[boredelmo]

I've seen a general connection between the hobby of firearms and many other hobbies.

So far I'd think many of you are also into:

-Martial arts
-Cars
-Motorcycles
-Guitars
-Cigars/tobacco


Do you fit any of those molds?

Also can you think of another "If he likes _____ he probably has a reasonable interest in firearms."

[Apple a Day]

Woodworking and gardening. Not sure I see the connection except maybe working with my hands.

[jefnvk]

Just got into motorcycles. Other motorsports include three-wheelers, off-road trucks, and vintage snowmobiles. Hockey is a huge hobby, XC skiing and snowshoeing too. Growing fond of cigars as a hobby, and definitely partying :)

[The Wiry Irishman]

Music

Home/Car Audio (Huge Audiophile & Audio hardware nerd)

Photography, drawing, and painting

Hookah smoking (I even run a little hookah website, I might as well shamelessly promote it: www.thehookahguy.net)

Building things (ties into the hookahs, I make my own)

[yesit'sloaded]

I'll admit to cars and guitars.

[MaterDei]

Singing Gregorian Chant. Probably not a common 'other' hobby on THR.

Knives and flashlight collecting are usually big with gun people. I like my Surefires but I'm not crazy about the hobby.

[General Geoff]

Cars and computers are my other mistresses

[Sniper4Life]

Hmmm....

Weight-lifting... all kinds... strength training, power lifting... bodybuilding...

Maybe thats why my lightest gun, a .22 weighs 11pounds, and i hunt with a 16pound .308.... all my freinds think i am nuts.... cant figure out why tho...

[Regolith]

Other than firearms, my hobbies are computers and amateur astronomy. I also like camping and hunting.


I would say camping and hunting are most likely to be connected to owning firearms as a separate hobby. Most gunnies I know do one or the other, although not necessarily all of them.

[Dope]

Big car nut here. Chevy is my preferred poison.

Dope

[Silvanus]

Weight-lifting, collecting knives, hiking & camping, reading and (I'm really surprised nobody mentioned that yet;)) drinking (mostly beer and wine, no hard stuff for me:D).

[Cannonball888]

I already answered this on my Springfield Armory and S&W warranty cards.

[michiganfan]

Golf

[Don Lu]

and....collecting sports cards/memorabilia (sp?)..mostly basketball and some football and a little baseball.

[cnorman18]

Currently into pocketknives and medieval weapons. Waiting in the wings for an opportunity to come back: building ships in bottles, figure-carving leather, and collecting Uncle Scrooge comic books from the 60s.

[markallen]

Hunting.
Archery.
Backpacking.
Hiking.
Fishing.
Woodworking.

[DMK]

Cars, electronics, computers, home improvements, basically "hands on" building and fixing stuff.

[macruadhi]

Crocheting
Sewing
Chain mail
model airplanes
trying to learn to play an instrument
anything "neat"

[XD-40 Shooter]

Jeep's, four wheeling, hiking, camping, and GUNS!.:D

[ReadyontheRight]

Hunting, skiing, hiking, boating - balanced by too much staring at computer screens.

My collecting leans toward guns and outboard motors. I think it has something to do with fond smells from my youth. (Ahhhh, I love the smell of a Johnson Seahorse starting up in the morning)

Want to be into cars and guitars, but no time.

[SoCalShooter]

Well my old hobby used to be computers/video games but now I just have guns...cause well I spend enough on it. And I go to work 50+ hours a week and school several hours a week so.. yeah I just stick to guns. Lately a lot of people have been telling me that I have been spending to much time or money on guns. i tell them its my hobby and I collect them...if you cant understand that then I cnanot explain it any better.


Oh and I enjoy hunting.

[wheelgunslinger]

archery
bowhunting
backpacking
camping
old cars (mercury cougar)
old motorcycles
fitness
computers

[Bazooka Joe71]

Camping, collecting knives, collecting flashlights, playing basketball, watching football, and lifting weights...12 ounces at a time.:D

[MS .45]

I enjoy hiking/camping, reading(mostly fiction), college football, movies and video games(I can't seem to grow out of that one:))

[Daedalus7]

-- Cars
-- Motorcycles :evil:
-- Mountain Biking
-- Computers
-- Classical literature and history (Ancient Rome/Greece)

[koja48]

And reloading & fishing, fly-tying, fly-fishing, and Jeeps. Firearms & Jeeps are sufficient to make Bill Gates broke . . .

[BridgeWalker]

Currently, my competing hobby is fountain pens and inks.
Also:
Brewing mead, but I haven't done any brewing in a while.
Backpacking and camping
Reading some specific and focused areas of history and theology

Used to be judo, with some practice in knife-fighting, but an injury ended the judo, and the lack of contact ended the knife-fighting. I'll get back into those someday, if I can get my shoulder fixed adequetely.

[flashman70]

golf and golf and golf and....... (you get the idea)

[BCC]

motorcycles (street & track)
sailing
fitness

[76shuvlinoff]

My other obssessions would include a 76 Harley that I've reinvented way too many times over the last 14 years.

.... also a wife of 20 years and daughter of 15 that are way too into their horses... LOL.

[hankdatank1362]

Competitive car stereo, but it's been a little while since I competed (IASCA, dB Drag)

Hunting & fishing

A good crossword puzzle

[JWarren]

-Reading (Fantasy novels, Historical, Non-Fiction)

-Writing (In the process of writing a Fantasy novel)

-Geneology

-Social Issues

-Movies (love suspense, horror, and Zombie movies)

- Hunting (I suppose that isn't technically "Firearms")

- Cooking game

- Wines



-- John

[distra]

Weightlifting and woodworking. Not sure if there is a common thread with firearms...

[iamkris]

Firearms

History

Bicycling

Hunting

Hiking/camping

[Valkman]

Motorcycles (me and the wife), knives, reloading, reading. Knifemaking takes up all the extra time right now. :)

[BJPZOO]

Mine are aquariums, reptiles, beer jeep, wranglers, watching football, bowling. My wife says I have to many hobbies but not enough money.:uhoh:

[tkendrick]

Chasing women 30 years younger than me.

