Liven The Dream
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hpshooter
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Applies to riding motorcycles also.
D Coots
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Built my first custom varmint rifle in 1989 and started reloading when I was 42. Then 3 more and many great PD trips.. Started SR Competition over 20 years ago. Between that, family stuff and racing the 409 I keep pretty busy@73.
And rode Harleys since 1966. Several hundred thousand miles her and I. Hit every State west of the Mississippi and quite a few out East. Sturgis 7 times....lots of good times and gallons of cold beer I wouldn't trade those memories for anything. Anyone interested in a 47 Knuck 95% stock in great running condition PM me. Sold the other 2 last year. Riding days are over. Too many friggin idiots out there.
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Dave
And rode Harleys since 1966. Several hundred thousand miles her and I. Hit every State west of the Mississippi and quite a few out East. Sturgis 7 times....lots of good times and gallons of cold beer I wouldn't trade those memories for anything. Anyone interested in a 47 Knuck 95% stock in great running condition PM me. Sold the other 2 last year. Riding days are over. Too many friggin idiots out there.
Later
Dave
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D-4297
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Wasn't going to mention the Bikes . Been riding since "63" . 5 Triumphs , 1 Norton , 1 BSA , 1 Hardly - Dangerous , and 4 Hondas . I even managed to go over a million on my 78 GL - 1000 . Sold it to my ridin-partners Son , and he's still riding it , with the original motor . Good maintenance goes a long way to longevity , and good oil is cheaper than engines . Castrol , or nothin .
Heck I jut got back into it after raising kids and having a "Career".
The job taught me to ignore the BS those that spread it.
I've the money and the time and I am going to us it.
I only compete with myself.
The job taught me to ignore the BS those that spread it.
I've the money and the time and I am going to us it.
I only compete with myself.
Nothing wrong with fishing.
I'm just gettin going,been handloading right at 50 years this year. Put up a 3 shot @100,one hole group this a.m. with cast in my 7-08. So satisfying!
Started the day turning a "plug" mold for a hollow,carbon fibre insert. It's going in the above factory POS tupperware R700 stock's forearm. Anyway,had to take the action out for some design work.....finished, bolted the action back in. Step out back,two shots to check zero,then rip off a 3 shot bughole.
We all come to the table with different viewpoints,aspirations,and goals.... sometimes a break is exactly what's needed. You back off,reassess then might come back with a vengeance? Or,go fishing.
Good luck with your decision.
I'm just gettin going,been handloading right at 50 years this year. Put up a 3 shot @100,one hole group this a.m. with cast in my 7-08. So satisfying!
Started the day turning a "plug" mold for a hollow,carbon fibre insert. It's going in the above factory POS tupperware R700 stock's forearm. Anyway,had to take the action out for some design work.....finished, bolted the action back in. Step out back,two shots to check zero,then rip off a 3 shot bughole.
We all come to the table with different viewpoints,aspirations,and goals.... sometimes a break is exactly what's needed. You back off,reassess then might come back with a vengeance? Or,go fishing.
Good luck with your decision.
Started with target shooting 26 years ago after going to Kelbly's and watching and talking to shooters there.
Met a old guy that was shooting the event, he ended up re barreling my Remington 22-250 with a Hart Barrel, I think he basically did it for the cost of the barrel. Nice old guy from New York. I think he may have worked on my action also, When he shipped it back to me i was able to get some .25" 5 shot groups out of it. Shot some woodchucks with it. After a while I got hooked into shooting bowling pins in the late 90's.
Pistols at 25', 5 pins, shot six 5 pin tables, they took you best 5 out of 6 times as your score. When Second Chance quit running there Bowling pin matches up in central lake Michigan I sold 3 pistols I had won in Pa and bought a Browning trap gun, did that a while then switched to sporting clays. A year and a half ago i got intrigued with shooting steel out to 1000 yards. I retired in December last year at 66. I shoot long range matches 4-5 times a month. I plan on shooting this till I can't any longer health wise , money wise, component wise.
To old to be saving stuff back. I say shoot while you can as long as you enjoy it and are good health wise. Half the fun for me is just meeting new guys and hanging out with them during the shoot. I've met some really good people shooting. Kind of ironic the media gives firearms a bad rap. Shooters are some of the most honest great people i've met over the years.
