Joe Legere
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Yesterday I took my 5 year old son out shooting for the first time. He got a .22cal bolt action rifle for christmas and he was itching to shoot. Ever since the first time he came with me to the sand pits, I've always stressed firearm safety. He knows to NEVER point a firearm at anyone wether he thinks its loaded or empty. He knows to always look beyond his target. I've even gone as far as to draw pictures of different sight pictures to see if he knew when the rifle is properly on target.
Well, we bought some over-ripe gourds from the local grocery store and headed to the pits. I put the gourds on a wooden stand about 25 yards out. I taught him how to load the weapon and set the safety. Once he did all that I told him to take his time and aim at the center of the gourd and let me know when he was ready. When he said he was ready, I reached over and took the safety off and told him that when he was ready to squeeze the trigger.
After he fired, he emptied the chamber of the spent casing and we walked down to the gourd. He hit that gourd dead center and blew it all to pieces. After we set up another gourd, we went through the process again.
Another Shot. Another Busted Gourd.
I was so proud. He fired 2 rounds and busted all our targets. I wish I had brought more, but I didn't think we needed more than 2 gourds. We will be going out again soon.
Well, we bought some over-ripe gourds from the local grocery store and headed to the pits. I put the gourds on a wooden stand about 25 yards out. I taught him how to load the weapon and set the safety. Once he did all that I told him to take his time and aim at the center of the gourd and let me know when he was ready. When he said he was ready, I reached over and took the safety off and told him that when he was ready to squeeze the trigger.
After he fired, he emptied the chamber of the spent casing and we walked down to the gourd. He hit that gourd dead center and blew it all to pieces. After we set up another gourd, we went through the process again.
Another Shot. Another Busted Gourd.
I was so proud. He fired 2 rounds and busted all our targets. I wish I had brought more, but I didn't think we needed more than 2 gourds. We will be going out again soon.