry so we were confused a lot. What does L.C. stand for ???

[Billy_B0b]

misplaced texan living in colorado here....i was born and raised in corpus christi

[lima-charlie]

Any relation to the Terry Bigham who passed away down here a few weeks ago??? I only slightly knew him but my nickname is Terry so we were confused a lot. What does L.C. stand for ???

I dont think we are related...at least not closely. My grandad says all Bighams are related so go figure.

lima-charlie stands for Loud and Clear.

I said it so much at one point in my life it is like the only thing I remember about the millitary.

"A millitary term used by the U.S.M.C. (and Navy). Meaning Loud and Clear for two reasons but the most important is that it sounds cool and official."
*The Urban Dictionary

[psytechguy]

Hey LC!

I was born and raised in Amarillo. Left and moved to Austin Oct. of '77.

How's my old stompin' grounds?

Mike

[lima-charlie]

Hey LC!

I was born and raised in Amarillo. Left and moved to Austin Oct. of '77.

How's my old stompin' grounds?

Mike


Hey Psytechguy! We've talked before. It has just been a long time. You work at UT, you were a Sandie when the school burned down...etc. I am glad to hear from you again and I hope all is well with you. Your old stompin' grounds are doing great!

lima-charlie

[Leo]

You can't help where you were born, or where life has taken you. you will like Texas, just please don't try to change it. It is still about 1/2 or 2/3 as good as it once was. Trouble is, lots of people moved here "because they didn't like it where they where" then proceeded to try to change things here? (along with the fed's). They havn't ruint it yet, but they are still trying.
Proud Texan (wasn't born here, but "got here as soon as I could")
I live in Bowie,Texas, (north central, 70Mi. N. of Ft. Worth)

[wheelgun]

Born and raised in Texas and will die here.I live about 50 miles west of Ft. Worth in Mineral Wells.:D

[lima-charlie]

Hey LEO and wheelgun,

Glad you are both here. I'm always happy to greet fellow Texans!

lima-charlie

[cajungeo]

Well I will be a Texan in 118 more days. I bought 3 1/2 acres outside of Nacognoches, and will build a house.

Strange thing the post office doesn't determine a new address. It is 911 which is managed by the FCC. They had to GPS my survey markers, and then generate an address. Then they notified the Post office of my new address.

Here is Big-Big List of Texas Gun Shows:
http://www.gunfax.com/

[lima-charlie]

You're gonna love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the Big-Big list.

Where are you going to stay until your house is built? What kind of house?

Except for the cost, I wish I was in your shoes!

lima-charlie

[texastom]

Since the state fair just started, in the words of Big Tex...Welcome to Texas!

[cajungeo]

You're gonna love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the Big-Big list.

Where are you going to stay until your house is built? What kind of house?

Except for the cost, I wish I was in your shoes!

lima-charlie
I'll have to rent a place till I get it blacked in and utilities on line, then move in an finish the interrior.

Thanks for the welcome guys. People there do seem to be friendly :D .

[garza1290]

Born in Del Rio currently reside in McAllen. (way down south)Hey pilot, what brings you to McAllen? How do you like the Rio Grande Valley? I was born in Edinburg but moved to Alamo after I got out of the Service.

[TAJones]

Born in Del Rio currently reside in McAllen. (way down south)


I grew up in Del Rio and now live in South Texas a bit North of Corpus Christi..

Hey LEO and wheelgun.. In a few months I am moving up North of Ft Worth....well about 10 or so just West of Eagle Lake.

Tom

[bobd42]

well how about that i was born in corpus christi myself . played football at wynn seale jr. high and at w.b.ray high . we moved to palestine in 1980 and have been here ever since

[olfart]

Another native born Texan here. Born and raised in Dallas, moved to NETX just south of Texarkana in 1979.

We told the realtor in 1979 we wanted 35 acres in the middle of nowhere. He succeeded beyond our wildest dreams! 13 miles either way to a city, 3.5 miles to the nearest mom & pop grocery/gas, 1/4 mile to the nearest neighbor (and sometimes that's too close), another mile to the next nearest neighbor. We stuck the house smack in the middle of the 35 acres of dense pine forest, 700' back in the woods off the road. Someday I may bush hog a path so I can see 100 yds and set up a range. Not much need for a long range gun out here. My S&W Model 28 works fine out to 100 yds and even better up close!

