So who here makes/made their dad proud?

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So my dad has a lot of guns from his family and from personal purchases.

He married and had 2 kids. My mom is very anti-gun so there was no 'teaching the kids how to shoot bonding time'. The guns were locked away.

Well, I turned 18 and said let me at them. My dad and I went shooting a couple times and I fell in love. Started taking out all his old guns and fidgeting with them. Ordered parts for them and modified them. Things he could never imagine would happen to the firearms.

He expected them to sit there for the rest of time to waste away and be forgotten.

I said SCREW THAT. Guns are what family is all about. I got him excited about them again. I breathed new life into his old hobby. We bought scopes and rails and bipods and more guns. He started remembering how much fun he used to have.

I bought an AK-47 and he cries when he shoots it, remembering those that shot at him and hit his squad mates. He still won't tell me about the war.

My dad tells me how happy and proud he is every time we talk about guns. I'm happy that we have something like this.
 
That's great. A lot of families don't have anything they do together to bond. My dad is the same way, but doesn't desire to get back into it. His guns just sit unless I take them to the range myself.
 
Dad made ME proud

Grew up in a house with no guns - parents weren't particularly anti- just didn't have em around (growing up in NYC didn't help I'm sure :). Anyway, I just got into shooting a few years back and my collection has grown. I showed all my stuff to my dad about 6 months ago and he started getting interested in my new hobby. So, for his birthday I bought him a new CZ 12 gauge semi-auto. Now we go trap shooting together at my club all the time, and I get great gifts on holidays because he knows what store's I like. My hobby has brought us closer together, and I got to introduce another person to the joys of shooting. Win/Win.

PS: He just called me last week to ask if it was okay that he takes his shotgun to Florida with him this winter because he's been looking into finding a range down there. Spreadin the love!
 
Cherish your parents, for my mother, father and stepfather are all gone. My Dad took us shooting when we hit nine, and Mom didn't complain, even though she was semi-anti. Pop kept a pre 1980 Taurus 38 until I finally got him a Smith 10-8 to replace it. That gun is my inheritance now, kept for my son when I buy the farm.
I never got Pop out shooting, though I went with my Dad many times, always 22s. Mom suffered along, certain we would come to no good. She bought me ONE toy rifle, a caplock musket from Frontierland in 1977, I think. I still have it and it still works. :D
Who made their Dad proud? My son did, just last Friday.

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Maybe his grandpas were cheering along from Heavenly sidelines... :)
 
My dad was an avid hunter and shooter. He took the family out shooting whenever there was time. He taught me everything about firearms. What I didn't learn from him I learned in scouts(which we also did together) He took me dove and quail shooting regularly. I began shooting at a very young age and at 12 got my ruger 10/22 for xmas. Still got it. I think that makes my dad proud. my brother sold his for drug $$ and dad was quite upset. Now the old man doesn't shoot much but he is still a collector and is licensed to carry concealed in several states. He packs a .380 auto on his waist or on his bike. I recently showed him some of the simple mods I did to the ruger and now he has a renewed enthusiasm for his guns, as well as a new fire for defending our RTKABA. I think we are both proud of each other for "sticking to our guns". Once he shoots my saiga he will probably copy me. He has been looking to get an AK but is not happy with the choices out there. So we will see.
 
My dad and I actually just bought 2 different 10/22s

We are going to see who can make it more accurate. :p
 
My mother was a member of the Brady bunch for a few years. But she did know that if dad wanted take me shooting or hunting that she would lose the battle. Before dad died I was able to talk to him at length about his guns and how he got them. Taking care of dad's gun brings back good memories.

Someone tell Ricky he's not supposed to shoot that good on his first shot. It gives him less room for improvement. :D
 
As you can tell from my signature line, my kids make me proud. My grandson also makes me proud for he's a gun nut like me.
 
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Thanks. No I don't.
I did go through the, "If I was a better Son" thing, at one time, which actually is somewhat true, but it's a long story and really, what does a young kid know about being a good Son anyhow.

It did make me strong and independent, which served me well through life.

Never had kids, so never had any to be proud of.
 
My Dad is also my best friend. At 73, we still hunt, shoot, ride horses, camp and mess around together. Dad drove a truck for a living while I was growing up and wasn't around very much as a kid. When I had my kids, I made sure that I was there as much as I could be even though I was in the army and sometimes it was hard. The day my Dad told me that i was a better dad than he was was a sombering day! I know he's proud of me, as well as my son who has also joined the army. The Old Man is something else, and I'll miss him terribly when he's gone(not too soon I hope! He's still in pretty good shape for 73!)
 
I can only hope that I do. I love my dad, and no one has been a more profound influence on my life. We don't always see eye to eye, but I wouldn't be who I am without his guidence and wisdom.
 
