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Greetings from Loudoun County

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Hello, everyone. I just joined moments ago and am glad to be here. This seems like a friendly bunch. I live in Ashburn and am a member of Silver Eagle. I also enjoy shooting skeet and trap at Bull Run in Manassas.

I am very excited that my lovely wife is joining me at the range for the first time tomorrow morning. Having grown up in notoriously anti-gun New Jersey, she has been reluctant--but also a little curious. Finally, she asked if she could try Silver Eagle. I gave her a good safety course tonight. She is going to start with a .22, then I'll let her try .38 special, then .357 magnum. :yahoo: We'll save the 9mm for next time--don't want to overwhelm her.

There's something attractive about a lady who knows how to handle a firearm. Maybe I just spent too much time staring at Agent Scully on the X-Files in the early '90s!

Anyway, I'm happy to have joined this forum.
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:wave: Hello and :welcome: to VGOF!
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:welcome: to the forum :wave:
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:welcome: to VGOF pratt...glad you're here !!!!
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I am in your area and am also a member at SEG. Welcome to the forum. I think you will find this a fun place to hang your virtual hat.
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Welcome. It appears we have a fair amount in common. I too live in Ashburn, belong to SEG, and my wife recently started shooting. I actually went the route of a session with an instructor for just her and I. He started her on the 9mm vs the .22 and she took to it quite well. It helped that she shot a little more accurately that I did. Now she is hooked. :) The instructor actually is a RSO at SEG if you might be interested. See ya around SEG.

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Welcome aboard, Paul! :welcome:
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:welcome: from Louisa! :pistol:
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:welcome: to VGOF.
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:welcome:
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Welcome to VGOF, Paul :welcome: :wave:
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:welcome: to VGOF from Sterling. :clapping:
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