I just posted on another thread and it got me to thinking of some of the shooting I did in "the good old days".
We actually had a high school in town with an indoor range. Imagine that, we brought guns into a school!
I entered 30 shot center fire bullseye matches for a fee of $5. For that five you received a box of military ball ammo, you fired a 30 shot course and went home with 20 rounds left over. Over the course of a few years I managed to collect quite a supply of hardball 45 ammo.
I started competitive bullseye shooting when I was 18. Being in New York State, I had to apply for a permit. I was told by fellow shooters that they would probably not issue to an 18 year old. Thirty days later I got the approval and bought a S&W Model 41 for right around $100.
Purchased a Colt Gold Cup right after that for $125.
We even had scheduled pistol matches in Canada, just across the bridge. All we had to do then was declare the gun we were taking in and show it when we returned. About a 15 minute hassle in each direction. Now the same team shoots postal matches.
Tried 6 or 7 different brands of 22 ammo for my match pistol (a 22 from Giles 45 Shop). I found that the cheapest ammo worked best but a little dirty. That cost me under $100 for a case of 5000.
Oh the good old days!!!!!!!!
We actually had a high school in town with an indoor range. Imagine that, we brought guns into a school!
I entered 30 shot center fire bullseye matches for a fee of $5. For that five you received a box of military ball ammo, you fired a 30 shot course and went home with 20 rounds left over. Over the course of a few years I managed to collect quite a supply of hardball 45 ammo.
I started competitive bullseye shooting when I was 18. Being in New York State, I had to apply for a permit. I was told by fellow shooters that they would probably not issue to an 18 year old. Thirty days later I got the approval and bought a S&W Model 41 for right around $100.
Purchased a Colt Gold Cup right after that for $125.
We even had scheduled pistol matches in Canada, just across the bridge. All we had to do then was declare the gun we were taking in and show it when we returned. About a 15 minute hassle in each direction. Now the same team shoots postal matches.
Tried 6 or 7 different brands of 22 ammo for my match pistol (a 22 from Giles 45 Shop). I found that the cheapest ammo worked best but a little dirty. That cost me under $100 for a case of 5000.
Oh the good old days!!!!!!!!
