im concerned about metric threads, carry on
As well you should be! Before long SAE will be history. Care to offer anything on the topic of the thread???
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im concerned about metric threads, carry on
No one cares to figure out how a toilet works anymore. They just call a plumber.
Don't be so sure. I'll be fully retiring in October at 66 and have been practicing medicine in Arizona for forty years. I do mostly geriatrics and the in last 2 years I've talked politics with all my patients. Out of my 2000 patients only one thought the present government was not corrupt and taking this country in the RIGHT direction. Most of my male patients are shooters and reloaders. I realize I have a biased group, since it's ARIZONA!Don't be so sure. Old people past retirement age LOVE it when government starts giving handouts. Lots of old white-heads around here with obama stickers on their vehicles. Disgusts me.
the love of video games with friends exists but I get restless when I can't hike for a while or at least spend time at the range with one of my rifles.
People are rarely happy with the simple act of doing a thing and being happy with themselves. They must be able to impress others, in order to have a sense of self worth. This is why everyone is an expert, at everything. Status in society is celebrated, and people are famous simply for being famous. Peoples actions do not have any real bearing on their position in society... it's merely the perception which is created that matters. This is not the mark of a healthy society.
I don't bother griping about "young" people. I figure that eventually they'll learn, just like I did. Of course today, damn near everyone is "young" when compared to me
I agree with hrfunk. Today everyone wants to go out and buy a super rifle from a big name "Custom Shop" then expect it to perform magic at 1k or more.
Nobody wants to start out with a single shot Stevens "Military Trainer" in .22LR and learn how to shoot first. Not as cool I guess.
Sense 9-11 ... last week could not even spell it,...
It's incumbent on all of us to help and encourage our (America's) young generation when it comes to the joy of shooting. If we don't, future generations won't be shooting.
I am doing my part by taking my boy shooting when ever possible and at the age of 9 he loves it and can't get enough of it. He inherited a little semi-auto rifle .22 from his grandpa and he can shoot the wings of a bumble bee, haha.
I think a good bit of what you all are saying is true. As a seventeen year old on this forum, I think I can provide a fairly unique point of view on this issue. I am just breaking into the game, and I haven't been around many high quality long range shooters yet (hopefully this will change with a membership to oak ridge in the near future, but for now, I'm stuck with the local hunting rifle zero range), so I can't consider myself experienced in any sense, but I can definitly speak to the nature of my generation from a first person point of view. I think all of this stems from a very real lack of motivation in my generation. I look around at others my age and I have a hard time finding people who are willing to pursue their homework, much less a complicated, precise, and often frustrating sport. I think this is why younger generations want to go buy the newest custom rifle with the newest scope with the most gadgets on it. The new shiny screen on the B.O.R.S they put on their 5000 dollar scope is just another way to keep it interesting for another month. Heck even though I have been pursuing shooting as a sport for a couple years now, I'm still guilty of it. I drool over AICS's every time I see them even though my 300 dollar 700 adl will probably still outshoot me right now. I dont think people spending money in the firearms industry is an issue, lord knows it needs it with the attacks on the 2nd amendment that are happening right now, I think the problem lies in the fact that they need to spend it to stay interested. Makes you wonder where the world's headed. Just my two cents.
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