[olfart]

I live in Bowie,Texas, (north central, 70Mi. N. of Ft. Worth)

Hey, Leo! I spent a night in Bowie in 1966 thanks to a big thunderstorm between there and Dallas. A rural mail carrier was kind enough to give us a ride to a motel from the Bowie airport and even picked us up early the next morning and took us back to the airport. Can't beat hospitality like that! :D

[R Jones]

Texas born,and bred. Live north east of Longview TX. R Jones:D

[Warlord]

North of Center Texas here!:rolleyes:

[bobd42]

Born and raised in Corpus Christi , Texas . Have resided in the Palestine, Texas area since 1980 .

[Dacotua]

DFW Area here.

[lima-charlie]

Welcome to all you Texans!!!

lima-charlie

[Philipp2]

Born and raised just west of Wichita Falls, moved to DFW area in '65, to finish college, been here ever since, wouldn't leave for anything, unless it's to visit Alaska - love it !!

[collegeb]

Born and raised in TX, in the metroplex DFW area. Some of you might have seen the City of Allen on the weather maps. Right between Plano and McKinney. Transplanted to IL for some graduate schooling. I like the rural setting here in the southern tip of the land of lincoln. Not gonna stay, but I'll find something comparable somewhere else. No plan to move to TX anytime soon, but I'll be a citizen of the republic once again at some point. Soon enough I'm going to try to stake out a living in Orygun. A note to those heading to TX: If you are a fan of a true fall, where I'm from may not be right for you. Every year i've been very impressed with all the colors and change that happens here in Il. Spectacular, even just around the neighborhood. The TX climate in the region I'm from seems to be suitable for those from the north who are fed up with winter. We do get some ice and that tends to shut things down as texans don't know what to do with ice outside of soda, you might see some snow depending on where you are. Years ago I worked christmas day and it was 85 degrees. A little strange even for my hometown.

[Fusilier]

Collegeb,

I would venture to guess you are in Carbondale at SIU?

I went the other way...born and raised in Illinois (I lived all over the state, much time in Little Egypt) and came to Texas. I married a native Texan, got my green card and they let me stay.:D

The first thing I did when I came here to live as a civilian (spent a lot of time in Texas with USAF) was BURN MY FOI CARD.

I love Texas.

I'm going to the gun show. Have a great day.

[collegeb]

Yup, i'm in Carbondale. It's a lot like Denton, TX where I had been living for a few years before my move here. And you're right again, I'm going to SIU. I'll be done in one more semester. I'm thinking Oregon is going to be my next residence. I need to make sure they don't have a waiting period. I'm so sick of having to wait! It's an even dumber idea than the FOID card.

I don't know what I'll do with my FOID card once I leave. Maybe have an extra special 4th of july celebration. I love fireworks!


:usa::2guns:

[Hammer54]

Texas born
Texas bred
when I die
I'll be Texas dead.

Welcome to our GREAT State

[BARKERTEX]

Native Texas here.... Texarkana to be exact.

[cajungeo]

Howdy pardners!

[chevydeerhunter]

Lubbock checking in!

If any other Texas gun nuts haven't already, please check our site http://texasguntalk.com . There are some great guys on that site and we talk anything and everythign guns and more!

-Ray

[randy45]

Texas born,and bred. Born Wichita Falls @ Sheperd AFB...have lived in the town of Henrietta and my home has been Austin since 1974. Both my parents are northerners...Wisconson and South Dakota....said they couldn't handle the cold anymore so they moved to Texas.....Older brother was born in Denison Tx (Air Base has been closed down) and my younger brother was also born at Sheperd. Can't think of any other place I would like to live. Since I am an Air Force brat lived in Lompoc California (Vandenburg AFB) for a year and Biloxi Mississippi then moved to Germany (Bitburg AFB) now closed down and converted to a commercial airport, then we retired here in Austin (Bergstrom AFB). Been here ever since, married me a girl from Pittsburgh PA and convinced her to move here and she hasn't regretted it.

