After the newness wares off -Do you get board,when its done?

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 Motorcycles- coax a little more power better handling ,Dune buggy's-well ya coax them up a hill- faster,Cars/trucks exhaust,lowered ect,Airguns to( we all) try to coax a little more accuracy- but now it makes a hole everywhere you point it-Done!-I like to play -If I stand around looking at it ,and cant think of anything cool to do to it,to make it better,the next part,would be to much!-I get board,easily
 
Lol , Dude we suffer from the same disorder ...When I get a gun " just right" I sell it and find another project . Ive sold several guns, springers and PCP rifles that when guys buy them and shoot them for the first time , they call me and ask ...How could you bring yourself to sell this gun ??!!
I tell them same thing every time .....I'm like the guy everybody knows who fixes up old cars and soon as its just like he wanted ...He sells it and starts over .
For me the process is a Big part of the fun .
 
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My suggestions:

Push the target out farther.

When you can do at 50 what you do at 25, go to 75 and then 100. also have some aluminum cans at various distances that are half hidden with just about half showing the rest is covered by a branch stump etc., approach from different angles shoot from bipod etc.

I have 30 acres so that may not work for you but you might be able to modify that.

I've got 3 marauders, 3 calibers I've had 2 of them for 7 years, we all jones for something new, but since they shoot so well and i'm 71 i can't justify anything else.

Improvise.!

I am also into motor cycles, scuba diving, x country sking. Take a few days off from shooting, i have a HD CVO street glide, take a long ride, or dirt bike moto crossing go diving etc and then you'll find, at least i do a strong desire to do a lot of shooting. 

That should keep the fire alive.

I really enjoy the sport and my equipment and am very satisfied, although the FX Crowne does look interesting, but alas,i am too old for that kind of investment.

Mix it up and have fun.
 
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JLC no such thing as( to old)till your done,then its irrelevant I'm kinda afraid to put things away that aren't acting right, if i fish another toy out and it wont act right then I got 2 things to fix I guess tinkering is relaxing,I find shooting relaxing also,sounds like you have alot to keep ya going,@ 70+ if I'm here@70 I'll be lucky be able to anything ,but piss people off.I've been told I'm pretty grumpy for my age already
 
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I have many hobbies. Music.....I have a home studio packed with recording equipment and a wall full of guitars. Woodworking.......A shop loaded with all sorts of tools. Archery......Set ups for hunting and target shooting. At least a few grand worth of gear. Then there's Airguns.......... When I'm bored with one hobby I shift to another. For many years I've gone round and round my circle of entertainment. I've sold parts of one hobby to finance things in another. Just to turn around later and sell something from a different past time to by something I sold a year before. I sold my Bobcat and everything with it. Tank, camera mount, scope, case..... I had absolutely nothing left. All to by more tools for the shop. Now......well....Just bought a Wildcat. Now looking for all the stuff to go along with it. Yeah sometimes I kick myself. And that's how I deal with the " when the new wears off ".
 
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I too have a room for music, computer pro tools, too many amps and guitars playing in bands, since the 50's, that seems so long ago.

Anyway, just take a break from shooting or shoot just a little, do some of the other things a little more and your passion gets renewed.

Too bad about Chuck Berry, he was one of my early influences.

i played in in VFW's, bars, for weddings, anniversaries, 16 piece orchestra at a country club, made a living for awhile. etc.

Things were great but in the 80's DJ's came along and then many venues jobs/gigs went to them instead of real music/musicians.

Shooting is another thing i have done for a life time, shot guns, rifles early on.

One of the best times i had was about a week before going over to Nam, my father and i went up state and went trap and skeet shooting.

We both got 24 out of 25 skeet and the same with trap.

He had a beautiful old Parker bros double barrel and i had a 15 dollar Savage single break barrel, and we smoked a few guys with some pretty expensive, out of our reach skeet guns.

Then we found a nice old bar, drank a few bears and headed home, a week later i was in Nam, probably one of my most memorable days with my father.

Camaraderie, shooting, hanging out, quality time together.



 
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I'm Sorry! jlc,I didnt mean my shooting quest was done! just truly got started- The gun is letting me reach way out! but I'm done tuning the gun, reg and hammer/springs ,pellet speed to my gun- and windy environment,it really was a lot of fun,very satisfied and proud of my results.When I bought it and shot it,the first wk/waiting on my c/f bottle ,30 cal reg,I had thought there was'nt much left on the table accuracy wise. maybe a waste of fun money,then parts landed,might as well use them . I learned to work on it(afraid to touch anything now) and like all projects I got a box of parts to remember it by -when the newness wares off-- Mick 44-I feel your pain,thinking about parting with the bike,for the first time,(this bike). Sunny days are for shooting more often than not, and the bike is a Hoot!
 
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I agree with Joe, it's the process the challenge of getting from A to Z, old Joe he likes bringing those antique 300 back to life and he is darn good at it. What's more he and a couple of others has helped me get deeper into this hobby.
I like the feeling and idea of passing down a nice clean finished project to someone who might be just getting started in the hobby. Folks did it for me and I will do my best to do it for others. Might break even, maybe make a few dollars, maybe lose a few, BUT if I can make a good friend and help a person get a good start it's all worth it.
 
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JLC , That's a Great story, For my Dad and I it was Golf. As far back as I can remember I loved every thing outside, made my own fishing pole, sling shots
etc. My Dad was a NY city guy who never Enjoyed fishing or shooting sports. That was always my challenge because what ever I got into whether fly fishing ,trap,air rifles
I had to learn on my own but you guys are right after you get good at it there is a let down. Right now Air rifles are new so I'm excited about learning and gathering all the information and practicing ( I have no idea what competition I'm practicing for LOL) .

while cleaning our bedroom my wife took inventory of my hobby dedicated foot wear one day.. Golf shoes(4) Cycle shoes(2), Motorcycle Boots(3),bowling shoes(2), hiking boots,Tennis shoes(3),scuba booties.

