Age Survey: How old are you?

[pennsylvaniapete]

Pennsylvaniapete is 74.5

[GFK]

Seems that the Baby Boomers have it. Once the Boomers are gone, will Henry or Marlin continue strongly? My hope is yes. But, I will wait and see what type of firearms that my grandkids are drawn to. Maybe, I should watch more Westerns with them?

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[Mr. Neutron]

66 years young

Same here, physically, anyway. My wife would argue that menatally I behave more like an 8th grade boy. What can I say? I still enjoy a good fart joke......

[~BumeRod~]

In real life, 43. Mentally, about 12-13. Physically, over 80. I landed on my head way to many times when I was young.

[Hank44]

Got my first Henry lever this month at age 65.

My 33 yo son really likes it. Will consider one for hunting purposes after seeing how much less collateral meat loss there was with the 44 mag vs 30-06 on a deer.

[Hatchdog]

Off topic but several years ago before I owned a Henry I went shooting with my brother and his son and son in law. I brought my dad’s M/94 and both those adult but younger “kids” eyes lit up and one said, “cool a cowboy gun”. I’m thinking this year for Christmas I will give that 94 to my nephew (the one in this story). I promised it to him that day.

Now I have to get a Henry in 30-30 as the 94 is my only 30-30 these days.

[Carver]

Well I turned 85 in June. The wife and I are going celebrate our 64 anniversary in March, so we’re still hanging in there. I still shoot 2 to 3 times a week and reload for all my Pistols also still doing wood carving as a hobby. And when I get bored I always have the sheep to take care of, it doesn’t leavemuch time to sit in front of the boob tube.

[Cofisher]

Oh well. I appear to be in the upper 20% just means I'm closer to giving my firearms to my kids. Not a bad thing. Recently, my son said something about concerns with the number of firearms I was collecting. Then, he said, but someday they will be mine! Lol

[SWFan27]

I am old enough to have grown up with lever lever action rifles and John Wayne movies. I hit 60 a month ago in November.

[Mike_S]

61. Time flys...

[If1Hitu]

I beeb around for 73 years.

[cooperhawk]

82 and still kicking. I never expected to live this long.

[Jewell]

41. The generation that started out with no cell phones or internet, grew up as they were just getting started, became an adult, then got sent to the GWOT.

[BrokenolMarine]

Here’s another neat thing some of us had: a CB radio. If you used one, what was your ‘handle’?

Mine was the “Red Barron”……since my ancestors were German, and I was Pilot in the Air Force.

I was "Wayward Son" because I was always gone. (The Corps) Running up and down the interstate I needed the CB to know where the Bears, County Mounties and Local Yokels were... (1977 - 1990) and I drove from coast to coast four times during my 13 plus year career due to moves to new duty stations.

Before I got married, as a young Marine, I would drive from NC to VA as many weekends as I could as I had little interest in bar hopping in J'ville, NC. Back then, I64 bypass to the coast wasn't completed so half that drive was on dark two lane roads through tabacco and cotton fields, and mostly driven at night after work on Fridays or the wee hours of the morning at the end of the weekend. It was a much longer drive and if you were by yourself the CB gave you someone to talk to so you could stay awake... Radar Detectors, CB radios and Fox Lucan Driving lights weren't just for fun.

[markiver54]

Here’s another neat thing some of us had: a CB radio. If you used one, what was your ‘handle’?

Mine was the “Red Barron”……since my ancestors were German, and I was Pilot in the Air Force.

I was "Wayward Son" because I was always gone. (The Corps) Running up and down the interstate I needed the CB to know where the Bears, County Mounties and Local Yokels were... (1977 - 1990) and I drove from coast to coast four times during my 13 plus year career due to moves to new duty stations.

Before I got married, as a young Marine, I would drive from NC to VA as many weekends as I could as I had little interest in bar hopping in J'ville, NC. Back then, I64 bypass to the coast wasn't completed so half that drive was on dark two lane roads through tabacco and cotton fields, and mostly driven at night after work on Fridays or the wee hours of the morning at the end of the weekend. It was a much longer drive and if you were by yourself the CB gave you someone to talk to so you could stay awake... Radar Detectors, CB radios and Fox Lucan Driving lights weren't just for fun.

Got all that right Jim.I had CB radio in all my cars back then. My handle was " Bull's Eye ". That is because I was an avid shooter, living in the Chicago area. I was also a Huge Chicago Bulls fan during Michael Jordan's best years. Even attended a couple playoff games. On top of that, I was an avid dart thrower, which I must say, I was pretty good at it on a competitive level...hence the "Bulls Eye" handle...fun times!
See Ya on the flipflop Red Baron.

[Hatchdog]

Good stuff above guys. In high school (early to mid 70’s) I had buddy was a bit of an electronics geek and we all got CB radios. My handle was Green Hornet and another buddy with a radio was Rocky Squirrel. He was named that by the CB community due to the fact he was a total smart A$$ who was a jerk on the airwaves. One night while downtown cruising the gut and him broadcasting his BS some of the locals were able to triangulate us and a couple of them approached us with large flashlights in hand as weapons. After seeing there were about a half dozen of us they decided to go elsewhere.

Not that what he did was right but that was just his nature. Funny, he went on the become an engineer with the Boeing company.

[r80rt]

67 on the outside, 13 on the inside.

[Mags]

With the new year, it was time time to update the age group I'm in, in the survey.

[Hatchdog]

With the new year, it was time time to update the age group I'm in back on page 1.

Congratulations ???????

I get to hang out in my age group for two more years. Time sure flies

[Stump]

I'm 66, and I feel good and still active. I go to the range 2 times a week and still shoot my rimfires most of all. It's basically my only hobby besides my dogs, and those 2 things together keep me going strong.