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j.vesper.1953
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Just little old (and I do mean OLD) me
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February 27, 2025, 11:45:18 PM »
My name's John and I've been shooting for 60 of my 71 years. Longer, if you count my Daisy 1894 replica I got at age 9. Since then, my shooting has been limited to firearms until November of 2023, when I got myself a Beeman AR 2078-b target gun. Since then, I've added a Xisico XS 60-C, which I love, (it shot the back outof my pellet trap, the first time I shot it. 720 fps & 16-17 ft. lbs) but I'm afraid I'm going to have to do the PCP thing before long.
I've been building & flying large, Radio controlled airplanes since 1981, but health issues have made the flying a bit difficult, so I created a makeshift range in my attic (currently 10-metre, but with room to make it about 50 feet,) and I was off.
I'm currently trying to convince myself that the wife really wouldn't mind, were I to purchase a Refurbed Benjamin Kratos, a tank & Compressor. Time will tell.
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Re: Just little old (and I do mean OLD) me
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February 27, 2025, 11:58:08 PM »
Hello John, 71 YO, no problem, there are lots of old timers here, maybe mostly. Daisy 1894 was my first air rifle also, still have it. Got it back in the 1950s. Welcome to GTA.
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Livin' it up in the "Live Free or Die" state
Daisy model 94 (My first gun, had it since the 1950s)
Daisy Quick Skill (had it since the 1960s)
Sheridan Blue Streak (some regret over selling it)
Daisy 1200 (can't wait to get rid of it)
Bullseye Sharpshooters (betcha never shot one)
P-17s
Avanti V-10
IZH 46-M (My 10M gun, I like it a lot, I shoot it a lot)
Daisy 853 (sold, Nothing about it made me smile)
Feinwerkbau 601 (this has forever changed my idea of a good trigger) I smile every time I shoot it. I love this gun
HW 30S (OK trigger, OK accuracy, fun to shoot. Maybe a keeper)
Winchester 1100S (Possibly the worst gun I've ever owned. Gave it away.)
Crosman 600 and Sheridan E (CO2 is not my cup of tea)
Benjamin 132 (it speaks to me)
Crosman 130 (it doesn't speak to me)
Smith & Wesson 78G & 79G(How guns used to be made)
Webley Osprey (Charming Brit Springer)
B3-3 "the horror, the horror"
Daisy 717 (not as amazing as I hoped)
Gecado 806 (amazing trigger)
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Re: Just little old (and I do mean OLD) me
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February 28, 2025, 05:11:54 AM »
Welcome aboard John.
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Re: Just little old (and I do mean OLD) me
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February 28, 2025, 07:00:28 AM »
Welcome to the GTA John!
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Re: Just little old (and I do mean OLD) me
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February 28, 2025, 07:55:34 AM »
HOWDY, WELCOME, HAVE FUN, AND "Follow the Yellow Brick Road”
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Re: Just little old (and I do mean OLD) me
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February 28, 2025, 10:17:32 AM »
Welcome, John. I'm 73. We're not old. I bought a Daisy 1894 in 1963 with grass cuttin' money. I have a 2078B and A as well as a 2078 with the thumbhole stock. Good shooters. My wife still thinks my Diana 56th cost $200.
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Re: Just little old (and I do mean OLD) me
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March 03, 2025, 07:31:16 PM »
Welcome John!
Age is all in the attitude, I'm forever young, lifes too short to get old
A lot of great folks around these parts, friendly and very knowledgeable, some are old i guess
Never run into one yet
Enjoy your stay-
Dana
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March 04, 2025, 01:44:28 AM »
Welcome to the GTA.
Richard
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