New to Guns, New to Forum

[N00bSh00ter]

Hello All!

I'm Nate, and I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself.

I live in MoCo and have recently been looking at purchasing a handgun to defend my home. A few crimes close by have left me seriously considering the reality of what would happen if someone tried to rob us or worse if the police didn't rescue us in time. The reality is, we need to be able to defend ourselves.

My wife and I have both shot before and had a great time, and would love to be able to do it more often. We are signed up for the HQL class at Freestate next weekend, and I've been doing a lot of reading (especially on this forum) about how Maryland handles gun ownership. What a convoluted mess.

Anyway, just thought I'd finally sign up and contribute to the discussion. Hope to meet some people and find a range we can frequent that won't rip us off (yes, I'm talking about Gilbert!)

 

[DaemonAssassin]

Welcome.

MD is a convoluted mess alright...

Try Cresap in Frederick. They are open on Sundays 10am-3pm.

 

[kenpo333]

Welcome from the eastern shore. Come on down and shot sometime.

 

[Tyzermah]

Hello Nate, welcome. I'm in MoCo (Aspen Hill area) and fairly new to guns myself. MDShooters is great for info - I've been lurking and learning here for a while.

My wife and I have been shooting at Gilberts for about a year and are ready to move on to something else as well. AGC looks great and there are lots of members on the boards. I'm interested in joining Monumental, but it looks like you really can't go wrong with any of the clubs.

Consider also a shotgun for HD. That's where we started and there are a lot of good reasons for it - plus it's cash and carry. Or, why not just own both? That's probably the most common sentiment here.

regards

 

[ma_deuce]

Depending on where you are in MoCo, the NRA range in VA isn't that far - nice place, too.

 

[LGood48]

Greetings!

 

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[swinokur]

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[Alea Jacta Est]

Welcome from the Park.

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[Sundancer]

Welcome!


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[RavensFan11]

Welcome aboard!

 

[bkuether]

Welcome Nate from MOCO.

Can we call you MOCONATE? JK.

Welcome from Carroll County. What we call, the real boundary of the Free State.

 

[N00bSh00ter]

Wow, thanks so much for all the welcome messages, folks!

Really looking forward to getting to know some of you. I'm not looking for multiple guns just yet-- just want to master the basics, first. Looking at a Ruger SR22 to start, and build from there if I feel like I want to. Looking at keeping things cheap for now. Would love to meet more Maryland Shooters as time goes on!

 

[mopar92]

Glock 19 with an Advantage Arms 22 conversion kit. .22 for practice 9mm for serious use. Come meet a whole bunch of us Feb. 26 and March 4th in Annapolis and fight for our God-given rights. We can always use the help.

 

[ASTC]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Biggfoot44]

Welcome.
And you can also meet some of us in a less crowded setting 2/14 in Annapolis.

And I hear you 1000% with working on mastering pistol skills with a .22lr . That is what I always recomend with only one caveat .

But I also see that you specifical have a concern with home defense. There is indeed merit to making an initial aquisition of a shotgun. We can all understand finiacial realities , and not having too much initial outlay. But used, and very servicable pump shotgun are available from under $200, and can be purchased right away. Then continue the process for you HQL(s) , then select your prefered .22lr handgun , and get some training and practice. Once you are on top of that , you will have ideas as to what you would like in a defensive cal handgun.

 

[Indiana Jones]

Welcome to the forum and good on you for taking the steps to defend your loved ones.

 

[bigshow]

Welcome Nate....great forum with alot of great info!

 

[N00bSh00ter]

Thanks so much for all the info, guys! I absolutely understand the recommendation about buying a shotgun to complement a handgun, but as new owners, we're both more comfortable with the thought of owning something small, at least for now. We've accepted the fact that we're going to have to wait a bit for the handgun process. I'm looking forward to meeting some of you in person one of these days!


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[Mdeng]

Welcome to the forum from Southern Maryland.