Age of members on the forum?

Edward Tinker · 03-18-2018, 02:23 AM

We had a previous Poll, but it was actually started so long ago that I’ve probably hit a new age bracket :-) so we are going to start a new one and we’ll see how many people can be serious and like it but, Many folks get all weird about their age.

NOTE: Nobody can see your choice unless you make a remark in the section below and state your age, the poll is hidden to all, even moderators

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kurusu · 03-18-2018, 04:51 AM

Ed, you have two age groups overlaping in your poll.

I'll be 61 come June.

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((Ed notes - easier to write here then put in a new posting - changed it to 61 so I would not skew the posting too much ))

Major Tom · 03-18-2018, 08:09 AM

Hello Ed, I'm 72 and have been shooting since I was 10 years old. My right hand has the beginnings of arhritus so I'm concerned about my future handgun shooting. 8-)

HerrKaiser · 03-18-2018, 10:14 AM

I'm 22 and started shooting when I was 6. Always have been fascinated by early autoloading pistols, particularly Lugers, and finally managed to get my hands on a good one in January. Signed up for here shortly afterwards and have been trying to soak up the wealth of knowledge every day since.

ithacaartist · 03-18-2018, 01:12 PM

68 in July

cirelaw · 03-18-2018, 02:33 PM

62 and a half!! Eric

Vlim · 03-18-2018, 03:20 PM

Struggling to get to 50...

Mac Cat · 03-18-2018, 03:24 PM

Vote early, vote often...

Edward Tinker · 03-18-2018, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac Cat

Vote early, vote often...

uh no - one vote, one say

cirelaw · 03-18-2018, 04:46 PM

Live every moment to the fullest! Time goes by with the blink of an eye! We don't own our lugers but only have a momentary right of possession! "Ten years have gone behind you! No one told you when to run. You miss the starting gun!! Pink Floyd 1973! Eric

gunbugs · 03-18-2018, 07:21 PM

Closer to the 61 end than the 51 end of the bracket.

rhinemann · 03-18-2018, 11:05 PM

It appears to that collectors don't have the ability to really get into this hobby until the age of 50. I wouldn't be surprised if the Colt and Winchester folks are not seeing the same demographics.

Edward Tinker · 03-18-2018, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhinemann

It appears to that collectors don't have the ability to really get into this hobby until the age of 50. I wouldn't be surprised if the Colt and Winchester folks are not seeing the same demographics.

It depends - I started at 40 when I 'retired' from the army - but of course I am still working 18 yrs later

but I thought the same thing so far in the numbers

rhinemann · 03-19-2018, 12:36 AM

I started around the age of 35. And as I got older and my circumstances changed I was able to do more in this field. This is not a cheep hobby to jump into. I see young folks express interest in this field but the ability isn't there yet. That's what dreams are made of.

HerrKaiser · 03-19-2018, 07:48 AM

I count myself extremely lucky to be in a situation where I was financially able to afford one (and that was a stretch!) at my age. Otherwise a thing I note in my collegiate classes is that even amongst history majors, there is a pervasive feeling that Lugers are an embodiment of evil due to their strong association with the 3rd Reich. Factor that in along with their relative cost and very few people my age are interested in trying to go out and get one. That said, they all do oogle and awe over mine when they see it or pictures of it.

Lugerdoc · 03-19-2018, 11:56 AM

Turning 77 in May, so it will be 59 years ago that I ordered my first luger mail order from Ye Olde Hunter. TH

John Sabato · 03-19-2018, 12:02 PM

71 This coming October... and OLD friends are the best kind!

Ron Wood · 03-19-2018, 01:01 PM

I'm kind of close to Tom's story...I will hit 79 in July and I bought my first Luger 61 years ago. Still trying to defy gravity and Father Time.

John Sabato · 03-19-2018, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

I'm kind of close to Tom's story...I will hit 79 in July and I bought my first Luger 61 years ago. Still trying to defy gravity and Father Time.

Ron, any day above ground is a good one!

wayne8661 · 03-19-2018, 01:54 PM

Well I guess I am one of the young bucks. I turned 43 in November
First Luger was when I was 16.

