New Member? Introduce yourself here (just intros, questions get answered elsewhere)

Hoxviii said:
New, old member. I was a member of thehighroad way back before the .org and .us split under a long lost user name and a dead e-mail account.

Been out of the shooting sports the last few years, but I'm getting back in with a 10/22 silencer host build and an AR308/DPMS based build and trying to track down a decent rifle range around Pittsburgh.

Hi all!
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Welcome back!
 
New member here. You may know me as "Polaris" from CMP, Nosler or Surplusrifle.com. My shooting interests are expanding currently, and those sites do not have enough traffic relative to my questions, so good, bad or otherwise, here I am. Handle refers to my nasty habit of slinging an unexplained vertical 8 or 2 shooting slow prone NRA or CMP matches. Think I have a handle on it now, position/parallax. Just need my screws and the nut behind the trigger to stay tight and we'll see in the next match.
 
Hello all,

I’m from a western suburb of Chicago and am 33. I do not currently own any firearms but have been taking a good hard look at educating myself on 2A. I have been a homeowner for 5 years and have now had 3 instances when something has gone bump in the night (fortunately they’ve all been benign) and I’ve been left feeling completely defenseless and uncertain as to how to protect my wife and I. We have yet to have any children so I am thinking it’s important that I am comfortable and confident in how to safety own and store a firearm and use it should, God forbid, I need to.

So, as 2A becomes more under fire and I continue to talk to folks here in IL that CC, I’m becoming more inclined to consider it. I’ve been going to the range and trying out different handguns to see what feels good in my hand and what I can shoot with some comfort. Other than that, that the start of my journey here.

I’m here for learning, resources and camaraderie. Very much looking forward to learning from and about you all and getting to know more about the world of firearm ownership.

Thanks for having me.
 
Paul Keith said:
see what feels good in my hand
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Yep, that is the single most important thing for a new gun/owner. Forget the technical mumbo jumbo, tactical cool factor, and all that. If a gun feels right in the hand, you will gain confidence and proficiency before moving on to bigger and better down the road.

Welcome aboard!
 
New here to the forum though I belong to a few other gun forums so I am familiar.
Was brought here from a topic on the Lee Breech Lock Pro press. Interests are reloading and pistols.
 
New guy here, I like old military guns, new military guns, shotguns, handguns, black powder, you name it. I've browsed here for a while. Finally joined. From TN.
 
I'm new here, but a long time member of the two S&W Forums. S&W revolvers and bullseye guns are my addiction. I keep finding good deals on yet another 1911 that I might want, but certainly don't need.

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Hello fellow Gun Advocates! I'm new to the forums, but not so much to firearms and reloading. I recently joined after a frustrating day at the range with my new xds45 and quite a few FTF. I found the xds has a short and tight throat if i read the other forums right. Any additional insight would help. ~L4L
 
Lead4Life said:
Hello fellow Gun Advocates! I'm new to the forums, but not so much to firearms and reloading. I recently joined after a frustrating day at the range with my new xds45 and quite a few FTF. I found the xds has a short and tight throat if i read the other forums right. Any additional insight would help. ~L4L
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I too am relatively new here but not to forums. Welcome aboard!

What problem are you having? Are they chambering? We have an XD Mod2 45 and it is no where near as tight as my Tanfoglio Witness 45. If you want to post in the reloading forum I will watch for it.
 
Hello everyone. It's great to connect with you! I've already learned a lot by reading the forums here.
I'm living in Southwest Michigan and enjoy shooting, golf and boating. I've become more interested in defensive pistol and concealed carry. A friend of mine is into IDPA and I'm planning to try it out.
I look forward to talking to you all and learning more.
Thanks!
 
Hey everyone been A very long long time since I've been on any forum hoping to maybe read some maybe ask a few questions of my brothers and sisters of the gun
 
Hi!

BilliamB here, new to the forum. Mostly plink with a couple of dedicated .22 AR15 uppers, as well as a 9mm Ar15--all to keep ammo costs under control. Once in a while I'll dig out an old FN .308 Police Sniper rifle just to make some noise, but mostly I'm content to punch paper at the club. Additionally, I have a nice collection of air rifles--springers, CO2s and PCPs--that keep me happy.

Coolest guns in the cabinet are a Kimber Superamerica, a Steyr Jeff Cooper Scout in .308 and a custom-stocked Mauser sporter in .220 Swift, as well as several Whiscombe, Barnes, Stalker and Beeman air rifles in calibers ranging from .17 to .58.

I'm in my 70s, retired from the advertising business and live in a rural part of the gun-unfriendly Northeast.

Looking forward to swapping stories and making new friends . . .

B.
 
Hey all from MN. I've lurked on and off for awhile and finally got around to signing up. I mainly frequent muzzleloader sites but interests branch out and so I have to as well. Seems like a nice place you all have.
 
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