Renewed Interest

Hi fellow Firearms Enthusiasts,

Today I'm back with some renewed interest! I never lost interest but made a good step.

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Renewed Interest

Firearms have been an important thing for me and my family for a long time. One of the things that's been renewed in the recent years compared to decades past for one reason or another.

One of the things that's been a little tricky over the past few years though is me getting out to do some shooting! Having a kid really puts the brakes on a lot of things, not to make excuses or anything lol. Everyone's situation is different for sure but one of the things that I've been trying to do is get some time to get to the range and dust off the gun of mine!

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A few weeks ago, I said screw it! I was out for some errands with the little man and we were in an area that had a gun store I've visited once before. I made it a point to go in there and see if I can get my hands on some ammo!

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It was also good for me because I am slowly introducing elements of firearms to our son. I don't want him to be averse to any of it as he gets older since I strongly believe in firearms for many reasons.

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He enjoyed poking around the store and knew a decent amount more than I realized so it was nice to see. He was asking questions and just genuinely being curious which is what I think is a good way to start the process of introduction.

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What I was most excited about is they actually had ammo in stock! When I went many months ago back in the early summer, they were sold out and on backorder, the way that many businesses were. I was a bit hesitant to buy a bunch of them since I figured the price would come down a bit but I bought two boxes, the Magtech ones on the left here. They were a little pricey, 36$ a box but being a small business, I knew they needed the money so I didn't mind buying at least two boxes. Used cash of course! No fees for them on that one, which was also important!

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It was good though to be there with our son though! The guys in the store enjoyed seeing a young dad bringing his son into the exposure and fold of firearm ownership, even if it was just seeing the products and nothing more than that.

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I was also enjoying poking around the ammo and seeing what it looks like and the differences between the different ones. Obviously FMJ ammo is different than hollow points but the manufacturers have some stylistic differences.

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Overall I was happy to get something accomplished that was more on the pleasure side of my bucket list. I've been meaning to get to the range for a while but things have come up preventing me from doing it. Being prepared for when the day comes that I can go though, is important! I know that at the range, 150 bullets can go pretty quickly lol so I might buy another box or two before I finally get there! Worth all the money I spend on it though, that's for sure!

Next purchase for me: a holster. I have it just in the safety case right now but I do want to experiment with having it in a holster. I know that comes with all kinds of other things but one step at a time. Hoping it doesn't take me 6 years to get a holster that's for sure lol

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Kids do teach us to approach things from a different angle. I am in agreement, all kids should be introduced to firearms at some point. Rather have him know how to use it and never need to than needing to and not knowing how.

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Absolutely! Firearms are huge for things I want to teach our son for many reasons but importantly know how to operate one. He's still too young to shoot mine, in my opinion but in a couple years I'll definitely be taking him to the range! I'm going to get a .22 by then so that there's less recoil and noise.

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Something we forget is that all kids want to play with grownup toys. Personally I will have all of the boys and girls in the family stripping down, cleaning and assembling firearms before they are 9 years old. That is if I had all the say. Any child should know the safety rules and the damage that can be caused by a firearm at that age.

In my (forgotten) boys were shooting rifles as soon as their arms were strong enough to aim. Society changed this with legislation. There is no law however forbidding me to take a six year old to an air-soft range and teaching gun-safety and marksmanship.

Just my thoughts.

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The disarmament of many countries around the world is an utter travesty in my opinion. Firearms are the most important thing the average person can do and learn for themselves, I think.

That's wonderful that they were shooting that young! I know it will take some convincing to get my wife to let our son come with me but I think he can easily handle a .22 right now. Prop it on something and he can pop off a few cans.

I think we will certainly go with the pellet gun route for now. We have some family that loves to buy them so hoping we can get him to give us one lol. Pellet guns were a lot of fun to use as a kid so I know he will enjoy it.

The other factor for me right now is where we live. We don't have good access to some nice open fields and stuff so that limits what I can do. I would love to pop out back and shoot off a few rounds but it's too populated for that lol. Hoping to learn some good spots when we move!

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I hope you find some good places to shoot. Around here that is a problem too. A while back I had a Handgun size pellet gun using a small gas canister. It looked like and were weighted the same as a Beretta. Great for practicing grip and draw and sighting and to practice house clearing. I could also do target practice in the living room. When my wife's not home.

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Hahaha nice, I don’t know about target practice in the living room but I guess if you put a decent backstop behind it, you won’t have an issue! Definitely when the wife isn’t home lmao

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I know you want to support your local gun store but doing some comparison shopping online can save you a lot on ammo. $36 a box is famine price and there's enough 9mm FMJ going around that you could be paying half that. Twice the rounds for the same money means twice the practice you guys can get in.

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Hahah yeah I know, I talked to my dad after I did it and he said it was highway robbery. He gave me a website I think it's target sports or something, 18$ a box for 50, 500$ it's 180 and free shipping. I will be doing that next time for sure lol.

I enjoyed bringing my son into it though as well, that was one of the other reasons I went and I FOMO'd and bought some at a point of weakness hahaha

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Bi-Mart had 50-round boxes of 9mm FMJ in brass for $17, with no buying limits, a few days ago. We might be seeing a return to inventory normality for 2022.

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That's great! Cheaper than target sports or whatever the site that my dad uses. 18$ a box of 50 so I'll certainly be getting it online next. I did it for the exposure and experience of our son though, to show him the store and that it's okay and a good thing to do. He had fun in the store, checking out the different things. Hoping I have a good partner when it comes to shooting time and him being older!

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