Hope I don't catch one.

I hear they're high maintenance...between that and Mrs TKendrick I wouldn't be in financial shape to afford bullets or in physical shape to still pull a trigger.!!!

[markmc753]

Mt Biking
Whitewater kayaking
camping

[BridgeWalker]

Mine are aquariums...My wife says I have to many hobbies but not enough money.

Yeah, I hear you. I gave up on my brackish water aquariums because of the ongoing expense. Not a hobby one can really ease up on when money is tightor when you get interested in something else. I had a neat set-up too, with three brackish and one fresh tank with various critters.

[orionengnr]

Motorcycles...riding/racing since age 12 (now 50).
Cars...sports cars, muscle cars...if it rips, I want it.
Boats...fast, light ones especially.
Snowmobiles, past and future (not present, as I currently reside in TX :()

Anything with a 2-stroke engine. I love the smell of Blendzall in the morning...

[jesse485]

Mine include: coffee, cigars/pipes, gunsmithing eventually, reloading eventually, money (accounting finance major in last year of school), soccer, and other assorted outdoors activities.

[Rich K]

Hunting, camping, cooking. I am not very good at the last, but I keep trying.

[Anteater1717]

Saltwater fishing, scuba diving, and running.

[81k5guy]

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r98/81k5guy/100_1551.jpg

4x4's hence the screen name

Raced late model Mustangs for years but recently got into 4 wheeling.

[JP from Phoenix]

I make beats, try to stay in shape. I'm going to catch the education bug pretty soon though, i'm gonna start collecting college degrees

[Cowgunner]

Karate - been in it for about 10 years now, I now specialize in terrorizing the white belts

Opera - It's an on and off thing for me, I haven't been to a live performance in awhile. I'm saving my meager pennies up to see Angela Gheorghiu, if she ever comes to the DFW area

Military History - I been fascinated with it all of my life, I did a stint in the Marine Corp and that hasn't quelled my interest.




That's about it unless you consider drinking a hobby............

[kb2iaw]

Amatuer Radio , Salt water fishing, Fly fishing Bumming around the garage ,And carving working duck decoys and Confidance decoys and hiking sticks with dog heads and bird heads .

[Smokingboomstick]

Hunting
Reenactment type stuff.
Playing guitar, banjo and harmonica.
Hide tanning.
Making old time clothes

[bumm]

Astronomy, long time. The naked eye stuff, the telescopic stuff, the history... I couldn't live where it doesn't get DARK.
Marty

[gggman]

Guns, golf, and guitars. Hence my moniker.

[Kim]

Reading, cooking and hunting and throwing a good party.

[AntiqueCollector]

Antiques (well, my username says it all), music, and, well, everything else could be summed up in the phrase "self sufficiency"--guns, anything to do with the woods/outdoors, gardening (for food not for looks), woodworking, etc., all with the focus of being self-sufficient.

[pinstripe]

I like shooting, guitars, riding 4-wheelers, cooking, woodworking, and working to provide money for my hobbies. I also like history, especially military history of the 20th century.

[springmom]

My critters: two Irish terriers, one cat, five parakeets, two bearded dragons, a tank of cichlids, and as of today, my middle son's Columbian red-tailed boa.

Readingreadingreadingreading....and did I mention "reading"? :neener:

Gardening

Music

Cross-stitch

Used to crochet and knit but it hurts my hands too badly anymore :(

Fishing

Hunting

Walking the woods

Springmom

[Chris Rhines]

Martial arts, on and off. Brewing beer. Reading. Prog and jazz music. Outdoors stuff. Heavy drinking.

I don't collect anything. I don't much like collecting.

Honestly, shooting is what I do the most of. The rest of it is just dabbling.

- Chris

[gbran]

4 wheeling in the mountains and guns go hand in hand as well as hunting.
Cooking (game) and guns is a good marriage.

[sharkhunter2018]

Pretty much anything outdoors. Fishing is the only thing that comes close to guns. To give you an idea, I have 10 guns. The number of fishing rod/reels i have exceeds that :D. Other than conventional fishing, I enjoy fly fishing as well. Ive lost my touch on making my own flies. Those are the two main hobbies i have. Model planes, trains and rockets are mixed in there somewhere, although I seem to have outgrown them I still enjoy them.

[geojap]

- Traveling/Backpacking. 29 countries, 4 continents so far. I was a military brat in Europe and graduated from Heidelberg American High School. I worked for the University of Maryland European Division after I graduated. I traveled quite a bit in Europe and continued it once I returned stateside and got my degree from the University of Texas - Austin.

- Audiophile - my two-channel hi-fi system is quite nice. I have over $10,000 invested in it. http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vevol&1173569421&view

- Video Games - I was a GM of my guild in World of Warcraft and I cleared Molten Core, AQ20, ZG, Black Wing Lair and most of AQ40. I've been a video game nut since I was 9 years old and saw my first Robotron and Defender upright game.

- Photography

- IT - I'm a programmer at a multinational electronics corporation so I have my own website and many different IT projects going at once.

- Landscaping, home repair and various "hands on" mechanical projects

- BBQing - BBQ is an art, and I work on perfecting it all the time. We do beef, sausage, some pork ribs, maybe some cabrito and fowl down here.

- Art - I also collect art. I have art from all over the world. I'm especially fond of paintings, textiles, and wood carvings. My mother is an artist here in Texas and she makes fused glass works. She sells them in galleries in Houston and Dallas. I can only buy something when the budget and space on my walls permit, so I don't have as much as I would like. There are far more Finn M39 Mosins and M1 Garands out there that I want than paintings, I guess.

- College Sports - I'm a huge Texas Longhorns fan, especially in college football. The word 'huge' does not actually adequately express how huge of a fan I am. Hook 'em Horns!

[Bones11b]

Cars 86' Chevy Monte Carlo (modified)
Motorcycles 05' Honda RC51
Edged weapons
Reading
Movies

Theses are my hobbies

[cpttango30]

Cars Racing and restoring old cars.
Fishing
Computers
Motorcycles
wood working (Although I am not very good at it)
Home Repair and renovation.

