rugerla1

So I took my daughter's friend out hunting for the first time ever today. She was so excited to go and I was glad to take her. She wanted to go with me and my daughter in the morning but had other family plans. We got to the woods about 2 pm and climbed in the stand. About an hour and a half and saw nothing but squirrels. I turned to my left and 25 yards away in some thick brush. I nudged her and got the rifle in her hands and then the w....a....i....t....began. That doe didn't move for probably 6 or 7 minutes which seemed like 45 with me helping her hold the rifle up while whispering "stay still, don't move". My heart was thumping through my coveralls, I was so excited thinking that she could be only moments away from killing her first deer on her first hunting trip! It finally moved....2 steps...lol I was about to die and my arms were starting to shake. Not counting the fact that I was dipping and needed to spit something fierce but knew that was out of the question till this deal was done  :rofl:  So we wait, it moves a few more steps, and this process is repeated for almost a half hour. The wind was swirling but we had scent reducing showered and sprayed, so she smelled something but not enough to have her really freaked out, just cautious. The doe finally walked behind me and I had her stand up and was helping stabilize the rifle above me and knowing the sound was going to be loud when she shot, but worth it! Then the doe turned around and walked right back where she came from in the same method....HOLY HECK! It ended up never giving her a shot, but lemme tell ya, she was sooooooooooooo excited and what a way to start a new hunter, with excitement like that. Later she said "I really hate that I didn't take the shot when she was behind you". But not only did my left ear thank her, but I thanked her and commended her for being patient and not taking a shot that she wasn't sure of. Pretty SMART girl!  All in all, she said she can't wait till next year and wants to start with me during bow season. So now, I'm getting my daughter ready for the hunt in the morning, and a buddy of mine is sitting in his blind with my nephew to give him a chance to hunt for the first time! God, I love this stuff and thankful for your blessings! And I love to be able to share this with my TGO family!!!

Can't wait!

Wow, nice price on the .223!

Welcome to TGO! You're going to love it here. Thank you for your service! :usa:

Good work, hope its good to go now. Probably just saved yourself a lot if wait time without your gun if you'd sent it back. Can't wait to hear your range results!

I was getting popcorn during the instructions haha. WOWWWW!!! All I can say! Excellent movie!

Congrats Sir!!!

Sittin In Smyrna Malco Roxy waiting through the previews now!!!!

Is Walmart not still carrying the 1000 round Federal cases for $450ish anymore? I've seen a lot of 420 round ammo cans at Academy lately too.

I'm running everything through my head over and over. I want to make sure I pick the right place for my daughter, to give her the best chance at seeing deer! I'm more excited about this than I am when I go out to hunt!!

About time she trimmed up a little!!

Uses his nose for a depth gauge on first dates

Very cool video! And no "I don't wanna shoot that one, it's too big" lol

Very nice!

He can stay there and denounce his citizenship, and I wouldn't care, nor would most people. Flappin those gums and saying NOTHING!

Sportmaster. He just called me back.

Okay, he should be home by now, I will tell him to look at it. He is really new to firearms and I'm not a .22 connoisseur. Sorry for the bad info.

Remington Speedmaster bolt action.

I was hoping nobody would ask since I don't know. :) I will call him and find out.

I have a buddy who lives here in Smyrna. He has a .22 rifle that he'd love to put a scope on. Anyone have a heads up on a place semi close around here to have that done? He checked with Specialty Arms and Outpost and neither can do it. Thanks.

I miss this thread already! I hope some youngsters (including my daughter) lay some brown down and we get to post some pictures up this weekend!!

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Awesome, thanks for the heads up again Runco!

The Sig 2022 is one of their more affordable and very sweet shooting pistols. There are well loved and easily affordable compared to say, the P229. http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/sp2022.aspx And for price comparison on the 2022 http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/sig-sauer-pro-2022-basic-40-s-w-pistol/pid-464703

I have the Vortex Strikefire and love it! Great red/green dot for the money!