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nah...i felt old when i turned 22.

haha yeah, i wouldn't consider 46 an old man by any means. my dad has over 20 yrs on you and i don't even consider him an old man.

rm9792 wrote:You can get a new Rock Island for 365 at one of the gun shows. Far superior to the Glock..(stirs the pot then runs)

my buddy has a rock island 1911 and likes it. but for now, i decided to go with the glock. once i get a 1911 i think i'll be looking at a springfield.

but even that friend w/ the rock island just bought a glock 19! (continues to stir the pot)

AndyC wrote:One thing I've learned about Glock owners is....

Kidding - we have a healthy Glock vs 1911 thing going here

Carry in good health and here's hoping you never have to use it; it's not fun

thats awesome. i love 1911s and i was going to carry one, but it was out of my budget. i plan on getting one once i graduate.

thank you, i pray that i don't either. but i'd rather be prepared if necessary.

AndyC wrote:

TAMU_12 wrote:but for hating generalization, you sure do it a lot. i'm also in a fraternity and my friends that i talked about are also in it...its just starting to sound like you were the kid that got picked on in college and now you have something against Greeks.

You're really going to play the jealousy-card? Wow

Here's the deal: I wasn't raised in the USA - so I don't have any axe to grind concerning fraternities, Greeks or anything else. All I'm concerned with at the range is how you handle your firearms - period.

TAMU_12 wrote: just shows that maturity doesn't come with age.

You take yourself way too seriously - perhaps this was too subtle for you, but at 46 I'm probably in the second-worst category myself - that of old men. I don't take it personally that many in my particular category are terrible at gun-handling (it's just simply a fact) - so speaking of maturity, why are you getting so bent out of shape about what ignorant people do? Chill out - you'll give yourself a heart-attack before you graduate

TAMU_12 wrote:its real aggravating that i'm excited to get my CHL in and decided to join the forum, and this is the first thing i find.

We'll make sure we only say things with which you agree, yassuh.

All the above nonsense aside - it's nice to have a responsible young gun-owner on board, so welcome and I hope you get your CHL quickly

honestly man...its water under the bridge. like i said earlier, life would be way too boring if there wasn't someone to butt heads with sometimes.


thanks, i appreciate it. i'm just tired of waiting now. i took the class with three of my friends and two of theirs are already in the mail. i hate looking at my glock on my desk and having to wait to suit up with it. oh well, patience is supposed to be a virtue or something like that.

rm9792 wrote:Dont let it bother you, the arguments on here are what make it interesting. Welcome to the board.

haha true. if there wasn't someone to disagree with, life would be way too boring.

thanks! i'm excited to be on here. seems like some cool people and a ton of great information. now i'm just tired of waiting for my plastic to get here. its been doing my background check for four days now.

AndyC wrote:"Ignorant"

You've missed the point. As I said, some college-age kids are perfectly fine - so it's not aimed at them as individuals. I really hate generalizations as a rule, but my statement is a result of actually seeing it every weekend and having to deal with the consequences of their actions - the fact that you don't like it doesn't make it any less true *shrug*

thats a great way, to say it and in those regards i agree with you.

AndyC wrote:I doubt that I'm the only one who has seen a group of ignorant, arrogant frat-boys at a range who act as if firearms are just fun toys that have zero consequences - so yes (and here I'm going to emphasize my point yet again in case you don't understand plain English), as a group, college-aged kids are the worst group - next worse are old men.

but for hating generalization, you sure do it a lot. i'm also in a fraternity and my friends that i talked about are also in it...its just starting to sound like you were the kid that got picked on in college and now you have something against Greeks.

AndyC wrote:Get over yourself and have a nice day.

just shows that maturity doesn't come with age.




its real aggravating that i'm excited to get my CHL in and decided to join the forum, and this is the first thing i find.

TDDude wrote:

AndyC wrote:I guess AndyC doesn't work near TAMU!!!!

no, he's about three hours north of me. but that area explains a lot.

AndyC wrote:

TAMU_12 wrote: to just say we are the worst group when it comes to gun control just seems blatantly disrespectful.

Sorry if you don't like facts and I don't want to sound rude, but I really don't care if your feelings get hurt when it's an issue of gun safety. Let me say it again quite clearly:

As a group - and in a group - college-age kids are absolutely the worst gun-handlers bar none.

there's that sense of self establishment, so nothing i say is going to change your mind. my feelings aren't getting hurt over gun control, i just get irritated at ignorant statements like this. but if thinking this is what helps you sleep at night, then by all means go for it.

college students are not the worst gun-handlers. people uneducated in gun safety and proper handling or people with closed minds are.

AndyC wrote:As soon as I spot a cocky attitude in a shooter but there's no fluid, familiar gun-handling to be found in that same person, I immediately think "Here we go..." and keep a very sharp eye open. College-age kids are the #1 worst offenders by far.

I have to strongly disagree. I'm 22 yrs old at Texas A&M, and when my friends and I go shoot, we are generally some of the best/most respectful shooters at the range. I have visited a decent amount of ranges and the only people I've ever been afraid to be around are middle aged men and older men. They either have that "cocky attitude" because they feel that they have established themselves, or are so set in their ways that they feel everyone else is just doing it wrong. I have been shooting with multiple members of my family and family friends and have been told how impressed they are with my safety and respect for the weapons.

Some of the best shooters I know are within two years of my age. They have spent weeks worth of time looking down a sight and they show it with their amazing accuracy, respect for weapons, and safety enforcement.

I didn't mean to go off on a rant, but I hate hearing people say "college kids are bad shooters, don't respect people, break rules, blah blah blah". I know everyone has had their own experiences to stand behind their statements, but to just say we are the worst group when it comes to gun control just seems blatantly disrespectful.