What else do you do?

[TechBrute]

So do you have any other hobbies besides shooting? The last couple of years have slowed down for me, as I got married and had another kid. With my second kid on the way, I have to really prioritize my hobbies. What other hobbies do you have, how do you prioritize them, and tell us a little about them. Who knows, you may find someone near you to shoot with AND talk about something else.

1. Shooting. This is what I spend the most non-family time doing. Lately it's been hard, but getting my THR fix helps.
2. RX-7s. I have 3 RX-7s that I enjoy playing with. I'm about to undertake a major engine swap in my '95. I'm dropping a 2.0L twin turbo japanese engine (the american ones were only 1.3L) for something around 350-400hp.
3. Golf. This is more of an accidental hobby. I get sucked into doing it with co-workers and it beats working.

 

[azrael]

hmm...well one of my "hobbies" (holster making) turned into a full time job

Other than that I love Horror movies (if you havent looked..click the LUCIO FULCI'S Brains link on my webpage.

reading...although as a single dad I dont get much time to read

 

[Glacius_the_Invincible]

Aside from shooting, I'd have to say my next biggest passion is Jeeps. '81-'87 CJ7's and 8's. Between my father and myself we have 4. An '85 and an '84 CJ7 and an '81 and an '83 CJ8.

I am also into the martial arts, but I bet a lot of people here are. I study Karate and Judo and have trained a little bit in Silat and stick fighting.

Generally I prioritize them based on how much money I have. Being a poor college student makes it harder. I save up some money for awhile then dump it into one hobby, then I go again saving. So my hobbies happen in spurts. One summer I might spend the entire summer buying jeep parts and wrenching on the jeeps, another time I might spend all my money on ammo and at gun shows.

 

[M2 Carbine]

RC models.

Flying.

 

[goalie]

Hockey. I hit the ice 4-5 times a week in the winter. Goalies that can actually stop more than they let in are in high-demand in Minnesota. I could probably play for free every day from late September until early April.

 

[The Goose]

I am new to shooting, but have taken it up with a passion. My other two hobbies these days are cigars and strongman training. Over the years I have collected several thousand Havana cigars that I store, age and smoke. I love a good cigar. Most of my adult life I was heavily into martial arts and boxing, but in the last year I have begun training for strongman competition (amateur). At almost 53 I am flipping tires, pulling trucks and performing a host of other brutal activities. I plan on competing in July in a local competition. These things along with being a husband, running a business and caring for my dogs keep me pretty busy. Oh yeah, I am also into Yoga.

 

[Girlwithagun]

You mean you can have hobbies and kids at the same time?!
Hehe, seriously, while I am browsing THR in one window, I am also an an Immortal on an on-line role-playing MUD called Arcane Nites. Ok, so it makes me a geek but I like it!
I also like scrapbooking and I stay pretty active in MOMS club (playgroups etc.).

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Other hobbies:

1. Martial arts: I've been in tae kwon do for almost six years and kumdo (Korean sword martial art) for almost four years. I absolutely love both.

2. Ultimate (frisbee): There are very few things I love more than Ultimate. I will play almost anytime, anywhere, until I can't run anymore. The only environments I won't play Ultimate in is strong wind. Cuz that just sucks. Heat, cold, rain, doesn't bother me. Love this sport.

Aside from those, reading is probably my only other passion. Esp science fiction. That's me...

 

[Lennyjoe]

Shooting guns
Hunting
Camping
Golf
Archery
Working on Airplanes

 

[Josey]

I am rebuilding a 150 year old house. I enjoy being an Anglophile. I collect pipes. I enjoy a good cigar. I shoot CAS and collect 19th & early 20th Century handguns. I also collect law enforcement badges. My oter two hobbies are custom model building and model railroading. I recently started a shotgun shell collection too. I read books. I was thinking about homebrewing my own ales and stouts.

 

[ACP230]

I shoot, hunt, fish, write and take photos to illustrate my writing. That's about it.

