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Yesterday it was 75 degrees F and sunny here in my part of N.C. A friend and I took 5 kids (11-15) out to another friends property for a .22 fest. I brought about 400 rounds and a bunch of soup, fruit etc. cans. We shot the single shot youth model bolt action I bought with paper route money when I was 12, and my Remington pump Fieldmaster.
As I have long contended, .22's and cans comprise one of life's simple but great pleasures. We had a perfect setup; a 60 foot vertical dirt bank as a backstop with small trees in front so we could put the cans on twigs and watch them spin when hit.
And to think that there are those that believe that I was contributing to the delinquency of minors
I agree, it's the kind of thing kids won't forget; my father started me with a .22 conversion in his Colt 1911 auto, and left a lasting impression with his lectures on gun safety, how to shoot, things I should know about women, etc.
Heinlein said something interesting once; there are no juvenile delinquents, only delinquent adults. If someone takes the time to teach kids the difference between right and wrong, and gives them a good role model, they're less likely to make up their own rules, or be overly influenced by their peers.
TR
Let us not forget the joy of sharing the ' William Tell apple on the head with 12 gauge' show. That'll get those pesky suitors a bobbin' and a weavin', 'eh?
