How old are ya?

[Dwight Rutherford]

84
Shot my Dad’s .36 Cal J.P. Gemmer rifle in 1947.

 

[windini]

For Fun? 65% of them years!

 

[appalichian hunter]

Old enough to know better, but the wife says not so.

 

[Slinginslugs]

40, got my first rifle at 12

 

[Rum River]

Turn 65 next month, started at age 6, about 20 years muzzle loading.

 

[painter]

Like appalichian hunter...old enough to know better...

and young enough to not care.

I'll be 72 next month. Only been shooting front stuffers for about 3 years

 

[Robby]

I can't remember.
Robby

 

[Pete G]

73 this year.
Bought my first c&b pistol 52 years ago for $29.95. Powder was $1.95 and caps were $.49!

 

[waksupi]

69, buckskinning for 49 years.

 

[azmntman]

60ish and started at age 10 wnen I bought a CVA KY rifle .45 kit for $40.00 off the Cameraman at the paper. Been addicted for 50 years and as per above still learning!

 

[Col. Batguano]

887 lunar orbits

 

[BillKilgore]

Older than the trees, younger than the mountains. Shooting holy black for 2 years.

 

[Dale Lilly]

91 next month. Shooting BP since hector was a pup. Brought some originals back from Europe in 1964. Shot a couple of terrible BP rifles earlier.

 

[Eterry]

I bet the average age here is north of 60.




For fun:

How many of those years have you been shooting muzzleloaders?

Try over 70 years average.

Me? 42 years smelling black powder smoke. What a rush!!

 

[Bushfire]

31 for a few more days

Bought my first muzzleloader nearly 10 years ago. Shot my first gun at 6. My first deer at 12.

 

[Eterry]

I have grey hair and I'll one of the younger guys here. It's just like my Masonic Lodge.

 

[LME]

I won't tell my age but I can remember when the Dead Sea wasn't even sick! LOL!

 

[2 shots]

good to see a lot of younger guys aboard

 

[Henry Miles]

Who's the oldest?
I'm a tender 63

 

[Colonial Boy]

89 in twenty days time, been shooting muzzle loaders since I was 15 when the local blacksmith, who was a mate of the Dad, gave me a Navy Colt and all the fixings.