You and I are the same age. I retired from the engineering field 10 years ago. Being a “gun guy”, I considered opening a gun store. After a lot of research I decided that opening a gun shop would be a good way to ruin my love of guns. 🤷🏻
There was Mary's Pistols in Tacoma. Mary and her husband Dan ran it. It was a nice gun shop, but after dealing for years with gang bangers, Big Government, burglars, and idiot customers, they closed it down. 🙄🙆
Moved to Idaho from California a little over 2 years ago. I have a 50 yard range in my backyard. Almost every day I shoot at least 2 or 3 rounds of something. When my wife asks why I do that, my response is “because I can”. Life is good in Idaho! Live free or die!
My shooting has been restricted due to many factors for me. Inflation, projects / upgrades on the ranch, availability of componets, time, etc. I like shooting rifles, load my own ammo, try to make it very accurate, so time is limitted. Sure, I enjoy handguns, but my favorites are cowboy types. If I am pressed for time, I find that getting delayed. I shoot on my place, so that is easier I guess. I don't think I am alone here. Shooting has gone way up in cost.
Hobbies should be kept as enjoyable hobbies. After being a competitor in IHMSA for a few years, I took on the task of being the match director when our old one (plus his wife and brother) got tired of it. So what used to be an enjoyable once-a-month activity, now became an obligation to be at the range no matter what, early and in all weather, put out targets, run the match, do the paperwork, bring in targets, fill out the match report - and never get a chance to shoot at all because nobody helped. After a few years of this, I looked to the competitors to help take over - for one person to volunteer. Nobody did. So Silhouette shooting at out range stopped completely. The range went unused. Eventually, the club excavated that range. I didn't get back to Silhouette shooting till 20 years later.
That kind of got me in USPSA. For a year or two, I was stats officer and board member, helping with various duties, including RO work. Plus, I was shooting in three classes: Limited, Revolver, and Open. I got rather burned out after a period of time.
When I came off active duty, I had plans to open a gun shop/taxidermy shop. Thankfully, the brother of a high school friend (RIP Frank) had just done it locally. So I decided against it. After I retired, I worked three and half years at a part-time job selling firearms. That was more than enough to reinforce my decision from the early 80s!
I have heard it said if you enjoy your work you will never work a day in your life. Now that being said I was an avid scuba diver. I thought it would be great to own a dive shop. So to see what I would be getting into I decided to work part time at a dive shop to get a feel for it and learn the ropes. Turned out I didn't really like pumping tanks and listening to everyone else going diving. I did however enjoyed rebuilding regulators. I also enjoyed teaching scuba to a point. Some students were great and almost made it worthwhile to suffer through the macho dumbasses. Turned out I could make a heck of a lot more money selling air conditioners and commercial refrigeration equipment. I just kinda happened into that career but it paid well enough that I could afford to take the occasional dive trip vacation. Later on bought a boat customized it for diving bought spearguns shot a lot of fish. Way better than working in a dive shop. Now that I have retired I like to shoot clays and plinking around with hand guns as well. I couldn't see myself opening a gun store any more than the dive shop. I do like taking new shooters to the gun range. Maybe a job as an NRA gun safety instructor wouldn't be bad as a retirement job. Or take a class in gunsmithing? SDI isn't that the one you promote?
I have been buying, selling, trading guns for around 50 years and still enjoy reading adds and walking around the gun shows talking to dealers and looking for deals. Also I have yet to stop enjoying my plinking even with the big bore guns. If i had a gun store with a range I could probably stay there all the time less deer season.
Fellow Texans do not forget to vote yes for all 13 propositions this November election day, especially proposition 1 elimination of any and all property taxes. If you want more money to go towards your home mortgage not to high property taxes then vote.
Hello sir, I was wondering if you would recommend somebody who is purchasing their first firearm handgun, I was wondering if I should get a Glock 27, or a Glock 30.
The gun shop I go to is husband and wife and that's exactly why they don't get to shoot anymore. They don't have enough time and they're real nice people. They're nicer than I am for the most part LOL. But you're speaking the truth and it's a dirty shame because people should be able to do what they like to do long as it's legal. That's all I got to say about that. Here I go again. Stealing your saying
You and I are the same age. I retired from the engineering field 10 years ago. Being a “gun guy”, I considered opening a gun store. After a lot of research I decided that opening a gun shop would be a good way to ruin my love of guns. 🤷🏻
There was Mary's Pistols in Tacoma. Mary and her husband Dan ran it. It was a nice gun shop, but after dealing for years with gang bangers, Big Government, burglars, and idiot customers, they closed it down. 🙄🙆
Moved to Idaho from California a little over 2 years ago. I have a 50 yard range in my backyard. Almost every day I shoot at least 2 or 3 rounds of something. When my wife asks why I do that, my response is “because I can”. Life is good in Idaho! Live free or die!
Glad you still enjoy it. It definitely changes things when you do it for a living.
We truly appreciate the time and effort you and John put into making your videos, Hickok...
