My boy is 7.5 years old and he has been shooting for a few years now - a Savage Cub. He has been itching to step up from a single shot and has talked quite a bit about an "upgrade". He has also been saving his money - pretty much every dollar he has received from Grandparents, Great Grandmother etc for his birthday and Christmas presents for about two years now.
He usually comes with me to the local gun shop and something really caught his eye about 2 weeks ago. Ever since then he has mentioned it every few days. We had long conversations about saving money and about buying things. He really wanted to go back to the shop to take another look. So back we went, and we had his little envelope of money.
We got to the shop and he just stood there looking at the gun rack. The fellow behind the counter - someone we had dealt with quite a few times - asked if he could help. My boy's response was, "I have my eye on that one". He had another look and we had another talk - are you sure you are interested? You know that you will have absolutely no money left, right? "After some thought he said, "yes". So with some prompting he explained that he had some money, but not quite enough. "What's the best you can do?"
Well, the fellow behind the counter did some figuring and gave us a price. My boy and I had another talk. He was certain - he wanted this particular rifle. He didn't want a different one. He didn't want to save the money. He wanted this one.
So he went up to the counter, said "we have a deal" and shook hands. That's where I came in, coughing up the extra dough - the boy's money was a bit shy of the amount needed.
The boy is very, very happy indeed. We got home and brought the box in. He was very excited to open the box and show his mother. We fondled the rifle for some time and then put it into the safe.
It was a great experience for me and I hope that you fathers and mothers can have a similar experience with your kids.
Oh yes....
I almost forgot....
How could I end this post.....
without a picture?
He usually comes with me to the local gun shop and something really caught his eye about 2 weeks ago. Ever since then he has mentioned it every few days. We had long conversations about saving money and about buying things. He really wanted to go back to the shop to take another look. So back we went, and we had his little envelope of money.
We got to the shop and he just stood there looking at the gun rack. The fellow behind the counter - someone we had dealt with quite a few times - asked if he could help. My boy's response was, "I have my eye on that one". He had another look and we had another talk - are you sure you are interested? You know that you will have absolutely no money left, right? "After some thought he said, "yes". So with some prompting he explained that he had some money, but not quite enough. "What's the best you can do?"
Well, the fellow behind the counter did some figuring and gave us a price. My boy and I had another talk. He was certain - he wanted this particular rifle. He didn't want a different one. He didn't want to save the money. He wanted this one.
So he went up to the counter, said "we have a deal" and shook hands. That's where I came in, coughing up the extra dough - the boy's money was a bit shy of the amount needed.
The boy is very, very happy indeed. We got home and brought the box in. He was very excited to open the box and show his mother. We fondled the rifle for some time and then put it into the safe.
It was a great experience for me and I hope that you fathers and mothers can have a similar experience with your kids.
Oh yes....
I almost forgot....
How could I end this post.....
without a picture?
. It's nice to hear about a Dad sharing his hobby with his son, so great!