[Nolo]

Well, there's design. Design of anything. Redesign of anything. I was in the hospital recently, and I had to use a bedpan. I found myself redesigning the bedpan. Ha!
I like reading and writing literature. Not always gun-related literature, either. I also want to be a filmmaker. Any kind of creative design.

[gunsmithgirl]

martial arts
muscle cars
offroading
camping & hiking
solar power

[PRE 64 JOE]

Photography,girls,beer,dirt bikes,girls,beer,archery,beer and girls,guns and reloading and beer when i'm not reloading,early Broncos,camping with girls and beer. Semper Fi.:D

[NeoSpud]

Beer (brewing and learning, and yes I do treat this like a science. Truly, it should be called "Fermented BioChemistry").

Beer is my favorite edible substance, and the science behind it fascinates me. Beer as a hobby != drunk as a hobby. If you're doing it right, you don't have time to get drunk (assuming you're a neophyte like myself, I suppose).

[CZ.22]

ARE THERE NO PAINTBALLERS HERE?!
Seriously, does no-one here play paintball? It's like shooting excpt the targets move and there are no background checks. It's great fun, really. Anyone who posts here should play.
Besides paintball, I like knives, swords, maces, history, museams, reading, airsoft, air rifle shooting, camping, boating, fishing, woodworking, working on computers, learning (kinda, just as an experiment, as I've never ben that good at playing an instrument) to play bass, car stuff, video games ( HALO 3 is out soon, :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D ), canoeing, backpacking, day hiking, vacationing, zoology, and writing crime fiction. i'm sure I've missed some.
Oh yeah, and researching aortic valve replacement surgery, because I might need it. :cuss:
Yep, I'm a perfectly average fourteen-year old kid.

[esmith]

golf, lifting weights, football, music

[scurtis_34471]

-- Home Theater / Audio
-- Reading
-- Photography
-- Wine
-- Cigars
-- Computer

I've been a huge home theater / audio nut since I was about 12 years-old and have acquired a pretty ridiculous assortment of gear over the years. Some people sell stuff as they upgrade. I tend to shift it down to other rooms, which explains why I have a surround system in my bedroom. Its every bit as much an illness/obsession as firearms. My main system currently consists of Paradigm Studio/40 mains, Studio/CC center channel and ADP-370 surrounds and an SVS PB12-Plus/2 Subwoofer. I have a Sherbourne Pre/Pro paired with a Marantz 5-channel amp. My display is an older 43" Hitachi HDTV and am using a Sony PS3, a Toshiba DVD Recorder/VCR, a Slim Devices Squeezebox and a Scientific Atlanta HD8300 DVR as source components.

I've also been into computers since I was around 15, but working in IT has kind of killed it for me as a hobby. Every couple years, I will emerse myself in all the latest technology for a few weeks and build a new machine. Then I tend to forget all about it until one of my machines gets long in the tooth. I am a casual gamer who got tired of buying $300 video cards for the sake of playing 3 games a year, so I finally crossed over to the dark side and bought a PS3 (which is also an excellent upconverting DVD player, a good BluRay player and a half-decent media extender).

I've been into wine and cigars for a few years and I do maintain a humidor. I only smoke about 10 to 12 cigars a year, but I enjoy them a lot when I indulge. I'm a little less temperate with the wine and consume 1 to 2 bottles a week. My wife likes sweet whites, but I'm more of a red guy.

I used to be huge into photography and did quite a bit of work in college. I've slacked off a lot over the years and only recently got a truly decent little camera to start getting back into it. My old Nikon SLR is simply worn out from being dragged all over the country and the world for ten years and thousands of exposures.

My undergrad degree was in English Lit. What do you do with an English major? I taught English abroad for three years before coming back to the States and realizing that didn't want to teach and didn't like most of my options. I leveraged my long-standing computer hobby to land my first tech job and eventually got a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems. Now I'm a data warehouse architect with a large medical company. That said, I wouldn't be much of an English major if I didn't enjoy reading and I still manage to read at least a book or two a month.

[RonC]

motorcycles - dual sports and sport tourers; amateur astronomy; 5-string Bluegrass banjo; weight training for fitness (at 60 years old, no more power lifting).

Ron

[highfive]

Let see.....

reading, electronics...(my job in the army) i will take apart basically anything, lol
aikido...even though I haven't done it in so long, baseball, volleyball, movies, video games, I can't get out of this one, lol and collecting, i haven't been able to do this one in a while either but i still enjoy it..

and CZ 22 i had my mitral valve replaced in may and is not easy but with the right attitude you will be fine and of course follow your therapy, you'll be fine believe me

[Floppy_D]

Cooking, Brewing, Fishkeeping, Childrearing, Fishing, Hammock weaving, Traveling, Sleeping.

[Richmond]

Lets see. . . .

Cars - I have always been "into" cars, muscle and sport - currently have a 74 Mercedes convert as a toy

Motorcycles - got my 1st one at 14; currently have 2 - a little Yamaha and and extensively performance modified Harley

Cigar - yes! Last night my neighbor and his brother stopped by, we sat on the porch and had Cohiba (w/no red dot!) churchills :)

Martial arts - started boxing in the late 60s, karate in 1970. Started Japanese ****o-ryu in 1973, still in same style/same instructor. Instructor, dojo owner. Also teach Japanese sword arts, practice ju jitsu, escrima, etc.

critters - 2 dogs, 2 cats

fitness training - lifelong wight training, trail running, road and mtn bike, etc.

Scuba diving, camping and hiking, sailing and boating, etc.

Oh yeah, and shooting - most of my practice and competitive background is with handguns.

So, today, I taught kobudo and karate for several hours at the dojo, then took my dogs to a Humane Society fundraiser, after which I took the dogs with me for an hour of mountain biking. Then I came home, got my Harley and road about 25 miles downriver to a cigar store one of my buddies suggested. :D

[.cheese.]

juggling.... magic.... computer programming.... playing the keyboard.

aside from the last two I have a feeling I'm alone.

