@crazyhounddog said:
I just picked this up and I gotta say it’s thee nicest gun I have ever held in my hand. Hand down >
Yes, Kimber makes a helluva firearm. I have a Pro carry II, in 9. Stainless with crimson trace grips. With that ammo so cheap, it makes for a lot of fun.
The tolerances in the machining of the parts is quite fine. You can't make that gun jam !
@crazyhounddog.... Very nice Kimber... is it a .45? Looks like it......Custom guns are special...I have a couple, and the accuracy and reliability are really great. Cheers, RickO
@ricko said: @crazyhounddog.... Very nice Kimber... is it a .45? Looks like it......Custom guns are special...I have a couple, and the accuracy and reliability are really great. Cheers, RickO
Yes .45 and it’s a dream
The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
No, it's a M25 in 45 ACP
I don't like magnums over .357 and, in fact, have permanent joint injury from firing a M29 4" bbl back when they still hadn't designated the 44 rifle ammo as such. VERY hot ammo.
Plus I am/was a "bullseye" target competitor and my taste runs to accuracy without a whole lot of commotion.
seems like a complete waste of money, and I would never want to trade or profit from it
Actually guns are a very good investment, if you know what you're doing. I'll guarantee you that the revolver Topstuf posted is worth twice what he paid for it.
Wisdom has been chasing you but, you've always been faster
@Elcontador said:
Learn a new language and go somewhere that you have to speak it. I did this last summer and highly recommend it..
I have been wanting to spend some time in Baja which would be my first choice. How do I get over that wall?
Canada is second choice but their language is really weird.
Just got back from Baja. You better hurry as there is talk of Mexico building the wall themselves to keep us out. m
From Baja
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Not so much a hobby, but more an endeavor ?
Fun with your kids studying up and reading, plotting and imagination.
Maybe end up taking a great vacation or two, enjoying the great outdoors,
hiking, fishing, camping. which is what Mr. Fenns goal was doing this in the first place.
You might be the one.
The new Dremel 3 piece set put me into Bonsai OCD. Trimmed close to 40 unmaintained (couple of years) Bonsai plants. Was almost done when my office flooded from the SoCal rains and spent three days dealing with it, trying to save my carpet and finally said f it , and pulled all my carpeting down to concrete.
Almost back to normal. Nothing compared to what happen north of me tho.
I’ve equipped hundreds of people getting into historic process photography, collodion wet plate (tintypes and ambrotypes) . This is photography in its basic form, magically creating images from raw chemicals A fun and possibly lucrative hobby Www.starcameracompany.com
@ambro51 said:
I’ve equipped hundreds of people getting into historic process photography, collodion wet plate (tintypes and ambrotypes) . This is photography in its basic form, magically creating images from raw chemicals A fun and possibly lucrative hobby Www.starcameracompany.com
I have gone from old school 4x5 film (not old, old school) to high end digital photography. There is no going backwards for me. Digital is really awesome.
@WildIdea said:
If I could, I would head on over to the Tuscon gem and mineral show in Jan-Feb and have a long look around at all the gem/mineral specimens and fossils from all over the world. That scene operates a lot like the coin world. Earth treasures could surly delight and if you realize an interest you could use your coin knowledge to blend right into that world. You could flip mineral specimens for a living or collect as a hobby or both. Learn lapidary work and silversmithing even. Ill tell you what, kids love rocks and maybe you could enjoy something like this with them.
What I was going to suggest.
My uncle and his wife acquired a motor home in their golden years and had a great time as they went to all sorts of neat places finding gems and minerals. They also attended group events as well. Of course I think he had a background in geology so maybe it is like coin collecting, read and learn all you can first before venturing out.
Since you already enjoy photography, you might consider focusing (pun intended) on a niche like 3-D photography. I take most of my videos with a 3-D video camera, insist on having TVs that have 3-D capability, and, apart from more recent 3-D still cameras, have collectible 3-D cameras that can still take stereo images, from circa 1950 Realists to View Masters. Even have a representative collection of the stereo cards (along with a viewer) as used in the original stereoscopes from the turn of the last century.
