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For my son
Due to the price of .45 ammo and my M&P 45c always in the safe I sold it yesterday to get the funds to buy my 11 year old son a new 22.
So, I just got home from the store with a brand new M&P 15-22. I installed a Centerpoint 4-16x40 scope and a bipod. I really hope he is surprised when he gets home from school.
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10-04-2013, 04:36 PM
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Surprised,.....he will be thrilled......you better be ready to "do some shooting".....it's things like this that he will remember for the rest of his life.
Semper Fi!
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10-04-2013, 04:58 PM
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Good on you !
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10-04-2013, 05:10 PM
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You know, he won't be able to sleep tonight. Good thing it's Friday night.
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10-04-2013, 05:16 PM
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Thats one lucky little u have there. Some things u just cant put a price on. And i'm sure that 45c will never be worth to u what the smile on ur sons face will be worth.
This world needs more fathers like u. (I tip my hat). =-)
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10-04-2013, 05:17 PM
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The boy was more excited than last year when he came home from school to a new Ruger 10/22 now he has a gun that looks like my AR15. I can't wait to take him shooting tomorrow because I think he may want to sleep with it tonight 
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Nice job, Daddy!
Hook 'Em, Horns!
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10-04-2013, 05:35 PM
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At 11, I would have eaten liver to have such a gift... and I couldn't imagine at that age a higher price to pay for anything than that.
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10-04-2013, 05:35 PM
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You can be my dad anytime......and I am 57
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GREAT idea!
I started teaching our children from age 5, starting with a Benjamin pump pellet pistol and a pump pellet rifle. As they became proficient we moved to a Browning T-bolt, and then my Ruger 10/22.
I told each of them that they would get their own 10/22 when they turned 10. So, they knew it was coming but would REALLY press me to give to them the night before. The 2nd and 3rd children were a little less persistent than the first because they got to shoot his a lot.
Get ready for a LOT of enjoyment!
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10-04-2013, 05:41 PM
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Spending quality time with your kid is priceless. He's a lucky young man to have such a great dad.
I hope you have many happy outings together.
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You are a good Dad. He will have fond memories of this for many years to come. I am sure he will do the same for his son one day. Great to hear these type of posts.
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Great job.
Now I feel bad about Ole Miss whoopin the longhorns. OK, not really, but it sounded good.
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10-05-2013, 02:48 PM
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My little man getting in some trigger time and loving what he calls his new zombie gun.
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Holding the magazine is a good way to cause Mis-feeds. Either grip the quad rail or use a vertical or angled foregrip on the rail.
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Holding the magazine is a good way to cause Mis-feeds. Either grip the quad rail or use a vertical or angled foregrip on the rail.
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Not to be a wet blanket, but I don't see any eye protection. Teach them early and correctly. I still shoot with my sons and they are over 30.
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Not to be a wet blanket, but I don't see any eye protection. Teach them early and correctly. I still shoot with my sons and they are over 30.
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Good catch. I can't tell if he is wearing ear plugs or not. Both are necessary.
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Good catch. I can't tell if he is wearing ear plugs or not.
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Wondering the same thing myself. Now that I'm in my 50s, I am paying the price for not protecting my hearing.
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Thumbs up to see another southpaw goin' at it... but shooting lefty does make both eye and ear protection more important. An OOB firing is a lot riskier when you're on the same side as the ejection port.
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Wondering the same thing myself. Now that I'm in my 50s, I am paying the price for not protecting my hearing.
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While that may be true, He's not shooting suppressed, Jim.
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Yes that was totally bad on my part. We were out of town at my wife's dad's ranch and I forgot to pack our shooting bag that has the safety glasses and ear muffs.
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But, did he have a good time??
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He had a great time and is a very good shot, he will be a great asset when the zombies come
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Wish they'd had .22's like that when I was a kid!
Sounds like both you and your son had a great time!
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