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**Lon Humphrey** · 05-26-2012, 08:13 PM

i was able to get my daughter together with the family Stevens "crack shot" today. its not a exceptional rifle nothing about it would make it stand out to you at a gun show. except for how good the wood looks and how blue the bluing still is chambered in 22 LR but we only use 22 shorts in it now. It's a generational gun. My grandfather shot with it. and "killed squirrels" with it, he told me when i was a boy. My dad learned to shoot with it when he was just a boy. when i asked him if he ever hunted with it he said " No ive never killed anything with that gun i did go out with it once but i didn't see any thing" I also learned to shoot walnut hulls on trips to the country around Athens Ohio where we had a place to shoot. and i like my father never killed anything with it. Dad wasn't a hunter but he taught me to respect firearms for what the were. deadly if used correctly, but also a way to create memorable times and to pass on the legacy of family

i had "the talk" with her before we started, the same one my dad had with me. you know the one about "the number one rule is every gun is loaded and treat it like it is and its no toy" and i am sure she understood how serious that rule is as i told her about a boy i went to grade school with that was accidentally shot and killed by his little brother.

i had her dry fire it a couple times to get a feel of the trigger and the gun in her hand, Then i slipped a round in the chamber and told her its all yours pull back the hammer and squeeze. She did the gun went crack and the target fell. First shot and it was a hit! that's 4 generations of Humphrey's She doesn't understand the generational aspect of what she did today but she will one day

**markandrex** · 05-26-2012, 08:15 PM

Great story! Your chest must still be swelling.

Congratulations on the tradition

**Lon Humphrey** · 05-26-2012, 08:31 PM

thank you i still have goose bumps when i think about it

**KMNREMTP** · 05-26-2012, 09:50 PM

AWESOME!!!! almost brings tears to my eyes! i love it when a young'n learns about gun safety! and especially with a wonderful piece of history like that!

**GEEZER** · 05-26-2012, 10:21 PM

That's cool Lon!

**Mike Grasso** · 05-26-2012, 10:35 PM

Good talk, start with Mini Caps?
I taught all mine with them, no noise and easy to teach with.

Mike

**KMNREMTP** · 05-26-2012, 10:52 PM

not intending to derail at all, but can u elaborate on what 'minicaps' are?

**Scout** · 05-27-2012, 03:59 AM

Well done, Lon. Excellent, that your daughter hit the target too.
That is the way it should be; a gun handed down from generation to generation.

**Lon Humphrey** · 05-27-2012, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by KMNREMTP

not intending to derail at all, but can u elaborate on what 'minicaps' are?

mini caps or CB caps are a very light short not much powder at all. that is in fact why i called them shorts some guys have never even heard of CB caps. they are great for shooting varmints where noise might be a issue

i asked her this morning if she wanted to go shooting again and she said yes but it was just too hot to do it today amazingly smart for 7

**waterdogs** · 05-27-2012, 11:05 AM

That`s great, Lon....pass the knowledge along to the younger generations. I got my first lessons on an old Daisy lever-action BB gun, graduated to a single-shot .22 when I was 8 or so....what I learned "way back when" has stuck with me for a lifetime....all kids should be so lucky to have parents who get them involved in the shooting sports.
Well done, Sir !