Am I a "good dad?"

he will always cherish it. I still have the guns my dad gave me and would never let them go. I cant wait until my son is old enough to take hunting.
 
My own father left me his dads old .22 rifle when he passed on. I'm the second generation in my family to learn on that rifle and ill be teaching my 3 kids with that same rifle. Its a 1936 Stevens semiautomatic and after God only knows how many thousands of rounds its fired its still very accurate and completely reliable. As kids my brother and I carried it all through the woods around our place. My only son will be old enough for his first rifle pretty soon and Im having a hard time waiting. He did get a dirtbike at 6 (dads other great love) and when I'm gone ill pass the old Stevens on to him as well. This is nit meant to imply that my two girls will be any less well armed and determined to defend their own lives and families.

For as long as our country remains free I fully intend to pass on the values of freedom, self reliance, hard work and standing firm on your beliefs.
 
Way to go, dad!

My parents were old hippies. In the 80's, I had to beg, plead, borrow, and practically steal to get them to go and buy me my first gun - a Remington 1100 12g. Though to be fair to them, they finally agreed to pay for half of it.

But of course I had to go hunting with friends and other family members.

I would have dropped over dead if my dad had let me pick a rifle :cool:

My oldest boy doesn't realize how good he's got it - lol. I'm going to get him to read this thread.
 
i know the feeling you must have experienced when you gave him the rifle.

I experienced the same when I gave my son a custom 03 with a hand checkered stock, trigger and match barrel.
 
Your love, compassion, guidance, accasional admonision, hugs, play, smiles and always being there for his/her needs makes you a good dad. Teaching your child safety first, and caliber by age in a safe environment gives him/her a trust in you for thinking of that. Not knowing the age, it is an age specific decision. Careful on the big gun experience for a young child. He/she will grow into thier preference. That's why they made the .22 cal.
 
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