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Community => Youth Board => Topic started by: Hornseeker on March 05, 2012, 11:01:32 AM

Title: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Hornseeker on March 05, 2012, 11:01:32 AM: Well, I took the 12 yr old daughter out to see how she liked her new 870 20 gauge. She was all nervous, asking how bad it would kick. I told her not to worry about it, just grip it and rip it....

3 full boxes later, plus a little of another box and she was all smiles. Ended up hitting about 45/80 clays... which I was happy with for her first try with the gun!
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:IBCOOL:

:tup:

:rockin:

:mgun:
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: quadrafire on March 05, 2012, 11:05:55 AM: Dang! She can outshoot me easy enough.

Good work. Gotta love an 870 :tup:
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: NWBREW on March 05, 2012, 11:12:10 AM: Nice. :rockin:
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: dreamingbig on March 05, 2012, 01:11:19 PM: That is awesome! My daughter is 2 years old right now and I can't wait to get her started.
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: nwwanderer on March 06, 2012, 04:27:58 PM: Outstanding, thanks for the camera work!
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 06, 2012, 05:00:23 PM: Very cool! Great pics too man! :tup:
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Widgeondeke on March 06, 2012, 05:37:32 PM: Quote from: Pathfinder101 on March 06, 2012, 05:00:23 PM
Very cool! Great pics too man! :tup:
:yeah:
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: rasbo on March 06, 2012, 06:19:28 PM: thats really great,you were'nt beaming now were ya :tup:
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: hunting4sanity on March 06, 2012, 06:49:07 PM: Quote from: Widgeondeke on March 06, 2012, 05:37:32 PM
Quote from: Pathfinder101 on March 06, 2012, 05:00:23 PM
Very cool! Great pics too man! :tup:
:yeah:
:yeah: I'm glad I wasn't there, eating humble pie served up by a 12 year old would just be too hard on my ego. Great job Dad & daughter!
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Lcl 66 Tinner on March 06, 2012, 10:20:53 PM: I showed this thread to my 10 yr old daughter last night and she said cool. This morning she asked how old your daughter was and what gauge. I told her and she said well if she can do it, I can too. she had a bad experience at hunters ed when they shot the shot guns, the instructor gave them the gun ( standard size 20 ga) and let er rip. she had a bruise on her bicep for a wk after 5 shots. she a little leary of shot guns now. Your daughter has inspired my daughter and were going shootin this weekend.
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Hornseeker on March 07, 2012, 07:32:18 AM: Thanks all... Beaming would be an understatement!

She really loves shooting. Now, 66 Timer, I also have a 10 yr old and she will not shoot the 410... she shot it about 5 times one day and quit. She LOVES to shoot the 22 rifle, but that little 410 had "just" enough pop to turn her off. This girl though, put 100 rounds through the 410 the day the 10 yr old wouldn't... I dont know?? Different strokes for different folks.

This 870 has a real nice recoil pad. She said she never even noticed it kicking.

She has to lean back to counter balance the gun.... she's a little thing!
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Smokepole on March 07, 2012, 07:55:15 AM: Great pics man. That kid can shoot! I recently took my 14 year old son shooting clays. Gave him a few pointers & he schooled me. Looks like your daughter is already showing most of us how it's done! :tup:
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: seth30 on March 07, 2012, 07:58:10 AM: congrats I bet she will remeber this day the rest of her life.
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: bucklucky on March 07, 2012, 08:08:38 AM: Thats awesome, they grow up too fast though.
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: KimberRich on March 07, 2012, 08:26:47 AM: Nice shooting! Good job Dad and I like the pics.
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Atroxus on March 07, 2012, 08:53:45 AM: Awesome pics, makes me wish my son was old enough to take shooting. :)
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Hornseeker on March 07, 2012, 03:09:48 PM: He'll be old enough soon enough man... dont wish for the future. It seems like yesterday I was strapping her in a high chair...and it seems like tomorrow I'm gonna be sending her down the road to college.... :'(
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Atroxus on March 07, 2012, 03:26:05 PM: Quote from: Hornseeker on March 07, 2012, 03:09:48 PM
He'll be old enough soon enough man... dont wish for the future. It seems like yesterday I was strapping her in a high chair...and it seems like tomorrow I'm gonna be sending her down the road to college.... :'(

I hear ya...he is getting close though, and I am impatient. :P
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Arteman on March 29, 2012, 12:07:38 PM: Very cool action pics hornseeker, god job getting your girl out and teaching her how to shoot, looks like a natural. :tup:
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: rebal69972 on March 29, 2012, 12:39:02 PM: Quote from: Hornseeker on March 07, 2012, 03:09:48 PM
He'll be old enough soon enough man... dont wish for the future. It seems like yesterday I was strapping her in a high chair...and it seems like tomorrow I'm gonna be sending her down the road to college.... :'(

Couldn't have said it better.
Congrats to you both look and sounds like you to had a blast
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Transka on April 09, 2012, 08:53:35 AM: :tup: That Good Stuff Right There! :tup:
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: bearpaw on April 11, 2012, 12:18:38 PM: great shooting for the first time, nice pics, thanks.... :tup:

Here in NE WA the schools have trap shooting teams, do they have that where you live?
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: quadrafire on April 11, 2012, 06:11:46 PM: Quote from: bearpaw on April 11, 2012, 12:18:38 PM

Here in NE WA the schools have trap shooting teams, do they have that where you live?

Are you kidding?? What age? That is awsome
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: Pathfinder101 on April 12, 2012, 08:39:56 AM: High School. They are mostly linked with FFA. My nephew shoots on Colville's Team.
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: quadrafire on April 12, 2012, 08:55:55 AM: Cool. I will have to check into that.
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: WCTaxidermy on April 12, 2012, 10:48:00 PM: Awesome pic's and some great shooting
Title: Re: Proud Dad, Happy Kid
Post by: blaCKTAIL HUNt on April 13, 2012, 12:21:45 PM: Is that the youth model 870? That's what i started with, a great gun i shot many ducks with it growing up until i moved up to a 12