A ticket on the first bus out of town? Just kidding.

My experience with getting my kids interested in my hobbies is don't try too hard. My folks didn't buy me my first gun... or any gun for that matter. Had little bearing on how much I liked guns.

Nevertheless, I bought my kid a new Marlin 925 rifle about 7 years ago (they don't make them anymore.) I still haven't given it to him because I wanted to see him develop a real interest and passion for shooting so that it doesn't become like the model airplanes that never get used.

I thought I would give him a BB rifle first. He thought it was neat, but no neater than any of his other stuff. Then I bought him a BB pistol. It was OK, but again no real excitement. Ive taken him to the range many times to expose him to shooting firearms, and he likes it, but isn't what I'd call passionate about it.

As it turns out, he's much more interested in archery. He participated in the school archery team last year in 9th grade, and really enjoyed it, so we bought him his Genesis bow a few weeks ago. Archery is his own thing, and he likes it for that reason.

We tried to get him interested in piano. In the long run he thought it was a drag, but he really liked TaeKwonDo, and earned a black belt over a three year period. Sometimes I think it may be better to let them develop an interest on their own.

Congratulations to you!

If it were me I wouldn't buy anything new (unless you want something for yourself). Take your kid to the range and see what like, when they are old enough, or reach a milestone like finishing high school, give them the gun they like best.

Collector grade gold and silver coins ,other than that spend lots of time with him or her and tell them everyday how proud you are of them and how much you love them .

"I'm going to be a dad! What do I buy?" QUOTE

BABY COT, STROLLER, CAR SEAT, BABY CLOTHES, AND A TRUCKLOAD OF DIAPPERS AND BABY FORMULA FOOD FOR STARTERS LOL!

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOU SOON TO BE NEW MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY FRIEND! FOR THE CHILD, I WOULD PROBABLY CHOOSE THE BEATEN PATH, AND GET SOMETHING PROOVEN. A RUGER 10/22 PERHAPS, OR A STAINLESS MKIII. SOMETHING THAT THE CHILD WILL ENJOY SHOOTING GROWING UP. IF HEIRLOOM IS THE IMPORTANT FACTOR, A 3RD GEM 10 MM IN AS GOOD CONDITION AS YOU CAN GET IT. THOSE THINGS ARE ALREADY COLLECTORS ITEMS, AND WE WILL NEVER SEE THEM COMING OUT AGAIN. MOST IMPORTANT, THEY ARE STILL AFFORDABLE

^^^THIS^^^

Congratulations! Lots of good advice here. In a slightly different vein, get yourself a copy of The Old Man and the Boy by Robert Ruark. Pull it out and read it every couple of years. Might help, certainly won't hurt a guy's outlook raising good kids these days.

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Personally, I'd buy Chris Craft stock - buy in the winter, sell in the summer. An alternative would be to buy as much gold and silver as you can afford. You'll need lots of coin when your child starts college in just 18 years...

John

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