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Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:16 pm
by concretus
Hello,
Happy New Year from the free state of Florida! Thank you for the opportunity to join. I recently purchased a Henry X model in 45 Colt to compliment my Ruger NM. It has been a rugged, handy rifle. It has no issues handling Paco’s heavy hunting loads; one of them I intend to use for hogs and deer season next year. The threaded barrel put me over the fence and lately have been searching for a subsonic load for night time work. I have been glancing through this site and it’s chock full of useful information. I hope I can return the favor.
Thanks
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 3:48 pm
by clovishound
Welcome.
Where in E central Florida? I grew up in Holly Hill (Daytona). Of course, I'm old enough to have hunted the giant ground sloth whose bones grace the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona. A Henry would have made life easier, as opposed to atlatls with stone spear points.
I graduated from Mainland High School in 72 and moved on to greener pastures. I was surprised to see how many folks at my 20 year reunion were no longer living in Florida.
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:24 pm
by concretus
I’m in Cocoa; about an hour south of Holly Hill, twenty minutes from the Space Center. Lived here 50 years…Nice area Holly Hill.
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:28 pm
by Mags
concretus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:16 pm
... I recently purchased a Henry X model in 45 Colt ...
Good choice. Welcome.
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:05 pm
by markiver54
Welcome, from Western North Carolina. Enjoy the forum.
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:25 pm
by Ernie
Welcome to the Henry Forum.
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 9:32 pm
by Cofisher
Welcome from Nebraska. That 45 is a big temptation for me. Enjoy your shooting and the forum
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:28 am
by BruniX
Welcome , concretus, have fun !
BruniX
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:44 am
by BrokenolMarine
Welcome to the Henry Family. As I always tell folks, it's a family, so jump right in, post, share anecdotes, ask questions, post pictures. We like pictures. (I like pictures) Guns, dogs, trucks, fish, whatever... but like family, we'll rag on you ... but all in good fun. You know, "You call that a fish, back home we call THAT bait!"
I pulled up Cocoa on the map. See, I grew up all over Florida... Relatives in Gainesville, Tampa, Pensacola.... then I realized... not the East Coast.
I lived in the Keys, Everglades, Forgotten Coast, Tampa, Gainesville, towns so small the school only had two classrooms. (K-6th and 7th - 12th.)
I loved Florida back then, there were rural areas and peaceful. What a childhood. Then my mother pulled up stakes and moved to Virginia.
Now we are in Oklahoma. If you want to know something about a location, even worldwide, there may be someone here who has firsthand knowledge. Welcome to the family....
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:12 am
by Vaquero
Hello and welcome aboard from central W TN.
Then 45 colt is definitely a fun round, lots of reloaders here.
RP
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:36 am
by Rifletom
Welcome from So-Cal! You're going to enjoy that Henry .45 Colt. And a revolver in same cartridge. Nice!
Like Vaquero said, lots of handloders here.
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:25 am
by clovishound
concretus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:24 pm
I’m in Cocoa; about an hour south of Holly Hill, twenty minutes from the Space Center. Lived here 50 years…Nice area Holly Hill.
I had some high school friends whose parents lived there in the Daytona area and commuted to the Cape for work. Of course, things were very busy at the Cape during the late 60s, early 70s with the Apollo missions.
I still get down to Florida to visit very now and then. Not much family left there now, but enough for me to show up once in a while.
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 1:11 pm
by Shakey Jake
Hello from the Land of Sugar!
Jake
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:25 pm
by brm4450
Welcome from the plains of Dacotah
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 6:59 pm
by concretus
Thank you all for the warm welcome! I hope I can be of service to y’all!
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:02 pm
by concretus
clovishound wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:25 am
concretus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:24 pm
I’m in Cocoa; about an hour south of Holly Hill, twenty minutes from the Space Center. Lived here 50 years…Nice area Holly Hill.
I had some high school friends whose parents lived there in the Daytona area and commuted to the Cape for work. Of course, things were very busy at the Cape during the late 60s, early 70s with the Apollo missions.
I still get down to Florida to visit very now and then. Not much family left there now, but enough for me to show up once in a while.
I’ve been working at the Cape about 36 years now. I have been fortunate to see a lot of really cool stuff.
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:09 pm
by concretus
BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:44 am
Welcome to the Henry Family. As I always tell folks, it's a family, so jump right in, post, share anecdotes, ask questions, post pictures. We like pictures. (I like pictures) Guns, dogs, trucks, fish, whatever... but like family, we'll rag on you ... but all in good fun. You know, "You call that a fish, back home we call THAT bait!"
I pulled up Cocoa on the map. See, I grew up all over Florida... Relatives in Gainesville, Tampa, Pensacola.... then I realized... not the East Coast.
I lived in the Keys, Everglades, Forgotten Coast, Tampa, Gainesville, towns so small the school only had two classrooms. (K-6th and 7th - 12th.)
I loved Florida back then, there were rural areas and peaceful. What a childhood. Then my mother pulled up stakes and moved to Virginia.
Now we are in Oklahoma. If you want to know something about a location, even worldwide, there may be someone here who has firsthand knowledge. Welcome to the family....
There is still some areas in FL with that small town feeling. Cocoa has grown a bit but thank goodness it’s not Orlando. We have kids/grandkids in Oklahoma (Edmund) and I hunt in VA every Thanksgiving (Lexington). Really love it in the mountains!
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:08 pm
by BrokenolMarine
concretus wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:09 pm
BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:44 am
Welcome to the Henry Family. As I always tell folks, it's a family, so jump right in, post, share anecdotes, ask questions, post pictures. We like pictures. (I like pictures) Guns, dogs, trucks, fish, whatever... but like family, we'll rag on you ... but all in good fun. You know, "You call that a fish, back home we call THAT bait!"
I pulled up Cocoa on the map. See, I grew up all over Florida... Relatives in Gainesville, Tampa, Pensacola.... then I realized... not the East Coast.
I lived in the Keys, Everglades, Forgotten Coast, Tampa, Gainesville, towns so small the school only had two classrooms. (K-6th and 7th - 12th.)
I loved Florida back then, there were rural areas and peaceful. What a childhood. Then my mother pulled up stakes and moved to Virginia.
Now we are in Oklahoma. If you want to know something about a location, even worldwide, there may be someone here who has firsthand knowledge. Welcome to the family....
There is still some areas in FL with that small town feeling. Cocoa has grown a bit but thank goodness it’s not Orlando. We have kids/grandkids in Oklahoma (Edmund) and I hunt in VA every Thanksgiving (Lexington). Really love it in the mountains!
My Dad and Step Mom still live in PCola, just outside of the Naval Base, he served 23 years in the Navy then 32 years in Civil Service; all of it in Naval Aviation. I have a daughter just outside Richmond, one in Williamsburg, another in Devol, Ok; and a son in DFW, Texas. We got it covered.
We loved the farm we had in VA but the changing attitudes killed it for us and we moved west.
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:21 am
by concretus
“We loved the farm we had in VA but the changing attitudes killed it for us and we moved west.”
Totally understand.
Re: Hello From East Central Florida
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:36 am
by Mike_S
Another WELCOME from central NC!
Lived way south in Davie FL for a few years. After Wilma, got taxed right out of the state. There is a grand plan for everything.
Thanks