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Collecting early 19th century books on zebra genitalia maintenance.
I just picked this up and I gotta say it’s thee nicest gun I have ever held in my hand. Hands down
@crazyhounddog She is a beauty for sure, I'm glad she's in the right hands.
Bungee jumping, sky diving, and collecting wheat pennies. That should keep you busy for awhile.
Yes, Kimber makes a helluva firearm. I have a Pro carry II, in 9. Stainless with crimson trace grips. With that ammo so cheap, it makes for a lot of fun.
The tolerances in the machining of the parts is quite fine. You can't make that gun jam !
Kimber = shooting pleasure.
@crazyhounddog.... Very nice Kimber... is it a .45? Looks like it......Custom guns are special...I have a couple, and the accuracy and reliability are really great. Cheers, RickO
Yes .45 and it’s a dream
No, it's a M25 in 45 ACP
I don't like magnums over .357 and, in fact, have permanent joint injury from firing a M29 4" bbl back when they still hadn't designated the 44 rifle ammo as such. VERY hot ammo.
Plus I am/was a "bullseye" target competitor and my taste runs to accuracy without a whole lot of commotion.
seems like a complete waste of money, and I would never want to trade or profit from it
Actually guns are a very good investment, if you know what you're doing. I'll guarantee you that the revolver Topstuf posted is worth twice what he paid for it.
Wisdom has been chasing you but, you've always been faster
Just got back from Baja. You better hurry as there is talk of Mexico building the wall themselves to keep us out. m
From Baja
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
What about cryptocurrencies?
In the early 1800s, few citizens actually used American coinage, right? They used paper notes from other countries and local institutions.
Are there any parallels to today?
Lots of great ideas, love the flying suit.
"Forrest Fenn treasure"
Not so much a hobby, but more an endeavor ?
Fun with your kids studying up and reading, plotting and imagination.
Maybe end up taking a great vacation or two, enjoying the great outdoors,
hiking, fishing, camping. which is what Mr. Fenns goal was doing this in the first place.
You might be the one.
R.I.P Son 1986>2020
Quebecois is tough. Canadian English, however, is manageable.
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
Awesome! D-17505 here...
Salt water fly fishing?
Give something back.
Volunteer. Mentor. Something like that.
I've found that to be more rewarding that hobbies, recently.
Good luck....Mike
The new Dremel 3 piece set put me into Bonsai OCD. Trimmed close to 40 unmaintained (couple of years) Bonsai plants. Was almost done when my office flooded from the SoCal rains and spent three days dealing with it, trying to save my carpet and finally said f it , and pulled all my carpeting down to concrete.
Almost back to normal. Nothing compared to what happen north of me tho.
Craving Kayak fishing so maybe that's it.
I’ve equipped hundreds of people getting into historic process photography, collodion wet plate (tintypes and ambrotypes) . This is photography in its basic form, magically creating images from raw chemicals A fun and possibly lucrative hobby Www.starcameracompany.com
What about collecting engraved banana seeds? Should be an up-and-coming hobby....
I have gone from old school 4x5 film (not old, old school) to high end digital photography. There is no going backwards for me. Digital is really awesome.
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What I was going to suggest.
My uncle and his wife acquired a motor home in their golden years and had a great time as they went to all sorts of neat places finding gems and minerals. They also attended group events as well. Of course I think he had a background in geology so maybe it is like coin collecting, read and learn all you can first before venturing out.
Since you already enjoy photography, you might consider focusing (pun intended) on a niche like 3-D photography. I take most of my videos with a 3-D video camera, insist on having TVs that have 3-D capability, and, apart from more recent 3-D still cameras, have collectible 3-D cameras that can still take stereo images, from circa 1950 Realists to View Masters. Even have a representative collection of the stereo cards (along with a viewer) as used in the original stereoscopes from the turn of the last century.
Yes digital photography is cheap and easy but hauling a 24x24 camera around is fun too
High end digital photography is neither cheap nor easy.
Cool box you got there.
No I built that for a customer. I’m not crazy enough to use it.
Baking.
Learn to be excellent at making desserts or breads.
Sounds like a good way to get really fat