Never seen this thread before today. Pretty long running!!
I'm Tim.
Married to an awesome woman who tolerates my guns (well, more like tolerates the money I spend on them). No kids, but 2 mutts, one awesome cat, one 3 legged relatively cool cat, and one punk a@@ kitten, who will be cool once he gets out of the kitten phase.
Just got out of the Army bout a year and a half ago (1/508 -in SETAF, not 82nd, 3/505, 2/63 AR, 3/505 again which became 5/73). Was an 11C first, then reclassed to 91B (aka 91W, 68W). Been deployed to Kosovo, and Iraq twice. (Yes, the 82nd was the best unit I have ever been in, thanks
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Going to school now, at the University of Northern Iowa.
No handguns for me, but I do kind of want to get a .22 to see if I like them.
As for rifles, I have a 2 Garands, a Savage .270, a 10/22, and a Mossberg M44, and a RRA Varmint EOP. I reload for the centerfires.
For shotguns, I have an 870 express that has more or less been turned into my deer gun, and a CZ 712 (which is underrated I think - only malfunctions I have had were with Winchester bulk packs, no others).
I get most of my guns by saving for them, or by buying them after a deployment. Guns are about the only things I spend money on, so my wife is ok with it, but of course wishes I would spend less on them, just as I wish she would spend less on clothes and bags and whatnot.
Added:
I drink cheap wine, smoke cheap cigars and buy economical guns. I do not dance with ugly women though.
My kinda guy - but I did quit smoking recently.