hello all. my name is ben. i live in south western pa and work in the construction industry as well as a couple part time small business with my family. started hunting at 12 but got away from it for many years. got back into the woods a few years back and then decide to try handgun hunting. got a smith 657 and took a whitetail doe first time out with it. carried it one more year, but didn't get another shot. ultimately, didn't like the way the gun felt so i sold it and got a fa 97 in 41 just last year. can't wait to get out in november for bear, the first serious hunt we will be doing for those, and deer a week or so later. hope to add a single shot handgun, maybe the new fa, but the moa extreme looks pretty nice and looks not so pricey. maybe a 30-30 or one of the 6.5 cartridges. hope to learn a lot here...