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Post by clintsfolly on Apr 14, 2019 15:05:35 GMT -5
62 and counting been a shooter all my life with lulls but always hunted. Got my first handgun at 18 and had some my whole life
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Post by ezekiel38 on Apr 14, 2019 15:52:48 GMT -5
Pretty much match Vmaxsplat's note, but I'm 73 and will hit 74 in six months. I have one SA handgun a Bisley Ruger 44 Spl with a 4 5/8s bbl. I've put a nice set of Hogue walnuts on it and it is a "tackdrivin fool" with the Keith bullet Pearce Power Pistol load.
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Post by magnum314 on Apr 14, 2019 16:25:05 GMT -5
I'll be 64 this fall. I spent 20 fun-filled years in the U.S. Army, mostly working on other people's guns, to include tanks and artillery. I didn't get to shoot them nearly often enough! I did a spell working on national match M14s and M1911A1s, and shot some High Power competition. These days I work for the Army as a civilian employee; currently managing a weapons repair facility in Korea, with all (Korean) civilian employees. As I age, I find myself vastly preferring all metal handguns (primarily revolvers), and wood and steel rifles. I have the great fortune of having a daughter-in-law who is the god daughter of the late Dr. James Bowen, Hamilton's father.
Unfortunately these days,I don't get to shoot anything unless I'm in the States on leave. That is going to change once I retire, I assure you!
Thank you for your service!
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Post by taffin on Apr 14, 2019 16:25:48 GMT -5
Age wise I am going to be 80 in two weeks. My first article was published in 1967. Last year I wrote 83 articles and columns. I have had five books published and four more are now at the publisher with The Book of the .45 scheduled for release this August and then followed by the updated version of The Book of the .44. In spite of what some people may think writing is hard work. Tomorrow morning I will be shooting several handguns to gather data. I will spend the afternoon putting all my data into the computer and also taking pictures. I will have more than eight hours in before I ever write a single word. For my reloading columns hours and hours and days and days of work are required. I spent last week loading .30-30 and .35 Remington loads. Over 1,000 rounds and 80+ combinations of bullets and powder.' If you want to get into writing there are some absolutes. Number one, you must have something to say. Number two, you must have excellent pictures. Pictures are absolutely critical. You must have a quality digital camera, no phone pictures! When you do take pictures pay attention to your background. I have had aspiring writers send texts to me to read and their pictures simply would not do. I had one fellow from Texas send me an article with pictures and the background for his pictures was his garage door!! In the whole beautiful state of Texas the best background he could find was a garage door. No way, that would fly with editors. Pictures should be taken outside out of direct sunlight. Still pictures should be taken in the shade. All of my articles and pictures are E-mailed directly to my editors. At the very least you must be able to send articles and pictures in on a CD or thumb drive. Are you willing to work for no pay? You made not get paid but you will get experience, much-needed experience. I have done hundreds of articles for free for such papers as The Silhouette and The Sixgunner. I still do free for such publications as Smith & Wesson and Ruger Collectors Associations. I wish you all the best. GOOD SHOOTIN' AND GOD BLESS, JOHN I will echo everything John says. I am in the writing racket as well and it is hard work. Books are a huge undertaking organizing large quantities of data. I wrote three books in a six year period and am still traumatized to the point that it will be some time before I write another. That said, articles are still a regular activity for me... being able to take good photos is a critical component. AFTER MY FIRST BOOK I SAID NEVER AGAIN. THAT WAS EIGHT BOOKS AGO. NOW I SAY NEVER AGAIN AGAIN.
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Post by bula on Apr 14, 2019 16:34:33 GMT -5
I remind my co-workers that I've seniority, they remind me that the line between seniority and senility is very very thin..
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Post by jessb57 on Apr 14, 2019 20:03:05 GMT -5
I am 61 and the wife is a year younger we have been shooting together for 40 years. We started with a single six then semi autos in different flavors. I purchased a .480 SRH on April 5TH of 2001 to hunt deer here in Iowa. That was my first big bore revolver. Then the wife wanted to try handgun deer hunting. We ended up with a used SBH Hunter in .45 colt for her. She fell in love with that gun and has shot several deer with it. Since then we have both gravitated towards the single actions. It has gotten out of hand. Just an idea how much, the wife now has three SBH Hunters in .45 colt! Jess B.
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Post by squigz on Apr 15, 2019 7:54:19 GMT -5
I'm 29, and I am most certainly in the minority of the age groups here from what I'm seeing in the voted results..
I've always been into revolvers and handguns but no one else in my family or extended friend groups ever were. So I ended up sticking to bolt rifles for any and all hunting purposes. More recently after graduating college and gaining a significant salary increase being a professional in a field and not working a part time job, I started up buying anything and everything that interested me. I landed on SA revolvers about 5 years ago as they appealed to me the most.
