Teaching Grandson

[IronsightsRifleman]

Nice.

[theduracellbigd]

good vibes

[Tunabliss]

Excellent story. Thanks for sharing.

[Horsewright]

Great story! Good deal. I too gifted an old 94 to my son when he turned 18. It had been in the family for a while but not as long as that one.

[hj_S14]

great stuff,.. I wished I have a grandpa teach me these stuff when I'm 18 and gifted me a rifle

[Che762x39]

... I gifted him with a Model 94 .30-30 had been his maternal great grandfather's rifle. That made his day to say the least!

What year was the Winchester produced?

Job well done grandpa

[PaperTarget]

It is good to know he appreciates the rifle and I am sure the day with you as well.

[Epaphroditus]

Sweet. Family heirloom firearms are precious.

My favorite is a clunky old Winchester 67A that's been in the family 5 generations. Everyone learns to shoot using the old lady.

[lastinline]

Nice to see a great American tradition carried on!

[Rtom816]

Thank you. Amazing to me how many posts bring my grandfather to mind. He started me on this same path 60+ years ago. Find as many reasons as you can to make this happen.


MLC

[Cowboy T]

Great story, OP. You did very well by your grandson; well done.

[Calif Hunter]

My paternal grandfather was not into guns or hunting and I never knew my maternal grandfather. My Dad was into shooting and guns, but not so much into hunting. He taught me to reload at age 13. There were 3 boys, and two of us got centerfire rifles at about the same time - my older brother a Mauser 7mm that he sporterized and I got a 1917 "Enfield" .30-06. Dad had a sporterized 1903 Springfield. Being a truck driver for Carnation Milk, we had to handload in order to afford to shoot. Sierra Bullets was in Santa Fe Springs at that time, so Dad would stop on his way home from work and buy bullets by the pound in brown paper bags. Always either 125 or 150 gr .308 - I don't remember what weight he bought Greg for his 7mm. For our .30-06s, the load was 55 gr of IMR 4064 for the 125 gr and 52 gr of the same powder for the 150 gr bullets. These are still favorite loads today and shoot sub-moa in every .30-06 I have tried them in, though I often use Nosler BT bullets now. Good memories!