new to this board, been on Gunboards, CalGuns, Rugerforum, 24hourcampfire, etc. for few years. I'm 68, retired, love double shotguns, double action revolvers, and single shot rifles. Shoot all of those when I can; hunt varmints and birds, reload several calibers.
Live in Orange County CA; I'm from Northern California (raised on a cattle ranch) originally but my family came there from SoCal so some of my roots are here. Lived in WA, OR, ID, WI, VT, and upstate NYS from 1970 until I retired in 2007 and moved here. Do a lot of volunteer work here; mainly helping restore burned areas and wildlife habitat that has been damaged by overgrazing, oil fields, and abandoned agriculture. Hard work, much like landscaping, but fun in limited amounts (I work about 3 half days a week). Also do some outreach work to the schools for the restoration groups. We work on land owned by CA Fish and Game, primarily.
Gets me out in the boonies a lot, although many of the areas are wildlife preserves with no hunting or shooting. Hunting is a long drive from my home, so I only get out a few times a year, but have a great time. Mainly hunt quail and chukars, but have a couple of varmint safaris a year, too. There's more hunters and shooters down here than meet the eye, for sure. And I can walk four blocks to the ocean and go fishing any time!
Glad I found some fellow graybeards!
Mike Armstrong
