Hello
Hi all, my Name is David. I'm the son of one of the forum memebrs nanuq907. Found this forum today while reaching out to his online buddies to let them know about his passing, details can be found in the thread "where is nanauq"
I happen to be a big fan of guns, and feel like I'd rather enjoy this place, so in honor of him I decided to step into the community and enjoy guns with fellow enthusiast.
Im a firefighter in rural bush Alaska, a little town called Kotzebue above the Arctic circle!
I love hunting and shooting. Have an AR-15, ak 47, 7mm regent, 338, shotgun and a .117 rifles
Handguns: 45 Springfield, 9mm sig 228, bursa .38, .22 and just inherited my father's 44 python!
We Alaskans love guns :)
Pictures are me at work, and my main method of transportation with my preferred bear gun
Anyways, after how I've seen people honor my dad I here, I feel like you guys are people I wouldn't mind getting to know
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You are certainly welcome to join us. After all they put up with me so you should fit right in!😀 Bob
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Sorry for your loss. Wonderful tribute on the other thread to a man who was clearly a great father and role model.
Tremendously happy that you’ve chosen to join the gang. Welcome aboard.
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Good to have ya.
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Welcome...
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Mods, how about a star or 2 more for this young man.
Da ya think you have enough rounds in the "bear" gun to do the job? 🙃
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Welcome, David. From his posts, your dad was very proud of you and your accomplishments.
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Welcome. We will miss your dad very much and are happy to have you here.
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Butchdog2: 30472529544475/comments/30472515100187
Mods, how about a star or 2 more for this young man.
Da ya thing you have enough rounds in the "bear" gun to do the job? 🙃
Ahahahhahahah oh yeah. I hunt with a guy who took down a grizzly with one .223 between the eyes a couple years ago.
Bush Alaska bears see humans as food a lot more easily than the ones in south Central. He noticed the darn thing stalking them, and even after they tried to scare it away, he finally dropped it with one shot
I'm not as good as he is at shooting, one you can never have enough bullets ahahahahha
Darn thing also works great I. The cold as well
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jimdeere: 30472529544475/comments/30472567863451
Welcome, David. From his posts, your dad was very proud of you and your accomplishments.
The best part for me is that he made that very clear to me.
And I too him. We truly had a great bond. I literally can not imagine a better father
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On behalf of the GB staff, let me give our condolences. Many of our members have been concerned about your dad, who was very popular in our forum.
Please make yourself at home.
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mark christian: 30472529544475/comments/30472546493595
On behalf of the GB staff, let me give our condolences. Many of our members have been concerned about your dad, who was very popular in our forum.
Please make yourself at home.
I knew I had to find you guys. My dad made friends with everyone, and it would be super important to him that people knew he wasn't just ditching them.
He made freinds with Ben Affleck once. Dude was in town for the sled dog races.
My dad hears a guy say "we need to find a star bucks"
S being the freindly guy he is, he tells them, "no you want star kaladi brothers" and walks them to the store.
He talks with them for a while, telling them all about Alaska, and when they get to the register, the woman behind the counter nearly faints
She stammers out "you're Ben Affleck" and the "guy" laughs and says yep!
My dad turns around and looks at him for a moment and then goes, "hey, have I seen you in a movie?"
Probably one of the few times Ben Affleck was treated like a normal person, and not a celebraty.
Id like to think Alfleck remembers the big freindly Alaskan from time to time
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A father couldn't ask for more than the wonderful words that you've used to describe his life and your feelings for him. He made the world a better place and he has you and your sister to carry on. That is what God had in mind when he created mankind.
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@Smitty500mag yeah, and I know that my intention to raise my kids just like he raised me would make him been with pride :)
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Welcome to our house. Come on in a sit a spell. We will miss your dad ,especially his stories about his Landrover . He spoke frequently of you and your firefighting accomplishments. So from one smoke eater to another again welcome .
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pulsarnc: 30472529544475/comments/30472568710683
Welcome to our house. Come on in a sit a spell. We will miss your dad ,especially his stories about his Landrover . He spoke frequently of you and your firefighting accomplishments. So from one smoke eater to another again welcome .
Thank you brother!
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welcome to the forum
your dad was so proud of you his family and your recent firefighter training among other things
I can not say how terrible it is to hear of his passing
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pulsarnc: 30472529544475/comments/30472568710683
Welcome to our house. Come on in a sit a spell. We will miss your dad ,especially his stories about his Landrover . He spoke frequently of you and your firefighting accomplishments. So from one smoke eater to another again welcome .
Thank you brother!
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Ditch-Runner: 30472529544475/comments/30472531759643
welcome to the forum
your dad was so proud of you his family and your recent firefighter training among other things
I can not say how terrible it is to hear of his passing
Thank you very much. I'm happy to know he shared his pride with other people. I've heard that a lot today and it's been very helpful
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Welcome to the forum.
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As has already been said, "Welcome" and your father was very well liked as I'm sure you will be also, so howdy from Texas! If i remember correctly you were recently down in San Antonio for training.
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@Ruger4me college station! The Tex AnM academy, TEEX.
Its really touched me to see all everyone's response
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Welcome sir....
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Welcome. I was stationed up at the Elmendorf AFB way back. Great territory. Your Dad seemed to be a real smart and congenial person. We'll miss him. My condolences.
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Frog.
Looks like it might be pretty good "hop" from Kotzebue and where my son is headed .
They are headed to Fairbanks and North Pole the last week of September.
For what it is worth I still get a wet eye about the passing of your dad.
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Yeah that's a bit of a hop for sure!!!
Thank you, I'm obviously still as well
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Welcome to the asylum David.
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Very nice to meet you!
I'm a gun dealer in Alabama....mother of three adult children and married to someone that has little to do with all the gun ordeals going on here, but adores me enough to not strangle me every day. I grew up in retail gun stores owned by my father and eventually started selling on line as a side gig to do from home, which grew into something that has taken over every inch of space I have and all of my time. Welcome from the "housewife with a hobby."
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Welcome........sorry to learn of the loss.
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Welcome! I enjoyed reading your Dad's posts. You have some BIG shoes to fill, and I'm sure you will! Condolences sent to his family and friends.
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@Locust Fork thank you very much!
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