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Originally Posted by manxman
I rarely find anyone interested in antique shooters anymore, unless I blind everyone at the range with one of mine. Since they can no longer see their targets, everyone comes over to watch me make more smoke. And they are surprised to see me make interconnecting 1/2" holes on my targets. Unfortunately, where you are now, you have no opportunity to do this anymore.
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Actually, I'm in PA now near Pittsburgh, so not a problem at all. Time is my real issue more than anything else these days. Since I came back I did pick up a Ruger Single-Six convertable .22, but even that's been just sitting in the safe at my folks.
Maybe this winter I'll give it a whirl some weekend.
As for antique/classic firearms, in my case after working at the shop for so long I found that they were the ones I most enjoyed shooting. They always felt more suited to my grip/build, and I love the details that you just don't see on modern arms, like the colors you get in REAL bone&charcoal case hardening, etc. That said, however, I did love the Sig P220 .45 I had as well as the .44 DE, but they were the only modern pieces I owned.