Random Thoughts

It's Sunday and it's also cloudy and drizzly. Day 2 of Wisconsin's deer season. I don't hunt nor do I care to learn. I feel that stage of my life passed me by. Do I regret not learning how to hunt? No. If people want to hunt that's fine with me. It's just not my cup of joe. I do have a nice little gun collection though. But that's just what it is. A collection. I collect older military weapons. I started with a couple old Russian bolt action rifles and it kinda keeps on going. If I find something a little different or old and not expensive then I will try to buy it. I have 6 rifles ranging from 22 ca. up to 7.62. My wife has a vintage shot gun and a derringer. The derringer is the only new gun Ive bought, more as a novelty and collectible than anything else. My youngest son has a deer rifle. I also have a revolver. An 80 year old Russian. All my firearms are in perfect working order too. I will not buy junk just because it is old. They have to go boom when you pull the trigger.
    Firing a large caliber firearm is pretty exciting. Not like, get my dick hard exciting but not like driving fast either. I can't explain it. I guess you either know or you don't. You need to fire one to find out I guess. I like to shoot. I like the feel of the gun and I like having my revolver on my belt. I really like it when I hit the target.     Shooting is kinda of an expensive hobby though. Thats one reason I like the old Russian stuff. Ammo is dirt cheap. Maybe it is time for me to buy a couple of older American military firearms. I would like to get an M-14 and or an M-1.  I prefer rifles over hand guns though. I don't know why. Maybe because I'm a better shot with a rifle. Maybe because rifles are just a tad safer than handguns. If you can say firearms are safe. And they are actually, it's the person behind it that is unsafe.  Every one needs a hobby right? I just happen to chose firearms and shooting. I used to build model cars but I guess I outgrew that.
   Shooting can be a ton of fun, but with the arthritis and the fibro pulling the trigger can be very painful. Not to mention the sound and the recoil. I know how to hold a rifle so the recoil really isn't too big a deal but I do feel it through my whole body. So I don't go out as much as I'd like. And now it's getting cold out so I will probably clean and oil all my firearms for the winter. That's the down side of shooting. Having to clean the firearm after shooing it. Tedious but kinda fun. A clean firearm is less likely to jam too. It is time once again to close out and sign out. Farewell my friends, until we meet again. Have a wonderful day..