BPCR.NET Gone?

[bohica793]

I frequent a lot of sites, BRCR.net being one. For the past couple of weeks now, it has been down and returns "403 Forbidden". Does anyone know if the site has finally bitten the dust?

[Old Jim]

Thru the years that site has had it's problems. It's been off-line for a few weeks this time

There are other sites that can provide tips, info and guidance thru the BPCR world !

All the best,

Jim

[Dixiejack]

Thanks for the heads up, Jim. I've been getting that "403 Forbidden" pop up, also. That site has certainly had it's problems.


George

[Lumpy Grits]

It looks as if the admin for that site, may have passed.
http://www.shilohrifle.com/forums/viewto...=2&t=25965

Gary

[Don McDowell]

I wouldn't use that as any indication of Rick's well being or not. His name is Rick Shay and if people were really interested they could google search and see if there's any obits.

Back in the months leading up to the creation of this forum, Bob spent a good bit of time tracking him down and inquiring about purchasing the BPCR.net site. As that site had been down off and on for a couple of years. Finally Bob got frustrated and started this site, and sometime after that got a negative response from the BPCR.net. Then eventually that site did come back up, but with no shortage of problems. Rick apparently lost all if not most interest in bpcr after he moved from Colorado to Texas.
I am rather amused at the amount of grieve shown that a web forum that hasn't worked very well for a number of years is attracting, when there are a number of other web forums around, and a plethora of facebook pages.

[Lumpy Grits]

TNX Don for the history
I for one, never heard his name associated with that forum before.
That said-I have heard that name on other forums. Wonder if it's the same person?
Very happy, that you and Bob went ahead with this forum.

G.

[bohica793]

There is an obit for a Richard Shay of Billings MT for April of this year. Same person?

[Don McDowell]

Could be but last I knew he was living in Texas. He was a tech for Hewlett Packard , so I sometimes wonder about why that web site had so much mechanical problems over the last 10 years.