new member from alabama

chiefs-special-guy · November 8th, 2005, 11:02 PM

greetings to all. i am a college professor and sporting clays shooter from alabama who has a ccw license but is a relative newcomer to handguns of any sort. i do like revolvers, however, and have several. my ccw gun is-surprise- a s&w chief's special in good old 38 spec caliber. model 36, blue, made about 1970 approximately. i also have a 686 and a ruger single action 32 h&r for plinking. i hope to learn some stuff about handguns. if anyone has a shotgun question, especially on english side-bys, i may be able to help. probably not, but you never know.
thanks!

Bud White · November 8th, 2005, 11:04 PM

Welcome Pull up a chair ..

P95Carry · November 9th, 2005, 12:09 AM

CSG - if I may abreviate - big welcome to you

That gun (Chief's Special) has class and history - many have been carried over a long time. We are here - obviously - very much into carry and the platform choices so - do feel free to ask or contribute knowledge to posts and re shotguns - I shoot clays way too little these days but do like my shotguns!!

I never yet have had a true English SBS shotgun - tho being an Englishman (was!!) I have a love for fine things like H&H, Purdy etc - but not the bufget ever to afford them

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I do still tho have my very first shotgun which is (sorta apology!) a Spanish - Sable 12G SBS, non eject but a gun I have always treasured. Cost me approx equivalent of $200 back in 1975, so I guess it was not really that cheap - I did also have stock lengthened to achieve the fit I wanted, tho that did not aesthetically do a lot for it.!!

srfl · November 9th, 2005, 04:10 AM

Welcome!

It's good to have you, a representative of college academia, here with us.

DirksterG30 · November 9th, 2005, 06:57 AM

Welcome to the Forum. We look forward to your contributions.

dpesec · November 9th, 2005, 07:19 AM

Welcome to the group. I'm glad I'm not the only Prof here.
I started out with a wheelgun, then shifted to a pistol.
Read and ask, carry what you're comfortable with.

Again, Welcome.

HollowpointHank · November 9th, 2005, 08:48 AM

Welcome to CombatCarry! I am originally from Alabama. I now live in South Carolina. Grew up in Birmingham. Moved about 1998 or so. Why did you get a CCW? I know Ala is not a shall issue state so you had to go to the sheriff. Just curious. How difficult was it for you? I'm sure we would all be interested in the process. Again welcome.

FrontSight · November 9th, 2005, 09:07 AM

Welcome Chief and a big hearty Roll Tide, or War Damn Eagle if you are of the other football persuasion, I'm originally from East LA (East Lower Alabama), Geneva in fact. I live in Georgia now, and envy Bama CCWs' because they can carry in a restaurant that serves alcohol. We can't here in GA. What subject(s) do you teach?

rstickle · November 9th, 2005, 09:18 AM

Welcome to the forum.

Interesting choice on the carry gun, a real classic.

QKShooter · November 9th, 2005, 10:06 AM

Welcome to the forum.
Thanks for registering! :unitedsta
Please feel welcome to be active on the forum.

BTW~Being an accomplished clay shooter should give you a very real advantage in shooting your handgun defensively.
Just mentally transfer that "already ingrained" instinctive shotgun ability to "hit"....over from your shotgun to your defensive handgun & you've got it!
You should be a "natural" defensive shooter.

November 8th, 2005, 11:02 PM	#1
chiefs-special-guy Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: alabama Posts: 257	new member from alabama greetings to all. i am a college professor and sporting clays shooter from alabama who has a ccw license but is a relative newcomer to handguns of any sort. i do like revolvers, however, and have several. my ccw gun is-surprise- a s&w chief's special in good old 38 spec caliber. model 36, blue, made about 1970 approximately. i also have a 686 and a ruger single action 32 h&r for plinking. i hope to learn some stuff about handguns. if anyone has a shotgun question, especially on english side-bys, i may be able to help. probably not, but you never know. thanks! Last edited by chiefs-special-guy; November 8th, 2005 at 11:03 PM.. Reason: typo

November 9th, 2005, 12:09 AM	#3
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,468	CSG - if I may abreviate - big welcome to you That gun (Chief's Special) has class and history - many have been carried over a long time. We are here - obviously - very much into carry and the platform choices so - do feel free to ask or contribute knowledge to posts and re shotguns - I shoot clays way too little these days but do like my shotguns!! I never yet have had a true English SBS shotgun - tho being an Englishman (was!!) I have a love for fine things like H&H, Purdy etc - but not the bufget ever to afford them . I do still tho have my very first shotgun which is (sorta apology!) a Spanish - Sable 12G SBS, non eject but a gun I have always treasured. Cost me approx equivalent of $200 back in 1975, so I guess it was not really that cheap - I did also have stock lengthened to achieve the fit I wanted, tho that did not aesthetically do a lot for it.!! __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

November 9th, 2005, 04:10 AM	#4
srfl Senior Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: FL Posts: 6,873	Welcome! It's good to have you, a representative of college academia, here with us. __________________ USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947

November 9th, 2005, 07:19 AM	#6
dpesec Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 536	Welcome to the group. I'm glad I'm not the only Prof here. I started out with a wheelgun, then shifted to a pistol. Read and ask, carry what you're comfortable with. Again, Welcome. __________________ Dave “The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms”. General George Patton—US Army Vis et Veneratio "So this is how democracy dies: to thunderous applause." Actress Natalie Portman as Padme in Star Wars Revenge of the Sith

November 9th, 2005, 08:48 AM	#7
HollowpointHank Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 241	Welcome to CombatCarry! I am originally from Alabama. I now live in South Carolina. Grew up in Birmingham. Moved about 1998 or so. Why did you get a CCW? I know Ala is not a shall issue state so you had to go to the sheriff. Just curious. How difficult was it for you? I'm sure we would all be interested in the process. Again welcome. __________________ They'll get my gun when they pry it from my cold dead fingers!

November 8th, 2005, 11:04 PM	#2
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gone from Here Posts: 17,375	Welcome Pull up a chair ..

November 9th, 2005, 06:57 AM	#5
DirksterG30 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 445	Welcome to the Forum. We look forward to your contributions.

November 9th, 2005, 09:07 AM	#8
FrontSight Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: albany, ga Posts: 132	Welcome Chief and a big hearty Roll Tide, or War Damn Eagle if you are of the other football persuasion, I'm originally from East LA (East Lower Alabama), Geneva in fact. I live in Georgia now, and envy Bama CCWs' because they can carry in a restaurant that serves alcohol. We can't here in GA. What subject(s) do you teach? __________________ Pershing SIR!!

November 9th, 2005, 09:18 AM	#9
rstickle Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 12,752	Welcome to the forum. Interesting choice on the carry gun, a real classic. __________________ Rick EOD - Initial success or total failure

November 9th, 2005, 10:06 AM	#10
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 23,499	Hi chiefs-special-guy Welcome to the forum. Thanks for registering! :unitedsta Please feel welcome to be active on the forum. BTW~Being an accomplished clay shooter should give you a very real advantage in shooting your handgun defensively. Just mentally transfer that "already ingrained" instinctive shotgun ability to "hit"....over from your shotgun to your defensive handgun & you've got it! You should be a "natural" defensive shooter. __________________ Liberty/Tyranny ___________________________ Ain't That A Shame! Be Happy! *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OG3u...1&feature=fvwp*

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