Hello! New member from MT

[Iasonus B]

Hi there,

I am a life-long revolver and car guy, Baptist preacher, and former LEO. I own Three Smith's right now, a Brazilian M1917 (thinking about trying to trade/sell for a M19 or M28- I need better sights), an S-prefix K frame .38 (gifted from my great aunt, who bought it police surplus in the early 1950's), and my wife's late 1960's Model 60. What a great site.

I also own a Sig 229 duty pistol, Mossy 590-A1, PSA AR-15 (all my old duty weapons), and various and sundry Marlins, AKs, and a pre-64 Winchester 70 (also a gift from my favorite aunt).

I am excited to learn from you all!

Jason

 

[Weimar]

welcome - I lived in Helena for a couple of years as a army recruiter
Have 10 acres half between there and Great Falls that we're selling

Great state!

Ed

 

[D Brown]

Welcome to the Smith & Wesson Forum from Central Florida!

 

[rwsmith]

And a....

And a Hound Dawg Howdy to you from SC!

Are you one of those preachers like Clint Eastwood in 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'?

 

[bigwheelzip]

Howdy from South Carolina, and welcome to the forum.

 

[RobertJ.]

Greetings from the Oregon Coast!

My wife has family in Kalispell, and I have family in Billings.

 

[coachray]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[OLDSTER]

Welcome from North Dakota

 

[MSG Glenn]

Welcome from Wisconsin!

 

[mrsig]

Welcome from Tampa

 

[wingriderz]

Welcome A Board from the Sunshine State

 

[growr]

welcome from Billings Montana! If you haven't visited the good folks a Capital Sports, it would be worth your time. They can also set you up with memberships to the 2 ranges in the area.
Randy

 

[Targets Guy]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[oddshooter]

Welcome to anybody from Montana.

My wife and I moved to Missoula for grad school right after graduating USC in LA (1971). A hundred bucks in our pocket. That was quite a culture shock.

Karma bit us on the *** on day one. She was trying to get us to cool our jets from the fast lane. We spent the night in our Jeep at 10 degrees. On pure ice, we slide into the back of another car doing 4 mph. Just no way to stop. The truck we hit shoved its trailer hitch into our radiator. At the radiator store we found Donny, a young Vietnam vet just out of the marine corp, alone in the shop. We told him our story over an hour or so as he worked and then got ready to leave.

He handed me a note with his phone and address on it saying, "You have zero chance of finding a place to stay". Call me after you fail. I asked him how much did I owe and he said Get out of here before the boss comes back.

Later that afternoon we stopped out near Lolo just off the road. We were sitting dead still and noticed we were starting to slide to the right. As the incline got steeper, we rolled over on to the roof. Everything we owned was on that roof. Rolled over doing zero mph. Slowwwww motion.

My lady crawled out and up the embankment and sat on the ground crying. It was a tough day. We were ready to leave. I called Donny.

Donny turned out to be the best friend I ever had. A great man that was taken too early at 29 as a Wilderness Ranger. He made the difference that day like mana from heaven. We spent 10 years mostly living in the woods.

We fell in love with Montana and the People. I worked all over the state including Helena at the Capitol. As a group, those are the nicest folks on the planet. We still have a small place west of Flathead Lake but we never get there anymore. I miss the people and Montana more than I can express.

You are a lucky man to be in such a place. Enjoy it !
Prescut

 

[bmg60]

Hi
From a Montana collector. Retired to MT. in 2008 great place to live
send me a email, l I have been collecting S & W revolvers for over 30 years
if you need to have a answer on Smith & Wesson's send me a email.
Jim

 

[S&W Oldtimer]

Welcome from Va.

 

[rwt1405]

Welcome from Delaware!

 

[snuffy51]

Welcome to the forum. Great place to hang out.

 

[mcoe74]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[tekarra]

Welcome aboard. I had some good friends from Helena while I was in Butte at MSM.