How old are ya?

[1sgt]

I will be 72 the end of this month. I have been shooting muzzleloaders about 25 years.

 

[Thagomizer]

64. I graduated high school in the bicentennial year of 1976 and went to friendship in 1977. Been shooting all manner of firearms ever since. My, have things changed in my lifetime.

 

[Trapper53]

Shot muzzleloaders for 3-4 years in the late 1980's and going on 5 years now. I'm 60 years old.

70 in June. My wife bought me a single shot pistol kit in 1983, for my 30th birthday. Been shooting Black Powder ever since. Dad started my love for weapons when I was 7, when he showed me how to clean his 1911 45 auto. Started me shooting gophers with a 12 gauge single
shot that same Year. That Christmas I got a Lee Loader and have been reloading and shooting ever since.

 

[Kmcmichael]

I am 64. I know I don’t look as old as some of you fossils that are much younger.

But I started shooting when I was 6.I had black powder Revolver as a teenager but did not take muzzle loader seriously until I got a flintlock 2 years ago. I had done some woodworking and put together a Great Plains rifle for my cousin. Got interested, ordered a Kibler. I’ve put them together for others. I shoot about once a week.
killed my first deer in 20 years last year. I hunted with a longbow before, this takes less practice.

This year I am going to work on my offhand rifle shooting. It is my weakest skill.

 

[Mcat]

I’m 76. Retired at 66 and got my first flintlock rifle. Took the two-day course for regular and restricted firearms, joined a club in the countryside a very short distance from my house. I now have over forty reproduction flintlock, percussion, revolvers and pistols and some antiques which I shoot if safe. I’ve pretty well settled on 54 caliber for my rifles, but have a smooth bore Indian trade musket in 62 cal/20 gauge. Don‘t get to the club as much as I’d like. Some health issues, Covid, and Canadian winters!

 

[mkabe]

I bet the average age here is north of 60.




For fun:

How many of those years have you been shooting muzzleloaders?

Not sure my memory goes back that far with any accuracy.
I’m 74 been shooting since closely after high school so approx. 50 years.
But off and on, not continuously.
Gawd I’m an ole fart!

 

[Reiko1078]

37 here. I seem to be the youngest guy in all my hobbies

 

[bobbymoon]

18 with 59 years experience...

 

[hipirn]

Oh! 83, thinkin 30-40 but me mind and body don't sync up good anymore, still love shootin. Miss the competion mainly!

 

[Jim in San Diego]

61… I made my first hawkin from a kit and started shooting 44 years ago.

 

[Dark Angel]

I bet the average age here is north of 60.




For fun:

How many of those years have you been shooting muzzleloaders?

How old am I? Old enough to sleep alone but still young enough that I still like sleeping with someone. Have been shooting cap & ball revolvers for over 40 years. I too, sometimes, carry a C&B for self-defense and have never felt under armed or at a disadvantage over those carrying cartridge revolvers/pistols.

 

[Doc]

78 and 33 years
wife 71 and 33 years

 

[riverrat43]

72 in April. Been shooting BP for about 40 of those years.

 

[sb 54 cal.]

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Amen

 

[jlp46131]

72, been shooting BP 60 years

 

[Rawhide67]

I'm 55, started shooting, in general, as a little kid about 5 yrs old. A girlfriends father got me in to muzzleloaders when in was 16. Have gotten more and more in to them over the last 20 years.

 

[dracer]

81

 

[steamjohn248]

84 years last August. Started in 1953 with a single barrel 12 bore percussion, converted (not by me) from a flintlock.
Still got it, but don't shoot it, Now shoot a Parker Hale built . 541 rifle and three M.L revolvers, R.O.A and 2 Uberti Rem 44s.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Ha ha. The police took away , stole. My shotguns as I might shoot intruders at 79. No police certificate now All I have is S48 wall hangers but it’s an offence to shoot them

Got a terrifying compound bow though ha ha and a grandson 8 weeks ago

 

[TDM]

Dale Lilly is 91. Anybody older than him?

Bunk is 92.