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Tallbald
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Working to learn to use search feature. Example of my problem here.
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February 21, 2021, 09:13:03 PM »
I'd like to buy a pellet pen for loading .177 in my D34. Ok OK I have "fat fumbly fingers" issues...
Going to the "advanced search" page I type in "pellet pen" for the subject, nothing for the author and press to search.
What comes up is every word "pellet" I think that's been typed for some period of time.
I hate to start a new thread if I can search for old ones covering the same ground so could someone teach me a better way to search please?
Thank you as always folks.
Don
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lizzie
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Re: Working to learn to use search feature. Example of my problem here.
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February 21, 2021, 09:19:11 PM »
This would be my first suggestion....
In your advanced search, refine your search by marking * Search in topic subjects only*
rather than seeing the messages with "pens" in them.
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Tallbald
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Re: Working to learn to use search feature. Example of my problem here.
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February 21, 2021, 10:42:24 PM »
Lizzie thank you so much. I'll do just that. Don
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"All my air guns are LCPs, or "locally charged pneumatics" using the hand operated compressor built into each one in a crafty engineering manner". Don
Diana .177 34 Classic rifle
Diana 460 .22
Benjamin 392PA, .22 pumper rifle
Benjamin 392S, .22 pumper rifle
Crosman H9A .22 pumper pistol
Ruger .177 springer pistol from my loving wife
Benjamin Franklin 347, .177 rifle circa 1976
Xisico XS46U .22. Full, Flying Dragon tune
lizzie
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Re: Working to learn to use search feature. Example of my problem here.
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February 21, 2021, 10:50:45 PM »
Please let us know if that doesn't help solve the problem.
Thanks!
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USA, TX, DFW
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Re: Working to learn to use search feature. Example of my problem here.
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February 21, 2021, 10:55:08 PM »
A faster search tool is Google. Just include "Gateway to Airguns" in your search subject.
Example:
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=Jx0zYKKcLpKq5wKYvJ_4Dg&iflsig=AINFCbYAAAAAYDMrN8Ogmeq4CswpNzqXdi_nUfxhXVXB&q=Gateway+to+airguns+pellet+pen&oq=Gateway+to+airguns+pellet+pen&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQghEKABMgUIIRCgATIFCCEQoAE6CAgAELEDEIMBOgUIABCxAzoLCC4QsQMQxwEQowI6AggAOggILhCxAxCDAToOCC4QsQMQxwEQowIQkwI6BQguELEDOggILhDHARCvAToLCC4QxwEQrwEQkwI6BAgAEAo6CgguEMcBEK8BEAo6CggAELEDEIMBEAo6BAgAEAM6DgguELEDEIMBEMcBEK8BOgsILhCxAxDHARCvAToCCC46BggAEBYQHjoFCCEQqwJQxQ9Yi3pg0IwBaAFwAHgAgAGhAYgBvBaSAQQyMS45mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=0ahUKEwjiy__8vvzuAhUS1VkKHRjeB-8Q4dUDCAg&uact=5
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mikeyb
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Re: Working to learn to use search feature. Example of my problem here.
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February 22, 2021, 05:45:17 AM »
+1 Google
This sight does have a wealth of good information, but it is sometimes difficult to find. I rarely get the results I'm looking for using the GTA site search function. It is usually something the GTA search engine couldn't correctly parse and I either get nothing or a whole bunch of unrelated hits. Don't know why, but not going to waste any more time dwelling on it.
About 98% of the time I get EXACTLY what I'm looking for using Google, sometimes slipping youtube in to the search parameters. MANY times it leads me right back to the GTA site or the old GTA archive! The right tool for the right job I guess. Discussion forum for discussion and advanced search engine for searching... works for me
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dan_house
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Re: Working to learn to use search feature. Example of my problem here.
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February 22, 2021, 03:53:09 PM »
if the search phrase is longer than one one word, put the phrase in quotes
this ==> pellet pen, will return posts with the words “pellet pe”, “pellet”, and “pen”
this==>”pellet pen” will (har, SHOULD) only find posts with that phrase
Using Google to search will help, and google will le tyou use boolean search operators....
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lizzie
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Re: Working to learn to use search feature. Example of my problem here.
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February 22, 2021, 05:50:26 PM »
I waa unaware of that about using quotation marks....thanks Dan!
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Tallbald
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Re: Working to learn to use search feature. Example of my problem here.
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February 23, 2021, 11:47:22 AM »
Thank you again everyone. So very much. The Google approach has worked well a number of times for me. Don
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"All my air guns are LCPs, or "locally charged pneumatics" using the hand operated compressor built into each one in a crafty engineering manner". Don
Diana .177 34 Classic rifle
Diana 460 .22
Benjamin 392PA, .22 pumper rifle
Benjamin 392S, .22 pumper rifle
Crosman H9A .22 pumper pistol
Ruger .177 springer pistol from my loving wife
Benjamin Franklin 347, .177 rifle circa 1976
Xisico XS46U .22. Full, Flying Dragon tune
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Re: Working to learn to use search feature. Example of my problem here.
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February 24, 2021, 09:37:35 PM »
Never mind
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