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they drag me back in...
I am a returning firearms enthusiast, after being more or less away from the sport for almost 25 years. My kids were getting to be 4, 5, and 7 years old or so, soccer was taking a lot of our time, and weekends were spent fishing or camping or travelling and shooting kind of fell off the agenda. Many guns were sold to fund other things like boats and vacations, many of those guns would now fund much bigger boats and much longer vacations.
Now my kids are all married and my sons are coming around with these newfangled plastic framed 9's and I feel it is my duty to share the joys of a simple well made revolver with them. If I don't they may never know the joy of shooting an old 5 screw masterpiece or appreciate the craftsmanship that went into those old beauties. I kept some fine examples and recently found a pre 14 that looked like it had never been opened up when I went inside to check on things and lube it up a little.
My reload bench is set up once again, with a press I bought directly from RCBS while employed within the family of co owned companies back in 1983. Until recently my reload log book stopped at 1994, I have been hunting with the same batch of 30-06 almost 25 years!
I am interested in IDPA, plan to attend a match this month and just in case I want to join up and shoot I have a 686 SSR on order right now.
If anyone wants the advice of a thirty year career toolmaker on any metallurgic or machining subjects that apply to firearms or just in general I would be glad to share my knowledge, a fair trade for the information I have already found here as a lurker.
Thanks to everyone that has shared here before me, I have learned a lot.
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So the bug bit you again eh? After the family chores are given to the kids it is time for dad and mom to do things they had put aside long ago for the family.
Enjoy it.
Guns are a good way of sharing time with your kids.
Last edited by gman51; 05-01-2017 at 12:12 AM.
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