Greetings! New guy here from the Oregon coast, Seaside specifically. A little about myself: 54 y/o, been a serious shooter since I was 9, and a handloader since I was 19. A Gunner's Mate in the Navy, and a gun nut my entire life. I've been a member over at the S&W forum for 4 years, and have found it to be the most intelligent, polite, and entertaining forum that I've found so far. I have a number of Smiths and Colts, but only 2 Brownings, a BL22 and a 1977 Hi Power. My HP is my favorite firearm I own, and I consider it to be the pinnacle of handgun design. (in my humble opinion, of course!) The only gun I've lusted after since I was a kid and still don't own is a Browning Auto-5, and it's the only gun currently on my next to buy list. I'm not a bird hunter, it would become a home defense gun. Anyway, it's good to be here, I expect to learn lots!