HI. Just joined. I'm member of a few other gun forums, also the 1911TechTalk list.
I'm rural, Libertarian, SF fan, Hydroelectric Operator, living in the great Pacific NorthWET, loving it. Commotion in my life the last few years (2+ years of expensive divorce) has kept me from the reloading bench for a while, but I hope to get back to it and supplement my RCBS with a Dillon. I drive various rigs, from My Beloved Kathleen's Grand Cherokee (finishing up a suspension lift in the shop) to an ex-cop 2000 Crown Vic, to my old ugly International backwoods 4x4, ride a Suzuki DL650, grew up an "airport brat" around light planes, and am interested in pretty much all things mechanical.
I'm into preparedness, and believe that global economic and U.S. monetary collapse is now unavoidable, particularly since pretty much everything the Obamination's Regime has done was calculated to make it worse.
I want the one thing no goverment will ever give me: Leave me alone to live my life.
I'm a 1911 fan, but have owned a Glock for years, and just bought a Springfield XDM in .45 auto, so it's not a religion with me.
I have a couple of nines, love my .45's, no interest in the .40 but wouldn't mind playing with a 10mm oneday, to see if it can really be an autoloading .41 magnum.
I have the greatest respect for the versatility of the .357, own a .44 and a .454 and just plain enjoy all arms.