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Post by "DoubleAction" on Mar 9, 2015 3:28:43 GMT -5
....My generation was enthusiasts at a very early age; I cannot remember how far back it goes,but I do remember getting my first lever action pop gun at three, and have photos of myself wearing holster/pistol rigs before the age of two.
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Post by blueglass on Mar 19, 2015 17:33:23 GMT -5
The 1st gun that actually fired anything was my air rifle with small brown cork balls. It fired them about 15 feet with good accuracy. I was about 7 years old when I starting doing target practice with this rifle. I have never stopped since and hopefully never will as well. I am in the process of renewing my PAL "Personal Aquisition Licence" and my ATT :Authorization To Carry: permits for another 5 years. Here the cost is $80.00 for the Pal and a Freebie for the ATT but you must belong to a Gun Club in order to have the ATT which is only for Handguns. I am surprised our Gov does not charge for the ATT but very glad that they don't. $80.00 is enough just for the Pal alone.
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Post by TMan on Mar 21, 2015 5:40:08 GMT -5
It goes way back to the teenage years with air pistols and finally getting older and getting a 22 rifle. I was way too young to be able to buy a 22 rifle, but I had a very heavy duty filter choke that was way too much an overkill for my power supply. A friend wanted it and traded me a smaller filter choke and the 22 rifle. However living in a horrible state like New York, I never had a handgun until after I moved to the great state of Texas 25 years ago.
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Post by blueglass on Mar 21, 2015 14:38:24 GMT -5
I got my 1st handgun back around 1972. It was a Ruger 9 shot revolver with Buckhorn grips. Nice gun actually but only kept it for about 2 years. Caught my son trying to take it outside to play Cowboys and Indians with his little friends and sold it got a New Freezer for the house. The factory that built the Freezers was just down the street from my home at that time and I got it right off of the loading dock for a really good price. It had been used in their test lab and they cleared them out for $160.00 cash back then. Normally retailed for around $500.00 so I got a great buy. One of the inspectors at the factory bought my handgun and made arrangements for me to buy the Freezer. He had well over 600 guns in his collection at that time.
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Post by 5ontarget on Mar 23, 2015 20:49:00 GMT -5
Loved to shoot from the first time I shot a gun. We never did much of it while I was a kid. When I was at boy scout camp, I spent about all my spare time at the rifle range. It wasn't until I was out of college and got married that I started buying and shooting more.
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Post by blueglass on Mar 26, 2015 17:06:11 GMT -5
Glad to hear you were in Scouts as I also was for years. Have my Queen Scout Ring still which means a lot to me. The always be prepared part has been a major impact on my life ever since and I still think that way on a full time basis. It has helped me many times over the years by doing so when you least expect it. The honestly parts have also been a great influence in business dealings all my life as well. All Good lessons to learn as a youth which I am still proud to have learned. Its over 50 years for me since I wore the uniform but am sure glad that I did. My own son did not like it and quit which I do regret and my grandson has not ever gone as well. Neither will get my ring when I leave this planet. I will find a deserving child who will earn it the proper way and leave it for them instead.
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Post by "DoubleAction" on Mar 26, 2015 18:19:45 GMT -5
...I was also a Boy Scout....Troop 474, Beaver Patrol, College Park, Ga. I had a hard time keeping a Scout Leader.
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Post by blueglass on Apr 4, 2015 21:27:55 GMT -5
I was in the 7th London group myself and still have lots of great memories from it. I do believe it is good training for any young person. Teachs a lot of very good things that can last you a lifetime.
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