am i going overboard?

That is awesome, I have never been into .22LR and have never owned one.

Lately I have really wanted to get one, (my daughter just turned 4 and she loves my guns, and wants her own:).

That is exactly what I want to get in future for us to both use and enjoy.

Your son is very lucky to have a father who put so much thought into something special for his son, many people never get to experience that feeling, including myself. Good on you.


You have any opening for another kid?

P.S my birthday is on the 27th! Love you Dad!
 
#20 has the right eye-deer.
Bolt gun furr shewt'in dem ground ratzs.
Instead awf twack twack twak twakk twakkk, hay dad I need summawr ammo...........:ar15:

Bang, clikc click aim.......bang..................:sniper:

Gives one a chance to enjoy the scenery and focus around said target.

Gaaaad, I miss shewt'in dem furrzs.
 
coyoteshooter said:
get him a bolt gun ...with open sights ..like a cooey or the like ....wood stock...and some paper targets.. shooting mat. .. then teach him that learning how to shoot well ..from any position is the basic skill not every one has....do not showwwww him how to be a bang slammer.......got to many of those now
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He already gave him a bolt gun last year for his Birthday
 
YOU are interested in the accuracy potential of a rifle. I bet dollars to donuts your son is way more interested in how fast it can shoot. He's gonna blaze through rounds because he can and because its fun and he isn't gonna care one bit how accurate it is. He'd be just as happy with a cheapo semi-auto.

IMO semi-auto's do not promote marksmanship because subconsciously we know there is another round waiting so we don't have to make a good shot. I have several expensive and very accurate single shot bolt actions, and I always shoot those way better because there is no round waiting. Every time I have shot a semi ato rimfire rifle, my marksmanship goes to sh!t. If you want to teach your son marksmanship, a decent bolt action would be the best rifle.
 
I suspect the young fellow would have been pleased with any Ruger 10-22 that he received as they are semi auto , and bullet proof . Maybe I have been influenced by the rifle mans creed.....this is my rifle , there are many like it , but this one is mine.....

 
I did the same thing for my son, when I was 13 I received my first rifle from my Dad a Cooey Mod 39 and I loved it, But for my son I built a Ruger 10/22, started with a stainless steel coloured one, put a Green mountian fluted stainless steel barrel, all the components were kid and I had the bolt jewelled and a Boyd nutmeg stock, rifle looks and shoots beautiful, cost me over 1000.00 but he loves it. I will be interested in what he gives his own son if he has one
 
sorry, forgot to come back and post the final results.
son loves his rifle!

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Good job wayupnorth, doesn't matter whether it's guns, cars or video games, doesn't matter whether it's something your passionate about or not, important thing is taking part in your kids life. You done good!
 
easyrider604 said:
You are spoiling your son. The fun is in the struggle.

But I’m only saying that because I’m jealous. None of my grandkids are interested in guns, so far.
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Yup.
- He's a lucky boy, and you're a lucky dad to have a younger shooting partner!
- I'd have started him on the bone stock rifle, and upgraded over a certain period... to keep up the interest.

Be safe
 
I don't think there is any amount of money I wouldn't spend to get my kids into shooting.
He's started into airsoft so I still have hope. My daughter, zero chance at this point.
 
Keller said:
Not to rain on your parade, but it may have been a better father son experience to give him the stock model and upgrade it together as an ongoing project. Teach the value of money, pass on some firearm experience, and upgrade it to his preference.

But that's just me. Nice rifle, but it seems like YOU had all the fun building it.
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Took the words right out of my mouth!

I remember once when I was a kid, my mom wanted my dad and I to spend more time together, so she told him to get something the two of us could do. He bought a model airplane, and so I remember sitting down with him at the kitchen table that night with all these pieces. I wasn't really into models though, so I didn"t display a lot of interest, and I think my dad just wanted to get it done so he could tell my mom we did it and he could get back to his work. So it ended up that he put the model together while I sat there looking bored! The next day mom asked me how much i'd been involved, and when she found out what had gone down she made dad take the model all apart and to do it again with me - this time letting me do part of it too! I remember dad complaining to her that the model plane was already together so why did we have to do it again? And my mom responding that if she wanted a toy plane she could have just bought a toy plane - the point wasn't to get the plane together, the point was for dad and I to do it together!

So mom understood what these other guys here have been wisely saying: it's not the things that count, it's the experiences. You hope that everytime your kid uses that rifle they will remember you, but what will they remember? They need that bank of good memories, and memories come from experiences, not things.

It sounds like you did a beautiful job on that rifle, but if I were you, i'd sell it, and do the whole process over again - this time with your kid working as your partner.
 
Callee said:
So mom understood what these other guys here have been wisely saying: it's not the things that count, it's the experiences. You hope that everytime your kid uses that rifle they will remember you, but what will they remember? They need that bank of good memories, and memories come from experiences, not things.
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Reminds me of a child-psychologie seminar. A lot of emphasis was put on the fact that for something to become "favorite", there as to be "repetitions".
- A favorite game, is a game that was played often
- A favorite meal, is a meal that was served often

That old Cooey 22lr that so many of us are fond us, we all love them not because it's the best rifle ever (though a case could be made...) but because that's what we had, and that's what we shot... thousands and thousands of time again.

You guys have fun and be safe!
 
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