Potatohead
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Lurking around the forums over the past year plus, I'd read that gun shows ain't what they used to be, and I could see where one could get his fill of it eventually. But dad and I are pretty much new to shooting and we were like 2 kids on Christmas morning. We were near giddy being surrounded by all of these guns we hear and read about, but dont get much of a chance to see, much less handle, it was a hoot. (He's going back tmrw for that sr22 he couldnt quit fondling).
Giggling and joking around with my dad has pretty much become a thing of the past until today- we had an absolute ball, laughing at him try on WW2 helmets and old armor plates, and finally having a chance to handle all the firearms we wanted without having a huffy LGS employee rolling his eyes at a couple newbs.. Old hat for a lot of folks, I know, but we had a ball.
He doubles as my boss and the hours are few and far between that we're not talking (stressing) about work. Usually our conversations revolve around which customers are pissed off at us, or how we screwed this or that order up and what can we do to improve..but nary a work word was spoken on the way, while we were there, or on the way back.
Their were some decent deals to be had (cci spp 29$ for 1000), along with some not so good deals (AutoComp 39$ 1LB), but more importantly it felt, we were hanging out and having a darned good time together..
This kind of feels like a "what did you do this summer" back to school essay, and probably a little corny- but who cares, my oldest daughter tells me I must've left "cool" back in the 90s when I left anyways..
I'm glad pops and I (finally) found something that we could do together besides work and I'm hopeful I can connect with my daughters in such a way in the future.
Feel free to talk about your "good" gun show or shooting experiences, or if nobody has any, maybe this can help brighten someone's day. Have a great weekend everyone. -PH
Giggling and joking around with my dad has pretty much become a thing of the past until today- we had an absolute ball, laughing at him try on WW2 helmets and old armor plates, and finally having a chance to handle all the firearms we wanted without having a huffy LGS employee rolling his eyes at a couple newbs.. Old hat for a lot of folks, I know, but we had a ball.
He doubles as my boss and the hours are few and far between that we're not talking (stressing) about work. Usually our conversations revolve around which customers are pissed off at us, or how we screwed this or that order up and what can we do to improve..but nary a work word was spoken on the way, while we were there, or on the way back.
Their were some decent deals to be had (cci spp 29$ for 1000), along with some not so good deals (AutoComp 39$ 1LB), but more importantly it felt, we were hanging out and having a darned good time together..
This kind of feels like a "what did you do this summer" back to school essay, and probably a little corny- but who cares, my oldest daughter tells me I must've left "cool" back in the 90s when I left anyways..
I'm glad pops and I (finally) found something that we could do together besides work and I'm hopeful I can connect with my daughters in such a way in the future.
Feel free to talk about your "good" gun show or shooting experiences, or if nobody has any, maybe this can help brighten someone's day. Have a great weekend everyone. -PH
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