I taught each one of my children how to shoot. My son can out shoot me with the .22lr I altered for him. It fits him perfectly, LOP, drop, etc. I took a 10/22 and worked up a wooden stock, getting all measurements on him and making it right. I can't shoot well with it, because it fits him, not me. However, I'll still get him using my Remington Apache 77, or even the new style 597s that I own...now that I have magazines that don't hang up on it. Heck, my daughter has a Marlin 60 that she's quite accurate with.

I raised my kids to respect the firearm, and that it's a tool, not a toy. They used to go to the range with me weekly, and spend hours, pushing each other to improve.

I bought each of my daughters handguns when they moved out on their own, as well as shotguns. They are well protected. Now that the oldest is married, I took her husband under my arm, and taught him how to shoot as well. He handles her handgun better than she does, and she's no slouch.

None of them have shot the M1s...they're not museum pieces, but I don't want them damaged, so I'm the only one that gets to shoot them. They'll all shoot the heck out of the Mosin, til the barrel is hot enough that it needs cooled down...about 20 rounds. That thing has a hell of a punch!

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles