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 Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
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09/11/21 07:26 PM
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Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/11/21 07:29 PM
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txtrophy85
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Why not. Can’t take it with you
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/11/21 07:35 PM
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scalebuster
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I thought 80 year old men did whatever the hell they wanted to do.
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: scalebuster]
#8382143
09/11/21 07:41 PM
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BayouGuy
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I thought 80 year old men did whatever the hell they wanted to do. That's true scalebuster. The problem is some of the things we want to do (I'm 77) are no longer within our ability to do.  Fortunately, buying another gun is not on the "can't do that anymore" list.
If you can't laugh at yourself, give me a call. I'll gladly laugh at you.
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but I can't seem to get my head that far up my [censored]." Senator John Kennedy, Louisiana
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
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09/11/21 07:52 PM
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scalebuster
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I thought 80 year old men did whatever the hell they wanted to do. That's true scalebuster. The problem is some of the things we want to do (I'm 77) are no longer within our ability to do. Fortunately, buying another gun is not on the "can't do that anymore" list.  What are you going to buy?
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/11/21 07:57 PM
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Yes. What do you want? I might have it. $ 
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/11/21 08:10 PM
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FTWshooter
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Yes! Two days before my dad passed, he was looking to buy a Winchester Super Grade on Gunbroker. I hope to be just like him and be a rifle looney ‘til the end!
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/11/21 08:40 PM
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Absolutely! I'm 81 and just got back from the Kerrville Gun Show with a new firearm (which I REALLY NEEDED!) and will be at the Abilene Gun Show and a couple of weeks, searching for another one that I really need. "Don't Let the Old Man In!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc5AWImplfE
Last edited by mikei; 09/11/21 08:42 PM.
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/11/21 08:50 PM
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Should an (insert age here) yr. old man buy another rifle?
Yes!
It's still "we the people", right?
"If it bleeds, we can kill it."
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/11/21 09:22 PM
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Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle? He should buy whatever the heck he wants.
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
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09/11/21 09:23 PM
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: scalebuster]
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09/11/21 09:45 PM
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I thought 80 year old men did whatever the hell they wanted to do. Exactly
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
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09/11/21 11:01 PM
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Flashprism
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Hell I'm 73 and mortality is a regular thought process, Just bought a new over under for me right now and one of my grandsons shortly
Last edited by Flashprism; 09/11/21 11:05 PM.
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
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09/11/21 11:54 PM
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Hell I'm 73 and mortality is a regular thought process, Just bought a new over under for me right now and one of my grandsons shortly Good for you man
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
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09/12/21 12:41 AM
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Hell I'm 73 and mortality is a regular thought process, Just bought a new over under for me right now and one of my grandsons shortly Good for you man 
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/12/21 01:03 AM
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angus1956
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He can buy anything he wants!!!
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/12/21 02:31 AM
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/12/21 02:50 AM
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If you've got the disposable funds for it, why not?
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/12/21 03:13 AM
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Only if he's gonna donate it to a 71 year old. I know one.
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/12/21 11:57 AM
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Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle? Entirely up to you Sir.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: scalebuster]
#8382712
09/12/21 01:03 PM
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I thought 80 year old men did whatever the hell they wanted to do. This. the words "you can never have too many" apply here.
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
#8382758
09/12/21 01:56 PM
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![[Linked Image]](https://live.staticflickr.com/4482/37630656532_b3ce0919d1_t.jpg) "Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/12/21 01:59 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
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Yes, unless he wants more than one. In that case he should buy "more rifles".
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
[Re: deckh]
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09/12/21 02:10 PM
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deckh
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Eye is on a Ruger #1, .243. Previously had a .22-250 and 200th yr. .45-70. I obviously should have kept them.
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Re: Should an 80 yr. old man buy another rifle?
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09/12/21 03:36 PM
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My grandpa bought a new pickup at 85.....so yes get another new gun. Part of what keeps older people going is by doing things like this....."dont let the old man in"
Last edited by MAP; 09/12/21 03:36 PM.
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