Another vote for the Missouri Ozarks. You can be set up pretty nice within 10-15 minutes of Truman Lake/Lake of the Ozarks on 20-30 acres well within your budget. Good fishing. Nice huntable woods.
Mine shops for and buys her own. She likes her G2C in the house/truck and her CSX carry. Although she does keep trying to steal my 911 .380.
Her dislikes: Glock. Anything else without a thumb safety. Might talk her into trying out a ms hellcat some time.
I raised my kids on SA. Colt/RR. Great woods/trap line .22. My 8yo wants pink laminated grips for her RR bird’s head this Christmas. Every RR I’ve owned was more accurate with .22mag. 1 by at least 60% tighter groups.
I don’t think the FN 502 Tac was mentioned yet.
I like my TX and P22Q, but they’re getting replaced with the FN. Being a lefty I don’t mind the Walther paddle, but that safety lever placement… ugh. Not really conducive for kids or new shooters.
I was about 2 hours straight north of you. We ran mostly brits when I was little. Had an Irish setter, English pointer, elhew pointer, but mostly brits. When I hit high school I got a GSP pup. Long legged bird seeking MOAB missile that I wouldn’t have kept up with any earlier. She liked...
As per title… rented a place in illinoid for a year before buying a farm in IN. Still have a farm in MO. Couldn’t leave IL fast enough.
I’ll have to be slightly incognito due to job/duties.
Mid 40’s. Grew up hunting & fishing. Training bird dogs before I could tie my shoes…. When...