Average Age of Forum Members?

[larryh1108]

I rarely see a divide of opinion concerning firearms use and safety among our members that can be attributed to age. We have a diverse membership but I have no idea what our average or median age is. IMO, it tilts towards the grey hairs but then a specific topic comes up and I realize that there are a lot of younger shooters out there. So, I am posting a poll to see what our age breakdown is. This is not a public poll so your answer is random. If you wish to add a comment about your age, please do. This is mainly a data collecting poll.

 

[theotherwaldo]

60ish and intend to retire when I can no longer work - and I'm a librarian... .

 

[jar]

At that age where it's getting harder and harder to find handguns older than me.

 

[bannockburn]

Old enough to know what the "Good Ol' Days" were like but still too young to retire!

 

[Starter52]

I am much younger than my birth certificate indicates....

 

[Steve S.]

I am old enough to have experienced walking into a Woolworth’s with my mother, selecting a 7mm military Mauser from a large cardboard drum full of rifles, going to checkout with a few dollars and walking out of the store with the rifle - no different than buying a loaf of bread today - the only thing guaranteed in the universe is that it will change.

 

[TikkaShooter]

I am old enough to have experienced walking into a Woolworth’s with my mother, selecting a 7mm military Mauser from a large cardboard drum full of rifles, going to checkout with a few dollars and walking out of the store with the rifle - no different than buying a loaf of bread today - the only thing guaranteed in the universe is that it will change.

I remember walking around in an auto parts store and seeing a large galvanized trash can filled with Springfield 1903-A3 rifle for $35. I thought how expensive because we bought them from the NRA/DCM for less.
A song applies:
"Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end"

Unfortunately, those days did end.

 

[Jeff H]

Old enough to remember Carter but not Nixon.

 

[theotherwaldo]

Born the day Ike was re-elected.
Election days are extra-special to me, especially the next one... .

 

[Tommygunn]

Old enough to remember John Fitzgerald Kennedy, not his predecessor.

 

[bassjam]

37, but I'm not ready to admit that I'm closing in on 40 so I picked 30ish.

 

[deadin]

I collect guns older than I am. (And I'm pre-WW2)
They're not hard to find, just getting harder to pay for.......

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I'm at the early onset of "middle age", which means I've been around long enough to know I do actually know some things, but I've also been around long enough to know just how ignorant I am.

I share what I can, but THR is still a place I come to learn more than anything.

The poll should be interesting, as there are over 210,000 members. However it would be interesting to have a subsample of just us regular posters also.

 

[slicksleeve]

I voted 40ish, because in the next seven months I’ll be there.

 

[NR53]

Born about 6 mos after Ike took office. Remember wearing a campaign button reading AuH20.

 

[bannockburn]

Steve S.

I remember that same thing with Woolworths! Not only did they have surplus rifles they had a very nice selection of handguns, including a matching pair of the Colt Centennial SAA Peacemaker/Frontier revolvers!

 

[<*(((><]

@bassjam said it best for me. I'm 37, but looking at high schoolers walking around these days is making me feel like I should have selected "40ish".

 

[jmohme]

How come there is no "none of the above" or "I have no clue" choice in this poll?

 

[jar]

The day I was born was so significant that the leaders of the Allied Nations all got together at the Anfa Hotel to celebrate. Unfortunately my Dad didn't get the news until a few weeks later so he missed the whole party.

 

[ms6852]

Old enough to remember Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson as presidents.

 

[.455_Hunter]

I joined the forum in my late 20's, now in my 40's.

 

[1KPerDay]

37, but I'm not ready to admit that I'm closing in on 40 so I picked 30ish.

“I’m 37!”
“What??”
“I’m 37, I’m not OLD.”
“Well I can’t just call you ‘Man.’”
“You could say Dennis...”
“I didn’t know you were CALLED Dennis.”
“Well you didn’t bother to find out, did you!”

 

[crestoncowboy]

I am much younger than my birth certificate indicates....

Must be nice.....I'm pretty sure i feel double my stated age. Between years of weight lifting and Too many dangerous hobbies i guess I've just broke and injured too much. People think I feel great though.....so there is that. Lol

I'm 37, but looking at high schoolers walking around these days is making me feel like I should have selected "40ish".

I turn 37 in a few days. I chose 40ish. I always round it up

 

[Zaydok Allen]

37, but I'm not ready to admit that I'm closing in on 40 so I picked 30ish.

@bassjam said it best for me. I'm 37, but looking at high schoolers walking around these days is making me feel like I should have selected "40ish".

Hold on to your youth gents. At age 35 I switched over to a desk job, and by 37 my health was noticeably starting to deteriorate. Despite lifting weights and doing pushups in the evenings at home 5 or 6 nights a week, and walking 2.2 miles 4 to 6 days a week on my lunch break, I'm still deteriorating. Stay as active as you can.

 

[kcofohio]

I was about 10 mons. old when Kennedy was assassinated. Can't say I remember that though. By now the sun was suppose to have burned up wasn't it?