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<blockquote data-quote="aarondhgraham" data-source="post: 4144499" data-attributes="member: 13337"><p>First handgun I fired was my grandfather's .32 revolver,,,</p><p>But the first rifle I fired was an 8mm Mauser.</p><p></p><p>We had a family friend who went deer hunting every year,,,</p><p>His rifle was an 8mm Mauser with a beautiful custom inlaid stock.</p><p></p><p>One box of 20 rounds lasted him 4 years,,,</p><p>Three shots before the hunt to ensure the scope was still true.</p><p></p><p>One, maybe two shots to bring home the venison.</p><p></p><p>One year he took me with him to do his ritual sight-in,,,</p><p>He took two shots and was happy,,,</p><p>He let me take the third shot.</p><p></p><p>It was off a bench at 100 yards,,,</p><p>I stood behind the bench and aimed that monster rifle,,,</p><p>No one was more surprised than me when I hit the center X of the target.</p><p></p><p>He cut the target down and gave it to me,,,</p><p>Along with the empty 8mm case,,,</p><p>I saved them as treasures.</p><p></p><p>This would have been 1958-59,,,</p><p>I still had the target and case in a box of childhood stuff,,,</p><p>Unfortunately the May 3rd, 1999 Tornado in Moore, OK took it along with my sister's house.</p><p></p><p>Later that year my Grandfather took me rat hunting at the local dump,,,</p><p>He had a Marlin .22 semi-auto and let me shoot at several rats,,,</p><p>I did manage to hit one but was very disappointed in it,,,</p><p>He wouldn't let me take it home to be stuffed.</p><p></p><p>I mean his walls were covered with animal heads and stuffed carcasses,,,</p><p>Why he wouldn't do the same for my "trophy rat" was a mystery.</p><p></p><p>Aaahh,,, Memories <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Aarond</p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aarondhgraham, post: 4144499, member: 13337"] First handgun I fired was my grandfather's .32 revolver,,, But the first rifle I fired was an 8mm Mauser. We had a family friend who went deer hunting every year,,, His rifle was an 8mm Mauser with a beautiful custom inlaid stock. One box of 20 rounds lasted him 4 years,,, Three shots before the hunt to ensure the scope was still true. One, maybe two shots to bring home the venison. One year he took me with him to do his ritual sight-in,,, He took two shots and was happy,,, He let me take the third shot. It was off a bench at 100 yards,,, I stood behind the bench and aimed that monster rifle,,, No one was more surprised than me when I hit the center X of the target. He cut the target down and gave it to me,,, Along with the empty 8mm case,,, I saved them as treasures. This would have been 1958-59,,, I still had the target and case in a box of childhood stuff,,, Unfortunately the May 3rd, 1999 Tornado in Moore, OK took it along with my sister's house. Later that year my Grandfather took me rat hunting at the local dump,,, He had a Marlin .22 semi-auto and let me shoot at several rats,,, I did manage to hit one but was very disappointed in it,,, He wouldn't let me take it home to be stuffed. I mean his walls were covered with animal heads and stuffed carcasses,,, Why he wouldn't do the same for my "trophy rat" was a mystery. Aaahh,,, Memories :) Aarond . [/QUOTE]
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