[jimmygun]

Born in Texas, I walk the streets of Laredo there is no place like home. God bless Texas.

[111mrw]

DFW area for me. Ansestors have been here for a long time. Famous Texas Ranger on fathers side.

[maydelleeagle]

Live in downtown Moon City. Moon City is slap dab in the middle of no where. But it is nice and peaceful. It's about 45 minutes south of Tyler and 45 minutes north of Lufkin. Good deer hunting and plenty of good bass fishing lakes close. Nice place for a retiree.

[Rifleman55]

I live in the Lufkin area

[strangebrew613]

West Virginian by birth, Texan by choice. Houston checking in.

[Father of Reds]

To keep it going. Born in Waco. Lived all over Texas and couple of times in Oklahoma. Don't want to go anywhere else. Now back in Waco area, just south. Might be tempted to move to east central Okla. The mountains are great. Father of Reds (heads).

[cdevon1200]

for 7 years. worked in sherman at the harley shop for a year, lived in plano.
sadlly now i live in tampa. i may go back to texas if this economy doesent get any better.
cdevon1200

[dat45t]

Hey CajunGeo. Hope that was a typo on spelling Nacogdoches. Don't feel bad if it wasn't, I was born there and it took me almost 50 yrs. to learn how to spell Nacogdoches. Look me up when you get settled. I live about 20 miles north in a town called Mt. Enterprise. I can show you what hog sign really looks like..

[GSajer]

Lived 5 years in Round Rock.

I miss Texas and the Texan way of things.

[endebt]

Born and raised in Texas. Born Houston raised Corpus Christi. 20 years in A.F.Then back to Texas 16 years ago . Now live east of Waco. Will die here ,but not soon.

[waterhill]

Out here between Kaufman and Ben Wheeler/ and between Canton and Mabank....in the sticks.....

[lazorra2]

Born and raised in Laredo, Tx

[maydelleeagle]

Born and still reside in Cherokee county. Home now is Moon City it is slap dap in between Rusk and Reklaw. Retired high school principal with 20 acres to garden, hunt and play on. Good to meet you.

[gitthatdawg]

Well I am here from katy texas been here for 34 years minus the almost 4 in the army.

[TAJones]

I would like to get information on Texas and area gunshows/shoot-outs/get togethers, etc. I have seen a lot of Texas people on here as well as New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisianna, and Arkansas. I just havent seen this area get much use. Anyway, if you got any dirt to let me in on, please do. And if youre from Texas, please sound off.

lima-charlie
I live in the Fort Worth area and there are lots of gun shows up here and if you do a search you can probably get on a mailing list for times and locations of these events. As for hunting places, that is different. You either lease land or know someone wth land that will aloow you to hunt on their land as there is not a lot of public hunting areas.

Tom

[Javelina]

Born in Austin, raised mostly in Corpus Christi. Will be residing in Bryan/College Station for another year or so . . . and then off to somewhere.

[royke]

Well, Cajungeo, welcome to the state. I moved down here in 1962 from northern California and wouldnt go back at the point of a bayonnet. We live in Rockport down on the Gulf. Henry Brigham

Let me welcome you to Texas as well.
Are bayonets still legal in Peoples Republik of Kalifornia nowadays?......

[TxCoyote]

Born and raised in Abilene, now live in Odessa. I left Texas for a trip to some little
southeasten country, will never leave that long again.

[GUN-NUTZ]

Native born texan .best place and people in the world .i have lived in houston all my 58 years. God bless texas and all texans.

[TxBaylea]

I was born in Houston, actually in Harrisburg but most people don't know about Harrisburg unless they are really into Texas history. I have lived in Texas nearly four score years, now living in Brazos County on land that was part of my maternal grandmother's estate, all 30 acres of it.

There is a texan forum on www.tractorbynet.com for those of us who are tractor nuts. Lots of good info there about doing things on your property. Will have to look at the texasguntalk forum.

Vernon