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<blockquote data-quote="5.56×250" data-source="post: 1745083" data-attributes="member: 110162"><p>I cant help but feel a little envious of all the father/son/grandpa, etc memories most of you seem to have. </p><p> For some reason, I was born alone in my desires to hunt and fish in my family. As a youngin in the suburbs of Atlanta , I would rake leaves to get money to buy fishing gear and didnt even have anywhere close to fish or anyone to take me. I would use a jigsaw to cut gun shapes out of plywood so I could imagine hunts for exotic animals in the woods around the house. At 9 years old , we moved to 60 acres in the country in central ga . I was in heaven ! I cut grass to buy my first rifle. Nope, not a 22......at 12 years old I bought an old mauser in 8mm ! You could still get surplus ammo for the 8 mauser back then and I spent many a day shooting 5 gallon buckets with the military sights from odd positions, even shot while walking. Anything I could do to get ready to hunt deer that fall. My parents would just let me take off into the woods and shoot.</p><p> I traded that mauser for a Steven's single shot 12 ga because the shotgun would allow me to hunt everything at the same time. I would carry slugs, buckshot, 4 shot, and 8 shot when I'd go for hikes in the woods. </p><p> I could carry on for the equivalent of a short novel about my adventures. I just wanted to say I'm jealous of the lessons and comrodery you all seem to have shared with firearms and family during your young years. My lessons were harder learned I guess, but I dont think id change much anyway...........carry on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="5.56×250, post: 1745083, member: 110162"] I cant help but feel a little envious of all the father/son/grandpa, etc memories most of you seem to have. For some reason, I was born alone in my desires to hunt and fish in my family. As a youngin in the suburbs of Atlanta , I would rake leaves to get money to buy fishing gear and didnt even have anywhere close to fish or anyone to take me. I would use a jigsaw to cut gun shapes out of plywood so I could imagine hunts for exotic animals in the woods around the house. At 9 years old , we moved to 60 acres in the country in central ga . I was in heaven ! I cut grass to buy my first rifle. Nope, not a 22......at 12 years old I bought an old mauser in 8mm ! You could still get surplus ammo for the 8 mauser back then and I spent many a day shooting 5 gallon buckets with the military sights from odd positions, even shot while walking. Anything I could do to get ready to hunt deer that fall. My parents would just let me take off into the woods and shoot. I traded that mauser for a Steven's single shot 12 ga because the shotgun would allow me to hunt everything at the same time. I would carry slugs, buckshot, 4 shot, and 8 shot when I'd go for hikes in the woods. I could carry on for the equivalent of a short novel about my adventures. I just wanted to say I'm jealous of the lessons and comrodery you all seem to have shared with firearms and family during your young years. My lessons were harder learned I guess, but I dont think id change much anyway...........carry on. [/QUOTE]
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