I'm not a SASS shooter, or any kind of shooter other than just going out and shooting when I get the chance. SAs appealed since it allows for me to practice consistency of bullet placement rather than t he speed of firing on multiple targets (which never appealed and still doesn't to me).
Being that I was able to work things slowly and "play" it appealed even more to me since I've always reloaded with my father since I was just a little kid. This allowed/allows me to play with different loads, powders, bullets, primers etc. The concoctions that I'm able to come up with to bleed the most accuracy and consistency out of my revolvers to the point that I was amazing the rest of the hunting group that a handgun/revolver could ever be so accurate.
Slow meticulous consistency and aiming might also appeal to me more so since I was a semi-pro archer for several years prior to taking a break for family.
Since hunting season 2017 I hung up my long guns in favor of my revolvers till I've reached my satisfaction. I've had the same amount, if not more fun hunting these past years even though my harvest counts are way down. I was able to take a Black Bear in 2018, my second in my life with my revolver and that stands to my only "big game" hand gun kill; I'm not counting the small game variants which I've racked up over the years with multiple 22's.
Anyways, that's part of my story I suppose.
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Post by mhblaw on Apr 15, 2019 8:45:14 GMT -5
Acquired my first single action in 1959, age 19, a Colt New Frontier 22 RF. Acquired my latest one two months ago, a TLA #5 in 44 Mag.
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Post by alamogunr on Apr 15, 2019 10:02:06 GMT -5
I'll be 77 in July. Got started in firearms at 15 when I bought a used Ithaca 16 ga model 37. That was all I could afford delivering papers. The first summer after freshman year in college, I acquired a S&W K-22. I don't remember if it was called Model 17 in 1961. Still have that gun.
While working a summer job in Nebraska in 1963 I acquired a Remington-Rand 1911. That gun had been reblued from the Parkerized finish. Sold it when I was ready to graduate in 1964 since I couldn't afford ammunition to shoot it. Got $50 for it and bought one of the first Ruger 10-22's. That was the end of my gun activity except outings with sons and the 10-22 for the next 35+ years. After they finished their education(both with advanced degrees), I got back into the gun activity. My interests have bounced around from handguns, including several custom single actions, to lever actions and milsurps. I guess I spent so much on guns and reloading equipment that I didn't find enough time to shoot enough to get any degree of expertise. Now between aging eyes and shaky hands I have to be satisfied with larger groups at the range.
I guess I would be ridiculed because I still subscribe to Handloader and a couple of mass marketing gun mags. I enjoy reading about all sorts of firearms. I've got most of JT's books and several of Keith's in addition to many more that would be lessor known here.
About the only skill I've acquired in all these years that really benefits me here is the ability to type. I guess that is obvious since I tend to run on too long.
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Post by bula on Apr 15, 2019 10:02:51 GMT -5
Squigz, wish you were in the NW corner..
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Post by bula on Apr 15, 2019 10:06:46 GMT -5
I wish all here would put there "area" onto the screen. Somebody talked me thru it. Beyond my puter skill otherwise !
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Post by mhblaw on Apr 15, 2019 10:53:55 GMT -5
I added my "location" to my personal preferences, but still does not show on screen. It's North Dakota if anybody is interested.
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Post by sheriff on Apr 15, 2019 11:45:54 GMT -5
I'll be 71 my birthday this year. I don't remember 'not being around' guns as my father , grandfather and uncles were all hunters, albeit rifles and shotguns as for them handguns were for 'social' engagements, to be carried 'discreetly' until needed. I acquired my first center fire revolver at 16, a Colts Army Special, 4" .38 special for the princely sum of $10.00. I also learned to cast bullets and reload at the same time. I've never quit. Carried a handgun every day since 1973 when I began my LE career. Still do. I'm an equal opportunity gun owner, I own and shoot them all, SA's, DA's, Single shots and bolt actions. I even pull out a rifle or shotgun once in a while.
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Post by dmentzer on Apr 15, 2019 14:48:47 GMT -5
I'm 65 and my first handgun was a Colt SAA when I turned 21 in 1974. Had many since. Managed a shoe factory until 2000 when we closed due to imports. Now a firearms cataloger at a local auction.
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Post by azshaun on Apr 15, 2019 17:35:48 GMT -5
AFTER MY FIRST BOOK I SAID NEVER AGAIN. THAT WAS EIGHT BOOKS AGO. NOW I SAY NEVER AGAIN AGAIN.[/quote]
You can’t stop now... I am still waiting for The Book of the 41! Ok, Ok, Pamphlet of the 41.... I get it.. we 41 lovers always get forgotten...
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