I took up target shooting about a year ago, and have been in love with it ever since. I shoot 9mm open sight semi auto handgun and cowboy action shooting in .44-40 on an old Winchester model 94. It's a fantastic community and I've met some really great people through it.
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How practical is it to do this without owning your own guns?
I can't speak for other countries, but in Australia where I live, I'd say not very. Hiring range guns plus ammo is easily $150+ each session, so owning my own firearms is the only practical way to afford the hobby. I also own a 12 gauge shotgun and a .223 Taipan pump action 'AR' style rifle to use on the property I own, which I'll also occasionally bring to the range with me.
Competitively, I shoot a CZ Shadow 9mm, and while the upfront cost was high, the amount saved over time makes up for it, plus I can better compete knowing I'm more familiar with my own gun. Range guns are also generally quite battered (the Glock 19 I did my training on would jam literally every other round and was miserable to use.) There's also personal adjustments to sights and grip preferences that aren't possible with hired range guns. 9mm ammo costs roughly $25-$30 per box of 50, while the .44-40 is substantially more expensive at $75 per box for Magtech (hard to find the genuine Winchester brand .44 ammo here.)
If you're interested in picking up the sport, I'd go into a range and try out a few different guns to get a feel for it, then go through the process of acquiring your own, whether that be a safety course and training like here in Australia, or the much simpler process in the US (although I'd still recommend training, as it helps you become familiar with and respect your weapon.)
I hope that helped, even if my experience as an Aussie is likely to be far different from most of the world's.
Guitar has been great for me the last few years!
I've gotten into restoring motorcycles, cycling, sim racing, exercise, and tons of cooking.
Okay, so you've got a load of ideas from other comments, but what I'm asking you is:
What does anything of that have to do with you being in your mid thirties?
I'm sorry, but I didn't get the memo about age or gender related hobbies.
You don't need to be an 83y old hag to crotchet tea warmers, you don't need to be Tyler Durden to pick up boxing.
Just do whatever you fucking want to do, okay? You're okay. And if anyone tells you you're not okay, kindly tell them to fuck off.
Edit: Also, do not compare yourself to others. Ever. It's a hobby, not a career, you're not gonna get paid, so don't bother. Nobody says you need to be good at it.
Edit 2: Remind me again why I’m being downvoted for saying this, lol? 🤡
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Really anything can be a hobby, but I’ll be a shill for my own hobbies real fast: playing guitar, hiking, writing, reptiles/snakes, tea, and tabletop games.
I might as well toss out Amateur Radio Operator (aka Ham Radio). You can be as technical or non technical as you'd like. There is most likely a radio club near where you live so you can be social and learn about the hobby from others.
You can talk to people in town, across the country or around the world. You can work from your home or you can setup at a local park. There are contests where you try and make as many contacts as possible in a day, or sit around and chat about whatever you enjoy.
There are radio systems you connect to the internet if you dont have a desire to setup big antenna. If you don't like talking there are ways to hook up a computer and chat with people that way.
If you like to get outdoors there are clubs where you work from local parks, islands, mountains, boats and lighthouses and with a whole point system if you're competitive. With a simple handheld radio you can talk to people hundreds of miles away by bouncing your signal off of satellites.
Then there is the whole diy approach where you can build radios and antennas all from scratch or from kits of you're into the tech side. If you want to get into RC and drones you get a whole set of radio frequency that allows you more distance and functionally in that hobby if you use your Amateur Radio license along with it.
Seriously they're is a ton of stuff to try in the hobby.
Ya this seems like a neat one with a pretty devout following. How outgoing would you say you are. My immediate thought is that after getting all this set up I would be like... Sup? How's the weather?
NoOh if you're looking for a hobby where you act social while also being a complete introverted and not wanting to actually interact with people then this hobby works.
The minimum qualifying contact (when you're doing state to state or country to country) is your call sign and a signal report on how well you receive them. Then you can say bye and move on. Some people report their weather, and some people will talk for hours about whatever topic. It all just depends on your level of interaction. Heck there are digital modes where all you do is use your computer and it's basically all automated to make the minimal contact (more of a mode for collecting achievements cuz ham radio has those too).
Google Parks On The Air or POTA. Those are also short and sweet.
Me personally, I'm the the liveliest person in most rooms. But there are times when I power up radio and my computer and just work some states I haven't before and don't really want to "chat".
Programming. Literally code anything you want. Go nuts.
I do a lot of this in my line of work. I suppose I could do something completely different though. Making Lemmy apps seems to be in vogue.
making apps is hard(er) to start. it’s far easier to improve an existing app! hell, you can improve lemmy itself once you know how to code!
anything active. it'll help keep your body and mind healthy for the long run