Wysiwyg101
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This looks like a nice place. I think I'll stick around for awhile. My name is Rick and I still don't own a gun. However, I want to own and I would like to carry concealed. Probably for much the same reasons as everyone else here. Keeping myself and my family as safe as I can.
Since I made the decision that I wanted to exercise my 2nd Amendment rights a couple of months ago, I have done quite a bit of research. First, I looked at handguns to see what I might like (I have pretty much settled on a SA XD(m) .40 Compact). That led me to the fact that I need to get at least a 12g shotgun in the house as a defensive weapon. And possibly an assault rifle as well.
Somewhere along the way in my research I started to become a survivalist of sorts. Now all of a sudden I want to build everyone a decent first aid kit (and one for each car as well). I also want everyone in the house to build a 72 hour kit.
Here recently I have been thinking about the fact that when I do get my firearms, I probably should make sure I stay proficient in the usage. That means at least 200 rds downrange a month. That's 2400 rds a year. Typical .40 cal ammo is around $400 per 1,000 rds. So, that's close to a $1,000 a yr in ammo alone. Crud, now I have to research re-loading.
So, out of a simple need to protect me and mine came a re-loading survivalist as well. However, all this takes funds that I just don't have yet. But, I'm workin on it. I look forward to being a part of this community and learning even more that I need to be aware of from ya'll.
I would apologize for the long intro, but I happen to be long-winded. Just be advised that when I way in on someone else's thread most of my responses will be just as long. :laugh:
Since I made the decision that I wanted to exercise my 2nd Amendment rights a couple of months ago, I have done quite a bit of research. First, I looked at handguns to see what I might like (I have pretty much settled on a SA XD(m) .40 Compact). That led me to the fact that I need to get at least a 12g shotgun in the house as a defensive weapon. And possibly an assault rifle as well.
Somewhere along the way in my research I started to become a survivalist of sorts. Now all of a sudden I want to build everyone a decent first aid kit (and one for each car as well). I also want everyone in the house to build a 72 hour kit.
Here recently I have been thinking about the fact that when I do get my firearms, I probably should make sure I stay proficient in the usage. That means at least 200 rds downrange a month. That's 2400 rds a year. Typical .40 cal ammo is around $400 per 1,000 rds. So, that's close to a $1,000 a yr in ammo alone. Crud, now I have to research re-loading.
So, out of a simple need to protect me and mine came a re-loading survivalist as well. However, all this takes funds that I just don't have yet. But, I'm workin on it. I look forward to being a part of this community and learning even more that I need to be aware of from ya'll.
I would apologize for the long intro, but I happen to be long-winded. Just be advised that when I way in on someone else's thread most of my responses will be just as long. :laugh: