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gary/MT · 01-20-2007, 08:37 PM

Hello to all!..........I am an experienced handgun hunter, CCW permit holder, and just plain like to shoot. (rifle also) I shoot a T/C Contender in .221 Fireball, 7x30 Waters, .35 Rem, .44 mag, and last but not least .22 LR.
I also own a Smith & Wesson .44 mag & a Ruger MKII .22. I use all of these for hunting, plinking, and recreational shooting.

As for CCW, I carry a Sig P239 9mm (which my wife can shoot very well), and, just recently an XD-45 Service in Dk Earth/black, and carry in a Don Hume "Open Top" concealment holster, or a S & W fanny pack holster. I wanted something more substantial than the 9mm, and after much research and looking, especially at gun shows, I fell in love with the XD-45 Service model. I reload, and , contrary to what the manual says, I reload and shoot all of my own ammo. I started with WW brass, CCI 300 primers, Power Pistol powder, and from prior experience, 185 gr Speer Gold Dots. Worked up to max load, and at 25 yds it shoots to point of aim with nary a hiccup. I have small hands, but the XD fits just fine. I'll probably settle on the Speer 200 gr Gold Dots for reloads, but will carry concealed using Speer Factory 200 gr +P for legal reasons.

Great Forum here, and I look forward to getting some good info from some of you folks. By the way, its been warmer and drier here than most of the rest of the country, and I have been able to shoot quite a bit.

Best regards...............Gary

**PackerfanXD** · 01-20-2007, 08:44 PM

Welcome from Phoenix.

**jgrauman** · 01-20-2007, 08:47 PM

welcome gary, my entire family is from huntley, whitehall and billings. i love montana! beautiful country, like no where else, wish i could have grown up there

**oklawall** · 01-20-2007, 08:49 PM

welcome

Collander · 01-20-2007, 09:03 PM

Welcome, If you swing by Lakeside say hello to my family for me

Gator · 01-20-2007, 09:39 PM

welcome

mattjohnston87 · 01-21-2007, 06:04 AM

Always good to see another Montanan on here!

Welcome.

Matt

montanashooter · 01-21-2007, 06:22 AM

Welcome from another Montanan........Hey Collander I'm in the next town to your folks...Somers...

DM-SC · 01-21-2007, 06:56 AM

Welcome!

slugger6 · 01-21-2007, 11:07 AM

Welcome, Gary! We are glad to have you join us.

01-20-2007, 08:37 PM	#1
gary/MT XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MT Posts: 8	Greetings from Montana.....Great Forum! Hello to all!..........I am an experienced handgun hunter, CCW permit holder, and just plain like to shoot. (rifle also) I shoot a T/C Contender in .221 Fireball, 7x30 Waters, .35 Rem, .44 mag, and last but not least .22 LR. I also own a Smith & Wesson .44 mag & a Ruger MKII .22. I use all of these for hunting, plinking, and recreational shooting. As for CCW, I carry a Sig P239 9mm (which my wife can shoot very well), and, just recently an XD-45 Service in Dk Earth/black, and carry in a Don Hume "Open Top" concealment holster, or a S & W fanny pack holster. I wanted something more substantial than the 9mm, and after much research and looking, especially at gun shows, I fell in love with the XD-45 Service model. I reload, and , contrary to what the manual says, I reload and shoot all of my own ammo. I started with WW brass, CCI 300 primers, Power Pistol powder, and from prior experience, 185 gr Speer Gold Dots. Worked up to max load, and at 25 yds it shoots to point of aim with nary a hiccup. I have small hands, but the XD fits just fine. I'll probably settle on the Speer 200 gr Gold Dots for reloads, but will carry concealed using Speer Factory 200 gr +P for legal reasons. Great Forum here, and I look forward to getting some good info from some of you folks. By the way, its been warmer and drier here than most of the rest of the country, and I have been able to shoot quite a bit. Best regards...............Gary

01-20-2007, 08:44 PM	#2
PackerfanXD XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ground zero of the invasion Posts: 7,052 Blog Entries: 1	Welcome from Phoenix. __________________ The wealthiest nation in the world with the mightiest army man has ever assembled could not stop them. http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...00-358890.html PALIN/McCAIN '08 An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. -Author unknown.

01-20-2007, 08:47 PM	#3
jgrauman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chattanooga, Tn Posts: 445	welcome gary, my entire family is from huntley, whitehall and billings. i love montana! beautiful country, like no where else, wish i could have grown up there __________________ You see, none of us choose our end really. A king may move a man, a father may claim a son. But remember that, even when those who move you be kings or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God you cannot say, "but I was told by others to do thus," or that "virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice. Remember that.

01-20-2007, 09:39 PM	#6
Gator XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: colorado Posts: 383	welcome __________________ NRA MEMBER G.O.A. MEMBER

01-21-2007, 06:56 AM	#9
DM-SC XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: South Carolina Posts: 491	Welcome! __________________ Some minds are like concrete..thoroughly mixed up and permanently set! XD-45 Service, HS2000 (Paula's got a gun too!)

01-20-2007, 08:49 PM	#4
oklawall XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maud, Oklahoma Posts: 10,107	welcome

01-20-2007, 09:03 PM	#5
Collander XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 734	Welcome, If you swing by Lakeside say hello to my family for me

01-21-2007, 06:04 AM	#7
mattjohnston87 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 6,436	Always good to see another Montanan on here! Welcome. Matt

01-21-2007, 06:22 AM	#8
montanashooter XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Somers, MT Posts: 2	Welcome from another Montanan........Hey Collander I'm in the next town to your folks...Somers...

01-21-2007, 11:07 AM	#10
slugger6 XDTalk 20K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,102	Welcome, Gary! We are glad to have you join us.

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