I explained " See I didn't buy anything special to play guitar,do woodworking, or shoot trap"

She threw a motorcycle boot at me!
 
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Done? There's no such THING as done. It's only a matter of whether you lose interest to move onto another hobby.

I just bought several airguns after selling an expensive camera rig. Trouble is, air rifles take up a lot more room than a camera lens. I'm overflowing. Need to make some tough choices.

What I do is to have an airgun for each category in which I like to shoot. I find that I'm slowly upgrading over a period of years, until now, I have some pretty high end stuff, that I can't think of upgrading much from here. (for example, one guy in the PCP forum is thinking of buying a Daystate Pulsar, which is arguably the highest of the high end, in sporting airguns. Only dedicated target guns can be more high-end.)

I started with a Chinese springer with a German brand name. Then, I bought a Marauder: quieter, more powerful, and more consistent. It shot great; I was happy with it. But I get tempted by higher end stuff, and replaced it with a Brocock Compatto. Wonderful gun. But I had a couple of iffy kills on bigger pests. HAD to have a .22 PCP. Got the Hammerli. Shoots great and is regulated, but is ugly. Can't I have both? Bought a Air Arms S510. It's beautiful and shoots lights-out accurate at several power levels. It's kind of loud though, at FAC power level. Just ordered a moderator for it. ...and it's not regulated.

Meanwhile, I happened across an offer for a tuned, regulated Kral Puncher Breaker. This one (on paper) has everything. Tuned, regulated, power adjustable, and a Turkish walnut stock. First true bullpup. One of those .22s is going to have to go. Then, maybe I'll invest in a quality scope. Maybe I'll shoot some so much more than others that I'll sell the others?

That's a long-winded way of saying that its an evolutionary process.
 
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TonylJLC , That's a Great story, For my Dad and I it was Golf. As far back as I can remember I loved every thing outside, made my own fishing pole, sling shots
etc. My Dad was a NY city guy who never Enjoyed fishing or shooting sports. That was always my challenge because what ever I got into whether fly fishing ,trap,air rifles
I had to learn on my own but you guys are right after you get good at it there is a let down. Right now Air rifles are new so I'm excited about learning and gathering all the information and practicing ( I have no idea what competition I'm practicing for LOL) .

while cleaning our bedroom my wife took inventory of my hobby dedicated foot wear one day.. Golf shoes(4) Cycle shoes(2), Motorcycle Boots(3),bowling shoes(2), hiking boots,Tennis shoes(3),scuba booties.

I explained " See I didn't buy anything special to play guitar,do woodworking, or shoot trap"

She threw a motorcycle boot at me!
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OMG LOL THAT was good thanks brother
Actually my wife likes to target practice with a bow and I hope getting a smaller caliber air rifle will bring here into the hobby with me... she is a pretty darn good shot and although she doesn't like to compete she likes the comradery of a good shootout.
I joke about my wife being mean tempered but the fact is she is also my best friend finding a hobby that we both enjoy and gives us time together away from chores keeps it fresh and fun.
And yes I have gotten my share of the laser eye boot throwing you had better thin your hobbies down days myself
 
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"Smaug"Done? There's no such THING as done. It's only a matter of whether you lose interest to move onto another hobby.

I just bought several airguns after selling an expensive camera rig. Trouble is, air rifles take up a lot more room than a camera lens. I'm overflowing. Need to make some tough choices.

What I do is to have an airgun for each category in which I like to shoot. I find that I'm slowly upgrading over a period of years, until now, I have some pretty high end stuff, that I can't think of upgrading much from here. (for example, one guy in the PCP forum is thinking of buying a Daystate Pulsar, which is arguably the highest of the high end, in sporting airguns. Only dedicated target guns can be more high-end.)

I started with a Chinese springer with a German brand name. Then, I bought a Marauder: quieter, more powerful, and more consistent. It shot great; I was happy with it. But I get tempted by higher end stuff, and replaced it with a Brocock Compatto. Wonderful gun. But I had a couple of iffy kills on bigger pests. HAD to have a .22 PCP. Got the Hammerli. Shoots great and is regulated, but is ugly. Can't I have both? Bought a Air Arms S510. It's beautiful and shoots lights-out accurate at several power levels. It's kind of loud though, at FAC power level. Just ordered a moderator for it. ...and it's not regulated.

Meanwhile, I happened across an offer for a tuned, regulated Kral Puncher Breaker. This one (on paper) has everything. Tuned, regulated, power adjustable, and a Turkish walnut stock. First true bullpup. One of those .22s is going to have to go. Then, maybe I'll invest in a quality scope. Maybe I'll shoot some so much more than others that I'll sell the others?

That's a long-winded way of saying that its an evolutionary process.
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I totally agree with this. Its helps to have friends that are in the hobby. There is almost always a want to upgrade, even if you get the top of the line there will always be something new that comes out that you will want to get or some accessory that you see on you tube that is a must have. There is always that feeling when you get a new toy to play with that will wear off somewhat. 
 
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110% with you Tony I never laughed so hard as when we had a club shootout and me and my wife was paired with a couple who was and is "pro class" shooters for whatever reason my wife was ON THE BALL and was trouncing us all over, She was shooting after the husband of the other couple and both of them are some really good people, When she had explained she didn't know where to place her shots he had told her to "Aim For My Arrows" after four of his ($40.00 per arrow), competition arrows was robin hooded by my wife, He Begged her to QUIT AIMING FOR MY ARROWS! He started shooting a little high and told her to shoot just below his arrows after that. MAN SHE ROCKED that day and she knew it, the look she had on her face totally made mine
 
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