howdy from Kentucky

mark brewer

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Hello: i am a retired state police employee, former correctional officer and also national guard technician. recently realized that i've always enjoyed shooting, so i want to accumulate some handguns. i have a box of 550 remington 22lr that i want to shoot up, so i'm looking at sw 617's.

right at the present, all i have is a HR 12 guage single shot and a SW stainless 357 that my father gave me.

i have to confess, i also like glocks a lot and intend to buy a couple at some point. i also have a lot of curiosity about "oddball" guns like 38 supers and the star astra. i like things that are different.

my gun background is: i grew up on a farm and had my own shotgun at 11. i had a bad habit of shooting up all my ammo when i had any. joined the national guard in '76 and amazingly, i fired expert on the range.

i began work as a prison guard in 1980. we trained up with Ruger Service Six's chambered for 38. i loved those guns. they were solid as a crowbar. i rejoined the national guard in 1989 after being out for 7 years. i re-upped into an aviation unit as unit armorer.

in 1996, i got hired as a Facilities Security guard by the state police, worked for them until 2016. i carried a 686 for about 13-14 years, then the troopers handed down their glocks to us. i loved both of those pistols.

anyway, i've got some questions, some about reloading.
 
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Welcome to the forum from North Carolina and thank you for your service. You'll find a bunch of knowledgeable folks here that can help you with your questions. You'll also find that many members here including myself own and like other brands of firearms in addition to S&W.
 
Welcome from Florida where it finally has stopped raining! Used to go to National Gun Show and Show of Shows in Louisville, loved it.
 
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