Introduce yourself

[posse]

Male, late 20s, single, financial analyst.

I got my CHL last year with the encouragement of my boss who also turned me on to this forum.

EDC is a Glock 26 with one reload, a 47s flashlight, and a Kershaw folder. I'm thinking of adding pepper spray.

[tbrown]

Welcome aboard Dave. Now remember, no posting from work.

[Gollum86]

Hello all,

Been lurking here for a few weeks and reading all the great info on this forum, figured I might as well introduce myself.

Age: 42
Gender: Male
Profession/school status: Aircraft Maintenance/Tech Support
Marital status: Married with 3 kids
Years CHL: (Im)Patiently waiting - packet mailed to DPS 2/28

Me: Taurus PT145
Wife: XD40SC (She has also mailed her packet to the DPS and is waiting)

[Texas10X]

Welcome, Gollum86! Glad you joined the forum. Congrats to you and your wife for pursuing your CHL!

[Divided Attention]

Gollum,

Welcome! Have your wife join up here. There are several active ladies groups in the "Spring" area. A Girl and a Gun as well as DRAW At Thunder Gun Range. Would love to see her get involved - we gals have a great time.

[soonerbldr]

Early 40's
Male
Construction Manager
Married
Taking Class in April 12 (Just moved back from CA err.... Peoples Republic of California...
I have an M&P 40 and a Glock 23 but I want something smaller like a Glock 30 or Compact M&P in .45. I have found it hard to find any in the North DFW area though.. I need to find a FFL in Collin County...

Any and all advice is appreciated

[longbedder]

hey guys,
21 years old, college student/employee for the City of Corpus Christi; I got myself a H&K p30 9mm but no holster to carry :( I'm 6'4 about 220lbs. I've had my plastic for about 2 months and personally, I don't see myself carrying as often as alot of members on here only because I feel like I'm young and i feel that i have a higher risk of doing stupid stuff (like drinking a lot, etc.) and i really don't wanna put myself in any situations where a handgun is inappropriate; I still want to carry during certain situations and I respect the rights for law abiding citizens to carry.

[jyatesmp]

Age 29
Gender M
Profession/school status LEO
Marital status Married (3 kids)
Years CHL 6
Texas State Representative House District 29
Carry guns/equipment

Springfield XD .45 Tactical
Taurus 709 Slim
Taurus 445ti (titanium 44 special)

[JKTex]

Age 29
Gender M
Profession/school status LEO
Marital status Married (3 kids)
Years CHL 6
Texas State Representative House District 29
Carry guns/equipment

Springfield XD .45 Tactical
Taurus 709 Slim
Taurus 445ti (titanium 44 special)

You're a little young to be Representative Randy Weber, besides living a little far north to represent district 29.

[scref]

Age - 42
Gender - Male
Profession/school status - System/Network Admin
Marital status Married (3 kids)
Sent app/paperwork/finger prints 3/16

EDC S&W M&P Shield 9mm

Rugger P89 (to big to carry)

[n5wmk]

Age - somewhere south of 60
Gender - male
Profession - broadcast engineer
Marital status - married more than half of my life. Two grown children (do they really ever grow up?), both married, two granddaughters, one from each of them, ages 5 years and 8 weeks.
Years CHL - two
Texas State Representative House District - 66
Carry guns/equipment - EDC is Keltec PF-9 with magazine extender to make it 8+1, and it fits my big hand better.

Springfield Armory XD Tactical, .45 (sometimes carry)
S&W M&P 9 (sometimes carry)

Ruger Mk III .22 Target
Webley .45
Webley .38 (looking for the rare Webley .22)
Colt 1851 Navy .36 cal (mfg 1866)

USAF 1972-1980

[Charles L. Cotton]

Welcome folks! We're glad to have you aboard.

N5WMK, great looking MG.

Chas. (KD5GR)

[n5wmk]

Welcome folks! We're glad to have you aboard.

N5WMK, great looking MG.

Chas. (KD5GR)

Thank you, sir!

[Txgi1son]

Age - 49
Gender - Male
Marital status - Married
Years CHL - waiting on USPS to deliver plastic - should be today
Texas State Representative House District - 66
Carry guns/equipment - Sig Sauer P226 and Kahr CM9

[ShepherdTX]

Hello all,

I love this forum. I've been lurking for a while but figured I'd briefly come out of the woodwork and introduce myself.

I am a refugee from Southern Kalifornia and have been loving it here in TX for the last 6 years. I hope you all won't hold where I come from against me. I'm not here to change things, but to fit in

Given my state of origin, I never was around firearms the majority of my life unless you count plinking as a kid with .22s in Boy Scouts. Shotrtly after I settled in here, my co-workers and friends helped reveal my repressed love of firearms rather quickly. I bought my first shotgun. Then my first AR-15. Then my first pistol. And well, you get the idea...

I am 37, married, no kids yet. Pets are 5 parakeets, 1 umbrella cockatoo, and a German Shepherd (hence the name). I work as an Enterprise Systems Analyst for a well known Texas based international computer company.

I've had my CHL since 2011. I normally carry a Desert Eagle 1911 so when people ask me what I carry I can say, "A Desert Eagle." Then I sit back and enjoy their reaction before telling them, "No, not THAT one, just a good old 1911." When it's too hot or I can't otherwise dress for the .45, I will carry an SR9c or Ruger LCP.

Though to digress a little, I think the Desert Eagle .50s are great for home defense... if you're being attacked by a house.
...or for that matter, if the Death Star shows up.