Years gone by

Been doing this for 6 years gone now.  What a wild strange trip it has been.

I reminisce back to when I was a rank n00b.  Black plastic pistols were black plastic pistols.  I had no idea which was which.

Now, at a glance, "That's a HK, it has the different hoosie whatsits for the mag release." or "Glock.  Look at the slide take down thingummers on the sides, plus that dimple" or "Ruger revolver, not a Smith.  It's the size of a canned ham"