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Hello,
I am a new member from Western Montana.
This is my range:
Western Montana Fish & Game Association - The WMFG is a membership based organization that privately owns and operates the Deer Creek Shooting Center in East Missoula Montana
I was told about your forum from another member here in the Pacific Northwest.
I do NOT shoot as much as I used to shoot due to my older age and arthritis but I still remain very active in the Right To Keep and Bear Arms issues as I did in my former state (His home state not mine.) with my late husband. I used to shoot around 10,000 rounds a year in CF and in RF firearms. Later on, I mainly went to 22lr and a bit of 22wmr firearms. Right now, I shoot 22lr in rifles. I have Not shot much this past year though.
I do not hunt but I have no objections to hunting. I do eat elk and deer. I like to fish but would rather swim than fish!
My MT born and raised husband, I am a remarried widow, still shoots quite a bit, hunts, is active in RKBA issues and he used to compete a LOT! He has reloaded for over 40 years. I have never reloaded and I do not plan to reload. However, I have looked for products for him and friends before he retired with a crazy 24/7 job! I helped fix up a den for him when I built this house so he had his own special hunting/fishing room.
I do not shoot handguns any longer but they used to be MY favorite type of gun when I started to buy my own guns in the late 90's. I was into a few CF and RF lever action guns over the years. I still like lever action rifles but I sold mine. My husband still shoots his few CF lever action rifles and some bolt action rifles.
Right now, I like to shoot a couple of bolt action CZ rifles (22lr) and, don't laugh, a light weight Savage Rascal - single shot rifle (22lr) when I would like to shoot even if my arthritis is bad.
I discovered bolt action rifles a few years ago but before that time, they did Not interest me. The ones that I tried at a few events, back east and out here, were too heavy for me even though I had owned and shot heavier handguns - my former handguns.
I am not into shotguns but my MT husband used to own and shoot them in a few calibers.
I do like the looks and history of some black powder, old fashioned rifles but I never owned one. They are heavy! The few that I looked at over the years. Some older guys at my former club in my former state shot them.
I used to shoot at a Sportsman's Club in a rural area close to my old house (Boonies.) in my former state. I shot at an indoor range that was attached to my former gun store, back east, too. That was a much longer drive for me but I went there once and sometimes twice a week when I first started to shoot and buy my own guns. Late 90's.
My late husband only owned a few guns in his life compared to me and he was into 2 main calibers. He did not hunt. He was into the RKBA issues and into self defense. Self dense big time. (Owning only a few firearms was his choice. He was into sail and power boats! Me too - love the water but guns were something that I wanted to learn due to self defense issues. Especially in the late 90's.) He was a very good shot. He always encouraged me when it came to the RKBA and buying guns. He introduced me to a couple of guns after his Vietnam and around the world military time after we moved back to his home state. At the time, I was not into anything but learning basic safety issues and self defense in using one of his handguns. The few other guns of his and 2 lever action rifles did not interest me at the time. I had some family members who used shotguns, back on the East Coast, but I did not grow up around firearms as many people did.
I like iron sights personally - I do not like or use scopes. I have worn eyeglasses since I was 5 years old. I started using bi-focals in my 40's. I am 68 years old now. I like to shoot standing up and I do not care for bench rest shooting. I shoot better standing up. Not leaning against anything. My late husband and my husband liked/like to shoot standing up and bench rest shooting.
Anyway... enough of this long Britannica post of mine.
I read your forum earlier today too. I enjoyed it. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Catherine
Typos!
I am a new member from Western Montana.
This is my range:
Western Montana Fish & Game Association - The WMFG is a membership based organization that privately owns and operates the Deer Creek Shooting Center in East Missoula Montana
I was told about your forum from another member here in the Pacific Northwest.
I do NOT shoot as much as I used to shoot due to my older age and arthritis but I still remain very active in the Right To Keep and Bear Arms issues as I did in my former state (His home state not mine.) with my late husband. I used to shoot around 10,000 rounds a year in CF and in RF firearms. Later on, I mainly went to 22lr and a bit of 22wmr firearms. Right now, I shoot 22lr in rifles. I have Not shot much this past year though.
I do not hunt but I have no objections to hunting. I do eat elk and deer. I like to fish but would rather swim than fish!
My MT born and raised husband, I am a remarried widow, still shoots quite a bit, hunts, is active in RKBA issues and he used to compete a LOT! He has reloaded for over 40 years. I have never reloaded and I do not plan to reload. However, I have looked for products for him and friends before he retired with a crazy 24/7 job! I helped fix up a den for him when I built this house so he had his own special hunting/fishing room.
I do not shoot handguns any longer but they used to be MY favorite type of gun when I started to buy my own guns in the late 90's. I was into a few CF and RF lever action guns over the years. I still like lever action rifles but I sold mine. My husband still shoots his few CF lever action rifles and some bolt action rifles.
Right now, I like to shoot a couple of bolt action CZ rifles (22lr) and, don't laugh, a light weight Savage Rascal - single shot rifle (22lr) when I would like to shoot even if my arthritis is bad.
I discovered bolt action rifles a few years ago but before that time, they did Not interest me. The ones that I tried at a few events, back east and out here, were too heavy for me even though I had owned and shot heavier handguns - my former handguns.
I am not into shotguns but my MT husband used to own and shoot them in a few calibers.
I do like the looks and history of some black powder, old fashioned rifles but I never owned one. They are heavy! The few that I looked at over the years. Some older guys at my former club in my former state shot them.
I used to shoot at a Sportsman's Club in a rural area close to my old house (Boonies.) in my former state. I shot at an indoor range that was attached to my former gun store, back east, too. That was a much longer drive for me but I went there once and sometimes twice a week when I first started to shoot and buy my own guns. Late 90's.
My late husband only owned a few guns in his life compared to me and he was into 2 main calibers. He did not hunt. He was into the RKBA issues and into self defense. Self dense big time. (Owning only a few firearms was his choice. He was into sail and power boats! Me too - love the water but guns were something that I wanted to learn due to self defense issues. Especially in the late 90's.) He was a very good shot. He always encouraged me when it came to the RKBA and buying guns. He introduced me to a couple of guns after his Vietnam and around the world military time after we moved back to his home state. At the time, I was not into anything but learning basic safety issues and self defense in using one of his handguns. The few other guns of his and 2 lever action rifles did not interest me at the time. I had some family members who used shotguns, back on the East Coast, but I did not grow up around firearms as many people did.
I like iron sights personally - I do not like or use scopes. I have worn eyeglasses since I was 5 years old. I started using bi-focals in my 40's. I am 68 years old now. I like to shoot standing up and I do not care for bench rest shooting. I shoot better standing up. Not leaning against anything. My late husband and my husband liked/like to shoot standing up and bench rest shooting.
Anyway... enough of this long Britannica post of mine.
I read your forum earlier today too. I enjoyed it. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Catherine
Typos!
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