Hi
I am a new guy here and will give a few bullet points (no pun intended) about my interests etc
1. I love shooting pistol, sporting clays, and long range rifle
2. I do a lot of gunsmithing on my pistols and help friends with gunsmithing needs.
3. Accumulated a ton of smithing tools over the years
4. TIG weld on about anything
5. I belong to several ranges locally. One is free for members ($75 per year) but is 40 minutes out. With fuel consts I have been shooting at local close by places and paying $10 to $15 to shoot for a couple hours. Still better that fuel for an 80 minute trip.
6. I love working on side by side shotguns and Winchester model 21's
7. my 2 ruger mark 3 (one 22/45) are fun to shoot. I have removed the mag disconnect and installed the Volquertson accuizing kit. I like the result better than the S&W 41 now. thanks Nick V.
8. I have finished installing Dawson Precision adjustable tritium sights on 2 pistols and will do the XD this weekend.
9. I have a retinal pucker in my right shooting eye that was disguised by a large cataract. I had the cataract out and new synthetic on put in. Then the retinal pucker was diagnosed. I just can't shoot right hand right eye anymore. I am doing well leaning to shoot pistol left eye and right hand and am doing better that ever. I think the eye problem has been around for quite a while without me noticing. I am now learning to shoot rifle left handed left eye. That is tough and I am starting to practice with my 22 (cheaper) rifle now. I am pretty concerned about shoting clays because that is a both eye open sprot for depthe preception.
10. I have arthritis but am mobile but not enough for IDPA or 3-gun matches. I am settling for target pistol and looking into the 6.5 Grendel for 1000 yard shooting. those don't involve much movement and knee down and up stuff.
11. I love to reload shotshell, pistol, and rifle.
12. I am hopeing someday to pay for a Sharps long range 45-90 BPCR. I have a deposit at Shiloh now but will take a while to pay off.
13. divorced after she walked out after 39 years-I end up paying 2600 per month and have 22 more payments-blaaaah.
14. I am going to try to still hunt this year with 357 or 44 mag for deer.
15. I am working on a reload for my 9mm Glock 17. I have a bunch of 122 grain fbrn lead and am using VitaVori powder. I started with 4.1 gn and am now at 4.3. The start was 4.0 and max at 4.6. The group was terrible at 25 yards so back to the drawing board. Any recommendations?
16. I reload metal cartridages with my Dillon 550-B and have a rockchucker for single loading of my 7-30 Waters. I plan to reload the 6.5 Grendel.
17 I hope to buy that from Alexander Arms in a year or so.
18----Please help me find a new S&W 952 long slide in 9mm. I have had the local gun store hunting for 5 months and I have looked all over also. Where are they?
thanks for letting me be part of this forum
Jeff