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Young man got his first shotgun, parents itching to give it him, they were just antsy as all get out. They have had this shotgun two months before the 25th of December. Oh they disguised it real well, Shotgun and box inside a box that metal shelving comes in.
There is much truth to the rumor mom and dad when boy was gone would retrieve from the attic and ...parents are worse than kids.
A boy has to have his own cleaning kit. Well Grandpa had an idea, being the woodworker and family piddler. He got a wooden box, think small version of Army footlocker with the removable tray.
"Oh I could have gotten the boy a tricked out ready made one, but he likes the junk I piddle and mess with".
Grandma was with Grandpa getting "stuff" that goes in this cleaning kit and spied the Fuzzy type shotgun cleaning tool. It does not fit into the cleaning kit but Grandma's are smart - "Not everything fits in a kitchen drawer, sewing kit, tool box, and one is supposed to have at least something hanging on the wall".
Box is stained real nice, brass plate with the boy's name. Inside is steel cleaning rod, chamber brush, gloves a little of this, a little of that and...pretty neat set up.
Parents went nuts over this cleaning kit, and the grandparents over the shotgun being disguised, wrapped in color comics from Sunday Paper.
Now an Uncle got a single stage MEC reloader and donated some hulls and components.
Aunt figures the nephew needed a leather shooting pouch and belt.
Excited! I'll say! The adults were bad enough, the boy re-defined "Excited".
"Think the boy is set?"
There is much truth to the rumor mom and dad when boy was gone would retrieve from the attic and ...parents are worse than kids.
A boy has to have his own cleaning kit. Well Grandpa had an idea, being the woodworker and family piddler. He got a wooden box, think small version of Army footlocker with the removable tray.
"Oh I could have gotten the boy a tricked out ready made one, but he likes the junk I piddle and mess with".
Grandma was with Grandpa getting "stuff" that goes in this cleaning kit and spied the Fuzzy type shotgun cleaning tool. It does not fit into the cleaning kit but Grandma's are smart - "Not everything fits in a kitchen drawer, sewing kit, tool box, and one is supposed to have at least something hanging on the wall".
Box is stained real nice, brass plate with the boy's name. Inside is steel cleaning rod, chamber brush, gloves a little of this, a little of that and...pretty neat set up.
Parents went nuts over this cleaning kit, and the grandparents over the shotgun being disguised, wrapped in color comics from Sunday Paper.
Now an Uncle got a single stage MEC reloader and donated some hulls and components.
Aunt figures the nephew needed a leather shooting pouch and belt.
Excited! I'll say! The adults were bad enough, the boy re-defined "Excited".
"Think the boy is set?"