Not quite Heirlooms...

[Ghooge2008]

My early Christmas Present. Yes they are cheapies, but I wasnt buying for heirloom value. I picked up the pair on black friday @ Academy, and have been aggrivating the Wife enough she gave into my early Christmas requests. Figured I would have 1 for each hand, 1 to shoot with my son when teaching him the basics, and if we dont wear them out, 1 for both my boys(Wife is pregnant with 2nd son).

Pair of Heritage Rough Riders

[Guest Grantonius]

Cheepies they may be, but they can become heirlooms. It's not the monetary value that makes thing such, its the memories of you and you boys shooting them when they were young.

Edit:

Speaking of heirlooms not having to be valuable, I have a Clerke's 1st snub nose that belonged to my great-grandfather. I wouldn't let go of that thing for any amount of money.

Edited December 3, 2010 by Grantonius

[Guest bubruins]

^ Completely agree with this. One of my family's best heirlooms from one side is a single shot lever action .22 rifle. It was the 1st gun I ever shot.

[gregintenn]

I was sent home with one of those to make a holster for it, and I have to say that it had a smoother action than my Ruger. As for the heirloom comment, the last gun I'd get rid of is an old Springfield single shot 12 guage that belonged to my grandfather. The foreend is held on with duct tape. You wouldn't give $20 for it, but it is worth a mint to me in the memories it represents. That is what makes an heirloom.

[my82cam]

congrats on the second boy, i have 2 boys and they are a ton of fun. my 3 year old already loves to shoot 22s!