Happiness is a new gun 2

[Barth]

Picked up my VP9 SCS Holosun handgun last night.
Been holding off on the whole red dot optic thingy for some time.
Finally got a Bushnell TRS-25 red dot for my Arsenal SLR-106U 5.56 SBR that I like.
But still not sold on moving away from iron sights.

This optic ready craze with handguns has continued to interest me though.
And being an HK fan boy when the VP9 Holosun package was release I really started to twitch.
The Holosun SCS is solar powered with rechargeable battery backup.
It's not shake awake. You just leave it on all the time.
Rather than a bunch of options. It's mostly automatic.
Including auto brightness depending on lighting.
The default recital is circle with a dot.
And HK went with the super green version.
Also it mounts directly to the slide.
Super low with 100% co-witness to the standard height iron sights.
The irons are black on black so they don't interfere with the sight picture at all.
I'm cross eye dominant and can't shoot with both eyes open.
Get crazy double vision if I try.
But just using the Holosun in my apartment it looks like both eyes open works with this optic!!!
I'm so jazzed to get to the range now.

Next up is seeing if my particular VP9 prefers 124 or 147 gr ammo.
Really don't care which as I've got both stacked deep anyway LOL!
Lots of ammo arriving tomorrow.
I was going to wait till the weekend to go shooting.
But that twitching has started again and I don't think I'm going to make it - LOL!
It's Christmas morning for Barth!
Note: Also the new flush 12 round and 15 round (+2) mags are a sweet bonus!

Plus my B-Day is next month,
Turning 67 I just can't believe I'm that old.
Retirement is close.
I just keep putting it off.
Hard to stop working when I'm making all this money - LOL!
Maybe next year I'll hang it up.
As for me I dropped 50 lbs and am doing 2 hrs cardio / 1 hr weights per day.
Feeling like a new man!

Life is Good

[dao]

Congrats on it all Barth! Oh, hey, retirement is great too

[BirdsThaWord]

Big congrats Barth! Sounds like just the ticket on the green dot. Hope it’s everything you were hoping for. I bet it will be! Great job on the weight loss and health gains. That takes commitment for sure.

[yqtszhj]

Plus my B-Day is next month,
Turning 67 I just can't believe I'm that old.
Retirement is close.
I just keep putting it off.
Hard to stop working when I'm making all this money - LOL!
Maybe next year I'll hang it up.

Here’s my retirement advice having retired at 58 1/2. If you love the job, love the money, and like spending it, maybe keep working. Or if you need the money keep working too.

if You don’t need the money and can afforded to do what you want to do in retirement, retire as quick as you can. We never know what the future will hold.

I have never missed one day working, even with medical issues I am still healthier. I still buy the guns and ammo I want, and I do whatever I want to do every day. And there is not a politically correct word in my vocabulary, nor is one required. Retirement is awesome.

[Barth]

Here’s my retirement advice having retired at 58 1/2. If you love the job, love the money, and like spending it, maybe keep working. Or if you need the money keep working too.

if You don’t need the money and can afforded to do what you want to do in retirement, retire as quick as you can. We never know what the future will hold.

I have never missed one day working, even with medical issues I am still healthier. I still buy the guns and ammo I want, and I do whatever I want to do every day. And there is not a politically correct word in my vocabulary, nor is one required. Retirement is awesome.

Thanks much for the candid advice!
I don't love my job, but it's easy money.
Have a 1M IRA, but that's not what it used to be.
Guns and ammo are my only vise.
I'm really very frugal otherwise.
And I'm completely debt free!
My target retirement is March 2025 and I'm feeling pretty good about that

[jeepster09]

[berettabone]

I technically retired at 52. I watched my pennies and had enough of the working world early. If I could have afforded it, I would have retired before I even started working. Having to foot my own bills very early in life, I worked myself out of wanting to work. I didn't hate my job, but I didn't love it either. If I would have saved more cash at an early age, I probably could have retired sooner. For me, retirement was/is like someone took an elephant off of my shoulders. I love being able to do whatever I feel like doing at any time day or night. Every day is Saturday. The best part was still being younger when I retired. Still had lots of energy and could fully enjoy life without health issues that come with old age. I guess what I'm saying is that IMHO, I would retire as soon as possible. Like yqtszhj mentioned, you never know what tomorrow can bring. Enjoy while you still have your health..............

[yqtszhj]

I technically retired at 52. I watched my pennies and had enough of the working world early. If I could have afforded it, I would have retired before I even started working. Having to foot my own bills very early in life, I worked myself out of wanting to work. I didn't hate my job, but I didn't love it either. If I would have saved more cash at an early age, I probably could have retired sooner. For me, retirement was/is like someone took an elephant off of my shoulders. I love being able to do whatever I feel like doing at any time day or night. Every day is Saturday. The best part was still being younger when I retired. Still had lots of energy and could fully enjoy life without health issues that come with old age. I guess what I'm saying is that IMHO, I would retire as soon as possible. Like yqtszhj mentioned, you never know what tomorrow can bring. Enjoy while you still have your health..............

We must be twin sons of different mothers. Your story is exactly like mine.

And that happy retirement comic is just like me, only I didn’t put any money in the swear jar. I figured I was owed a swear rant so I didn’t pay a penny. I still swear at them today every time they mess up my retiree health insurance benefits (which is about once a year.)

[dao]

Here’s my retirement advice having retired at 58 1/2. If you love the job, love the money, and like spending it, maybe keep working. Or if you need the money keep working too.

if You don’t need the money and can afforded to do what you want to do in retirement, retire as quick as you can. We never know what the future will hold.

I have never missed one day working, even with medical issues I am still healthier. I still buy the guns and ammo I want, and I do whatever I want to do every day. And there is not a politically correct word in my vocabulary, nor is one required. Retirement is awesome.

Couldn't have said it better. Been retired for almost 6 years now and don't miss working. I do miss the work sometimes but only what I did in the first 15 years with the company I spent the last 23+ years of my 45 years working life with. Miss some of the people too, but all in all I'm much happier these days.

[K75RT]

I just smoothed-up a new Mossberg Maverick 88 Security, I installed a 6-shot side-saddle and Bob's your Uncle! Thinking about lengthening the forcing cone to get her to group better, we'll see