My "New" hobby

[Lotech]

Uncle Jesse,
I'm not quite that old.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Eric,

Used to make model rockets when I was in Junior High (Grade 7,8, and 9) also using drilled out CO2 cartridges as motors. Last night I watched a program on the LDRS meeting in California (Large Dangerous Rocket Ships). Man, have things changed over the years. We were lucky to get a couple hundred feet into the air, those guys were getting as high as a commercial air liner could fly.

Great hobby.

REE

[Uncle Jesse]

Uncle Jesse, I'm not quite that old.

Joe, you and I are pretty close in age I believe. Us old guys have to give each other the "business" the young folks are afraid they will hurt our feeling.

I saw a presentation by a black powder shooter, who had purchased individual components, and built a Kentucky long rifle using a maple limb from his neighbor's storm damaged tree seasoned in his attic as stock materials. Beautiful gun.

[nighthawk]

Eric,

Used to make model rockets when I was in Junior High (Grade 7,8, and 9) also using drilled out CO2 cartridges as motors. Last night I watched a program on the LDRS meeting in California (Large Dangerous Rocket Ships). Man, have things changed over the years. We were lucky to get a couple hundred feet into the air, those guys were getting as high as a commercial air liner could fly.

Great hobby.

REE

hey Ron,
check out what 1,600 pounds of 1/10th scale model Saturn V does. BTW the real Sarun V stood 363 feet tall making this model 36.3 feet tall!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxgMh...eature=related

Of course it is hard to bea the real thing too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCp2j...1&feature=fvwp

The wonderful things America is capable of are amazing when our leaders lead instead of holding us down.

[Bass_Bug]

That 1/10th video is just way cool!!!!!!

[nighthawk]

Hey I ain't givin no breaks to you seasoned citizens!

Here is my Traditons Hawken .50 cal flint lock:



Previously owned two Thompson Center Arms Renegade flint locks one a .54 cal and tho other a .50 cal. Loved them both. Hard to beat the great T/C quality but for the money the Traditions is really hard ot beat.

[Lotech]

My personal favorite.

Hawken