Average age here

[wbraswell]

I'm 57, and my favorites are the fine old blue and walnut of yesteryear. I'm not going to be closed minded about technology, closed minded= foolish. I don't like DAO or IL guns, but I like my heavy barreled Bushmaster. My latest gun is a stainless Savage Model 12, Low Profile Varmiter,in .223, with brown laminated stock. I've got a silver Weaver T36 to put on it. This is going to be fun.

 

[chief38]

I'm 57 and I like blued steel and walnut guns. An occasional stainless for carry, but have no want of black guns, not that I disapprove of them, I just do not like them. I like the traditional calibers and traditional guns - AND yes I know I am a dinosaur!


Chief38

 

[keith44spl]

I was camped on the "Greasy Grass" when Custer and Sittin' Bull had that there squabble, and I durn near went over to complain about the noise.
I ain't at all convinced them new caplocks will ever catch on.

Heard some um abou' that there little deal, how'd she come out?



Did ya ever hear if'n ol' Chief Joseph and his little band made er up to Canada?

Su Amigo,
Dave


Hey OldMan45 sorry for the highjack could help myself
I remember seeing them put a monkey in space (they said) and (they) left an ol' car on the moon (they said)

My grand father bought the frist automobile to come to our county my mother told me.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

OK I'll play.....55 and fighting it every step of the way. Own -0- EBR's 1 plastic gun (M&P9) and the rest are stainless except for my K22 my .32 he and my shotguns. Oh and I DO own an A5

 

[Navy96]

31, and owner of a "plastic" M&P 45C, M&P 15A, and a Model 37 Ithaca 12 Gauge.

I do like the look and feel of a old revolver, but for my practical use for a concealed carry, I choose to buy a "plastic" gun. I'm not at the point in my life where i have enough disposable income to collect many more firearms, but if i did, i would very much like to own some of the nice s&w revolvers of past generations.

I would like to say that some of the comments here are very interesting. I would say the avg age is closer to 50, and a previous comment is correct in that most of the younger crowd (myself included) are of the M&P background. And in most cases, much like mine, i think we "younger" guys tend to buy the "plastic" guns for the simple fact that we like to own the weapons we use on duty and become more proficient on our own time.

On another note...i know that when you use the term "plastic" you use it in a negative way, but i'd be careful with that. In some cases you may be painting yourselfs in a corner, and continuing the segregation of gun owners. It sounds a lot like you are turning your nose up at us younger guys. Most of us have thick skin, and can brush off comments like that, but you may be turning others away at the same time.

If you look at the average age (here and at your local club) you may notice something startling. The younger crowd is getting smaller. What is going to happen when the younger generation takes your place, are your guns going to go with you, or have you passed on the knowledge and appreciation that goes with it in order for those types of guns to stand the test of time?

I'll get off my soapbox now...hopefully this makes sense, and i provoked some good thoughts.

V/r
Brian

 

[deadin]

I forgot to add my preferences in guns......
I like guns that are older than I am and I was born in 1941.
I currently have around 3 dozen, mostly handguns.
My four "youngsters" are a M1 Garand (which I can be forgiven). A Chinese TT Olympia (which is a copy of the pre-war Walther Olympia so it almost qualifies). A Benelli MP95e .22 Bullseye gun (because it shoots so well in league.) And finally, a H&K USP .40, which, as far as I'm concerned, is a piece of ****. (I only have it because I bought it from my son when he was out of work. He has a year to redeem it or it's gone.)
5 or 6 years ago I picked up an Armalite AR15 just to see what all the hoopla was about. I decided I'd rather shoot my M1, so the AR is long gone.

 

[feralmerril]

70 next month. I was raised on pumps, levers and revolvers. Maybe a woodsmen and HDM and a couple 1911s. Dont give me a plastic saddle, I wanna feel that leather when I ride!

 

[Joe Kent]

Navy96, Brian , I hope you do not take offense at us older farts using the term plastic. It is merely an easy way of lumping alot of modern style guns together. I actually own quite a few myself. Now, if you must know, On this forum you can own plastic pistols and not be made fun of {we that own pony pistols and revolvers keep quiet about them out of respect to the other members however} and will always be welcome. All my best, Joe.

 

[Hofstet]

I'm 60 and like anything that goes bang..........stainless steel, blue, plastic, etc, but I very partial to Camo.

 

[novalty]

30 here, and don't have any polymer firearms in my safe, not for function, as I have shot a couple M&P's, Sigma, Sig, and cause I was shamed into it a Glock. Just find all stainless steel more appealing.

 

[Davwingman]

I have been carrying my Medicare card for awhile. I also favor rust over plastic!

