Thread: Auto pistol age group.

OJ.................
Thanks for sharing the pics. I haven't reached your level of longivity as yet but I'm working on it. I'll be celebrating my 65th this Saturday aand I also love to shoot and ride the bike everychance I get. I'm just a beginner with the handguns and have aquired so far a new Stoeger Cougar 8000 in 9mm and a J-frame S&W .38 revo. I like em both just fine and can still pick up the brass. The catch system sounds great......I'll have to start doing that.

That is one BIG LAP DOG!!!

OJ.................
Thanks for sharing the pics. I haven't reached your level of longivity as yet but I'm working on it. I'll be celebrating my 65th this Saturday aand I also love to shoot and ride the bike everychance I get. I'm just a beginner with the handguns and have aquired so far a new Stoeger Cougar 8000 in 9mm and a J-frame S&W .38 revo. I like em both just fine and can still pick up the brass. The catch system sounds great......I'll have to start doing that.

Thanks for the kind words - Charley is the heavyweight in our family at 202# - "little" sister Katie only weigghs 187#. They were 2 1/2 Christmas day.



and Charley does sit right on the furniture -



And - I can tell all one thing - riding the bike and/or shooting sure beats this -

60

30 .....

Just for the record how old do you have to be to buy ammunition these days from a store like wal-mart or any other sporting good store? 18 or 21?

Originally Posted by Zenth

Just for the record how old do you have to be to buy ammunition these days from a store like wal-mart or any other sporting good store? 18 or 21?

U started a thread on 1-7 about that. I think I answered it for ya

18 or 21

Last night I purchased some 45 acp from Walmart and she asked me if I was 21. We laughed but she said she had to ask.

Just turned 54, don't feel much older but there sure are a lot of "kids" at my workplace these days

Why did the groups stop at 59 ? I guess the advanced age groups don't count.

one is from 1913, another from around 1960, a couple more from the 1970s, the rest from the 1980s, except my new baby, P226 made this year. yup, that is the age groups of my auto pistols.

I turn 30 in February, but technically, I am 29, so I voted as a 29 year old...

21-29. I'll be 30 on the 4th of July

Looks like my vote just put us "old s" in the lead. I'm 52

I wasn't sure where to vote. My present age is 48, but I got my first semi-auto pistol at 32.

What about folks 60 and over? I'm just about there myself and I would hate to feel left out. As Shipwreck has threatened in a number of threads on this forum, I might have to hunt you down.

You missed my group. I am 66. Remember, I lot of us old timers were raised shooting 1911's. Well, we called them .45Auto's in the old days.

Originally Posted by voodoo90-two

Looks like my vote just put us "old s" in the lead. I'm 52

I don't like to think of myself as an old but I guess I'm getting there. I'm 54 and have been shooting since I was 5 or so. I have 10 semi-autos and one revolver- (soon to be three). I have a GP100 4in S/S, got a Colt Python 4in. blue on layaway and have my eye on a S&W M19 4in. Nickel. As you can tell, I love semi's but you can't beat a quality revolver!


Edited to add: Through my years, I've owned many other revolvers and have shot many others, ie: S&W, Colt, Ruger, Charter Arms, Rossi, etc..... from .22LR to 44 mag. My statements here are at present time.

Guess I fall into the "Damn Kids" area. But you would think that me only being 21 would mean that I wouldn't feel like I'm in my 60's.

You're poll doesn't go high enough. I'm 67 and have four autos.

Bob, I am one more Old Fart wondering why we were left out.
No offence intended but your picture made me think you were one of us!!

I am 66 pushing 67 pretty hard.

Enjoy

Bob, I just went back to find your age and don't see you listed.

What is it?

Me too. I'm off the scale (62) and own 5 semi-auto hadnguns. I'm just an ol' now, but I'm looking forward to Geezerdom....

It seems that not only am I the designated "OF" here but, even a year or so older than one member's dad!

However, it's a position I seem to hold on all the motorcycle forums also. I never expected to reach 80 but am grateful for my good fortune. I would make claim that clean living does it but, I suspect there are some here who know me - non-smoker since 1959 but nave never been against a shot or two of Jim Beam before dinner. A more likely explanation is "Only the good die young". I even practiced general and thoracic surgery for nearly 40 years and surgeons aren't known for their longevity.



I usually get my 100 mile ride on my Beemer (pic above) every week and put about 40 rounds through each of these weekly.



or this (or another lever rifle)



I have to ask, if you were a Marine in 1950 and were told this very young looking kid was your Assistant Battalion Surgeon - would that have instilled confidence - or given you even greater motivation to not get wounded?



I think I'm holding up pretty well and even share freindship with our Scrub Jays who eat out of my hand.



The other hand holds the Jim Beam. Think I have a few good years left in me.

guess us old s from 60 to 69 group dont count or maybe Bob thinks we are to feble to handle a 1911 cheezzzzz