 

[4v50 Gary]

model ships (warships of course)
reading (about guns, ships, battles, airplanes, tanks)
gun building (blackpowder)
bicycling
travel (to see historic sites like battlefields or forts, guns, or museums)
write (several magazine articles to my credit)

 

[Strings]

I think this was covered already...

but hey... I'll bite!

Shooting is probably my biggest hobby. I also role play a bit (think D&D), paint/build models and miniatures, play at several different instruments, home brew mead and wine (elderberry wine, and have a batch of plum mellomel fermenting right now), dabble in photography, play paintball, rollerblade, last summer started getting into motorcycles, and now am starting to get into snakes (just got a boa constrictor imperator ). And in my spare time...

That's in addition to work. And dad and I are talking about trying to get liscensed as a small winery, to sell our meads and elderberry wine...

 

[tc300mag1]

Shooting
Photography
Relaoding
Rc Nitro Cars
Reading Espically Horror
Hunting
4 Wheeling

 

[P95Carry]

M2 Carbine ....... hey dude .... another R/C flier here .... can't wait for new season to start, tho I have stuff to build and prep yet! What do you fly?

Then there's bikes ... had the VTX1300 fired up today but .. only in the shed .. too much damn snow still around to get it out .... soon tho. Itching to ride out and try my new Mustang seat.



Oh and BTW ... tho no one would ever have guessed ... I love guns and shooting!

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Oh yeah - guess I should also include reloading and ..... dig photography.

 

[gbelleh]

I have many interests, but not enough money to put into them.

I used to be into video games, but not so much these days. Right now, guns are my main hobby, but it's been hard even to support that lately.

I'm in the process of beginning a new career, and if all goes well, there should be more money for more hobbies. I'd like to get more into:
Digital photography, film making
RC helicopter flying

If the money is really good:
Exotic car collecting
Real helicopter flying

 

[sm]

I'm one of of those "older returning students". You know the ones that are older than the parents of classmates...and instructors.

I used to shoot competitons...hunt, fish, camp ...all sorts of stuff...which is on hold.

Taking care of my mom is kinda a hobby...we are a pair.

On campus..."excuse me mister...are you an instructor".

Nope...that would be one of the young men /young ladies coming down the hall...

 

[Ala Dan]

Other Hobbies:

Oldies Music (late 50's, 60's, and some early 70's)

Baseball Card Collecting (up to 1994 a lucrative business)

VOL Memrobalia collecting (anything assocaited with UT sports)

Coin Collecting (have slowed down on this recently)

And of course #1 affiliated hobby is Handloading

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

 

[SMLE]

Other than guns, my biggest hobby is The Society for Creative Anachronism.

I am also working on my private pilot license and eventually my commercial ticket. There are three different aircraft manufacturers planning to move to Albuquerque. Maybe I'll get a job delivering Eclipse business jets.

 

[Dave R]

Play in an oldies Rock n' Roll band.

Do some fly fishing.

 

[Josey]

Nobody collects comic books?

 

[Unisaw]

Woodworking
Backpacking
Reading

 

[Don Gwinn]

Kids (twin boys, age 7)
Knives (collecting, making)
A little writing
A lot of reading
Weight lifting
Martial Arts
Wrenching on cars
Rebuilding my money pit (next month--bathrooms with NO duct tape and level floors!)

I'm a fan of restomod on both cars and houses. When it's finished, this house will be a pleasant, tasteful, but convenient blend of old and new.

Eventually I plan to move it lock, stock and barrel to a better state. My wife told me she'd die in this house, but she neglected to specify the lot requirements.

 

[TimRB]

Flying. A few years ago, I discovered Yolo County (California) airport, where there is a very fine gun club right at the end of the runway. I'm in Heaven.

Tim

 

[Zundfolge]

My list of hobbies is pretty short (mostly because they are all expensive ... well all but one).

Guns
my Porsche 914
Computers
bitchin' and moanin' 'bout the gub'ment