[Owens]

The main (other than firearms,shooting,reloading) is singing barbershop quartet. If you think it's 4 drunks swinging on a lamp post, you haven' heard modern barbershop.
After that I dabble with quite a few from time to time.
Amateur (ham) radio
Photography
Web design/maintenance
Woodworking (not too good at it though)
Video editing (high end system)
Fly tying
"junk"tiques
Geneology
(...and the list goes on)

[Hoppy590]

Firearms and

Photography ( 35 and 120mm)
Alcohol. of all kinds, when not CCW obviously.
BMW's
Classic cars of all sorts
Deli work! ( not a hobby but a job i cant escape)
Cigars
Camping
Music, country, rock, "alternative" "pop" almost anythin but rap.

and of course. ZOMBIES!!! books, movies, anything with zombies!

i played paintball for 12 years, and fell out of it cause i decided the money could be bette spent on real guns. i still play woods ball with friends from tiem to to time. but no more organized games since the field i worked at and practicaly ran shut down. i started with a pump gun. and still play stock class. i run a PGP or Splatmaster in stock and a Automag lvl 10 w/ HPA in open play. i havnt been taged in a long time ;)

[Snark]

Backpacking
Tennis
Reading
Philosophy
Languages
Gaming (RTS and FPS)

[rcellis]

They say true writers can't help but write - years and years ago I was a programmer. No matter what else I do, I still end up working with them. Of course, it's different when you get to pick your projects... :)

[Autolycus]

Reading books, movies, getting into the art of bonsai, and bloodbowl. I also enjoy going to Hip Hop shows, spoken word events, and riding my bike.

My most expensive hobby is girls. Got to love the young dumb college girls. ;)

[GlowinPontiac]

--cars
--electronics
--woodoworking

[geojap]

ARE THERE NO PAINTBALLERS HERE?!

When I was a kid (14-16 years old) growing up around the bayous of Dickinson, Texas, close to Galveston and the Gulf of Mexico, we used to have BB gun wars, where anything was fair game. We wore welders masks, two winter coats, steyrofoam life preservers, boots and two pairs of pants. We used pump BB rifles. By rule, one pump was the maximum but you would often hear guys pumping 5 or 6 times before they shot you while you were on the run in the open and they had the advantage.

That was the most fun I've ever had in my life. We would dive in the bayou ditches to avoid being shot, and ambushes were hell on the other team. I have a few BB-sized scars from those times, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I can never view paintballers with any seriousness after that. If you want to be real men, use BB guns.

[Patriot-Brewer]

bass fishing
fly fishing (mountain lakes/streams)
ocean fishing
beginner woodworking
gardening (includes lots of weeding)
reading (american history mostly)
mild 4-wheeling/exploring with my Jeep in the mountains
golf (sometimes)
movies

hmmm...is this too many hobbies

and the most important of all hobbies...watching my one-day shooting partner, 11-month old girl discovering the world around her.:)

[skeeter1]

Far too many hobbies for me. Photography, cooking, too many electronic toys to count, music, movies (love NetFlix), camping, fishing, traveling, my cats (I spoil them), and more I'm sure that I'm forgetting at the moment. I was into a cherry '87 Pontiac Fiero GT and a '03 Honda FSC600 SilverWing, but I sold those last year. It would be quite a stretch to connect any of those to shooting, but I'm sure some weirdo would try.

[ReadyontheRight]

I was into a cherry '87 Pontiac Fiero GT and a '03 Honda FSC600 SilverWing, but I sold those last year. It would be quite a stretch to connect any of those to shooting, but I'm sure some weirdo would try.

I'll try:

Which of your guns could you NOT easily fit into the Fiero? Passenger seat does not count.

And did you ever affix a rifle scabbard to the Honda?

[Ala Dan]

Firearms/Handloading
Late 50's, 60's, and Early 70's Music
American History

and College Football (read my signature line~!;))

[STAGE 2]

Aside from firearms I like other inexpensive hobbies like golf, surfing, and cars. They are all real easy on the wallet.

[trickyasafox]

camping, casting, reloading, lifting :)

[MinScout]

Collecting knives and firearms/hunting literature. Bird/wildlife watching, tree planting, digital photography, hiking, listening to talk radio, etc. I hunt, but I don't consider it a hobby.

[Avenger29]

Firearms and Aviation. That's about it. I will talk to you all day either about guns or flying.

Over the summer of 2005, I had worked and saved up about $1200. The plan was to get either a Garand or an M1A. Of course, my father, a commercial rated pilot, suggested that I get my pilots license. So now, here I sit, with a private pilot certificate, and no battle rifle. I did, however, collect a 10/22, Mosin-Nagant, and an 870 along the way.

And spent a hell of a lot of money, too.

Oh, I like to read, too. About guns and flying, of course.

[hemiram]

Cars/Trucks
PCs
Dogs
Model Trains (If I had more money, I might actually have a layout!)
Drag Racing

[Davo]

Philosophy
History
Movies
Video Games
Taking nurses out to a nice seafood dinner and not calling them back
Backpacking
Weightlifting
Writing songs
Playing my guitar/violin/saxophone
Camping
Reloading
Going out on the tizzy fo shizzy

[Cannonball888]

This thread is a trap.
You all will be receiving magazine subscription offers in your mailbox :p

[MPanova]

You got me on the cars ;)

[rantingredneck]

Hunting
Martial arts
Woodworking/Woodcarving
Knifemaking
Gardening

[PercyShelley]

I love these threads. That more proof do you need that the "gun culture" isn't? There are a diverse set of people out there who enjoy firearms.

As for me, I like hiking, reading, and going on dumb adventures.

I am also interested in African history, biology, industry and aviation.

[StuckInMA]

Hunting - (Shotgun, Blackpowder, Archery)
Fishing - (Mostly Freshwater)
Auto Racing - (NASCAR, WoO, Local Short Tracks)
PC Sim Racing
Home Improvement - (Sort of a necessity but I enjoy it.)
Lawn & Garden/Landscaping - (Again, sort of a necessity but I enjoy it.)

