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Posted: 8/20/2019 8:15:26 AM EDT
[Last Edit: RDak]
[#1]
Bradders is gone!!??
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Posted: 8/20/2019 9:23:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saddler:
Cancer The rumours had been that he'd not been expected to make it to last Christmas, it was so bad. Others will know more, but from what I'd heard last year he'd gone for some check up due to a problem he was having & was told he had Stage 4 then He did a lot for CSR shooting on both sides of the Atlantic - so had a big impact on a lot of shooters both sides of the pond Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saddler:
Originally Posted By buckshot_jim:
What happened? Is it what i think it is? The rumours had been that he'd not been expected to make it to last Christmas, it was so bad. Others will know more, but from what I'd heard last year he'd gone for some check up due to a problem he was having & was told he had Stage 4 then He did a lot for CSR shooting on both sides of the Atlantic - so had a big impact on a lot of shooters both sides of the pond 
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Posted: 8/20/2019 12:05:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RDak:
Bradders is gone!!?? We had our disagreements and he could be a belligerent bastard but he was certainly a huge positive influence in my shooting. He pushed hard for Practical and CSR shooting in the UK and was a stalwart. Some of my best shooting experiences were those organised by Mark. I have three of his rifles and he built my son’s first rifle. His loss is going to be felt by many. I hadn’t spoken to him for a long while but his passing filled me with sadness. Taken far too young. He was a magnificent bastard. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 12:12:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Agent_Funky: Sad times, mate. We had our disagreements and he could be a belligerent bastard but he was certainly a huge positive influence in my shooting. He pushed hard for Practical and CSR shooting in the UK and was a stalwart. Some of my best shooting experiences were those organised by Mark. I have three of his rifles and he built my son’s first rifle. His loss is going to be felt by many. I hadn’t spoken to him for a long while but his passing filled me with sadness. Taken far too young. He was a magnificent bastard.
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Posted: 8/20/2019 12:16:56 PM EDT
[#5]
RIP Mark. Godspeed.
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Posted: 8/20/2019 12:20:59 PM EDT
[#6]
Damn man, terrible news. He was a good dude, fuck Cancer. RIP Brother, deepest condolences to his family and friends.
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Posted: 8/20/2019 12:48:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Agent_Funky: Sad times, mate. We had our disagreements and he could be a belligerent bastard but he was certainly a huge positive influence in my shooting. He pushed hard for Practical and CSR shooting in the UK and was a stalwart. Some of my best shooting experiences were those organised by Mark. I have three of his rifles and he built my son's first rifle. His loss is going to be felt by many. I hadn't spoken to him for a long while but his passing filled me with sadness. Taken far too young. He was a magnificent bastard. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 12:50:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By an_hero:
The NRA is in the UK? RIP Bradders. I think he was banned a while back. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 12:50:43 PM EDT
[#9]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ilikeporkchops:
the guy from here with the red headed cartoon guy in his avatar? |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 1:11:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Agent_Funky: He was a magnificent bastard. RIP Bradders |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 1:12:46 PM EDT
[#11]
This sucks, Bradders was a solid contributor to the site.
Cancer Sucks. RIP |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 1:30:56 PM EDT
[#12]
We are diminished.
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Posted: 8/20/2019 1:41:22 PM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By clean_dude:
We are diminished. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 1:49:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By thirsty:
It’d be great if we could get a US company to replicate his roll mark. Donate the proceeds to a UK gun rights org in his name. Won’t be the same, but would carry some meaning. That's a great idea. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 1:51:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof: I agree. Discussing WHY he was banned seems to serve absolutely no purpose in a thread like this, which is about remembering someone who was a member of this site for a long time, and who did a LOT of great work for the shooting sports in the UK and the US. (For the record, I am the Staffer who banned him, and I was also aware of his retread account and I agreed to let it slide as long as he let go of the dispute that originally got him banned. It is all water under the bridge now, and I am very sad to hear that he is gone. ). |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 1:53:03 PM EDT
[#16]
Dang. I always wanted one of his "London" roll marked lowers.
