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Well I’ve been posting so I guess that it’s time to say hello and wow what a great board. It takes a special combination of staff and members to make a board successful and from what I read I’d describe this one as stellar. Anyway a little about me… I’m 51 (yup I’m old) and I’ve been shooting ever since my grandfather started teaching me how to handle a firearm safely and how to shoot with a single shot .22 rifle at the ripe old age of 5 or 6. Pistol lessons followed a few of years later.
I’ve always been a fair rifle shot at best, but in my younger days I was a pretty darn fair trap shooter if I do say so myself. That and the way I was taught pistol shooting probably contributed to my unorthodox pistol style. My early learn’in was on moving targets and so I tend to shoot a pistol a bit better if treat it like I’m shooting trap. Weird I know but it works for me. Draw and fire, or draw and double tap good, slow deliberate fire not so good.
Over the years I’ve added to my collection, and together with what my dad left me it’s not a bad collection of autoloaders, wheelguns, rifles and shotguns, but my eye has always been drawn to 1911s. I’ve been hooked since the 80s. This past year I bought my first DOA, a Kahr PM40, and suddenly realized the DAOs didn’t all suck.
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As a result of this little epiphany and a great deal of research I now have an M&P 45 with thumb safety (hey I’m a 1911 guy
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) on order. I’m supporting my local gun shop and his S&W order is backordered so my M&P is a month away. Besides it’s 50 miles to a dealer with one in stock and in California that equals 200 miles worth of round trips. I’m so excited that I that can’t hardly stand it. I’m already drooling over the 40c.
Anyway expect a million questions as I start picking out and ordering holsters, spare magazines, and magazine carriers, and ordering Trijicon sights in anticipation of its arrival. As soon as it arrives it’ll be heading off for a trigger job and such and then it’s off to the range.
Anyway except for stating my wish for S&W to produce 10mm version I’ve babbled on long enough. Thanks again!
I’ve always been a fair rifle shot at best, but in my younger days I was a pretty darn fair trap shooter if I do say so myself. That and the way I was taught pistol shooting probably contributed to my unorthodox pistol style. My early learn’in was on moving targets and so I tend to shoot a pistol a bit better if treat it like I’m shooting trap. Weird I know but it works for me. Draw and fire, or draw and double tap good, slow deliberate fire not so good.
Over the years I’ve added to my collection, and together with what my dad left me it’s not a bad collection of autoloaders, wheelguns, rifles and shotguns, but my eye has always been drawn to 1911s. I’ve been hooked since the 80s. This past year I bought my first DOA, a Kahr PM40, and suddenly realized the DAOs didn’t all suck.
Anyway expect a million questions as I start picking out and ordering holsters, spare magazines, and magazine carriers, and ordering Trijicon sights in anticipation of its arrival. As soon as it arrives it’ll be heading off for a trigger job and such and then it’s off to the range.
Anyway except for stating my wish for S&W to produce 10mm version I’ve babbled on long enough. Thanks again!
