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hobby
A hobby is a regular activity done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time, not professionally and not for pay. Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements. Participation in hobbies encourages acquiring substantial skills and knowledge in that area. A list of hobbies changes with renewed interests and developing fashions, making it diverse and lengthy. Hobbies tend to follow trends in society, for example stamp collecting was popular during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as postal systems were the main means of communication, while video games are more popular nowadays following technological advances. The advancing production and technology of the nineteenth century provided workers with more availability in leisure time to engage in hobbies. Because of this, the efforts of people investing in hobbies has increased with time.
Hobbyists may be identified under three sub-categories: casual leisure which is intrinsically rewarding, short-lived, pleasurable activity requiring little or no preparation, serious leisure which is the systematic pursuit of an amateur, hobbyist, or volunteer that is substantial, rewarding and results in a sense of accomplishment, and finally project-based leisure which is a short-term often a one-off project that is rewarding.
Love older German spring/pneumatic airguns.
Have a few PCP's as well.
Find this as a great alternative to shooting Firearms at a cheaper cost and we'll as more locations yo shoot/practice.
New member looking to learn more about firearms and how to shoot correctly.
My wife and I are new to the scene and have SS P365's for home protection - she's a much better shot than I.
We have boys that enjoy shooting at the range and one in particular who we hope will become adept at trap...
I interested in looking at other non firearm related hobbies that involve shopping for bargains but not losing a lot of money when reselling the items. Buying and reselling antiques might be one example. I wish I enjoyed buying and selling in the stock market but I don't. I have limited space to...
For those who consider firearms a serious hobby, how do you save money or offset the cost of the hobby?
The most enjoyable part of the firearm hobby for me is shopping for firearm related items. That makes it tough to save money. I do a few main things to try and save money but still get the...
I have bought and sold (mostly bought) a lot of firearm related parts and accessories. I am thinking about setting up a business structure (probably LLC) and focus on creating a profit opportunity. That would allow me to write off cost that are incurred as well. Has anybody here turned their...
For me, as I'm saving up and planning out an actual hobby room/shop space.... I want (want, not necessarily can get right away) the following items in the shop...
Huge fabric cutting table with scissor guides and a glass top for hot knife.
Fabric roll racks
Webbing roll rack
Tipout/angled...
I've had this gun for a little over a year sitting next to my bed. I had a gen1 sub-2000 that was a little hobby shooter I enjoyed often, but with ammo scarcity and prices over the last year I have not had or wanted to go shooting. Would prefer to sell for some more needed cash. I don't have any...
So, I recently started lifting weights again because my doctor has been on my case about doing more to manage my Diabetes.
I took 3 years off from the gym to focus on my intake. I dropped 35 lbs by this and walking.
I'm at the gym PDX Barbell Club and one of the owners asks me where that...
Pictures are worth a thousand words, and easily more appreciated than text.
Outside of shooting, gun collecting and reloading I enjoy..
Fishing...
on the skok...
on the Columbia...
at Neah Bay...
In Puget Sound of course...
at Sekiu...
If it is harvestable in the Pacific Northwest, I've...
Starting with a used gun barrel from a gun shop or show, the pistol is built using only garage tools, an angle grinder with cutoff disk, a bench drill press with X-Y table, files, bench grinder, and wire welder. It uses a bar magazine with the rounds embedded in the magazine ( much like a...