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Thread: Just got a job shooting guns !!!!!!!!

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    Just got a job shooting guns !!!!!!!!

    I just got a job with a big bullet manafacture. Not sure what thier rules are about social media so not naming them. I will be shooting guns testing ammo. I have been working in a furniture factory. Its taking a toll on me as I get older.

    The new job has great retirment match and a pension. Benifits seem a lot better than what I have now.

    Cant wait to go to work!

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    Congrats! Talk about getting a job you like!

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    Good going. I think they are pretty good company. Kind of wish I was closer to little Rock with several down there....

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    My brother worked for a Rifle maker in SD the shooter there got lead poising how often will they check your levels
    but that sounds like a great job Congrats
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    They check often depending on your department. I have thought about how much I handle ammo now and adding doing it at work will be a lot. I need to take more precautions at hom so it does not effect my job.

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    Sounds like a great job so long as they don't start you out with belted magnums of something like a 600 Nitro Express
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    Congratulations, It sounds like you are living the dream! Benefits, retirement, shooting! Whats not to like?

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    you will need a helper, fortunately, I can relocate.

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    Congrats!! That is so cool!!
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    Lucky you! I put an application in at HK in Columbus Ga but never heard from them. I would have been happy sweeping up to start......
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    There isn't but one ammo maker in Tupelo....and is a biggun'!
    At one with the gun.

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    Good deal!!!

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    Shoot guns and blow things up!
    I thought you were going to tell us you joined the Marines.
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    Enjoy. I hope it stays FUN.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beerd View Post
    Shoot guns and blow things up!
    I thought you were going to tell us you joined the Marines.
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    Im a little old and out of shape for the Marnies !

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    I have a buddy who works for Daniel Defense, and one of his jobs was once, for a fair bit of time, shooting each and every gun before it left the factory for function and accuracy. It was real fun at first, but after a while, it got to be "just another job," like any job involving repetition tends to wind up at some point. But it beats shovelling out horse stalls, for SURE!!! Congratulations, and glad to hear it. Keeping one's mind on the usual safety practices, and your results, helps keep things interesting. Watching the variations from one gun to the next also keeps the job "freah." It's not a job for one who tends to let his mind wander, that's for sure!

    Lots of us envy you!

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    Kinda like when Norm on "Cheers" got a job being a beer taste tester. lol Hope it turns out well for you and your retirement fund. Gp

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    Congrats! & Best Wishes! on your new "dream" job!
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    Congrats, sounds like a dream job!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beerd View Post
    Shoot guns and blow things up!
    I thought you were going to tell us you joined the Marines.
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    Been there, done that.


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