Well, after a few weeks of researching and reading countless reviews, I finally bit the bullet... er, pellet... and picked up our first air rifle. I say "our" because this is a birthday gift for my boys although it'll only be used under my supervision, of course. This way I can teach them and the wife more consistently how to shoot w/o having to get all packed up for the range. Ammo's cheaper too!
On Friday, I picked up a Ruger Blackhawk along with a plinker target stand and some round tip hollow point pellets. Total cost <$150. Friday night after they went to bed, I pulled it out of the box, cleaned the excess oil off of it and read thru the instruction booklet. Mounted the scope and cased it up. Took it with me on an overnight outing Saturday in order to get it sighted in. Gotta say so far it is a great investment. I didn't quite get the scope zeroed in but it's close enough that the kids won't get bored finishing it up with me.
Sunday was the birthday party. I had not put the case rifle away and it was standing against the fireplace mantle since I had returned. My wife had wrapped up the plinker target and a tin of pellets and a pack of splatter targets. It was meant to be a puzzle for them to solve. 1st they opened the pellets but had no clue what they were for. Next they opened the target and my oldest was thought I was just taking them shooting with one of my firearms. So then I asked my oldest to bring my rifle case over. As I opened the case they thought daddy had gotten a new rifle. Y'all shoulda seen the excitement when I told them it was theirs! Gotta love those moments! As I showed them the location of the safety my chest swelled with pride a little more. Not once did they break their safety training by putting their finger on the trigger. I'll post pictures shortly and then a ranger report after we get to shooting it.
On Friday, I picked up a Ruger Blackhawk along with a plinker target stand and some round tip hollow point pellets. Total cost <$150. Friday night after they went to bed, I pulled it out of the box, cleaned the excess oil off of it and read thru the instruction booklet. Mounted the scope and cased it up. Took it with me on an overnight outing Saturday in order to get it sighted in. Gotta say so far it is a great investment. I didn't quite get the scope zeroed in but it's close enough that the kids won't get bored finishing it up with me.
Sunday was the birthday party. I had not put the case rifle away and it was standing against the fireplace mantle since I had returned. My wife had wrapped up the plinker target and a tin of pellets and a pack of splatter targets. It was meant to be a puzzle for them to solve. 1st they opened the pellets but had no clue what they were for. Next they opened the target and my oldest was thought I was just taking them shooting with one of my firearms. So then I asked my oldest to bring my rifle case over. As I opened the case they thought daddy had gotten a new rifle. Y'all shoulda seen the excitement when I told them it was theirs! Gotta love those moments! As I showed them the location of the safety my chest swelled with pride a little more. Not once did they break their safety training by putting their finger on the trigger. I'll post pictures shortly and then a ranger report after we get to shooting it.
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