For older shooters ONLY!

[Arcticshooter]

In a sense it is, every day you are alive, each one of those days becomes a smaller percentage of your existence. My dad lived to be 93, shortly before he died we were talking about how time seems to be going faster all the time. I asked if he sensed the same thing, and he said at his age everyday is almost a blur.

I'll be 53 this Fall and already "Every day is just a blur".

 

[Kittitas George]

The hardest thing for me at 79 is losing so many friends. We were very fortunate, we grew up together, we never had to leave the area for work, there was always good jobs available for our parents and us. I still have a few friends I met in 'day care' during WWII. I can't remember not knowing them. I see or read something, then think 'I gotta share that with ___________' , the phone won't reach them, up there or down there. BUT, I try not to cry because it's over, I smile because it happened. I've been blessed with many, many good friends, that created a lot of opportunities for me for me to succeed at work and play. I also have the best wife, everyone thinks the world of Julie. I don't have a lot of riches, money, diamonds or stocks, BUT, I have a lot of wealth, pockets full of memories, not wishes, and that kind of wealth you can take with you. Remember no one goes anywhere with out help. Recognize it and pass it on.

 

[jackson1]

As I age, I spend more counting my blessings and being thankful. Learned not dwell on the past and things I can't change. Happy Easter everyone.

 

[butchlambert]

I am my own gunsmith, and at 74 years old I have a difficult time getting my gunsmith to get my Rifle built.

I can really relate to that Jackie!

 

[topclass2017]

two reoccuring thoughts as I approach the end of my 60's...

The older you get, the faster time goes by

Yesterday is the past; tomorrow the future. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present

 

[Joe Maisto]

to be young and DUMB again...

I would never want to be young again. Nope...I enjoy the knowledge acquired , and have stopped reading all the garbage. Best thing is...time of day rarely matters, as I quit wearing a watch when I retired. It gets better yet....except for appointments...days no longer matter either. The earth keeps on turning . Sun comes up, sun goes down.
Jeremiah Johnson...? Would ya happen to know what month it is ?

 

[SEM]

I would never want to be young again. Nope...I enjoy the knowledge acquired , and have stopped reading all the garbage. Best thing is...time of day rarely matters, as I quit wearing a watch when I retired. It gets better yet....except for appointments...days no longer matter either. The earth keeps on turning . Sun comes up, sun goes down.
Jeremiah Johnson...? Would ya happen to know what month it is ?

Joe, I would suffer the dumb just to be able to have my body back a two week hunt in the mountains kicked my but it felt sooooo good, Same happens now with a half day hunt in the flat. I really do appreciate the knowledge, I was wondering how I was going to be able to take my son on as I got on, Knowledge do work

 

[bsekf]

Hey kids! I'll be 82 in June, still hunting and shooting, just slower, a lot slower! Seems like last week I celebrated my 80th. Harvested a deer last year and was able to take care of it without the kids help..... I'm a big boy now! Still shoot trap, but can't find the low house bird on 2 and 3. I buy better and better optics, but still often have 2 verticals. Still haven't decided what I want to do when I grow up.

 

[Joe Salt]

Happy Easter Everyone! I'll be 75 May 9th and I still want to keep shooting.
But the best thing is, I'm not going to Die Young.

Joe Salt

 

[CaptainMal]

77 this year and I still get no respect. We just came from Easter mass and I got bitched at multiple times.

Guy near me saw my Steeler mask and wanted to talk football. Wife bitched at me to be quiet. He told me his wife was home in bed. I told him I'll get my wife to bitch at him so he feels right at home.

That did not go over well as she heard me. Behind that mask I giggled like a child through much of the mass. Wife convinced I am "like a child". Age does not bring respect.

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

I will be 85 in July. I have been very lucky in my lifetime. Does life fly by? You bet your zippies it does. Seems like only yesterday I held my 65 year old first born. I have six great grandchildren. Three are of voting age. The future seems to arrive so quickly, that if I order something it got here yesterday.

Are there things I can't do, yes there are. My problem is keeping myself from the attempt. I don't see an old man when I shave. I don't hunt anymore, I sold my motorcycle a few years ago but I just got a ATV to ride through the woods. I am able to go to the range twice a week or as often as I like.

Now I plan to live to 102 years old. The only sad thing about that is outliving friends and family. I am already the oldest of all my cousins that are left.