When it ain't fun do something else. We aren't getting any younger, maybe i'll have a different opinion 10 years from now. Good Luck
PS. I still ride a Ducati ST3.
Met a old guy that was shooting the event, he ended up re barreling my Remington 22-250 with a Hart Barrel, I think he basically did it for the cost of the barrel. Nice old guy from New York. I think he may have worked on my action also, When he shipped it back to me i was able to get some .25" 5 shot groups out of it. Shot some woodchucks with it. After a while I got hooked into shooting bowling pins in the late 90's.
Pistols at 25', 5 pins, shot six 5 pin tables, they took you best 5 out of 6 times as your score. When Second Chance quit running there Bowling pin matches up in central lake Michigan I sold 3 pistols I had won in Pa and bought a Browning trap gun, did that a while then switched to sporting clays. A year and a half ago i got intrigued with shooting steel out to 1000 yards. I retired in December last year at 66. I shoot long range matches 4-5 times a month. I plan on shooting this till I can't any longer health wise , money wise, component wise.
To old to be saving stuff back. I say shoot while you can as long as you enjoy it and are good health wise. Half the fun for me is just meeting new guys and hanging out with them during the shoot. I've met some really good people shooting. Kind of ironic the media gives firearms a bad rap. Shooters are some of the most honest great people i've met over the years.
When it ain't fun do something else. We aren't getting any younger, maybe i'll have a different opinion 10 years from now. Good Luck
PS. I still ride a Ducati ST3.
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D Coots
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Intheshop
Your last two paragraphs says it all. Usually about 20 years and it's time for a new hobby or it isn't fun anymore. I just ain't that smart.
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Dave
I’m not stopping to shoot. Im 67. I’ll go till i drop.
Still got more coyotes to terrorize.
Still got more coyotes to terrorize.
I live in Michigan on the northern shores of lake Huron and have 5 different size boats as well as ice fishing gear and fish year round.
I also just put a scope on my AR and will be going for distinguished rifle mans badge starting this summer, turned 64 2 weeks ago.
Don don't limit yourself to a few things, do it all.
Steve Bair
I also just put a scope on my AR and will be going for distinguished rifle mans badge starting this summer, turned 64 2 weeks ago.
Don don't limit yourself to a few things, do it all.
Steve Bair
rjtfroggy
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Has been I know where you are coming from.
Having some major health issues and major surgery 6 weeks ago I don't know what I will be doing this year. I haven't lost the passion or desire to shoot just don't have the energy or strength yet, fingers are crossed it will come back but right now I just don't know, and the season starts in 5 weeks.
Having some major health issues and major surgery 6 weeks ago I don't know what I will be doing this year. I haven't lost the passion or desire to shoot just don't have the energy or strength yet, fingers are crossed it will come back but right now I just don't know, and the season starts in 5 weeks.
rwj
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It is great that you a have a passion that’s motivating you during recovery! Sure hope to hear soon of your successful range visits
jackieschmidt
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At 74, I still run my business and try to stay as active as possible. That includes my shooting.
I shoot Short Range Group and Score. It is certainly not physically demanding, but the mental asect can be a real challenge.
I am very fortunate to be a member of The Tomball Gun Club just north of Houston. I live about 15 minutes from the Club, so I can be there in an instant. I have several friends who are as avid as I am about Varmint for Score shooting, This helps me keep my enthusiasm at a high peak.
I shoot just about every weekend, either at a Match or just hanging out at theClub.
My biggest problem is I still own and run a thriving Machine Shop on the East Side of Houston. I still work six days a week as much as I did 30 years ago. It is great to be financially independent, but it is a real downer to often find myself too tired to do the things I love.
There is a major Group Match in Midland next week end. I would love to go. Ten years ago I would be there. But that following Monday, I have to be in Corpus Christi. Driving all night Friday night, shooting all week end and being ready to go to Corpus the next morning just is not as much fun as it used to be.
yeh, I know what everybody says. Just retire. Walk away.
Easier said than done when you have people who depend on you and responsibilities that you take serious.
I shoot Short Range Group and Score. It is certainly not physically demanding, but the mental asect can be a real challenge.
I am very fortunate to be a member of The Tomball Gun Club just north of Houston. I live about 15 minutes from the Club, so I can be there in an instant. I have several friends who are as avid as I am about Varmint for Score shooting, This helps me keep my enthusiasm at a high peak.