Great talk Mr Hickok 45 enjoyed it
Great talk Hickok
Good talk, Hickok45.
I really enjoy these talks videos.
Cheers
Two liters & clay pots beware he's heading to the range. 😂
I love hearing the angry Blue Jay's behind you.
Thanks Hickok45
Thank you Hickok 45.
Nice bear behind you!
Just biding his time until the video stops and there are no witnesses...
My shooting has been restricted due to many factors for me. Inflation, projects / upgrades on the ranch, availability of componets, time, etc. I like shooting rifles, load my own ammo, try to make it very accurate, so time is limitted. Sure, I enjoy handguns, but my favorites are cowboy types. If I am pressed for time, I find that getting delayed. I shoot on my place, so that is easier I guess. I don't think I am alone here. Shooting has gone way up in cost.
Hobbies should be kept as enjoyable hobbies. After being a competitor in IHMSA for a few years, I took on the task of being the match director when our old one (plus his wife and brother) got tired of it. So what used to be an enjoyable once-a-month activity, now became an obligation to be at the range no matter what, early and in all weather, put out targets, run the match, do the paperwork, bring in targets, fill out the match report - and never get a chance to shoot at all because nobody helped. After a few years of this, I looked to the competitors to help take over - for one person to volunteer. Nobody did. So Silhouette shooting at out range stopped completely. The range went unused. Eventually, the club excavated that range. I didn't get back to Silhouette shooting till 20 years later.
That kind of got me in USPSA. For a year or two, I was stats officer and board member, helping with various duties, including RO work. Plus, I was shooting in three classes: Limited, Revolver, and Open. I got rather burned out after a period of time.
When I came off active duty, I had plans to open a gun shop/taxidermy shop. Thankfully, the brother of a high school friend (RIP Frank) had just done it locally. So I decided against it. After I retired, I worked three and half years at a part-time job selling firearms. That was more than enough to reinforce my decision from the early 80s!
I have heard it said if you enjoy your work you will never work a day in your life. Now that being said I was an avid scuba diver. I thought it would be great to own a dive shop. So to see what I would be getting into I decided to work part time at a dive shop to get a feel for it and learn the ropes. Turned out I didn't really like pumping tanks and listening to everyone else going diving. I did however enjoyed rebuilding regulators. I also enjoyed teaching scuba to a point. Some students were great and almost made it worthwhile to suffer through the macho dumbasses. Turned out I could make a heck of a lot more money selling air conditioners and commercial refrigeration equipment. I just kinda happened into that career but it paid well enough that I could afford to take the occasional dive trip vacation. Later on bought a boat customized it for diving bought spearguns shot a lot of fish. Way better than working in a dive shop. Now that I have retired I like to shoot clays and plinking around with hand guns as well. I couldn't see myself opening a gun store any more than the dive shop. I do like taking new shooters to the gun range. Maybe a job as an NRA gun safety instructor wouldn't be bad as a retirement job. Or take a class in gunsmithing? SDI isn't that the one you promote?
Had to trim Mom's
tree yesterday, loaded up the ladder, pole saw, bow saw, Man now that's work!!😂
Great talk! Please do a review of the CZ 75 SP-01 89352 on the main channel from Buds Gun Shop
I used to shoot a lot before Covid then ammo was scarce and prices got to much for me to shoot as much as I'd like to.
I have been buying, selling, trading guns for around 50 years and still enjoy reading adds and walking around the gun shows talking to dealers and looking for deals. Also I have yet to stop enjoying my plinking even with the big bore guns. If i had a gun store with a range I could probably stay there all the time less deer season.
Fellow Texans do not forget to vote yes for all 13 propositions this November election day, especially proposition 1 elimination of any and all property taxes. If you want more money to go towards your home mortgage not to high property taxes then vote.
Good morning
Eight minutes to answer a Yes/No question. Sounds a lot like you know who.
Well, I came from a middle-class family.
Do clean all of the loaner guns you shoot before sending them back?
Yes.
Hello sir, I was wondering if you would recommend somebody who is purchasing their first firearm handgun, I was wondering if I should get a Glock 27, or a Glock 30.
The gun shop I go to is husband and wife and that's exactly why they don't get to shoot anymore. They don't have enough time and they're real nice people. They're nicer than I am for the most part LOL. But you're speaking the truth and it's a dirty shame because people should be able to do what they like to do long as it's legal. That's all I got to say about that. Here I go again. Stealing your saying
Just making sure Hickok 45 is ok. There’s a bear behind him
If I may suggest, if you have borowed a gun from Buds, for example, you probably put it through the ropes before filming?
There are some that think Hickok doesn't do enough shooting in his vudeos
Just a little tree trimming and general landscaping ..lol. lol. Lol
Wow
So here’s a question, do you still handload as much as you did before?
Did I see that bear move?
Gun shop ownership, is it possible to have a small range in the basement? Are there zoneing laws? Opertunity to renjoy passion .
Have you seen Bigfoot?
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