walking arsenal
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SO, it finally rose above the sub zero temps that minnesota is famous for on thursday. it hit 35 degrees and i was off like a shot to the range with a trunk load of guns and a smile on my face for the purpous of curing my month long itchy trigger finger.
when i got there i was met with the sight of a dad leaning against a wall watching his 8-10 year old son shoot AN AR-15?!?! "this ought to be good" i thought to myself, i had assumed that the man had loaded the gun and handed it to the kid to try and was now sitting back to watch the kid shoot holes in everything on the range. i took cover a couple benches down but was surprised to hear the kid yell "everyone got yer ears on?". Then he checked both ways and upon seeing that i didnt have mine on (still in the case i had just set down) tapped his ear protection and waited till i had them on my head and had given him a thumbs up. he then hollored "firing!!" and slowly took careful shots at a target 25 yrds out in front of him. after, he checked to see if the gun was empty, laid it down action open, barrel down range, picked up his brass, asked everyone if he could go check his target made sure it was safe, came back, loaded his own mags, and started over. i was even more impressed when, while talking to his dad about building an AR, the kids asked if i wanted to try his gun, i said "sure" and picked it up, but as i did he asked me if i had shot one before i said i had but instead of taking my word he showed me how to do everything. WOW! some kid, and all with no cue from dad who hadnt left his spot except to take a few shots with a friends 44. mag. impressed the hell out of me. so much that i decided to return the favor by letting the little guy shoot my lone eagle using his ammo, a big deal for him i guess.
i had a few thoughts about the whole thing on the way home.
1. i wish more dads would spend time like that with their kids.
2. i wish more shooters were as careful as that kid
3. wish my dad would have built me an AR
just thought id share that one
W.A.
when i got there i was met with the sight of a dad leaning against a wall watching his 8-10 year old son shoot AN AR-15?!?! "this ought to be good" i thought to myself, i had assumed that the man had loaded the gun and handed it to the kid to try and was now sitting back to watch the kid shoot holes in everything on the range. i took cover a couple benches down but was surprised to hear the kid yell "everyone got yer ears on?". Then he checked both ways and upon seeing that i didnt have mine on (still in the case i had just set down) tapped his ear protection and waited till i had them on my head and had given him a thumbs up. he then hollored "firing!!" and slowly took careful shots at a target 25 yrds out in front of him. after, he checked to see if the gun was empty, laid it down action open, barrel down range, picked up his brass, asked everyone if he could go check his target made sure it was safe, came back, loaded his own mags, and started over. i was even more impressed when, while talking to his dad about building an AR, the kids asked if i wanted to try his gun, i said "sure" and picked it up, but as i did he asked me if i had shot one before i said i had but instead of taking my word he showed me how to do everything. WOW! some kid, and all with no cue from dad who hadnt left his spot except to take a few shots with a friends 44. mag. impressed the hell out of me. so much that i decided to return the favor by letting the little guy shoot my lone eagle using his ammo, a big deal for him i guess.
i had a few thoughts about the whole thing on the way home.
1. i wish more dads would spend time like that with their kids.
2. i wish more shooters were as careful as that kid
3. wish my dad would have built me an AR
just thought id share that one
W.A.