I shoot just about every weekend, either at a Match or just hanging out at theClub.
My biggest problem is I still own and run a thriving Machine Shop on the East Side of Houston. I still work six days a week as much as I did 30 years ago. It is great to be financially independent, but it is a real downer to often find myself too tired to do the things I love.
There is a major Group Match in Midland next week end. I would love to go. Ten years ago I would be there. But that following Monday, I have to be in Corpus Christi. Driving all night Friday night, shooting all week end and being ready to go to Corpus the next morning just is not as much fun as it used to be.
yeh, I know what everybody says. Just retire. Walk away.
Easier said than done when you have people who depend on you and responsibilities that you take serious.
D Coots
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I'm much younger than you Jackie....73. I sold my multi-hundred dollar business I worked in my whole adult life, except for 6 months, in 2019. Dad had me working out there when I was 12. Ran cable draglines, clamshells, ect. buy the time I was 15. Old equipment from the 40's. When I sold out I had multiple aggregate operations in 2 states. We had crushed limestone in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, and of course, here in Iowa. I had 40 full time employees with good compensation and benefits and 6 or 7 part time. I had a succession plan with one of my daughters and her husband for probably 15 years. They came to me and said they wanted out in July of 17. I was ready to hang it up anyhow. Heck, if it wasn't for her I would have sold out several years ago. After 2 years of negations with multiple buyers, the deal was done.
Coming up on 2 years of retirement in a couple months and I haven't missed it one second. I always figured if I died in my sleep, the business would go on ....or not. I owed nothing to anyone. As far as people depending on me, sure there always were a few that looked out for me, but there were a lot that were just putting in their time and you could never pay them enough or do enough for them.
We all make choices. Lot's of plans for the summer, and work isn't one of them. I got tired of being married to my business. I'll never get back the fishing trips, hunting trips, kids activities when they were in school, family activities, I missed out on, just because work came first.
Coming up on 2 years of retirement in a couple months and I haven't missed it one second. I always figured if I died in my sleep, the business would go on ....or not. I owed nothing to anyone. As far as people depending on me, sure there always were a few that looked out for me, but there were a lot that were just putting in their time and you could never pay them enough or do enough for them.
We all make choices. Lot's of plans for the summer, and work isn't one of them. I got tired of being married to my business. I'll never get back the fishing trips, hunting trips, kids activities when they were in school, family activities, I missed out on, just because work came first.
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66 trips around the sun for me. Still love shooting handloading hunting and riding around in a 600 HP 2017 Silverado as well as my Harley with 110 H P / 110 Torque. Only thing I have partially gave up on is playing bass guitar but just don't care for the travel and hassel that goes along with the band stuff. Not giving up on any of it til I have to.
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The stages of an outdoorsman. That love you had for hunting when you were 14, 16. maybe younger, or older. Pass it on. Get the grandkids in it. The little boy or girl next door. I no longer have the same drive I did 50 years ago to go kill something. But the love of the sport is being passed on. They'll even get my gear when the time comes. It's not a quit. Just a little different, like making bug holes.
Throughout my life (I'm only 71) I have had various sports and pastimes which I enjoyed and competed at and some which I return to from time to time. Fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, canoeing, motocross racing, bicycling, running, basketball, boxing, and numerous shooting sports. Some sports received intense effort for a time and then were set on the back burner for a time but always there if I wanted to return. I keep a short range BR rifle at hand and go to a match now and then. Same with "F" class and high power. I shoot silhouette a lot. I still go on backpacking hunts and fishing trips. The time will come that I will no longer be capable of some things (our doctor told me I should quit sparring two years ago due to neck issues) but I've been a gunsmith for 45 years so some form of shooting is likely to always play a part and I like building rifles. Things change within sports and it is not uncommon for people to lose interest. Sometimes, it may be because some fellow competitors are gone or some newer competitors are difficult to warm up to. Or it may be that one figures he has gone as far as he can and is not content to be an also-ran. The only thing of which I'm certain is, you have to always have an interest in your life as an individual and as a spouse (if married). Some fellow shooters come and go and return again and that's just fine. Ultimately, there is no wrong answer unless it is to do nothing. That is a shortcut to an early demise. WH
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