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Annual SCI AR meeting
06 December 2006, 06:58
SteveAnnual SCI AR meeting
Well, that time is soon approaching. So I thought I'd start the thread.
Friday 3:00 PM at the Giraffe Lounge I'm assuming? Dinner that night?
I didn't make it to SCI last year and I'm looking forward to seeing a few friends.
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06 December 2006, 07:32
samwiseCount me in-first time to SCI looking forward to making new friends!
Bob Clark
06 December 2006, 11:15
billrquimbyIf I'm welcome to join you, I'll try to make the 3 p.m. group. How do we know we're ARs?
I'll have to skip the dinner, though. On Friday evenings my granddaughter and I take in the dinner show downtown.
Bill Quimby
06 December 2006, 13:03
cchunterFirst of all im sorry to say I won't be able to make it over to the conventions next year, but i'll be back don't worry.
To know who is AR I can help you however.
Download the image and print it and put your handle on and it will be easier to see each other.
I hope you all will have a great time in Reno and Dallas.
06 December 2006, 15:47
Widowmaker416Hey all! I will be there on Friday. It will be good to say hello to everyone again.
"America's Meat - - - SPAM"
As always, Good Hunting!!!
Widowmaker416
06 December 2006, 17:04
Don HeathSee you there
06 December 2006, 17:32
SteveThanks Christer. Wish you were going to be there.
-Steve
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06 December 2006, 18:42
Lhook7Hey Christer,
Sorry you can't make it. Shannon and I are looking forward to seeing you the next time.
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07 December 2006, 02:34
Lewis50It looks like the wife and I will be attending our first SCI convention this year, I want to meet a fellow with whom I'm going to hunt bear. Any suggestions on which hotel to stay at, I'll be makeing reservations in the next few days. It looks like we'll go for Friday and Saturday so I'm up for a get together on either or both nights.
Lewis
07 December 2006, 02:45
KathiLooking forward to seeing everyone at the Giraffe Lounge again.
Kathi
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07 December 2006, 03:27
OldsargeGiraffe Lounge, possibly. Dinner, unlikely.
Sarge
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07 December 2006, 03:52
N'gagiquote:
Originally posted by cchunter:
First of all im sorry to say I won't be able to make it over to the conventions next year, but i'll be back don't worry.
To know who is AR I can help you however.
Download the image and print it and put your handle on and it will be easier to see each other.
I hope you all will have a great time in Reno and Dallas.
Well, my wife is glad to know you won't be coming, and my kids are especially happy they won't have to share a bathroom with you. My dog still gags when we say "Christer"!
There is still time to re-consider ol buddy.
Mark Jackson
07 December 2006, 03:53
N'gagiquote:
Originally posted by Don Heath:
See you there
Call that dog Payne and drag him along too Don. I've got Leon working on him.
Mark Jackson
07 December 2006, 04:29
WoodmnctryCount me in -- I will be the one with the Zebra striped underwear.
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OMG!-- my bow is "pull-push feed" - how dreadfully embarrasing!!!!!
07 December 2006, 04:40
billinthewildI will look forward to meeting you fellas. If I am not working at that time I'll be there.
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Theodore Roosevelt
07 December 2006, 06:33
Frans DiepstratenI'm running around Thursday through Saturday, so I might be in the general vicinity of said establishment around three.
Christer, I need you there just in case they throw me off the floor again!!
Frans
07 December 2006, 06:48
jdollarwhere is the Giraffe lounge? is it in the Atlantis Hotel? i'll be there jerry
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07 December 2006, 07:56
The Big KahunaThough I'm a newbie on AR, I'll be going to my first SCI convention, too!
Second the question, where's the Giraffe Lounge?
07 December 2006, 08:07
Frans DiepstratenWe used to meet in the Barnes booth, I actually only witnessed one year of that... it was a tad crowded. We then moved just a few aisles away from that, to a watering hole in the corner of the hall... I could walk there with my eyes closed, but if you ask me aisle numbers, I couldn't tell you. But just suppose you stand in front of the Barnes booth, looking in, and the way you look is 12 o'clock, the lounge is at 10 o'clock-ish. The SCI website should provide an interactive map which will allow you to locate the Barnes booth.