[Gator]

Reading & collecting books. Mostly history
SCUBA diving
Movies

[lepmik]

Cooking
Golf
Bicycles (on and off again, currently off)
Yelling at my GSD and mutt GSD :)
Lusting over dual-sports that I am too scared to buy.

Not having much time for any of them d/t being a medical resident. And not buying the motorcycle for fear of ending up like our trauma patients. Although admittedly, they're usually drunk and/or helmetless/gearless.

[Sharps-shooter]

Poetry
reading fiction and nonfiction
Coin collecting
Lapidary arts
Anything outdoors-oriented

[bender]

the Original Poster got a few right for me:

... I'd think many of you are also into:

-Martial arts
-Cars
-Motorcycles
-Guitars
-Cigars/tobacco

Motorcycles and Cigars are definates for me. Formerly I was into cars, the muscle car era.

coin collecting was a long-time hobby, but not so much anymore.

Edit: I love reading also, but don't consider it a "hobby" , but apparantly many people here do, so I'll add it.

[Tiny in Ohio]

I like most anything with 4 wheels; currently working on a 1971 Nova, an 1998 Dodge diesel 4x4 (performance), Dixie Chopper mower, Grizzly 4 wheeler, etc. I work on networks for a living, so not a hobby, but I do spend considerable time with computers. Like to fish in my spare time, and some trap shooting when I can get to the range.

[Madmardig0n]

cars (BMWs)
motorcycles (82 cb900f)
hunting
camping/outdoors
brewing beer/wine
listening to scanner
black&white photography
gardening (cactus and succulents)

I go on and off with most of my hobbies. Right now I'm really into guns and hunting (after a long hiatus) as well as scanning. Camping and outdoor activites (kayak/rafting, etc) I'm always into.

[cpttango30]

ARE THERE NO PAINTBALLERS HERE?!


I for one am not in the habbit of letting people point guns at me and shoot me. I guess after 8 years of military it is just a thing. I don't do it and will nto allow my kids to do it either.

[the pistolero]

I can only afford one semi-expensive hobby right now, but I have a passion for music and love seeing it live when I can. Went to see Texas/Oklahoma red-dirt country band Cross Canadian Ragweed Friday night (into Saturday morning, of course) at a little club about an hour from here. Thick smoke, cold Shiner Bock beer, good times. I was about 10 feet from Cody Canada and the boys. Small venues like that rawk. :D I can deal with the arenas & stadiums when seeing someone like George Strait, but what I wouldn't give to see him in a place like Gruene Hall, singing Bob Wills & Merle Haggard songs all night long, with maybe an encore featuring Webb Pierce's "There Stands the Glass."
My brother from another mother has an affinity for cigars and I smoke when him whenever we get together. Don't remember what kind the last one was, but it was good. As for wine, unless I am feeling like death, you'll usually find me drinking pinot noir or merlot with my stepdad on Sunday afternoons as golf or football is on the tube.

[Rembrandt]

Where to start?....Woodworking, metal fab, hunting, photography, and like many an interest in cars....so much so that it has become a hobby to finance the gun hobby. Most of the restorations are Corvettes but do include a few exotics and street rods.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Rembrandt51/Vehicles/67Corvette1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Rembrandt51/Vehicles/57vette.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Rembrandt51/Vehicles/JagXKE.jpg

[BrennanKG]

ARE THERE NO PAINTBALLERS HERE?!
Seriously, does no-one here play paintball? It's like shooting except the targets move and there are no background checks. It's great fun, really. Anyone who posts here should play.

I play. I use to play competitively, now I just play for fun. My wife plays when it's cool enough and my daughter really wants to play, but she's not old yet enough.
For me, paintball is not at all like firearms/combat training. Tournament style paintball, the only kind I play with any regularity, is a game, plain and simple. The only rush I get from playing is the same thrill I get from any sport. It's not MOUT training or anything similar.
I'm not saying there aren't some commonalities. People both bring and take all sorts of different experiences to/from activities.


Other hobbies: reading, writing, hiking, fishing (catch and release - not into seafood), bicycling with my kidlet, working out. Previously, martial arts, fencing, kendo, and western combative, but that stuff was all a long time ago.


B.

[Blackbeard]

Barbecue!!!
Cooking in general
Computers
European board games

[gunmn74]

1. Reading history and fiction
2. hunting
3. fishing
4. ARCHERY (I cant believe in 103 posts on this thread, no archery)
It is shooting the same bullet over and over without
having to reload it.

[BlindJustice]

I'm a student of history, cars, yep - I watch the SPEED channel
coverage of the big bar aucctions to keep an eye on the market,
motorcycles, did some roadracing up until age 49, never finished DFL,
COmputers - I'd call it more Information in the digital age, retired
now, but I had a 25 year career as an IT professional. Oh, I also
played basketball for 35 yeas HS varsity, Jr. College, USN
ship's teams, Adult Recrerational, local bar was a
sponsor and I recruited ex-WSU players to take 6 City league
titels in the 1990s. Don't care much for footbal except
following the WSU Cougars, but I am a big fan of baseball
sumitted some research to SABR.

enough for now

[loose cannon]

sailing my 24' hunter(heading out in a few minutes:D)
swimming
hiking
rowing(soon to be replaced by kayaking when i get one,,,)

her name? "SERENITY"

[Never No More]

I've seen a general connection between the hobby of firearms and many other hobbies.

First off, my firearms are not hobbies. They are tools for me to ensure my family survives. I do shoot my flintlock for fun, but then its a calss C firework according to the feds.


So far I'd think many of you are also into:

-Martial arts

Once again, my swords are not a hobby, they are close in defense tools


-Cars

Tho I dirve a 1972 Dodge Dart, its what I prefer to drive, rather than a rice grinder. I dont enter it in shows, Its just what I drive daily


-Motorcycles

Sold mine this year, getting to old to scrape myself off the ground due to the growing number of idiot car drivers out there.