Well, I turned 18 and said let me at them. My dad and I went shooting a couple times and I fell in love. Started taking out all his old guns and fidgeting with them. Ordered parts for them and modified them. Things he could never imagine would happen to the firearms.
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This is almost identical to how things went in my house. I had very little "gun time" with my dad until I was out of high school, besides one afternoon of squirrel hunting and a couple of woodchuck exterminations. Once I showed an interest in the contents of his gun safe and started teaching myself how to take apart, clean, and maintain his firearms we FINALLY had a bonding point... which we had VERY few of prior. It has been a very welcomed addition to my relationship with him, and I'm very glad we have it.
 
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Same here. My dad, no matter how much we asked as kids, would never even entertain the thought of buying a hand gun and keeping it in the home. I think he had more fear of it being stolen by one of our friends or something and ending up being taken to school or something (we weren't troubled kids and didn't hang out with bad friends either). He did have a non serviceable .22 revolver, but even still it was "put up".

I'm now 26 and just recently, after firing the hand guns I now own, he went out and bought his first handgun. A mosin nagant hand gun and he's now looking into buying more. When I realized I had opened his eyes (and now my brother) to hand guns I felt some pride inside.



I bought an AK-47 and he cries when he shoots it, remembering those that shot at him and hit his squad mates. He still won't tell me about the war.
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I have an uncle the same way. Saw some of the worst fighting in Vietnam being a Marine. He would never entertain the thought of firing any guns, for hunting or fun. Then one day, for whatever reason, he bought an anniversary 30-30 from some manufacturer I can't remember. He fired it once, set it down, and walked back to the house. He won't mutter a word about the war either which is a shame. No matter how gory the details of his deployment those memories should be remembered in some form of print, if for nothing more than posterity.
 
When I was a child I went shooting with my father every Saturday. When we returned home from the range I would help clean the rifles. I would also help him reload in the winter months when we couldn’t go shooting. After high school I joined the Air Force where I’ve served for 16 years. I recently returned from being stationed in Korea and Germany for the last ten years. I have recently started shooting and reloading again. My father calls just about every day to talk about shooting or our new purchases of firearms, or to talk about reloading. My father had a stroke a few years ago and really can’t shoot or reload any more so I think he enjoys his favorite hobby through me know. I enjoy the vast knowledge he has about the sport. I have young children and I think he feels like his legacy is being passed on.
 
After I started building my collection, my dad, for the first time in his life, bought a cleaning kit for his guns. A week ago when me and the wife went to visit, I opened the case and cleaned his (well, it was my brother's birthday present a long time ago) break action 20 ga and his Mossy 12 ga. My guns don't really impress him much, I like ugly guns that get the job done and he would prefer nice wood finishes :p

Still, between guns and cars, we have lots to talk about. :)
 
I know this is a dad thread....but I figured I would share my story.

My Dad was never really into real firearms growing up. He served in Korea and had no desire to shoot anything. He did teach me basic rifle stances on an old BB gun in our backyard though growing up. They were fun times...

My Mom on the other hand was big time anti gun. She was a staunch liberal.

Fast forward a bit. I got out of the Military about a decade ago. Moved back in with them for a couple of years while I finished off my degree. I had 1 gun at that time that I had bought while I was in the service. I did not tell my parents about it knowing how anti-gun my mother was. One time while I was away, she found it in my closet. It was unloaded with a Gun lock on it, but my Mom went ballistic. Didnt want me living in the house with a big bad gun...blah blah blah. She was actually a member of Mothers against Guns.

Well, I eventually bought my own place, and my gun collection grew and grew. My mother and I would constantly argue about guns and gun control over the years though.

Well, about a year ago, my mom shocked the hell out of me. There had been a few brutal breakins in their respectable neighborhood and she actually stated her and a couple of her friends were talking about possibly getting guns and learning how to shoot. I think I nearly fell out of my chair. I kept my cool, and we had a nice discussion for once about firearms...revolving around types of firearms, safety and self defense.

Well, I didnt want to be the one to teach her, as I figured she would not want to listen to my instruction on the range....so I set her up with a firearms instructor friend of mine for a private lesson. She called me up afterwards all excited, said how much fun she had, even showed me her paper targets full of holes the next time I saw her. HAHA. Well, I went to the range with her after that and she really enjoyed shooting some of my guns. Tried to even give my Walther P5 a new home at her house...HAHA.

Well, a couple of weeks after that, I took her to a gun show and let her pick out what she wanted, giving some helpful advice. She picked up a 38 S&W snub and even decided on a 20 Gauge Mossberg 500 Bantam(small arms, the stock was perfect for her).

The guys at the gun show thought it was a hoot. Me and my 64year old mother picking out her first firearms.

My Dad....well, he still doesnt want to shoot, or even learn to use her guns. I am still working on him...so we will see.

But now I have a hobby to share with my mother and there is one less anti-gun person out there. :D

PS......I even got my sister to 'allow' her husband to finally purchase a firearm. He had wanted one for awhile, but my sister was even more anti-gun than my mom. People can change their opinions when they have a strong enough desire to, and there are people around them that they know are responsible level headed gun owners.
 
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