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Posted: 8/20/2019 1:54:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Agent_Funky: Sad times, mate. We had our disagreements and he could be a belligerent bastard but he was certainly a huge positive influence in my shooting. He pushed hard for Practical and CSR shooting in the UK and was a stalwart. Some of my best shooting experiences were those organised by Mark. I have three of his rifles and he built my son’s first rifle. His loss is going to be felt by many. I hadn’t spoken to him for a long while but his passing filled me with sadness. Taken far too young. He was a magnificent bastard. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 2:01:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Screechjet1:
Yep. He was a tough and belligerent son of a bitch, but man, what a fighter. Some guy in the UK with a fire extinguisher shaped dent in his head will remember him, too. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Screechjet1:
Originally Posted By Agent_Funky: Sad times, mate. We had our disagreements and he could be a belligerent bastard but he was certainly a huge positive influence in my shooting. He pushed hard for Practical and CSR shooting in the UK and was a stalwart. Some of my best shooting experiences were those organised by Mark. I have three of his rifles and he built my son’s first rifle. His loss is going to be felt by many. I hadn’t spoken to him for a long while but his passing filled me with sadness. Taken far too young. He was a magnificent bastard. May fuck be upon them. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 8/20/2019 2:03:38 PM EDT
[#19]
RIP. Could his account be unlocked in his honour?
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Posted: 8/20/2019 3:22:35 PM EDT
[#20]
Rest in peace Bradders
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Posted: 8/20/2019 3:25:15 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Screechjet1:
...Some guy in the UK with a fire extinguisher shaped dent in his head will remember him, too. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 3:35:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof: I agree. Discussing WHY he was banned seems to serve absolutely no purpose in a thread like this, which is about remembering someone who was a member of this site for a long time, and who did a LOT of great work for the shooting sports in the UK and the US. (For the record, I am the Staffer who banned him, and I was also aware of his retread account and I agreed to let it slide as long as he let go of the dispute that originally got him banned. It is all water under the bridge now, and I am very sad to hear that he is gone. ).I've got no words. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 3:37:08 PM EDT
[#23]
 TREOCHY MALE CHOIR - THE LIBERATION HYMN http://www.youtube.com/user/RobbieDonner1 |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 7:58:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NavyDoc1: Sad to hear he's gone but was the one who made him gone. I've got no words. Banning a longtime member isn't something done lightly, no matter what people may think about site staff. It's a last resort when all other attempts to get the member to abide by the rules have failed (other than the obvious cases where members decide to flame out by posting lots of inappropriate pictures). Bradders was a good guy, he brought a lot to the fight for firearms rights and the shooting community in general, but at least for a while, he was completely unable to behave appropriately on the site. When he snuck back in, he wasn't continuing the behavior that had gotten him banned, so evidently site staff took mercy on him and didn't ban him again (possibly knowing he was sick). |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 8:02:27 PM EDT
[#25]
Rip mark .
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Posted: 8/20/2019 8:31:35 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LoneWolf545:
Ever had to discipline your kids? Hating that you have to do it, since you love them, but knowing you must? Banning a longtime member isn't something done lightly, no matter what people may think about site staff. It's a last resort when all other attempts to get the member to abide by the rules have failed (other than the obvious cases where members decide to flame out by posting lots of inappropriate pictures). Bradders was a good guy, he brought a lot to the fight for firearms rights and the shooting community in general, but at least for a while, he was completely unable to behave appropriately on the site. When he snuck back in, he wasn't continuing the behavior that had gotten him banned, so evidently site staff took mercy on him and didn't ban him again (possibly knowing he was sick). The ban hammer seems to be wielded so inconsistently and illogically. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 8:53:26 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NavyDoc1:
Yeah. Still don't buy it. We have here a guy admittedly a huge--massive compared to most_on_this_site-- contributor to guns and the shooting sports and gun rights on both sides of the Atlantic, banned--now that I know about it--for trivial BS. BS so trivial that site staff let him sneak back in incognito. It is obviously a case--more and more common--about staff not being able to admit a mistake, and they know it due to "site staff took mercy on him and didn't ban him again." The ban hammer seems to be wielded so inconsistently and illogically. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NavyDoc1:
Originally Posted By LoneWolf545:
Ever had to discipline your kids? Hating that you have to do it, since you love them, but knowing you must? Banning a longtime member isn't something done lightly, no matter what people may think about site staff. It's a last resort when all other attempts to get the member to abide by the rules have failed (other than the obvious cases where members decide to flame out by posting lots of inappropriate pictures). Bradders was a good guy, he brought a lot to the fight for firearms rights and the shooting community in general, but at least for a while, he was completely unable to behave appropriately on the site. When he snuck back in, he wasn't continuing the behavior that had gotten him banned, so evidently site staff took mercy on him and didn't ban him again (possibly knowing he was sick). The ban hammer seems to be wielded so inconsistently and illogically. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 9:18:16 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LoneWolf545:
It was not trivial, and DK-Prof has already said this is not the appropriate thread to discuss it. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 9:28:10 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NavyDoc1: And you are...? |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 9:31:53 PM EDT
[#30]
Not sure how I missed this until today, but this is very sad news. Godspeed, Bradders. You will be missed greatly.
