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How many hobbies do U have?

I have interests in,,,,

Guns, shooting, hunting, reloading.
Fishing, mainly bass, collecting old fishing stuff.
Motorcycles, dirt bikes
4X4 jeeps, trucks
Model trains, n gage, ho, Lionel.(as a kid but getting back in it)
Fly by wire model airplanes as a kid can't find them now.
Restore ih tractors.
Collect old Wisconsin, b&s, Kohler & lauson engines.
Slot cars.(as a kid but getting back in it.)
Rebuild old machinery
Welding / fabrication.

I been thinking about painting and writing books.
 
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Besides everything associated with guns and shooting, I'm interested in history and archeology. I read a lot, and have a small collection of knives. I like photography but havent got a good camera since I put my film camera, a Canon A1 away. I like good sterling and china.
 
Guns of course
Cowboy Action Shooting
Civil War Reenacting
Roman Reenacting
Martial Arts
Bicycling
I did some WWII Reenacting, but got a bit old for that.
Collect Telegraph Keys and Sounders which went into Insulators and old Lanterns.
Amateur Radio.
 
Been a gun nut all my life & have done a lot of hunting. I bought my first metal detector with the income tax return in 1969.[90 bucks] Wonderful hobby but completely for the big boys with lots of money now. My old Fisher M-Scope still works but ancient.
 
Main ones now: writing, cooking, fishing, history. I can no longer hunt or travel, and never was affluent enough to be a collector of guns. The ones I've owned have all been selected to meet specific needs for hunting or defense.
 
Only two right now.....

I can only afford two hobbies right now. Shooting/reloading and chess I play on the internet (high 1700s at my peak). Lately I have had to put them on the back burner because of family probs.

I read a lot of History, biographies, Bible (every night before bed) I'd count reading as an all time hobby. Mostly Non Fiction such as science and real adventure. My fiction leans towards classic literature and poetry. Of course I read a lot about guns. Some horror and mystery.

Oh, I like good movies and documentaries. We used to watch terrible movies with friends. We were doing Mystery Science Theater 3000 years before it came on TV.

Music was a huge hobby for both my wife and I. We played instruments and sang Opera, art, religious (traditional, not modern) and classical songs on stage in our younger days. Because of problems I don't play or sing anymore, but I may pick it back up one day.

I was into aquariums and photography but those have fallen by the wayside. I used to paint water color and oils and have a lot hanging in my house here, but I put that down as well. Calligraphy was an early hobby. My wife and I did dance and we attained a decent level of ballroom and popular dances (I love the REAL tango). I used to do sports, but not any more:D. I would like to have done more white-water canoe. (I'm not good at football and basketball but some I'm good at) Building and repairing computers in the old days when everything didn't work together well.

Since I'm retired my biggest hobby has been TRYING to raise our son, with dubious results.

I guess that's the main ones.
 
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Motorcycles, NY Times crossword, 3-speed English bicycles, guns, knives. I used to play a lot of bridge, but have trouble finding a game these days. I have an accordion around here that I almost but not quite learned to play until I had to put it down due to a rotator cuff injury. I have some old steam toys that i used to fire up a lot, but not so much any more.
 
Being the Husband my wife wants, Being the Dad my kids need, Being the Son my parents had hoped for, Being the master my dog dreams of. ;)
and when I can find time,
1. Anything that goes BANG
2. I wheel, therefore I am !
3. If it walks, swims or flies, I hunt it.
4. Any day I get my knees in the breeze, is a Good Day !

Semper Fi
Smitty


 
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Working got in the way of my hobbies [emoji12]
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Ditto. Recently picked up my guitar after 5 or 6 years to relearn some Christmas songs. The keyboard? Whenever I can straighten some of my fingers again. Never really gave up snorkeling but using SCUBA this past summer after all these years gave me pause, can't equalize like I used to so that will save me a few bucks.

Picked up shooting in the last year so will limit myself to firearms that I'll use. Looking forward to seeing how that works out for me.

Trying to grow on a new crop of kids on the block to throw the football, Frisbee or play Indian Ball with for fun.
 
Like many on here I love shooting, hunting and some fishing. Outdoors stuff.

Over the years I've had extreme interests in horses, Jeeps, anything 4x4, Skeet, trap and sporting clays. I once shot on teams for trap and skeet and in several state championships in Sporting clays and a little bulls eye with a Colt 1911 45.

I have had several gun collections. Winchester, Parker, A. H. Fox and English guns. Once I was picking up a Westley Richards shotgun. I was doing a little research and wrote the good ole boys in the UK W R sales dept a letter inquiring about it. They answered my letter and asked a question about the US as they were going to be coming the following spring. I replied and invited them to Turkey Hunt. I still have the response letter somewhere in storage. They said, thank you but no, while visiting the Colonies we prefer not to turkey hunt. I laughed out loud. My LGS buddies also read it and got a kick out of it.

I have an older restoration tractor, John Deere 3020 gas tricycle, that I use on the farm. I also have a new Mahindra 55 HP with a bucket.

I bought up a few cases of HO railroad stuff to mess with after we get a house with basement built and the farm chores are done and the honey do's are done and the, well maybe when I'm older.
 
Bagpipes, Boeremeisies, cats, Frauleins ,hiking, horseback riding and packing, some hunting, firearms, fishing, N frames, 1911s, red heads, reading, reloading, running, snowboarding, surfing,
 
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Right now, paying the ex and legal fees every month.

Besides firearms and handloading, I've enjoyed archery, motorcycles, off roading, audiophilia, and wrenching/tinkering with whatever it is I'm into at the time.
 
One, hunting.
Everything else is related to that. Heck, even my job is related to hunting as it let's me buy a house to hold trophies and cook the meat of the animals I harvest.

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Started a lot I guess?

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Family best kids I could ask for, I hope they learn easier than I did without all the mistakes.
Hunting for meat since bones are too hard to chew.
Guns and all weapons research and history. Hooked on S&W and Executioners grips.Home

Pretty women, got the best shooting hardest riding sweetheart I could imagine. She is my backup and conscience. I thank God for her every day.
We had done buck skinning but the Harley season conflicted.
I like fishing but never seem to do it.
Not a hobby but sharing God's blessings I have had and plating a seed.

777 , you will know or be blinded. It is on my arm too.
 
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