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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 1744463" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>Shooting accurately? Well, I grew up very poor on a small farm, out house and hand-dug well poor, so at times, food was not always a stable item. Especially meat. Dad was a WWII vet, and he did own a 22 single shot and an old Stevens single 16 gauge. I cannot ever remember him having a full box of shot shells or 22 shorts in the drawer, so taking the rifle with 3-4 shorts was a serious lesson in making every shot count.</p><p></p><p>FOOD is a great motivator, so coming home with a rabbit or two, a squirrel here and there with maybe a quail, all mixed with some veggies from our large gardens, were the makings of a delicious pot of stew or soup for all of us. I can still smell mom's cooking on that old stove and see her face when I came in with a couple of rabbits. Dumplins!!</p><p></p><p>One winter at Christmas, mom splurged and purchased a full box of Federal 22 short HP's for my stocking. I was ELATED! My own box of bullets, and knowing what a luxury this was, I took only 2-3 rounds per day to hunt. Sadly, 50 rounds did not make it until mid January, but I honed my stalking and hunting patients.</p><p></p><p>Years later as a mid teen, I had after school and summer jobs that paid minimum wage, so I bought my own used 22 Rifle and could afford the occasional $5 "bricks" of ammo. With a good friend and his squirrel dogs, we became deadly shooters on small game, and on rare occasions, a deer would walk across our paths while still hunting. A PRIZE INDEED!</p><p></p><p>Those days and hard times put me on the path to serious shooting, and it has only grown. To mom, may she rest in peace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 1744463, member: 9299"] Shooting accurately? Well, I grew up very poor on a small farm, out house and hand-dug well poor, so at times, food was not always a stable item. Especially meat. Dad was a WWII vet, and he did own a 22 single shot and an old Stevens single 16 gauge. I cannot ever remember him having a full box of shot shells or 22 shorts in the drawer, so taking the rifle with 3-4 shorts was a serious lesson in making every shot count. FOOD is a great motivator, so coming home with a rabbit or two, a squirrel here and there with maybe a quail, all mixed with some veggies from our large gardens, were the makings of a delicious pot of stew or soup for all of us. I can still smell mom's cooking on that old stove and see her face when I came in with a couple of rabbits. Dumplins!! One winter at Christmas, mom splurged and purchased a full box of Federal 22 short HP's for my stocking. I was ELATED! My own box of bullets, and knowing what a luxury this was, I took only 2-3 rounds per day to hunt. Sadly, 50 rounds did not make it until mid January, but I honed my stalking and hunting patients. Years later as a mid teen, I had after school and summer jobs that paid minimum wage, so I bought my own used 22 Rifle and could afford the occasional $5 "bricks" of ammo. With a good friend and his squirrel dogs, we became deadly shooters on small game, and on rare occasions, a deer would walk across our paths while still hunting. A PRIZE INDEED! Those days and hard times put me on the path to serious shooting, and it has only grown. To mom, may she rest in peace. [/QUOTE]
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