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<blockquote data-quote="LouBoyd" data-source="post: 338420" data-attributes="member: 9253"><p>Other than 3 years in the US Army I didn't shoot at all until my daughter was out of school and on her own. Until then I spent most evenings and weekends with may family. A a co-worker introduced me to target shooting and I got hooked with at least one match a week. I did a lot of shooting over the next ten years, mostly Bullseye, highpower, and silhouette while working for large corporation, strictly an 8-5 job. </p><p></p><p>Then I got the idea to start my own business and move to a place where I could shoot all I want and anytime I want. I bought 60 Acres in the mountains of southern Arizona surrounded by national forest. I can shoot from my back porch and no one complains. My business is building and operating automated astronomical research telescopes and it's been successful. I have more business than I can handle and have over the years acquired more guns and ammo than I need with the excuse of it being an investment. Sound great but he business takes lots of my time. I enjoy the work and and the location but I've "gone shooting" only about six times this year for a couple of hours at a time even though it's only 1/2 mile to a range on my own property. It's about 100 miles to the nearest "formal" shooting range, so I never go. I no longer find any sport in hunting since deer stand around in my lawn munching grass.. They seem to know they're safe here. </p><p> </p><p>If you like to shoot and hunt and have a family my advice is keep to in practice at a local club with weekly or twice a month shooting at a range. Then schedule a couple of good hunting trips each year with a friend or family member if they're interested. . The rest of the time take care of your work and family. I'd expect you'd get more shooting and hunting in that way than any other unless maybe you live on a farm or ranch where you can hunt. </p><p></p><p>I'm 65 now. Retiring isn't an option as I'd have to turn over the property with the business if I sold it. My clients wouldn't allow me to just close the business. I have no desire to go back to city life so I'll just stay here and do some occasional target plinking for however long I'm capable. </p><p>It could be a lot worse ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LouBoyd, post: 338420, member: 9253"] Other than 3 years in the US Army I didn't shoot at all until my daughter was out of school and on her own. Until then I spent most evenings and weekends with may family. A a co-worker introduced me to target shooting and I got hooked with at least one match a week. I did a lot of shooting over the next ten years, mostly Bullseye, highpower, and silhouette while working for large corporation, strictly an 8-5 job. Then I got the idea to start my own business and move to a place where I could shoot all I want and anytime I want. I bought 60 Acres in the mountains of southern Arizona surrounded by national forest. I can shoot from my back porch and no one complains. My business is building and operating automated astronomical research telescopes and it's been successful. I have more business than I can handle and have over the years acquired more guns and ammo than I need with the excuse of it being an investment. Sound great but he business takes lots of my time. I enjoy the work and and the location but I've "gone shooting" only about six times this year for a couple of hours at a time even though it's only 1/2 mile to a range on my own property. It's about 100 miles to the nearest "formal" shooting range, so I never go. I no longer find any sport in hunting since deer stand around in my lawn munching grass.. They seem to know they're safe here. If you like to shoot and hunt and have a family my advice is keep to in practice at a local club with weekly or twice a month shooting at a range. Then schedule a couple of good hunting trips each year with a friend or family member if they're interested. . The rest of the time take care of your work and family. I'd expect you'd get more shooting and hunting in that way than any other unless maybe you live on a farm or ranch where you can hunt. I'm 65 now. Retiring isn't an option as I'd have to turn over the property with the business if I sold it. My clients wouldn't allow me to just close the business. I have no desire to go back to city life so I'll just stay here and do some occasional target plinking for however long I'm capable. It could be a lot worse ;-) [/QUOTE]
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