Hello from Indiana. I'm 63 years old and a lifetime shooter of firearms. My dad held the front of .22s up for me to shoot when I was to little to hold them myself. I have been addicted to marksmanship ever since. I started shooting archery in junior high, trap in high school, and rifle and pistol silhouette after a stint in the Coast Guard and college. I then got into Skeet, high power rifle, and dabbled in NRA bullseye, and various forms of action pistol. I also have been shooting muzzleloaders for 30 years and attend the shoot at Friendship Indiana twice a year. I of course had a nice wood stocked Daisy BB gun appropriated from my dad when I was in elementary school. I shot it constantly. I never did put my eye out.Ten years or so ago I bought a used RWS 45 and a few years later a friend sold me an HW77K in 22. Shot that so much I gave myself a case of tendonitis and bursitis that led to the purchase of an Beeman R7.I drifted away from airguns for awhile, and now that I have retired I have gotten back into the airguns with a vengeance. I am now primarily into offhand shooting and have my HW 77K set up with open sights. Its good practice for my muzzleloading offhand shooting. I have enough land surrounded by woods to shoot at home without bothering the neighbors. I am a member of Marion County Fish and Game and Fall Creek Valley gun clubs. Looking forward to increasing my knowledge of all things airgun related here on the forum. I learned about this forum over on Rimfire Central.Dave