Hello! Not too old to start?

[Chewy]

Hi all, 

 

I've lurked for a while.  Collected a couple of nice firearms and was basically a range monkey.   Have a desire to start competition but worried that I started the game too late a year from 40.  

 

Hope I can get some good advice here!

 

I have 2 competition ready guns, both Cajunized SP-01's (best we can do in CA without playing the private marketplace lottery)... but one with a optic and one without.   Is this a bad setup?  I figured I would be able to compete in production and or CO if  I wanted. 

 

After reading quite a bit of posts it seems like the smart thing to do is have identical backups.. and perhaps one for dry firing only.

Don't quite understand yet.  But I'm all about learning more !

 

Cheers!

[Guy Neill]

Too old?  No!

If you are interested - go for it.

You will learn and become a better shooter.

And have fun!

 

 

[George16]

Never too old. We have an 80 year old guy in our squad during our twice a month local matches. He’s always having fun too.

[Hi-Power Jack]

I was "a year from 40" in 1983 - I didn't get started in USPSA (IPSC, then)

for another five years.

 

So, I started "a year from 45", and still in the game 41 years later    

[RAP]

Too old!? I was 50 when I started shooting USPSA. That was 4 years ago. I love to compete and I’m having loads of fun. I wish I would have started earlier.


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[Ozarksman]

I started shooting USPSA in 1999 at the ripe old age of 44 so no, you're not too old by any stretch.  I made it to master in open, limited, L10 and production by the time i was 50.  Don't let your fear of looking bad or not competing well stop you from having fun and learning how to shoot and handle firearms  better.

[Zoomie517]

Im 56 and gathering gear to start. What is too old?

And get off my lawn !

[Furrly]

Never too Old, I was 48 when I started USPSA, I am about to turn 50 in July, my only regret is that I did not start sooner..

[Out of Ammo]

I started at the age of 58.  Never too old.

[GunBugBit]

Started at 56.  Sixty now and still improving.

[motosapiens]

started at 52-ish. still getting better 6 years later. I don't think there's really such a thing as too late to start as long as you can shoot safely.

[Hi-Power Jack]

9 hours ago, Ozarksman said:

I started shooting at 44 .  I made it to master in open, limited, L10 and production by the time i was 50.  

 

[dthomas1003]

I started at 44. The only regret I have is that I did not start sooner. 

[Chewy]

I'm in great company!   

[jacksimonton]

What you say too old, it's nothing if you have strength in your mind.

Thanks

[jacksimonton]

I nothing can be stopped to you from doing this.

[lstone]

I started at 55 I had not wore glasses except for readers. I had a pair of glasses that my right eye was front site focused. You are not to old go for it

[Gviz]

You are just in time go out and have fun!

[CoyoteMW]

Don’t wait. Start now and you’ll have 30-40 years of pure enjoyment. Much more fun to be in the game than on the outside looking in.