when we were kids, we didn't have any money.
cheap single shot .22's is what we learned on. I held about three shots in my dry lips and could load and shoot accurately as fast as my friend could with a bolt action.
when I was in the 8th grade, I bought a remington bolt action for $26.00 if I remember right. No adult was along with me. I bought the gun with a cloth case and carried it through downtown Wausau and 2 miles to home.
I still have that gun. never had a lick of trouble with it.
when I was in 7th grade, Gary W and I brought our 22's to school with us. after school we went to the YMCA for shooting instructions.
the nuns knew we had the guns there.
we put them in the "cloak room" and didn't show them off to anyone.
do you think we could get away with that now adays ?
I chickened out this afternoon. it never got out of the 20's. but after dark, right now, it is 40F .
maybe tomorrow I can get something done.
I discovered that there is not really much wood to screw my sill support onto.
Plan B dictates that I will have to get some shorter wood screws and some glue.
we had a 22 single shot that was about 24 inches long, including the stock.
the neighbors gave it to my brother.
it was just about all worn out.
once it was cocked, it sometimes went off by itself. you could make it shoot just by slapping the stock. I still had it after my kids were born.. I took the bolt out and never put it in again.
btw don't get a lever action for a deer rifle for a kid.. some adults shouldn't use one either. very dangerous gun..
........jiminwisc......