-Guitars

Cant play nor sing, can listen tho, what I listen to is considered classic, like me

-Cigars/tobacco

In order to stay alive and be fit for what we face in the future, I do not endulge any more.

[chris in va]

I have a few interests, but some have been put on the back burner.

Currently...
Whitewater kayaking/rafting
Fishing
Motorcycles
Camping
Theme parks:D

Previously...
Hiking
Mountain biking
Car road trips (back is getting worse)
Paintball (too angry)


So I can't say firearms are everything.

[jlbraun]

Extreme skiing, mountain biking.

[Gifted]

I build fursuits. I'm only working on my second, but here's the first. Unfortunately, I lack the money to do a whole lot of anything right now. I have the materials to finish the fursuit, but that'll be it.

[Black Adder LXX]

Other interests/obsessions
1. Youth/College ministry
2. Music/Guitars
3. Wood working
4. History (especially military history)
5. Science (like how stuff works kind of science)
6. Video games and computers
7. About to start reloading

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

Drum and Bugle Corps. I used to march when I was young enough, now I just teach high school music, marching band, and indoor percussion.

I doubt anyone one here even knows what Drum Corps is though.


I am also into cigars, and martial arts. Not so much cars, though I want to get a motorcycle next summer.

[Officers'Wife]

When I have a space to do so I tan hides into leather. I was taught that waste is an evil and leaving a deerskin to rot away seems like a waste. I also craft leather, my best work is a belt and holster I made for my Dad's "09" S&W revolver. The belt made from de-grained belly skin and the holster from the back skin of an ancient buck a city people shot for a trophy.

Selena

[Nil]

The big three: boxing, reading and cooking.

[jaholder1971]

Amateur Radio
Storm chasing
Member Kansas Wing Civil Air Patrol

[mindwip]

Kayaking
SCA fighting-medieval style
Hiking rockclimbing
Computers
Reading real Sci-fi mostly

[Joshua C]

I'll let you know when I get down off of the hill.

Hey, Gifted..... sweet..... how much for one?

[stevek]

In addition to guns/shooting I would add:
Reading/Internet
Golf
Tennis
Camping
Cigars
Guitars/Music...playing in bands for the last 35 years :eek:

Here's the back of one of my custom guitars with my German Shepherds inlaid in different colors of pearl

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/guitarsk/Thorn_back.jpg

Planning to take up archery next :)

[McCall911]

-Martial arts ---Uh, no.
-Cars -- Definitely. I used to be a street racing Chevy snob, but I did get nervous about the Mopar that pulled up beside me at the traffic light. :uhoh: :D
-Motorcycles -- No.
-Guitars -- No.
-Cigars/tobacco -- Yes, I have Dunhill Montecruz tastes on a Hav-A-Tampa budget.

[CZ.22]

For me, paintball is not at all like firearms/combat training. Tournament style paintball, the only kind I play with any regularity, is a game, plain and simple. The only rush I get from playing is the same thrill I get from any sport. It's not MOUT training or anything similar.

Yeah, but you still get to shoot stuff and there is also a ton of stuff you can talk about, kinda like guns.
I play both speedball and woodsball, BTW.

[Working Man]

I have a Motorcycle but I would not call it one of my hobbies.
Just a toy I have.

Training/working out (got back into recently),
Woodworking,
Playing Chess,
Collecting scotch,
I have a huge interest in the medical field.

Those are the only ones pursued regularly enough to be called a hobby at this point.

[Leeroy697]

Cars-Have a couple fords
Boats-Speed boats
Guess you can say I love to go fast!!

[RockyMtnTactical]

Well, aside from all the things that go with firearms like shooting and hunting, etc...

I love sports. I love to play softball, basketball, and even some football. Love to watch college football, some pro football (Fantasy Football is fun), and basketball.

I love video games, playing XBOX live (Halo 2).

I enjoy the outdoors.

Love to spend time with my family. My wife, children, and other extended family members.

I love investing, spending, and making money.

[skeeter1]

I'll try:

Which of your guns could you NOT easily fit into the Fiero?

You got me there. No way would the trapgun fit into the Fiero's trunk (or so it was called). As for the SillverWing, I never tried using a scabbard on it. Seeing as how it had a full fairing, I'm thinking that wouldn't have been easy.

[LeonCarr]

1. Handloading. I enjoy making them almost as much as I do shooting them.
2. Airplane Watching. I saw an Antonov An-124 the other day(not a common sight in DFW)
3. Cold War History

As far as paintball goes, they are nowhere near as fun as the real ones, and they cost just as much as real ones...why bother? :)

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

[Australian Shooter]

My hobbies:[
-Cricket
-Fishing
-Playing the Piano
-Recreational Pilot (hopefully Commercial someday)
-GUNS

[Bartkowski]

Shooting
Hunting
Gunsmithing, or just messing around with them I guess.
Fishing
ATV's and such

[doubleg]

My Hobbies include...

Firearms
Archery
Beer Consumption
Tobacco Smoking and Chewing
Hunting/Fishing

[Hunter0924]

Casting and Reloading.
Cold beer and Merle Haggard on vinyl.

[annielulu]

Chasing thermals (gliders).
Chasing women.
Zookeeper for 4 dogs and 2 cats.

[ZeroCool]

Motorcycles, Knives and Flashlights. I pretty much fit the mold.

Wife to be says I'm insane. I say Im an American. :D

[RevolvingCylinder]

Reloader, motorcycle fanatic, and outdoorsman(fishing, camping, cross-country skiing, etc.).

[Jguy101]

For me, computers, Lego, railroading, playing the piano and aviation.

[coelacanth]

I am a total gadget freak - guns, knives, flashlights, pocket transits, fountain pens, mechanical watches, antique hand tools, etc. etc. etc. Fortified wines, gnarly, hoppy, full bodied beers, whisky in its many and varied forms, pipes and cigars, really spicy food from most anywhere. Camping, fishing, armed hiking and for a little perspective on the whole thing riding a desert thermal in a glider.