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Posted: 8/20/2019 9:35:17 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elcope: I am Ed Cope and this is not the appropriate thread for this discussion, Doc. That’s exactly it. This place specifically and the shooting community in general and I personally am lesser because of this loss. I’ve got stuff he sent me, free, unsolicited, and out of his own generous nature sitting on my shelf right now and it’s not unreasonable to ask “why the FUCK do we toss out the good ones.” |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 9:43:47 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NavyDoc1: I don’t think that we need another hall monitor, I don’t need him to talk down to me—or you for that matter— and it’s perfectly appropriate in this thread to challenge someone who says he’s going to miss the good man in question, “then why the hell did he show him the door in the first place?” That’s exactly it. This place specifically and the shooting community in general and I personally am lesser because of this loss. I’ve got stuff he sent me, free, unsolicited, and out of his own generous nature sitting on my shelf right now and it’s not unreasonable to ask “why the FUCK do we toss out the good ones.” FYI, I wasn't talking down to you and agree with your premise about "Banning the good ones" and Arfcom banning the wrong folks for the wrong reasons, but a memorial thread isn't the time or place to have this discussion. I humbly ask that you start a new thread to have that exact discussion that I would likely support. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 9:45:02 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elcope: If I talk down to you, you won't mistake it. FYI, I wasn't talking down to you and agree with your premise about "Banning the good ones" and Arfcom banning the wrong folks for the wrong reasons, but a memorial thread isn't the time or place to have this discussion. I humbly ask that you start a new thread to have that exact discussion that I would likely support. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 9:48:21 PM EDT
[#34]
Wrong thread for a pissing match
Get it? That's my opinion. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 10:52:14 PM EDT
[#35]
Mind, Bradders would likely appreciate a drunken shouting wake of a memorial thread for him that resulted in a few locks.
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Posted: 8/20/2019 11:01:02 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By glorifiedG:
Wrong thread for a pissing match Get it? That's my opinion. |
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Posted: 8/20/2019 11:01:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/20/2019 11:06:19 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher:
Mind, Bradders would likely appreciate a drunken shouting wake of a memorial thread for him that resulted in a few locks. When it comes time for mine, I hope you guys do.
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Posted: 8/20/2019 11:17:55 PM EDT
[#39]
I remember this great thread;
Five days in Normandy visiting the D Day beaches Bradders goes on a trip Just about all the links to the photos are broken though
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Posted: 8/21/2019 8:05:09 AM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elcope: @NavyDoc1 When it comes time for mine, I hope you guys do.
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Posted: 8/21/2019 8:17:51 AM EDT
[#41]
Awe man, he always seemed like a cool dude. His motorcycle trip to Normandy was a nice thread too.
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Posted: 8/21/2019 2:25:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Screechjet1]
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NavyDoc1: LOL. Honestly, that's what I'd like too. I've already got a few bottles of Islay stashed away in an "open in case of death" drawer. After the last ER visit, that should be sooner than later. |
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Posted: 8/21/2019 2:41:48 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Screechjet1: Well, stick around me, if for no one else, you douchebag. 
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Posted: 8/21/2019 2:44:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: jefflebowski]
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NavyDoc1:
And you are...? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NavyDoc1:
Originally Posted By LoneWolf545:
It was not trivial, and DK-Prof has already said this is not the appropriate thread to discuss it. |
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Posted: 8/21/2019 2:58:38 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By pmodas:
This is what the site needs, discretion. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By pmodas:
Originally Posted By DK-Prof: Nobody saw anything.  And RIP Bradders.
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Posted: 8/22/2019 6:30:15 PM EDT
[#46]
Topic Moved
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Posted: 8/22/2019 6:53:32 PM EDT
[#47]
Rip bradders
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Posted: 8/22/2019 6:58:57 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Skydivesnake:
I remember this great thread; Five days in Normandy visiting the D Day beaches Bradders goes on a trip Just about all the links to the photos are broken though |
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Posted: 8/22/2019 7:19:09 PM EDT
[#49]
Sleep well sir.
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Posted: 8/24/2019 3:16:34 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Skydivesnake:
I remember this great thread; Five days in Normandy visiting the D Day beaches Bradders goes on a trip Just about all the links to the photos are broken though
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