Zeke/PA
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I TOTALLY agree especially about the positive mindset!
73? Me too! Best of luck!!
Any advice on how aging has impacted what you can and can't do for shooting?
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73? Me too! Best of luck!!
At 57, now I am able to shoot whatever pleases me and when I feel like it because I can afford it. On the down side I love shooting my 52c Winchester and rem 513T with redfield peep sights but now might have to start using scopes on this rifles. The time for shooting 200 yds with iron sights is coming to an end but shooting 400 yds with a scope is beginning. It's all about ATTITUDE!
Sheepdog1968
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I hadn't thought of that way. Good point. I will keep it in mind.
Gun Master
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Ain't nothing wrong with my altitude.
It's my parts I'm worried about.
Ain't nothing wrong with my altitude.
It's my parts I'm worried about.
I've always wanted a "western" style lever rifle. At 59 I traded for one. After 15 ,30.30 rounds l no longer want a Western style rifle.
After some research I find most western style people didn't walk down main street firing 30.30's. They shot much calmer calibers. At 59 I wanna shoot calmer calibers too.
After some research I find most western style people didn't walk down main street firing 30.30's. They shot much calmer calibers. At 59 I wanna shoot calmer calibers too.
marv
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I'm 82. Used to do a little USPSA. Immobilised left wrist and prosthetic knee ended that pastime. Took up B R .22. Cattaracts ended that hobby. A mini stroke paralyzed a muscle in my right eye giving me diplopia, double vision. I have to keep my right eye covered or I see 2 of everything. I shoot pistol crosseyed and have gotten pretty good at it. At least I can still make a lot of noise. The only thing golden about these years is the color of my urine.
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Hardtarget
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I'm glad I read all responses here! I'm 64 and I'm seeing some of the problems discussed here. Fair warning on several others.
I still love to "get out there" every chance I get! I dove hunt, got my first deer EVER last year, duck hunt with my sons and grandson. I reload,(eleven cartridges now), and am a casual target shooter.
Yes, open"irons" are hard, peeps work better, got scopes on a few rifles, got an AR last March. I alternate peeps/scope on the AR. Might should get a second AR and dedicate one to peeps and one to scope. Save on ammo that way!
What I like best is the "stick with it" attitude expressed. Accept the changes, don't give up...just find a different way and get out there!
Now, if I can just keep this pumped and positive mind set as the problems come over the horizon...
Mark
I still love to "get out there" every chance I get! I dove hunt, got my first deer EVER last year, duck hunt with my sons and grandson. I reload,(eleven cartridges now), and am a casual target shooter.
Yes, open"irons" are hard, peeps work better, got scopes on a few rifles, got an AR last March. I alternate peeps/scope on the AR. Might should get a second AR and dedicate one to peeps and one to scope. Save on ammo that way!
What I like best is the "stick with it" attitude expressed. Accept the changes, don't give up...just find a different way and get out there!
Now, if I can just keep this pumped and positive mind set as the problems come over the horizon...
Mark
CapnMac
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Was doing pretty good until the Second Depression put me on beam ends. Scraped by until 2011 when all the resources were gone, and I lost my house, my hometown, my local identity.
Relocated 200 miles' away, and slowly, wobbling the whole time, back to some sense of stability and gain.
All to have 2014 hit me medically. UTI which got me hospitalized 9w/ no insurance--ouch). it also got me forcibly placed on BP & diabetic meds. It probably exposed me to the Staph A. which later appeared (after several missed diagnoses) as poliomyelitis at T8-T9 (which also required a hospital stay, which BCBS has, sort of, paid for). Had to go eight weeks of home IV antibiotics (also sort of paid for by BCBS) which also featured much use of narcotic pain meds.
Eight weeks after that, I'm only just getting to where I can start doing very (extremely) low-impact stretching & yoga to get mobility back. I've probably looking at another six months just paying the major bills back (and contemplating taking some deserving parties to court, too <grrr>). Good news (not unexpected by me)--no need for BP, and hardly any need for metformin, either (other than to 'hit' arbitrary BGL values).
It scares me to have my mental faculties; to have better than decent vision; decent hearing, and the like--but to get a back spasm from trying to sneeze. And, it's hugely annoying that a trip to the range is a trip to another county, and means giving up lunch for a week.
2015 will be better (near has to be); but, it remains an undiscovered country.
Relocated 200 miles' away, and slowly, wobbling the whole time, back to some sense of stability and gain.
All to have 2014 hit me medically. UTI which got me hospitalized 9w/ no insurance--ouch). it also got me forcibly placed on BP & diabetic meds. It probably exposed me to the Staph A. which later appeared (after several missed diagnoses) as poliomyelitis at T8-T9 (which also required a hospital stay, which BCBS has, sort of, paid for). Had to go eight weeks of home IV antibiotics (also sort of paid for by BCBS) which also featured much use of narcotic pain meds.
Eight weeks after that, I'm only just getting to where I can start doing very (extremely) low-impact stretching & yoga to get mobility back. I've probably looking at another six months just paying the major bills back (and contemplating taking some deserving parties to court, too <grrr>). Good news (not unexpected by me)--no need for BP, and hardly any need for metformin, either (other than to 'hit' arbitrary BGL values).
It scares me to have my mental faculties; to have better than decent vision; decent hearing, and the like--but to get a back spasm from trying to sneeze. And, it's hugely annoying that a trip to the range is a trip to another county, and means giving up lunch for a week.
2015 will be better (near has to be); but, it remains an undiscovered country.
Red Wind
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Cee Zee said:
True!
Should have read Horse Shoe Surrounded. The Buckeyes are free.
Red Wind
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CapnMac said:
CapnMac, your condition concerns me. But your courage is remarkable. You are a real battler,like my 2 lb 5 oz grandson of 2 years ago ,who battled back from 8 operations and now, at over 2 years old ,is walking normally!
You both are an inspiration to me . So ,if you need any assistance , let me know. I will be at your side.
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