As I look back into the past, I try not to see the bad times but remember the laughter.

Hoping you all have a very Blessed Easter.

 

[rebs]

I am 74 had a heart attack when I was 52, bypass surgery with 3 by passes. I now have both knees that need replaced and the surgeon won't put me in the hospital to do it because of the corona virus, have to wait. Both rotor cuffs torn and non repairable. But I still reload and shoot. Luckily our club has a Kawasaki mule to use for the rifle range.

 

[Liven The Dream]

Good Post !
June I hit 75. Been shooting NRA matches for 45 + years. Still like the game ,the body has had many repair jobs. Like said been saying good bye to to many friends.
I am not sure if it's my age or the new shooters ? Some of the New Guys are intense just don't get that warm and friendly felling.
When I started shooting Matches a nice older gentlemen told me a thing or two . He told me this one " This Sport has a way of weeding out people with a problem ".
The very best to All,
Don

 

[joshb]

I will be 85 in July. I have been very lucky in my lifetime. Does life fly by? You bet your zippies it does. Seems like only yesterday I held my 65 year old first born. I have six great grandchildren. Three are of voting age. The future seems to arrive so quickly, that if I order something it got here yesterday.

Are there things I can't do, yes there are. My problem is keeping myself from the attempt. I don't see an old man when I shave. I don't hunt anymore, I sold my motorcycle a few years ago but I just got a ATV to ride through the woods. I am able to go to the range twice a week or as often as I like.

Now I plan to live to 102 years old. The only sad thing about that is outliving friends and family. I am already the oldest of all my cousins that are left.

As I look back into the past, I try not to see the bad times but remember the laughter.

Hoping you all have a very Blessed Easter.

Nick! I’ve met you and looked you over. You’ll make 110, easy! It’s what my Dad used to tell me: Attitude means a lot!

 

[trapperdan]

What a great bunch you guys are. It’s been a very entertaining thread. Very uplifting. Thanks
Dan

 

[Kittitas George]

Nick! I’ve met you and looked you over. You’ll make 110, easy! It’s what my Dad used to tell me: Attitude means a lot!

Attitude is the key. I can't jump on a horse, then spend the day going in to the Bob Marshall. BUT, I can spend the day on the platform in the back of my pick up shooting gophers and prairie dogs, the gun doesn't kick me around as much and I get to shoot more. Lots of positives. Yes we do give up things as we age, BUT, it's an opportunity to add things, make time for new activities. I still find joy in learning, just don't give me a quiz on Friday or require steady attendance. Life is like toilet paper, the closer to the end the faster it goes!!!

 

[WayneShaw]

Y'all don't know what waiting is until you deal with Farley. At least back when he made actions.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

But why do I keep putting off jobs until the weekend?

 

[Kittitas George]

As I mentioned above I've been blessed with many friends during my life. I'd like to mention a few more, I've had great dogs and one great horse. I bought my first 'real dog' in the spring of 1970, a well bred black lab, not some hyper, long nosed crazy, calm, blocky headed, 80 lbs of ready to learn and work. I have
never used or needed an electric collar. Gotta be smarter than the dog. My friend Larry helped me, suggested "Water Dog" by Richard Wolters. "Do as he says, you'll end up with a good dog." I did as he said, we lived on a small farm, everyday I worked with that dog, some times twice. At nine months he was doing doubles, triples and hand signals. A few years later Larry went duck hunting with me, he really thought my dog did well, he suggested I enter him in field trials. That was 1 hell of a compliment, Larry trained Torque of Dangerfield, the first yellow lab to win a National Championship. I also had a very good Morgan-Quarter horse gelding. Rode him a lot in the mountains. One day we ended up with in 50 feet of a sow black bear with 3 cubs, no excitement, just stood still looking till the bears scampered up the trail. I've rode up on fawns and elk calves, not intentionally, never shied or jumped, just calmly took it all in. Three or four grouse flew out from under him, nothing scared him, my fellow riders couldn't believe it. Best thing for the inside of a man is the outside of a horse. I really miss the horses and the dogs, we just put down a 9 year old lab, due to cancer.

 

[sdean]

Is everyone on this site old? Sure sounds that way. 68 this month and my new wife can vouch for the fact I will never grow up. Happy Easter to all you old farts!!!