[Thegungal]

I am into Muscle cars and Motorcycles. Tomorrow I go and try Golf for the first time. I dont know how I feel about that.

[Hot brass]

-Martial arts
-Cars
-Motorcycles
-Cigars/tobacco

[Bobarino]

My hobbies are Firearms and _________


Flying (PPL)

Fishing and making my own fishing lures.

R/C Airplanes

R/C Helipcopters

Dirt bikes (XR250R) (unfortunately, this one pretty much ruined my summer
w/ a broken collar bone after a bad crash)

Street bikes (EX500)

Golf and building custom golf clubs

Poker and building custom poker tables

hiking and camping

snowboarding

various casual sports w/ friends. football, basketball, volleyball etc.

Barbequeing

working out at the gym

oh ya, and i squeeze in working 6 days a week running my own business in there too. :)

Bobby

[flynlr]

My hobbies are Firearms and _________

oh boy... here goes.

hobbies.
Flying, Student Pilot some year I will finish.

Flying, and Building RC Aircraft.

Reloading,

Composing and Writing Music,

Playing Keyboards in a band. "on hold for a while"

Working on my car. "rebuilt the starter today"

Website Building

Building Computers and servers

Installing Computer Networks.

hell anything computers. almost 20 years in IT now.

Cooking "food network Junkie"

Audiophile home and car.

Home theater setup and Installs.

is staring at my wife a hobbie?:eek:

just got into Home weather stations. and the related internet parts of it.

Gun smithing is becoming one.

Take the odd Ballet Class every now and then .

Figure skating.
Ice hockey
Bowling
PC flight sims

all parts of home repair I love Electrical ,plumbing ,drywall ,framing,

a bit of woodworking.

jeez I guess I need something to do. :banghead:

[12GA00buck]

I guess I read allot, psychology major and all
Boxing, this may seem peculiar as there seems to be a consensus among neurologist about taking blows to the head. Still thinking on that issue.
Hunting
Backpacking
Fishing
A bit of a Cigar guy, EL Ray Del Mundo’s are preferred, robusto Larga
Would like to do more rock climbing and sea kayaking, have only done each once
Oh, and I do enjoy to cook

[Clipper]

R/C aircraft (Designing & building more than flying)
Ultralight fishing (4lb test is on my HEAVY rigs)
Machining (retired Toolmaker, I have a CNC mill & a lathe and surface grinder in the garage to play with)
Home gunsmithing

Got too old & fat to keep racing lawnmowers, but had a ball doing it...

[Leitmotif]

Motorcycling
Rock and sport climbing
Pen and paper roleplaying
Reading

[Deanimator]

Photography. I take pictures of guns.

[Orthonym]

Chasing thermals with _model_ airplanes, the real kind, with no radios in them. I think I've lost at least a coupla dozen hand-launched gliders in thermals, out of sight overhead. (said gliders being of my own design)

Some people don't understand how cool it is to lose an airplane in a thermal. Sometimes you get them back, from far away, if you put your phone number on them.

Sorta like putting a note in a bottle, tossing it into the sea, and years later getting a postcard from a far-away foreign country.

[hso]

No other hobbies these days (I don't consider martial arts a hobby).

"Into" cooking and single malts (or is that they're into me, eventually).

Used to have a number of hobbies - fly sail planes, scuba dive, free climb, whitewater kayak, flatwater canoe, backpack, hike, abseiling, volleyball, minimalist and primitive camping, ...

[eric.cartman]

is staring at my wife a hobbie?

Y.E.S. :evil: :)-B-<

My hobbies:

Wife:evil:
Good Whiskey.
Good Tabaco.
Guns, duh.
Programming (C++, OOA/D, language theory and mechanics)
Real Time 3D computer graphics (as in writing 3D engines)
Skiing.

And I'm planing on buying a bike, soon this will be my ride: http://powersports.honda.com/motorcycles/cruiser_standard/model.asp?ModelName=VTX1300C&ModelYear=2008&ModelId=VTX1300C8

[USMC - Retired]

Hunting
Beer
Poker
Beer
Fishing
Beer
Cooking
and Beer...

[romma]

Running, Weights, Red Sox Baseball, Patriots Football, Judo (new addition)..

[Big Calhoun]

Computers
Video Gaming
'Extreme' sports...hiking, moutain biking, snowboarding
R/C helis and planes
Cooking
Reading
Current world affairs

[CountGlockula]

NBA, NFL, MLB, Guitar and watching Family Guy.

[dtalley]

Reloading
Hunting
Harley Davidsons
Woodworking

[Mojo-jo-jo]

Big time computer nerd:

Networks
Linux junkie
Home automation
Weather
Ham Radio
Reading blogs

Shameless plug: Anybody need an entry level Cisco network engineer (CCNA) with lots of infrastructure and PC experience in the Atlanta area? PM me...

[PILMAN]

My hobby are waverunners.

[Avenger29]

My hobby are waverunners.

I've learned to stay far, far away from those. I've had the misfortune of rolling two of 'em.

[gaudio5]

women :)

[Gifted]

Hey, Gifted..... sweet..... how much for one?I'm not taking commissions right now. If I get good, and settle out a good technique, I might.

There are many other makers out there that do though, and you're looking at $300+ depending on type and quality.

[J_Dillinger]

Other hobbies & interests :

* Cars
* Collectibles & Antiques
* Gold & Silver investing
* Historical re-enacting & events

[Brian Williams]

What do I like to do;
Outdoors
Canoeing
Hiking
Tent camping
Hunting
Shooting

Indoors
Reloading,
Listening to Music; Celtic, Jazz, Blues, Good Ole' Rock and Roll, some Classic
Woodworking, but allergic to wood dust.
Woodturning, Bowls, not spindles
Sheetmetal working, Brass lanterns
Cooking
Playing Settlers of Kataan, or Doom and Myst on Computer

Toys I like to or want to play with (other than guns)
Model Rockets
Balsa wood gliders

I would like to build wheels up a 53 Willy's flatfender Jeep CJ3A or a 68 VW.


