My shootin' bio / introduction!
Hi, I just joined a few weeks ago. I am sure glad I found this site! I have been a long time supporter of the 2nd amendment and even ran for congress as a Libertarian back in 96 based primarily on a pro-second-amendment platform.
I have been interested in shooting since I was very young. I had to get my first few BB-guns in clandestine trades with friends in grade school because my mom was against them... I LOVE shooting! I honed my skills past the point that I could out-shoot the capabilities of most common kids bb guns with iron sights. I have never owned a rifle with a scope. I also had the best vision and depth-perception by far in my driver-ed class in high school and I always thought this was why I could shoot well any direction or distance, standing or sitting. My father had a marksman medal in the army too, missed sharpshooter by 1 point or something and he only shot shotguns to hunt for food when he was a kid.
I finally bought my own first good air rifle, a daisy .22 pump, in 1984. It shoots better than just about anything I have owned. I still have it and shoot it. I can line up matchsticks wedged in the railing across the back deck @ my house and hit them mostly every time standing up. The kids and their friends love it when I do shots like that. I also have them point to twigs hanging down in a tree and I hit them for them. I like interesting, difficult, trick shots best. I still love air rifles, my next one is going to be an RWS Diana 48 I think...
My first real gun was a blued Ruger MKII pistol with 6" barrel I bought in college. (I bought a Jennings / Bryco .380 that broke immediately, but that does not count as a gun). Shoots very very accurately too. Still have that one. Love it. After several other guns, I discovered 5-position trap shooting. That became an instant favorite til I moved away from the CHEAP municipal shooting range! Dang! Then I bought a ruger 10/22 and shot the heck out of that -- very accurate bone-stock! I lived in a concealed-carry state for a few years and got a permit to carry and a Taurus PT92 9mm which I carried all the time on my motorcycle. I liked the accuracy and action on that too, as I like to sport shoot with all my guns a lot. I started to load my own ammo back in 1995 or so-- and really enjoy that. I can make low-speed subsonic loads for target shooting which don't beat up my gun, and experiment with load accuracy, etc. I'm a scientist, so I like that too. My most recent purchase, based solely on accuracy reports (which were accurate reports, lol) is the great little blued Taurus PT709 slim. It shoots very well, more accurate than other much longer-barreled 9mm pistols I have shot. I am very happy with it.
I found this site while looking for reviews / info on that gun. What a great website! I love it!
Hi, My husband and I just picked up my Christmas Present. Kimber 1911 Tactical Ultra II. I have always been a fan of the 1911's and this one fits my small hands like a glove. I brought my CZ75 back from Germany in 88. My CZ is still a favorite, but just a tad large for concealed carry. 
