New from Valparaiso

[crazyj789]

Hello INGO,

My first post today did not go over well so I will start fresh. I have lived in Indiana for 30 years. Born and raised in Valparaiso which is rapidly becoming yuppieville. Served in our outstanding armed forces in 2003-2006 before losing an eye to and IED in Mosul, Iraq. Not gonna go into much detail of my job in the service but have a lot of firearms experience. I do not know everything and never act like I do. I hope to learn a bunch on the site.

Thanks

 

[sgreen3]

2 the Forum

 

[pudly]

Welcome to INGO! You've had an interesting introduction to the forum. Sounds like you will be okay, but people are more having fun in that other thread than anything right now. You stubbed your toe on one of the rules, but no one will remember in a week.

 

[lonehoosier]

Welcome to INGO from Hobart.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Welcome to and thank you for your service

 

[XtremeVel]

Welcome to INGO and thanks for your service and your sacrifice !

 

[danmdevries]

Welcome to INGO.

My first experiences on the site were similar to your first post. It took a while to figure it out, but I'm still here. Whatever your level of interest, it's here.

In the break room there's the NWI INGO General Thread, just a bunch of local NWI INGO members. We do meet n shoots, cigar nights, and some other stuff.

Stick around and you'll find this place is a lot more than classifieds. (and the real deals aren't found in the classifieds, they're often found once you've established yourself and made some friends.)

 

[Snapdragon]

Hey, you look familiar. Welcome from NW IN.

 

[crazyj789]

Thanks for the support. I joined a fairly local gun club call the New Buffalo Rod and Gun Club but haven't had time to enjoy the benefits

 

[steveh_131]

Welcome from Valpo. Sorry about the less than warm welcome in that other thread. The rules will make sense to you once you get to know the place a little better, but they may seem strange to a newcomer.

 

[other dave]

Glad to have you!
Welcome to from Howard County

 

[Raitekk]

Welcome from Lake County! Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

 

[chef larry]

Welcome from Hobart.

 

[actaeon277]

Welcome to the forum.

Here is a link to a NWI INGO general discussion thread.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break-room/312879-nwi-ingo-general-post-part-7-a.html
Go ahead, and jump to the end. It's just us talking about whatever. Sometimes guns, sometimes other stuff.
You might want to "subscribe" to it.

Here is a link to the NWI INGO group.
Northwest Indiana - INGunOwners
You might want to "join" it to receive updates on local events.


I highly advise glancing at the FAQs.
And developing a thick skin. Mostly everyone is helpful. But there are 30k+ people here. Everyone has a different opinion.

 

[printcraft]

Welcome to INGO! You've had an interesting introduction to the forum. Sounds like you will be okay, but people are more having fun in that other thread than anything right now. You stubbed your toe on one of the rules, but no one will remember in a week.

Oh, I'll remember. I'll still be telling my grandkids tales of old crazyj and the blowup of 2014.

 

[crazyj789]

Oh, I'll remember. I'll still be telling my grandkids tales of old crazyj and the blowup of 2014.

ROFL

 

[actaeon277]

Oh, I'll remember. I'll still be telling my grandkids tales of old crazyj and the blowup of 2014.

ROFL

Watch out for printcraft. I mean, look at his avatar.

 

[crazyj789]

Welcome to the forum.

Here is a link to a NWI INGO general discussion thread.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break-room/312879-nwi-ingo-general-post-part-7-a.html
Go ahead, and jump to the end. It's just us talking about whatever. Sometimes guns, sometimes other stuff.
You might want to "subscribe" to it.

Here is a link to the NWI INGO group.
Northwest Indiana - INGunOwners
You might want to "join" it to receive updates on local events.


I highly advise glancing at the FAQs.
And developing a thick skin. Mostly everyone is helpful. But there are 30k+ people here. Everyone has a different opinion.

BTW...Thanks for the links. I joined and subscribed. Maybe I can meet up with some of my fellow NWI members for a shoot.

 

[metaldog]

 

[actaeon277]

Welcome to the forum.

Here is a link to a NWI INGO general discussion thread.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break-room/312879-nwi-ingo-general-post-part-7-a.html
Go ahead, and jump to the end. It's just us talking about whatever. Sometimes guns, sometimes other stuff.
You might want to "subscribe" to it.

Here is a link to the NWI INGO group.
Northwest Indiana - INGunOwners
You might want to "join" it to receive updates on local events.


I highly advise glancing at the FAQs.
And developing a thick skin. Mostly everyone is helpful. But there are 30k+ people here. Everyone has a different opinion.

BTW...Thanks for the links. I joined and subscribed. Maybe I can meet up with some of my fellow NWI members for a shoot.

Keep an eye in the events area. We have M&S (Meet & Shoots) in the warmer weather at Winimac, and at Blythe's (Valpo) in the colder months.
They are usually posted in the NWI INGO general discussion thread also.

We usually vote on days. Some on Saturdays, some on Sundays, to try to make them available to more people.
Here is a Blythe's one
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...-blythes-christmas-meet-shoot-12-21-13-a.html

and here is a great sum up of the year by a weirdo we call Jedi. Jedi hibernates in the winter, but you'll start to see him later on.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/ingo-events/323574-season-4-nwi-year-end-review.html