This probably doesn't help, somebody please give a more coherent answer. ;-)
Frans
07 December 2006, 08:21
Mike_DettorreI"ll see you all there
MikeLegistine actu quod scripsi?
Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.
What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
07 December 2006, 11:19
billrquimbyThe Giraffe Lounge, if it's in the SCI exhibition hall, should be shown on the directory/map that's in the registration bags they pass out at the convention.
If it's somewhere outside the convention center, let us know. I'll be there at any rate.
Bill Quimby
07 December 2006, 19:21
SteveIt's on the show floor.
Here's a link to the SCI show floor. You'll need Java installed and turned on to view the map. You might also need to accept a security certificate.
The lounge is in the upper left hand corner of the map, along the wall, at the end of Argali Ave.
What about dinner that night? At the same place that Christer arranged it last year (don't have the name of the joint in front of me). Does that work? If so I'll start working on resverations.
-Steve
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07 December 2006, 19:51
GarByMy youngest son (15) and I will be there...first trip to the SCI Convention....so we'll be happy to drop in a put some names and faces together.
Gary
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07 December 2006, 20:33
HarryMeet you at the bar a 3 like the past few years. Wear your AR button!
Happy Holidays everyone!
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08 December 2006, 09:35
Hoot MurrayI'll be there. Look forward to seeing AR members again.
Hoot
09 December 2006, 17:01
SteveBTT.
I'll start another thread after the New Year to get a head count for dinner that night.
-Steve
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09 December 2006, 22:38
steve_robinsonFirday at 3pm, see ya there!
Steve(NOT Shakari)Robinson
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SCI Life Member
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15 December 2006, 21:00
SteveBTT. Just keeping this in everyone's face.
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15 December 2006, 21:57
DPhillipsI'll be there, if I can find the Lounge.
15 December 2006, 23:50
SpringI'll be there Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. I hate I'll miss everyone, unless some of you plan to be there during the earlier part of the convention.
16 December 2006, 00:46
h kittleCount me in for drinks, But not dinner
Hartley
16 December 2006, 06:29
UplandhunterSee you at 3:00. Happy Holidays to everyone.
16 December 2006, 06:48
jdollarquote:
Originally posted by Spring:
I'll be there Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. I hate I'll miss everyone, unless some of you plan to be there during the earlier part of the convention.
i will be there the entire week at the Game Trackers Africa booth. stop by and say hello if you get the chance. by the way, i grew up in Bainbridge just south of you. jerry
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19 December 2006, 01:46
SteveBTT
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19 December 2006, 02:01
Springquote:
i will be there the entire week at the Game Trackers Africa booth. stop by and say hello if you get the chance. by the way, i grew up in Bainbridge just south of you. jerry
I'll look for you, Jerry. Technically I live in Albany, but Bronwood and my farm is where my wife says I spend way too much time, espcially this time of year....I'll look forward to seeing you next month.
BTW, is the "Game Trackers" you mentioned different than TGT?
19 December 2006, 03:31
CunninghamLook forward to seeing everyone there at the AR meet. Should be lots of fun to see old friends and meet some new ones. I'll be there working in the Stormberg Elangeni booth the rest of the time. See y'all there.
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19 December 2006, 06:00
jdollarquote:
Originally posted by Spring:
quote:
i will be there the entire week at the Game Trackers Africa booth. stop by and say hello if you get the chance. by the way, i grew up in Bainbridge just south of you. jerry
I'll look for you, Jerry. Technically I live in Albany, but Bronwood and my farm is where my wife says I spend way too much time, espcially this time of year....I'll look forward to seeing you next month.
BTW, is the "Game Trackers" you mentioned different that TGT?
different company but hunts throughout TZ. JERRY
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19 December 2006, 07:58
SpringJerry,
At least there will be a couple of us at the convention prior to Friday...We may have to warm up the Giraffe Lounge at 3pm a day or two before the Friday crowd....
19 December 2006, 08:09
SteveMy buddy and I will be there Thursday through Saturday. We can do a scouting trip at three...
-Steve
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