The first gun my father ever let me shoot was a small .32 S&W chambered top-break revolver made by H&R. It was blued. I remember it was heavy. And I remember it was fun. We were maybe 8-9 yrs. old. My twin brother and I were given .22 LR Winchester 190's for Christmas. Wonder! I still have that rifle. I "customized" it while a student in seminary by staining the stock w/ brown shoe polish followed with several applications of Birchwood Casey True Oil. I then ordered Demibart checkering tools (!!!), practiced on some wood scrap and then proceeded to checker the rifle using a simple wrap around panel design. It actually turned out very nice. I went slowly and after about a week it was finished. I used it last year in a club match for .22 LR rifles. I was at a disadvantage with the factory iron sights, but I enjoyed simply having it at the range. It was at that exact same range where my father first allowed me to shoot the above mentioned pistol. Sweet memories.

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