My daughter wants a rifle. A pink one.

[Dave in PA]

I just got finished fitting the stock to a rebuild M1 Garand tonight when I showed it off a bit to my 15 year old daughter. New barrel, fresh parkerizing, new walnut, everything.....

She says, WOW, that looks great, is it mine? Can I have it, I want to paint it pink.
Me: Uh, maybe it'll be yours in a while, but no, you can't paint it pink.
Her: Well, can I paint my new 22 pink? (this is a new marlin we picked out last week, but haven't shot yet)
Me: Well, I kind of hate to do that to a perfectly fine stock. How about we go the the gun show this weekend and see if we can't find something there we can paint for you.
Her: Ok, can my boyfriend come too?
Me: Yeah ( hopefully I can find a cheap 22 or pick up a Mosin)

 

[cracked junior]

i think its cricket that makes pink 22 single shots.

 

[scout26]

I'd be racing to hardware store to let her pick out pink paint, some stickers, glitter, beads and/or anything else she'd want to attach to the stock.

I'm sure you can find a another stock for a .22 Marlin somewhere.....

 

[NAK]

It was a little traumatic to paint a perfectly good Beretta 3091 cammo pink, but the look on my GF's face was worth. Many have repeated here that if it gets them shooting, do it!

Be sure you post pictures.

Boyfriend she wants to take to a gun show at 15...that is a whole different issue.

 

[tasco 74]

right on!!! let her have a pink rifle!!! if my daughter in law would allow my grand daughters to have rifles they'd get any color they wanted! my little angels would look good shooting pink guns!!!!

 

[Ditchtiger]

When boyfriends show-up, find a gun to clean, keeps them on the straight and narrow.

 

[Bazooka Joe71]

Why won't you let her paint your M1 rebuild pink????????????????

Yeah, I wouldn't let her paint a marlin either...Find her something else thats cheap.

Boyfriend she wants to take to a gun show at 15...that is a whole different issue

This is worth repeating. If I ever have a daughter, she definately won't be having boyfriends until she is at least 45. You gave in 30 years to early.

When boyfriends show-up, find a gun to clean, keeps them on the straight and narrow.

This is also worth repeating, as I will most definately be doing this everytime.

 

[MatthewVanitas]

An M1 Carbine is an awesome rifle for small people. It's probably the "cutest" combat rifle out there.

Spare M1 Carbine stocks are dirty cheap.

You now have an excuse to buy an M1 Carbine, an extra stock, and make the spare stock pink.

Maybe some rhinestones, or some nickel-plated tacks?

This has the potential for an awesome father-daughter experience.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

A pink Garand would be quite a sight.

You can pick up beat-up old stocks pretty cheap.

Hmmmm.

Or maybe someone here has one to contribute to the cause.

 

[mp510]

Check into Cav Arms and the possibility of a pink AR.

http://www.ar15.com/lite/topic.html?b=2&f=61&t=155955

 

[Mikebnice]

 

[springmom]

Well, ok....I can see not painting the Garand pink. But for heaven's sake, if SHE owns a rifle and SHE wants it to be pink, whatsittoya??? Let her paint it pink, put sparklies on it, whatever her heart desires. The point here is for her to enjoy shooting, and if that will make her happy shooting her Marlin, then pink it is!

Springmom

 

[gunsmith]

a pink gun can still hit the target.

I say spare no expense for the young lady.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Matthew

An M1 Carbine is an awesome rifle for small people. It's probably the "cutest" combat rifle out there.

Spare M1 Carbine stocks are dirty cheap.

You now have an excuse to buy an M1 Carbine, an extra stock, and make the spare stock pink.

Maybe some rhinestones, or some nickel-plated tacks?

Gawd, Matthew, you're a sick and twisted man.

It doesn't help that you're right.

It just . . . hurts to think about it.

This has the potential for an awesome father-daughter experience.

Gotta agree with you there.

 

[2RCO]

If she gets into pistols and needs pink grips. We make them for the 1911, Ruger MKII and soon the Beretta 92 and 96.

WWW.2RCO.COM

 

[kd7nqb]

cricket makes a pink .22lr, Its called "my first rife" and its shorter to accommodate smaller arms. They sell cheap too.

 

[The-Fly]

before you know it.......you'll be buying this

 

[ftierson]

You haven't painted it pink yet...?



Forrest

 

[2RCO]

Got all kinds of colors at www.2rco.com

 

[Dave in PA]

Hmmm, well, the Cricket is too small for her. I'll have to see about the MKII grips, as she has adopted that pistol but I also happen to have a couple of AR15 receivers in the safe, too.

It just so happened that I was cleaning an AR15 the first time the boyfriend came over. I have taken them both to the range and he likes to shoot the Garands. I started my daughter out with the Ruger, one shot at a time and before the end of the day she also shot a full mag out of a 1911. The only one she wasn't a fan of was an aluminum frame 380.

She'll end up with a pink one very soon, it's just a matter of caliber....

 

[Chairman]

Find a decent .22 and paint the stock pink. I painted an extra 10/22 stock pink for my wife (and inlaid a nice heart-shaped pattern of plastic jewels on the side); it is, of course, now "her gun".

Last time I took the boy scouts out shooting, I made sure to get pictures of all of them shooting the pink gun...quite humorous.

 

[NCLivingBrit]

I say break out the Duracoat and go the whole hog. Metal, stock, fittings, sling the whole gubbins.

 

[Kimber1911_06238]

by all means, let her paint something pink.....but for the love of god, not a garand!!!

 

[Gunbabe]

I think it's great that she wants one and to care enough to personalize it. Hopefully my girls (currently 2 and 10) will be there one day.

 

[Nicolai]

How 'bout a Mini 14? Paint the stock pink, and, if she ever gets tired of it, look for an aftermarket stock from some place like Choate.