What do I do
Build computers from scraps to give to local kids, more than 50 so far.
Shoot my handguns and reload so I can shoot more.


Reading I like when I can
Bible
Heinleinesque Science Fiction
Historical fiction (Military)
Good Spy thriller, Bourne Identity type(Movie sucks)

I try to learn something New every Day

[tenbase]

Blinky Lights
Computers and networking (everything from hardware to routing/vpn/web/mail/security)
Distributed Computing (help manage one project, participate in several others)
I generally prefer BSD-based operating systems on the servers and a Windows desktop
Computer gaming (FPS, driving and flight sims)
Communications, such as scanning and ham radio
Electronics in general
There is a 19" server rack in my bedroom, which really sums it all up right there.


Torque
My Chevy pickups
Anything interesting, with two or more wheels, brand and vintage not all that important. I'm into old school hot rods, modern pro touring cars, factory performance cars, sport trucks, bone stock classics. Slight bias towards mid to late 60s GM cars and trucks.


Recoil
My small collection of pistols and rifles
Anything that breaks stuff and makes a lot of noise, up to and including air-dropped and missile-launched munitions. Tremendous explosions are a plus. Fire is an added bonus.


Other interests

Beer (Czech and Belgian, but there's a lot of top notch brews coming out of California, Indiana, Minnesota, Delaware, and Michigan these days.)
Camping
Road trips
Stand-up comedy (Brian Regan, Jim Gaffigan, Lewis Black, Mitch Hedberg, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, etc)
Music (Classic rock, blues, metal, classical, big band, old school rap)
Movies (too many to list)
History
Whisky
Reading (scifi, hard scifi, hard science, general fiction)
Fishing (mainly as an excuse to sit in a boat all day and drink beer)
Bickering about politics on the intraweb
Trying to stay in touch with all the great people I've become friends with over the years
Generally being a big giant nerd
Causing total strangers on the internet to doze off at their computers by posting huge, boring lists

[VMIRat1995]

1) Alpine skiing
2) Reading
3) Backpacking
4) Camping
5) Hiking
6) Taking care of a hyper 1 year old boy

[RPCVYemen]

Talmud and Halakha

Maybe getting started in kayaking...

Mike

[ZMP_CTR]

firearms and firearms

[Hokkmike]

bass guitar and reg. guitar
karate
painting

[Mr. Designer]

Darts
Drinking
Cars
Fishing
(not in that order)

[Muzzy_B]

-Martial arts
-Cars
-Motorcycles
-Guitars
-Cigars/tobacco

Martial Arts- nope
Cars- the old ford pickup gets me to work everyday and to the farm on the weekends but that's it
Motorcycles- terrified of anything with less than 4 wheels
Guitars- kinda sorta
Cigars/tobacco- not anymore

Aside from shooting, when I get a break from making bottles and changing diapers, I like to bowhunt, surf, golf, run, and blow things up.

[Charles Foxtrot]

.
Yacht racing.

We're always trying to "get the gun" (a shotgun - with blanks - is fired to signify the first sailboat has finished the race.)

And Photography. And swearing at Photoshop. And our two German Shepherds.

[Lightsped]

I am mega addicted to paintball. I have tons of money and time wrapped up in the sport. I currently have over ten PB guns, and we aren't talking about the WalMart specials. I try to play two or three times a month. It's a great rush, and a great workout. Plus I have met some really great people. Bottom line is that it is seriously fun.

Other hobbies are:
Cars (new or old, foreign or domestic)
Motorcycles (I love sport bikes and crusiers. I currently ride a Ducati and Kawasaki Z1000)
XBox360 (another addiction of mine. Rainbow Six Vegas and Forza 2 are my games of choice)

[thekid]

Basketball, knives, basketball, hunting, basketball, and just hanging out.
Did I mention basketball?

[xenobia]

Knitting is my main hobby.

[iwilc2]

hobies include other than guns are reloading, civil war reenactor, dumping a ton of money into my classic muscle car, refurbishing old houses, playing with my grandkids

[Stevie-Ray]

Home theatre, computer time, biking, and being a car guy take up most of my non-firearm time. Actually more of a fast truck guy for now.

My "not quite stock" truck:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s66/GitchiManitou/poster1645545.jpg?t=1190163123

[Autolite]

My hobbies are firearms, rifles, guns, pistols, old tractors and more guns ... :)

[First Shirt]

After firearms:

Reloading: There is at least one perfect load for every firearm, and I'm looking!

Hunting: Anything, any time, but the favorites are deer and wild hogs. (This explains why a .50 cal flintlock is my "squirrel gun."

Horses: Riding, training (trying to start a mounted SAR unit in the area)

EMT with local VFD.

JWB

[furyalecto]

Reading Sci Fi & fiction & somewhat collecting my favorites (I sold a bunch & I think I am below 1000 again.)
Building PC's & playing on them.
Reading interesting blogs & browsing internet communities.
(Glad to have found THR. Seems to be among the best of the firearm forums.)
Listening to thrash metal mainly & most rock music otherwise.
Trying to get back into lifting (a recurring hobby lately.)

[bluedsteelnwood]

Sorry if I missed it but vintage tractors was the first I've seen on the topic. Reminds me of twenty years ago when I passed a place with I think a Farmall Cub (the smallest tractor before lawn tractors came out, for just eight or nine hundred in very good shape. As I lived in an apartment then I just couldn't convince her or myself of a place or person who would give me the storage space etc to buy it. Still love old tractors like I love mechanical watches like Omegas or the old wind up railroad watches. The connection with guns is pretty obvious in terms of functional objects in which a man's skill with tools is what grabs you. I have bought maybe three new firearms in my life, the rest USGI rifles and a 1917 Smith and Wesson rebuilt by the factory in the fifties to look new with box and serial number etc. Sometimes I think I am nuts but was a shrink for close to thirty years and knew not to talk about firearms due to prejudice based on old theories that politicians still use today. Except for some yahoos I've met at ranges, the majority of people have been a great collection of every profession you can think and one of the most helpful group of people I've met.