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Originally Posted by mlh
We were a car culture back 50 years ago. We washed and waxed our cars on Sunday. We changed spark plugs and breaks, water pumps, and everything else that broke on a regular basis. Now almost nothing wears out and we think different about cars and the younger generation could care less. They are doing different things.
Shooting sports are the same. Guns were something you handed down to the next generation, with pride. You looked for fine wood and a perfect blueing job. Now it’s plastic stocks and sandblasting. When I started making benchrest shooting products ranges were packed. People came from 20 countries to the Super Shoot. If you shot good you could win thousands. Now it’s hard to win enough to get back home and less than half as many people compete.
All these sports we enjoyed are fading and there is nothing we can do about it. Young people just have different things to do. I’m sure this applies to a lot of sports we enjoyed.
Lynwood
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If you look back in history (1900s through roughly 1982), America was one of the biggest manufacturers. Which means we had millions that were well versed with working with their hands and not intemmidated to get greasy and dirty.
I truly hope after the situation that our Country is going through. We bring big productions companies back home. Not only will that produce more jobs, but I also believe it will change the way people think in general and build that much needed confidence that you can fix things on your own. You will have more people return back to DIY mechanics, they see what they can do at work and have more confidence in themselves. Which in return i think will pick back up those past time interest. Building/rebuilding cars, street racing, and drag racing as well as those outdoor sports.
Just my .02.