Our Hobby as Therapy

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dale2242

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I posted this on the CB site but I thought I would post it here as well since some of you avoid CB.

I have been dealing with pain in my left hip for some time now.
It has got to the point that I can only walk a short distance until it becomes too painful.
I have an appointment to have the hip replaced next month.
This has been effecting my ability to get out and shoot like I want.
I am typically an upbeat active person but having to sit around this much has caused me to get depressed.
Yesterday I was sitting around feeling sorry for myself and decided to grab my S&W Model 14 and a couple of boxes of light wadcutter loads and head for the hills.
After finding a remote area with a good backstop I shot up a box and a half shooting at knobcone pine cones.
They are great reactive targets.
I left with a smile on my face no longer feeling depressed.
Shooting is good therapy for me.
I am sure that shooting, casting , and reloading are good therapy for others.
 
Cherokee

Cherokee

Medina, Ohio
I'm going through the same thing now with my right leg/hip. Hip replacement in the near future. Then two days ago, I had a stroke in my right eye and am blind. I haven't been able to do anything gun related this year; those have always been my therapy and I'm not getting any. I'll be able to adjust to one eye but the hip pain has to go.
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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RELOADING & CASTING is and has been my therapy for many years.
For a lil over the last year I have also been severly limited in my mobility. Not able to get to the range. Ooh I could get there but the walk to the back stop would be the extent of my abilities...
Even the stairs to my loading area have been a restrictive limitation. So between last surgery and this surgery... I was not able to do stairs. Luckily I cast in garage. Flat ground so doable on good days.
So I sympathize and understand.
CW
 
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popper

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stroke in my right eye Anybody look at your carotid? Had a couple TIA in left eye, Doc put me on some different med and none lately. Evidently there is a junction for vessels going to the eye that high BP will close off. Get it checked out before it becomes permanent.
Shooting/casting/reloading IS GREAT therapy but the target walk isn't.
 
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Cherokee

Cherokee

Medina, Ohio
popper - Been to three eye/retina specialist with the same answer...blind and they can't do anything for me. I have been x-rayed several times. My PCP said with my health conditions & meds, it shouldn't have happed.
 
Ian

Ian

Notorious member
Damn, that isn't good, Cherokee. Sorry to hear.

Thurpy indeed. Casting, powder coating, cleaning brass, reloading, shooting, gunsmithing, lead scrounging, killing time on boards with others having similar hobby interests, all good thurpy. Nitro-Aromatherapy at the range is still the best though.
 
smokeywolf

smokeywolf

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Was just thinking I'd like to go down to the basement and clean off my only bench (in the machine shop) and bolt the Hollywood single stage down so I can start making cartridges for the new and old 1911s. My mind is saying yes, but my back (missing a lumbar disc) is saying NO.
 
Cherokee

Cherokee

Medina, Ohio
"Thurpy indeed. Casting, powder coating, cleaning brass, reloading, shooting, gunsmithing, lead scrounging, killing time on boards with others having similar hobby interests, all good thurpy. Nitro-Aromatherapy at the range is still the best though."

Agree, well said.
 
Rockydoc

Rockydoc

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dale2242 said:
I have been dealing with pain in my left hip for some time now.
It has got to the point that I can only walk a short distance until it becomes too painful.
I have an appointment to have the hip replaced next month.
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I have had both hips replaced. There two approaches to get to the joint to replace it, Anterior, and Posterior. Make sure your surgeon uses the Anterior approach.

The posterior approach involves damaging more muscles than the anterior resulting in much more pain and a much longer recovery period. With the posterior approach I was in the hospital three days, in an orthopedic/ physical therapy hospital for two weeks and couldn't drive for 6 weeks. The second hip was done by the anterior approach and I walked out of the hospital on the third day.

Big difference.
 
smokeywolf

smokeywolf

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Made it down to the basement and cleared half the bench off. Accomplished more unpacking and organization of machinist supplies and tooling. Found and unpacked the Hollywood press, Lyman 45 and Starline sizer/lubers.
Feel guilty if I don't get something done every day.
Tues. and Wed. will be busy with doctor appts. for Mrs. smokeywolf.
 
fiver

fiver

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guy's that don't run progressive or semi-progressive presses don't understand the mind wandering cruise along eyes roving in your own little world therapy they provide.
it's almost a disappointment when you have to stop for 10 seconds to drop another tube of primers in to keep going.
wish I could get a 300 count tray like the P/W's have for the Dillon's.
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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Winelover said:
You're not alone.
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I have three progressives, one is set up as a single stage. (RCBS Ammo Master) two are Dillion 550's. Three others are single stages. One for priming and another is a Lyman American 8 turrett.
I use the single stages for ALL STARTING loads. If its a caliber Ill shoot allot and once i have established a load I choose to move it to a progressive.
CW
 
Winelover

Winelover

North Central Arkansas
Hand gun and carbine reloading all done on RCBS JR. Eight station Hollywood Senior Turret is set up to load cast in 308W & 338W, jacketed for 270W and 243W. I just use it as a indexing single stage. Those dies are set and left alone. I'm retired and in no hurry to mass produce ammo...................that's done during inclement/cold weather. Same with bullet casting.
 
Rick H

Rick H

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I have two turrets (a third a Lyman spar-t in reserve) and two single stage presses. I use the turrets with manual indexing, mostly for handguns, occasionally for 223/5.56mm. Most rifle and 44mag (my 44mag is a rifle) get done on the Redding Boss.
 
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