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<blockquote data-quote="aarondhgraham" data-source="post: 3952527" data-attributes="member: 13337"><p>Our thing as kids was to each have the same number of plastic army soldiers,,,</p><p>Then we would place them out on a dirt bank.</p><p></p><p>The first person to shoot all the other guys soldiers won that battle,,,</p><p>We neighborhood boys could spend an entire day,,,</p><p>Setting up armies and navies at the creek.</p><p></p><p>That's why I wanted a regular BB rifle for Christmas that year,,,</p><p>Something that I could afford to shoot a lot on my meager dollar/week allowance,,,</p><p>Instead of that very nice (but expensive and slow to shoot) Crossman .22 caliber pellet rifle.</p><p></p><p>My Pop was <strong><u>furious </u></strong>when I asked him if we could return it,,,</p><p>In exchange for a Red Ryder or Spittin' Image Daisy.</p><p></p><p>Even though I lobbied for an inexpensive Red Ryder for months,,,</p><p>Dad made the decision to buy the Crossman instead.</p><p></p><p>That Yule I was the most ungrateful son ever born to mankind.</p><p></p><p>Many years later we were talking about it,,,</p><p>He admitted that he bought the Crossman more for him than for me.</p><p></p><p>I mean I loved the fact that the Crossman would actually kill a rabbit or a squirrel...</p><p>What I didn't love was the relatively high cost of a 250 pellet tin.</p><p></p><p>I could buy 500 BB's for 50-cents,,,</p><p>That tin of pellets was two and a half bucks,,,</p><p>That was just a little more than 2-weeks allowance for me.</p><p></p><p>I got some cash from the Grandparents that year,,,</p><p>So I was able to buy a used Daisy at the local surplus store.</p><p></p><p>That Crossman was truly a great pellet rifle though,,,</p><p>Pump it the maximum of 8 pumps and it would drop squirrels easily,,,</p><p>And was pinpoint accurate on paper targets from a rest out to about 35 yards.</p><p></p><p>It lasted through me and both my younger brothers,,,</p><p>Probably would have lasted until today if my youngest brother wouldn't have left it in a barn to rust solid.</p><p></p><p>Now I own two Daisy Spittin' Image "Cowboy" rifles,,,</p><p>I actually have as much fun with them as I do with my rimfire rifles.</p><p></p><p>During the summer I sit out in the shade of my walnut tree,,,</p><p>Drinking beer and popping the huge grasshoppers we breed here in Okie-Land.</p><p></p><p>I have two rifles because I have two friends,,,</p><p>Who also enjoy drinking beer and hunting insects.</p><p></p><p>BB guns are good for training and all that,,,</p><p>But I do believe they were invented just for pure fun!</p><p></p><p>Aarond</p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aarondhgraham, post: 3952527, member: 13337"] Our thing as kids was to each have the same number of plastic army soldiers,,, Then we would place them out on a dirt bank. The first person to shoot all the other guys soldiers won that battle,,, We neighborhood boys could spend an entire day,,, Setting up armies and navies at the creek. That's why I wanted a regular BB rifle for Christmas that year,,, Something that I could afford to shoot a lot on my meager dollar/week allowance,,, Instead of that very nice (but expensive and slow to shoot) Crossman .22 caliber pellet rifle. My Pop was [B][U]furious [/U][/B]when I asked him if we could return it,,, In exchange for a Red Ryder or Spittin' Image Daisy. Even though I lobbied for an inexpensive Red Ryder for months,,, Dad made the decision to buy the Crossman instead. That Yule I was the most ungrateful son ever born to mankind. Many years later we were talking about it,,, He admitted that he bought the Crossman more for him than for me. I mean I loved the fact that the Crossman would actually kill a rabbit or a squirrel... What I didn't love was the relatively high cost of a 250 pellet tin. I could buy 500 BB's for 50-cents,,, That tin of pellets was two and a half bucks,,, That was just a little more than 2-weeks allowance for me. I got some cash from the Grandparents that year,,, So I was able to buy a used Daisy at the local surplus store. That Crossman was truly a great pellet rifle though,,, Pump it the maximum of 8 pumps and it would drop squirrels easily,,, And was pinpoint accurate on paper targets from a rest out to about 35 yards. It lasted through me and both my younger brothers,,, Probably would have lasted until today if my youngest brother wouldn't have left it in a barn to rust solid. Now I own two Daisy Spittin' Image "Cowboy" rifles,,, I actually have as much fun with them as I do with my rimfire rifles. During the summer I sit out in the shade of my walnut tree,,, Drinking beer and popping the huge grasshoppers we breed here in Okie-Land. I have two rifles because I have two friends,,, Who also enjoy drinking beer and hunting insects. BB guns are good for training and all that,,, But I do believe they were invented just for pure fun! Aarond . [/QUOTE]
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