Montana transplant

[Oldsoulactual]

Greetings all,

I'm a semi-recent transplant from Big Sky Country. I work for the NPS, and I am a USAF Security Forces veteran. I'm pretty acquainted with the tacitcal/practical realm of firearms and shooting and looking to maintain my skills and learn some new ones while I'm here. Picking up some long range skill wouldn't be such a bad thing either. Glad to find some local, like-minded people in the firearms community. Looking forward to my time here.

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[Kruel J]

Welcome to NWFA! You'll find the site addicting!

 

[bolus]

Were you at Malmstrom AFB? My father was an MP there

 

[11Charlie]

Welcome!! Kruejl is right this place is addicting and has great people.

 

[Oldsoulactual]

Were you at Malmstrom AFB? My father was an MP there

Indeed I was

 

[Oldsoulactual]

Welcome to NWFA! You'll find the site addicting!

Thank you!

 

[Oldsoulactual]

Welcome!! Kruejl is right this place is addicting and has great people.

Thanks!

 

[Rudedog]

I also was a Big Sky resident. I even liked eastern Montana !

 

[filsonhand]

Cool. Someone from Montana, not California

 

[bolus]

Indeed I was

Ah cool. When I was a kid I got to shoot a full auto M60 at the gun range way out east behind the runway. My friend who was a little older got to shoot a M16 full auto. I was a little too small to handle it so they let me shoot the m60 that was on a tripod and one on the APC that was there. They let my friend's little brother who was 7 or 8 shoot the M60 with blanks. Occasionally got to go inside the armory when I was with my dad. Good stuff.

 

[GOG]

Welcome from the great State of Jefferson.

 

[2ndtimer]

Welcome to Northwest Firearms. Sorry to hear that you had to leave Montana. After experiencing Washington state politics, you will long for the place you left. I love Montana, and might try to talk my wife into relocating there once she retires from teaching.

 

[Oldsoulactual]

I also was a Big Sky resident. I even liked eastern Montana !

It takes a special kind of person to like Eastern MT, but the Southeast side did work it's magic on me a few times.

 

[Oldsoulactual]

Ah cool. When I was a kid I got to shoot a full auto M60 at the gun range way out east behind the runway. My friend who was a little older got to shoot a M16 full auto. I was a little too small to handle it so they let me shoot the m60 that was on a tripod and one on the APC that was there. They let my friend's little brother who was 7 or 8 shoot the M60 with blanks. Occasionally got to go inside the armory when I was with my dad. Good stuff.

The 60 was a little before my time but I can appreciate the heritage that is the pig. These days we could hardly get the funding to send our own guys to qual on the 240, let alone let base pop have at it. Consider yourself fortunate for growing up in a time when that was still doable.

 

[Oldsoulactual]

Welcome to Northwest Firearms. Sorry to hear that you had to leave Montana. After experiencing Washington state politics, you will long for the place you left. I love Montana, and might try to talk my wife into relocating there once she retires from teaching.

Tell me about it. When I did my first transfer off of armslist I was surprised (but probably should have known better) there were no private party sales here. Then when I discovered my CPL didn't reciprocate and I had to wait over two weeks to get my new handgun, I was none too impressed. Alas, I will render unto Caesar until we're done here.

 

[Tarawa86]

Welcome! My dad's side of the family is from Fairview, MT, and the family farm there is still going strong.

 

[fredball]

Welcome Aboard

 

[Larrytpdx]

Welcome to the Forum and thanks for your service!

 

[CountryGent]

Welcome to NWFA.

 

[ajellydonut]

Following the Civil War, my 1858 Remington New Army Model ended up in Montana as a safe queen. Beautiful State you're from.