I'll say a little more, for comic relief. I'm 58 years old, a brand new shooter in the past year. Since catching the bug, I've bought two Henrys (.17 HMR Golden Boy and .357magnum Big Boy, both w/octagonal barrels), a Ruger .22-45 pistol, a Ruger 10-.22 rifle, a Ruger LCR in .357 magnum, and a BCM AR-15 14.5" light carbine. This is in addition to an inherited Winchester 37 12 gauge and an inherited Colt Police Positive .32. I'm thinking that we've got two guns to go, and then we'll be done: a Henry Long Ranger in .308, and a yet-to-be-determined semi-auto shotgun in 20 gauge.

We've been lucky to know some very experienced gunners who gave me recommendations. My rule has been to buy only good stuff, but also not to go over the top with ridiculously expensive guns. On the handgun side, the .22/45 notwithstanding, I have a bias toward revolvers on the handgun side, and toward lever rifles. I really only got the AR-15 because Hillary doesn't want me to have it. Have a WA State concealed permit, with Oregon and Arizona non-resident on the list, which will get me everywhere I care about except for CO and CA. (East of the Mississippi is in my don't care about zone, except for trips back to Wisconsin. Otherwise, I wish the federal government would stay on their side of the river.)

It's a steep learning curve with guns and ammo. This is a challenging thing for the newcomer. Have learned a lot, but still have a long way to go. I was going to ask about holsters in my first post but I went and researched on this site. It turns out that there was good holster info so I didn't have to ask anything. Better yet, there's a promising holster company in Hillsboro, OR, a far 'burb of Portland, where we're visiting.

We've got some holsters already, but they turn out to up too high. Looking for low-riding hip holsters, and I'm confident we'll find them. The next frontiers will be disassembling and cleaning these guns. And eventually I'm going to be a reloader, hopefully before the feds do a California and demand a background check with every ammo purchase. There's nothing like being a shooter to make you realize how much gun control there already is, let alone more.

Okay, that's enough. You can all start laughing now. I know I have.

Oh yeah, why the DW 715? Someone mentioned it, and I went online and said, "I want one." Asked my sources, and judged from their drooling that it'd be a good purchase. It kinda reminds me of the Grand Coulee Dam here in Washington. Its beauty lies in its brutality. I'm thinking even a cougar would be scared.

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Steve said
Welcome to DWF, it sounds like you are off and running. Good choice on the 715.

I was pretty negative on CZ's involvement with the new DW revolvers, mostly because it seemed to be a poorly planned and executed roll out. I do like the fact that DW/CZ does a great job of support with parts and repair service on Dan Wesson revolvers.

BTW, give a little future consideration to a 1911, just because...  

Well, you know how it goes. Once we're at 11 guns I'll say "enough," and it won't be. Kimber calls. Or who knows, maybe a different one. The 1911s are tempting as hell. By the way, being new to all this, I had no view on CZ. I relied on the opinions of people who will forget more than I'll ever know, plus the online reviews. One of the huge revelations to me is just how much information is available. Not all reliable of course, but the signal to noise ratio is pretty damn good.

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