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  • gimme
    Member
    • Oct 2010
    • 339

    Hello there...

    Hi all,

    Name is Dan, I'm 35, married with 2 children. I'm a forum whore of sorts, I moderate 2 other forums in my spare time. I have been a shooter since my first shot at 9 y/o and a gun owner for about 14 years. My son (8) has showed interest in learning about shooting so I took him for his first shoot about 3 weeks ago and he did teriffic actually. I made him read the fire arm safety handbook first, then me and his "Uncles" drilled him on safety

    I joined here on a referral from a customer (non fire arm related) as we were talking about my future AR build, and he said this is where i want to be My stock list is a .22/410 O/U (first gun i shot at 9 y/old), Ruger 10-22, Remington 1200, S&W 6906 9mm and my S&W SW40VE .40 and soon to have AR.

    Here are a couple of pics of his first shoot and Dad, the tri pod Believe it or not, he was about 75% with the 10-22 and 10% with the 9mm on that bowling pin. I had to cup my hands behind the 9 to prevent him from the wrath of recoil


    Last edited by gimme; 10-14-2010, 9:06 AM.
    Proverbs 3:5

    Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding
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    ocspeedracer
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2008
    • 1147

    Nice! Welcome!!

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    • #3
      freonr22
      I need a LIFE!!
      • Dec 2008
      • 12947

      Congrats! and welcome!
      sigpic
      Originally posted by dantodd
      We will win. We are right. We will never stop fighting.
      Originally posted by bwiese
      They don't believe it's possible, but then Alison didn't believe there'd be 350K - 400K OLLs in CA either.
      Originally posted by louisianagirl
      Our fate is ours alone to decide as long as we remain armed heavily enough to dictate it.

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      • #4
        Sajedene
        Senior Member
        • Mar 2010
        • 1889

        Welcome!

        That is adorable! We have a junior section in the forums - maybe someday he can be a future calgunner as well

        Random Thoughts of a Cereal Kind.

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        • #5
          glockman19
          Banned
          • Jun 2007
          • 10486

          Welcome to Cal Guns and thank you to the member who referred you.

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          • #6
            gimme
            Member
            • Oct 2010
            • 339

            Originally posted by Sajedene
            That is adorable! We have a junior section in the forums - maybe someday he can be a future calgunner as well
            gonna have to check that out and let him know
            Proverbs 3:5

            Trust in the Lord with all your heart
            and lean not on your own understanding

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            • #7
              PatriotnMore
              Calguns Addict
              • Nov 2007
              • 7068

              Welcome. Way to go dad, your children are lucky to have parents which care to teach them about guns, and the value of them to our society, and personal protection.
              ‎"If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to particular exceptions."
              --James Madison
              'Letter to Edmund Pendleton', 1792

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              • #8
                bjl333
                C3 Contributor
                CGN Contributor - Lifetime
                • Dec 2009
                • 7010

                Originally posted by gimme
                Here are a couple of pics of his first shoot and Dad, the tri pod Believe it or not, he was about 75% with the 10-22 and 10% with the 9mm on that bowling pin. I had to cup my hands behind the 9 to prevent him from the wrath of recoil

                I think if the bipod is more steady he would've gotten 95%. JK.

                Great start with the 10/22. This will make a life long hobby together with your children. I still hang with dad (70) and shoot every couple of weeks.

                My suggestion for the 9mm is to get a tall box. Staple a couple of target on it and let him shoot KNOWING where he is missing. This way he can gauge his hold accordingly, hopefully helping his confidence. The box is a cheap way to target shoot, just throw a few rocks in it to weight it down. I stick a red dot on a piece of copy paper as a target when I go out to Burro. No worries about shooting out the legs of the target.
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                • #9
                  zod
                  Calguns Addict
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 8342

                  Great pics. Great to have you aboard. Welcome to the forum.
                  Originally posted by pistolero805
                  Brass has antimicrobial properties.
                  Originally posted by sean michael
                  Brass knuckles, when you want to punch someone but don't want to give them an infection.

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                  • #10
                    SoCal Bob
                    Calguns Addict
                    • May 2010
                    • 5352

                    Welcome to Calguns. Here is a Christmas present idea... wouldn't a Ruger 22/45 look great in that Lad's hands?

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                    • #11
                      gimme
                      Member
                      • Oct 2010
                      • 339

                      Originally posted by SoCal Bob
                      Welcome to Calguns. Here is a Christmas present idea... wouldn't a Ruger 22/45 look great in that Lad's hands?
                      hahaha, yeah it would...just dont tell him that
                      Proverbs 3:5

                      Trust in the Lord with all your heart
                      and lean not on your own understanding

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                      • #12
                        bsg
                        I need a LIFE!!
                        • Jan 2009
                        • 25954

                        welcome to the forum.

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                        • #13
                          Big Jake
                          I need a LIFE!!
                          • Jul 2009
                          • 12509

                          Welcome to paradise!
                          "Life Is Hard. It's Harder When You're Stupid"-John Wayne!

                          "Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder"-Michael Savage!

                          "The Object of Life Is Not To Be On The Side Of The Majority, But To Escape Finding Oneself In The Ranks Of The Insane"-Marcus Aurelius!

                          "Dr. Thomas Sowell Is A National Treasure"-Big Jake!

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                          • #14
                            .22guy
                            Calguns Addict
                            • Nov 2006
                            • 5863

                            Welcome to Calguns! Cool pics!
                            Originally posted by sholling
                            Someone else's lack of foresight and planning is no reason for you to take less than the current market value despite all of the wailing and crying for 2nd Amendment socialism and welfare pricing.

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                            • #15
                              gimme
                              Member
                              • Oct 2010
                              • 339

                              thanks for the warm welcome(s)!
                              Proverbs 3:5

                              Trust in the Lord with all your heart
                              and lean not on your own understanding

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