Many years ago I was researching for a concealed carry gun. My research led me to a snub nose .38. I read the reviews on other brands and they kept saying such things as, "fit and finish aren't perfect but then again it's not a Smith and Wesson," or like, "shoots almost as well as a Smith and Wesson" and other stuff like that.
So I wanted to do more research on Smith and Wesson snub nose .38's. My googlin'. kept leading me here. I decided on a 442 based on what I had learned, as well as my preferred method of carry. I went through a few holster designs but always carried strong side owb and sometimes in my pocket with a pocket holster.
Anyway, years went by and I found myself being forced to go on disability. Now I've got some time to fill and no work buddies to talk about guns, knives, booze and women with.
Decided to join this here forum as well as a few others.
Other forums had too much hostility. I joined an ALS forum after my preliminary diagnosis of ALS but I was shocked at how members berated and insulted other members. After my final diagnosis of MMN, I joined an MMN forum but there was way too much of, "Oh woe is me." It was depressing.
The people on this forum are an excellent bunch. They're knowledgeable, humorous, friendly and willing to freely share information. There's also a lot of very skilled leather artisans who have encouraged me to improve my own leatherworking to try to at least get myself into the general neighborhood of being in their league.
I even started my own video channel showin' some of my techniques.
The people here seem to be willing to put up with my inane blithering.
I've stopped going to a lot of other forums and basically just go here and to a leatherworking forum.
Also, I spend some time uploading and editing videos on my video channel and now I seem to be collecting subscribers. I guess it's kinda like watching a train wreck.