canvasback,
You and Stan seem to believe you can insult another member and nothing will happen, rest assured in my case if you do not stick to the subject and attack me personally in any way, I will give it back to you in spades. I have been rudely politically incorrect to people who insult the US Constitution and the NRA or myself, all my life. If you do these things I never worry one little bit, about making you my friend.
RGD, too bad you haven't actually read what I wrote. Not much in there that is insulting. Just an honest appraisal of the perceived tone of your posts to date and an opinion that you won't win any friends or converts that way. If you find that insulting perhaps you should take a good look in the mirror and reconsider your approach.
While at the same time, you've insulted both Ted and Stan for not knowing enough. Read that again Dave....the person doing the insulting has not been Stan or me...it's been you.
Now, as Keith rightly points out, neither Stan nor Ted need me to come to their defense....they are both well able to should they choose to. I just choose to because I like them both and because what you have said is silly.
Now, you may not be a silly man....I have no idea....but your comments here touting the superiority of Elsies to all other guns and your chosen smiths over all other smiths and while doing so denigrating those who disagree with you....well those are silly comments.