How old are ya?

[kwik6pistol]

I will be 69 in November. I shot my first firearm 64 years ago when I was 5. I started shooting muzzleloaders 55 years ago at the age of 14.
45 Underhammer H&A
58 Zouave
36 Kibler SMR
32 cap and ball revolver
58 H&R Huntsman

 

[DiMarco_Mercantile]

I’ll be 24 in about two months, and I’ve been muzzleloading for a little over 2 years now. I’m working on getting my brothers, friends, and girlfriend into the hobby as well. So far I’ve brought them to a few rendezvous, took them shooting, and introduced them to “Into the wild frontier” and a few books to hopefully spark in interest that eventually leads back to muzzleloading. Pictured is my girlfriend and I.

 

[Relic shooter]

At 82 I make my rattiest antique boom stick look new.

 

[scratcherky]

84 and still on the green side of sod!

 

[Pratt]

I have a locally made powder horn that out dates everyone.

 

[Nobody85]

I just turned 39 last week. I can’t remember a time that I wasn’t interested in muzzleloaders. My first was a sort of Kentucky pistol kit I found in our barn when I was 8 or so. I had lots of fun with it until the drum blew out the side while shooting it one day. My childhood heroes shot long rifles, and I wanted to emulate them. I wish more young people would take an interest in this hobby, but I just don’t see it happening. Children today think men are people who don’t know how to bend the brim on their ball cap and are afraid of loud noises. It’s pretty pathetic if you asked me.

 

[Chuck Tiller]

67 next week. First BP 50 years ago, then picked it up again 20+ ago as an Instructor for NRA/Scouts.

 

[wayne estes]

I’m a high mileage 66

 

[Rudyard]

Good on you from Rudyard who been about the same time & likes archaic & ethnological stuff & now 80.
Regards Rudyard

Dang this thread gives me mixed feelings. We need some more young blood in this hobby, its great we have such knowledgeable and experienced people. I fear with only 18% being under 50 we are going to loose so much in not a long amount of time. I worry in 10 maybe 15 years we won't have many resources left.

Interesting unit of Dogs.. With out a crystal ball its a guessing game if we survive But we might have seen the best of it like much else in modern life .
Rudyard's view

 

[Rudyard]

I'm about to turn 60, yet I walk in to the Annual General Membership meeting for our shooting club, and with 150+ people in the room, I look around and realize that I am probably one of the youngest people in the room.

I know that feeling only in my case its shared by a lot of old war horses with too few younger people into the hobby. I joined the MLAGB as a Junior member in 1961 or 2 now ime 80 but still going strong . Rudyard

 

[nkbj]

I'm so old that I feel sorry for young people about all the hard lessons they're fixing to learn and joy at the things they'll discover.

 

[Gtrubicon]

I’m 48

 

[Omahkapi'si]

I’m older now than the first time I posted on this thread.