Hokkmike
Member
I was out in the field doing some survey work and came upon a "grizzly" of a man. He was tall, well fed, had a long grey hair and beard and was decked out in kind of an old fashioned leather-fringed great coat and a big bushy hat. He was up in the Pennsylvania mountains enjoying some late season black powder deer hunting. Did I mention that he was exceedingly friendly? Yeah, he was.
Anyway, turns out he was a gun dealer. Has a shop somewhere by Allentown. I mentioned to him that I hunted this year with my 1953 Model 94 in 32WC in lieu of my usual scope topped 6.5x55 SAKO. I also said that I was looking for a Winchester made in my birth year, 1949. He said that a lot of his older customers are doing that. He mentioned that many older gents seek to replace or copy the first guns that they owned as hunters or shooters when they first started out. He said that a lot of guys tend to specialize, going military, cowboy, or brand specific.
He left his wife at home and said that he enjoys spending quiet days at his cabin shooting and hunting. I WAS envious. It was a nice little 2 room cabin with the chimney smoking away. It had a great view of a draw heading down the mountain. There was NOBODY else within miles.
As for my interests I shooting, I am definitely going cowboy. I want to pick up an 1873 to go with my lever action. I also have a bead on maybe a 39A .22 rifle. I own one AR which tragically fell off my boat into a bottomless lake... I have my CC which is a Glock and would like to acquire a classic 22 handgun.
It will be sooner than I think that the kids will be deciding what to do with me. So I need to enjoy these things while I can. That is one of the reasons I am here. YOU all add enjoyment to shooting, hunting, and gun owning.
So, let me end with this, for you older guys... (younger guys - my advice is not to trade away or sell any of your guns as I have done) How is aging affecting what you are shooting and buying? Hey, thanks for your answers!
Anyway, turns out he was a gun dealer. Has a shop somewhere by Allentown. I mentioned to him that I hunted this year with my 1953 Model 94 in 32WC in lieu of my usual scope topped 6.5x55 SAKO. I also said that I was looking for a Winchester made in my birth year, 1949. He said that a lot of his older customers are doing that. He mentioned that many older gents seek to replace or copy the first guns that they owned as hunters or shooters when they first started out. He said that a lot of guys tend to specialize, going military, cowboy, or brand specific.
He left his wife at home and said that he enjoys spending quiet days at his cabin shooting and hunting. I WAS envious. It was a nice little 2 room cabin with the chimney smoking away. It had a great view of a draw heading down the mountain. There was NOBODY else within miles.
As for my interests I shooting, I am definitely going cowboy. I want to pick up an 1873 to go with my lever action. I also have a bead on maybe a 39A .22 rifle. I own one AR which tragically fell off my boat into a bottomless lake... I have my CC which is a Glock and would like to acquire a classic 22 handgun.
It will be sooner than I think that the kids will be deciding what to do with me. So I need to enjoy these things while I can. That is one of the reasons I am here. YOU all add enjoyment to shooting, hunting, and gun owning.
So, let me end with this, for you older guys... (younger guys - my advice is not to trade away or sell any of your guns as I have done) How is aging affecting what you are shooting and buying? Hey, thanks for your answers!