View Poll Results: What age range are you?
Younger than 25 years old	4	3.88%
26-35 years old	3	2.91%
36-50 years old	13	12.62%
51-61 years old	27	26.21%
62-75 years old	42	40.78%
76+ years old	14	13.59%
I refuse to say, because I’m a curmudgeon	0	0%
Voters: 103. You may not vote on this poll

03-18-2018, 02:23 AM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,034 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	Age of members on the forum? We had a previous Poll, but it was actually started so long ago that I’ve probably hit a new age bracket :-) so we are going to start a new one and we’ll see how many people can be serious and like it but, Many folks get all weird about their age. NOTE: Nobody can see your choice unless you make a remark in the section below and state your age, the poll is hidden to all, even moderators .

03-18-2018, 04:51 AM	#2
kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 930 Times in 509 Posts	Ed, you have two age groups overlaping in your poll. I'll be 61 come June. --------------------- ((Ed notes - easier to write here then put in a new posting - changed it to 61 so I would not skew the posting too much )) Last edited by Edward Tinker; 03-18-2018 at 12:42 PM.

03-18-2018, 08:09 AM	#3
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 227 Times in 124 Posts	Hello Ed, I'm 72 and have been shooting since I was 10 years old. My right hand has the beginnings of arhritus so I'm concerned about my future handgun shooting. 8-) __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

03-18-2018, 01:12 PM	#5
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 7,285 Thanked 2,579 Times in 1,366 Posts	68 in July __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

03-18-2018, 10:14 AM	#4
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 848 Thanks: 784 Thanked 861 Times in 411 Posts	I'm 22 and started shooting when I was 6. Always have been fascinated by early autoloading pistols, particularly Lugers, and finally managed to get my hands on a good one in January. Signed up for here shortly afterwards and have been trying to soak up the wealth of knowledge every day since.

03-18-2018, 02:33 PM	#6
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	62 and a half!! Eric

03-18-2018, 03:20 PM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Struggling to get to 50...

03-18-2018, 03:24 PM	#8
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 733 Thanks: 2,100 Thanked 610 Times in 329 Posts	Vote early, vote often...

03-18-2018, 04:46 PM	#10
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Live every moment to the fullest! Time goes by with the blink of an eye! We don't own our lugers but only have a momentary right of possession! "Ten years have gone behind you! No one told you when to run. You miss the starting gun!! Pink Floyd 1973! Eric

03-18-2018, 07:21 PM	#11
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 660 Thanks: 366 Thanked 1,179 Times in 395 Posts	We are only mortal for a little while Closer to the 61 end than the 51 end of the bracket.

03-18-2018, 11:05 PM	#12
rhinemann User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 67 Thanks: 14 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts	It appears to that collectors don't have the ability to really get into this hobby until the age of 50. I wouldn't be surprised if the Colt and Winchester folks are not seeing the same demographics.

03-19-2018, 12:36 AM	#14
rhinemann User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 67 Thanks: 14 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts	I started around the age of 35. And as I got older and my circumstances changed I was able to do more in this field. This is not a cheep hobby to jump into. I see young folks express interest in this field but the ability isn't there yet. That's what dreams are made of.

03-19-2018, 07:48 AM	#15
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 848 Thanks: 784 Thanked 861 Times in 411 Posts	I count myself extremely lucky to be in a situation where I was financially able to afford one (and that was a stretch!) at my age. Otherwise a thing I note in my collegiate classes is that even amongst history majors, there is a pervasive feeling that Lugers are an embodiment of evil due to their strong association with the 3rd Reich. Factor that in along with their relative cost and very few people my age are interested in trying to go out and get one. That said, they all do oogle and awe over mine when they see it or pictures of it.

03-19-2018, 11:56 AM	#16
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Turning 77 in May, so it will be 59 years ago that I ordered my first luger mail order from Ye Olde Hunter. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 [email protected]

03-19-2018, 12:02 PM	#17
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	71 This coming October... and OLD friends are the best kind! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

03-19-2018, 01:01 PM	#18
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,179 Times in 1,703 Posts	I'm kind of close to Tom's story...I will hit 79 in July and I bought my first Luger 61 years ago. Still trying to defy gravity and Father Time. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

03-19-2018, 01:54 PM	#20
wayne8661 User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kennett Square Pennsylvania Posts: 591 Thanks: 15 Thanked 334 Times in 104 Posts	Well I guess I am one of the young bucks. I turned 43 in November First Luger was when I was 16.