 

[Iggy]

Heard some um abou' that there little deal, how'd she come out?

Injuns 1 Whiteman zip
When I was a kid, I talked to an old Injun who's white man name was Dewey Beard.He and a bunch of Ogallas always came to Cheyenne Frontier days and I would visit with him.

I din't know until about 10 years ago that his Injun name was Wooden Leg and he was there.

Did ya ever hear if'n ol' Chief Joseph and his little band made er up to Canada?
Nope. They run out of gas before they got there.
Su Amigo,
Dave

 

[XAVMECH]

Recently turned 65. The only plastic in my gun safe is my 15-22.... I've owned Glock and M&P pistols, just like guns with hammers, made out of metal. Call me old fashioned....

 

[CW Spook]

I'll be 65 in a few months....just waitin' for my Medicare card. No plastic guns here...just a bunch of 1898-1945 vintage stuff. If it ain't older than I am, I probably don't want it.

 

[dg101win]

Well I am 59 here. Almost didn't make it a few days ago,had a few stents put in 2 arteries. As I left the house that night I had to pull my mdl 37 and speed loader out of my jacket.
Only thing plastic around here is the stock on my Rem mdl 597 22cal.

Even the stents are stainless.

 

[feralmerril]

I think us about 70 year old guys were raised with the old classics. We experianced the cheaping of guns with cheaper wood, and then the plastic was pushed. The manufactor short cuts were obvious. Now the action movies show the gangsta`s shooting their plastic pistols sideways over their heads like a matador going for the final coup de grass. Also the new movie tactic`s of spraying countless rounds instead of a well aimed single round in real life. We associate the stupid tatics with the plastic black guns that we have no use for outside of a mass military situation not likely in this country.
I have owned a colt AR 15, mini 14, etc. I saw no need for them in my life and sold or traded them for other stuff. I carried and qualified with revolvers on my guard jobs for over 35 years and feel compitant with them. I own or have owned colt 1911`s, browning hi powers, smith 39`s, walther, radom, luger etc. Never a glock or plastic.
I did own a remington nylon 66 once.
Us old boys were brought up on winchester 62`s, marlin mountie`s, ruger single six`s, and pump shotguns, winchester 94`s etc.
Mossburgs, marlins etc were considered "christmass tree" guns when I was a boy.
Times change. Cop`s used to wear aviator glass`s, mustachs. Now they shave their heads and wear those space looking glass`s. You gotta have that "preacha roll" of fat on the back of your head too!
How did we ever get by without all that tatical stuff?

 

[szuppo]

39 and not a single plastic gun in my inventory. I've collected early post war S&W "Pre" Models since I was in my twenties. In my 30's I moved along to earlier Colt's.

 

[NFrameFred]

Well, a couple have owned up to it - I am a curmudgeon about a lot of things and often decry a lot of what I perceive is being lost to our heritage in today's "culture".

But when I use the term "plastic" to describe a gun I'm using the term literally, in the traditionalist terms. A "wooden" gun is a toy I had when I was a kid - it looked like an old muzzle loader. A "steel" gun has a wood stock or grips and a "plastic" gun has a polymer frame. That's just how I think about them. No judgmental inferences. Now, when I am joking, I refer to my Glock 17 (yes, had it for years) as my "Tupperware" gun. I like it because it works, and it was primarily bought to participate in night matches and was outfitted with tritium sites from the get-go. But for carry purposes, I find a Sig 239 or a Browning HP fills my preference/needs for 9mm better. I've tried other "plastic" guns and let them go for other reasons besides the material they were manufactured from. I decided I didn't like the Springer SD's because, to me, the bore axis is too high and not comfortable to me or conducive to me doing my best shooting. I had two and traded them off. I've owned 5 Glocks of different calibers and traded them all off except the 17, mostly because I practice "Mexican" carry more than anything else and I don't recommend doing that with a Glock.

By the time the S&W M&P semis came on the scene, my stable of semi-autos was full up and though I like the way they feel, I saw no need to buy one since I didn't have a niche to fill. But it wasn't because they were plastic guns. The Sigma style guns . . . well, that's another story.

I just appreciate the artistry and workmanship of a fine "steel" gun with wood appointments; a "plastic" gun to me is a working tool.

 

[pinduck]

I am 77 and do not own any plastic guns of any kind, don't own any black ones of any kind either, but see nothing wrong with those who do. All of mine are blued or stainless.
Glen

 

[ladder13]

Well I am 59 here. Almost didn't make it a few days ago,had a few stents put in 2 arteries.
Even the stents are stainless.

Great to hear the surgery worked out well.