Hello folks, new to the site. I buddy of mine actuality told me about it. I've been on the firearm and gun forum for a while but posted very little over there. Just read up on a lot of useful info. I live in New Castle raised here most of my life. I'm very active in my Jeep club and fire department where I'm a fire-line officer for the past 7 years. I'm 33 years old with a wife and two baby girls. I started out with a Stroger double barrel over/under 12 GA. Love that gun. My pop and I started out skeet shooting down Ommellanden twice a month on Saturdays. After that I purchase a Thompson Center Arms Hawkins black powered w/caps lock. I fired that gun twice and I was planning on using it for hunting deer. I took the hunter safety course down Ommellanden as well and to this day haven't been hunting. No one seems to want to take a noob out for his first run. So a few years went by and I grew up a bit more, got married and started a family. I'm the kind of person that wants to protect his castle and it's content so the interested flared up again. I wanted a hand gun but never held one let alone fired one. It seemed very intimidating. I looked for a few months then decided I would be much comfortable with a shot gun since I've had some experience with them. Alone with my Stroger my pop has a Remington Semi Auto 1187 from 1987, a 870 pump with light stock and came with the extra riffled barrel, a 1967 Marlin 39A, and CSA Omega black powder gun that I've fired. I wanted the Remington 870 pump with the green stock but they were out of them. I thought it looked really cool and it was different. I try to be a bit different then everyone else. I ended up getting the black 870 pump with the full barrel. So after that my pop, younger brother and I started skeet shooting again last fall and did that for a few months. We had a blast. Then I started looking into the CC course as I want to be able to get a hand gun and carry it canceled. I also wanted some training on a hand gun to feel better about it. I figured I better get a hand gun I want so when I take the safety course I can use my gun and get familiar with it. I wanted the Ruger SP 101 with the canceled hammer. I went to X Ring three times and the third time I was going to purchase it. But safety for my first hand gun was my main concern as I have two babies in the house. The revolver does not have a safety lock and that was very important to me. My 2nd choice was the two town 380 Bersa but they were out of stock. So I started looking over the supplies they had and found the Taurus PT 24/7 PRO DS. So I went from wanting and almost buying a 357 revolver, to a 380 semi, to a 40 semi in about an hour LOL. I must say, I love this gun. I've done a lot of research on all three guns before I went to the store and the Taurus was my 3rd choice and I'm really glad I got it. It has three safety features on it and fires great with incredible accuracy for a noob like me. I've fired the gun twice since I purchase it @ Targetmaster in PA and it was a blast. Goes through ammo quick and I now understand why many get 22's for the range. For a while I keep all my guns @ my pops house since he has a fire rated gun safe and I didn't feel comfortable with guns in the house just yet. Well there was a threat issued to me so I told the wife I was going to bring a gun home. The wife told me whenever and whatever. I brought home the shot gun and I have it put away where I know my kids won't get to it. My girls are old and very smart enough to understand and I've talked to them about guns and safety. I have since brought my Taurus home and I have that in a safe place and the clips in another. I have told the wife I want a fire rated gun safe for Xmas. Anyhow, the wife has told me a few times she would like to learn how to shoot in case I am not home and she needs to know. I am ok with this but I told her I would get her a 380 gun to learn on. I plan to take the complete course @ Targetmaster this fall and get my CC. I figured I would jump on here since you all are local and maybe get a lot of pointers as well as maybe join a club or range. Well I'm sure this is a bit long but now you know a bit about me an hope to meet some of you.
Oh and some of the things I like to do is fish (fresh, surf, salt), wheeling, camping, riding, hanging out with family and friends. I'm pretty easy going but I question a lot of things and say whats on my mind with no pun intended...
Oh and some of the things I like to do is fish (fresh, surf, salt), wheeling, camping, riding, hanging out with family and friends. I'm pretty easy going but I question a lot of things and say whats on my mind with no pun intended...
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch , Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote" - Benjamin Franklin
