Today at the range

[Wizard]

At age 75, I no longer shoot often and then usually, a handgun. Needing a break from wifely chores, I took my precision .22 target rifle for a little fun. A club of High School shooters had all but two of the rifle pits filled with a shooter/spotter team. I watched for a half hour and when the range master waved to me, I joined them on the line. They were shooting 50 ft bullseye targets at 100 ft for practice so I ran out a similar target. The kids were shooting prone with scoped rifles and bi-supported barrels. I sat on a bar stool shooting a 1958 Remington Target Master with Lyman peep sights and a shooting sling. I have used this rifle for 65 years and won a national small-bore championship at age 11. I let my spent targets speak for me and have only spoken of my championship on UB. Upon retrieving my target, all my rounds were centered within a half inch. The kids gathered around my target and no one said a word. The range master told them the rifle had won a championship and they pulled their phones and took a picture of my rifle. It looks ancient compared to their modern rifles. I bought 50 ft targets for everyone, gave them 5 rounds apiece and held a "Championship of the Day" for them using my rifle. Winner got a soda of their choice.
These High School kids enjoyed using a National Championship rifle. I forgot to tell them who had used the rifle on that long ago day. Being with younger people makes me feel younger than my 75 years,

Wizard

[skidemn]

We have a monthly Rimfire fun shoot at our range, and it's kinda like a silhouette shoot, but with several additional target types, including a KYL rack and pistols as well. We have a lot of guys with classic rifles, including Remington 40X's, 541's, Winchester Model 52's and various Anschutz models. Many of those classics are absolute tack drivers!


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[Capt. BassinLou]

Cool story Wizard.

[J.W.]

Sounds like a fun time.

[Smallie_Stalker]

Thanks for sharing that story Wiz. I'm sure those boys learned a thing or two that day.

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[Donald Garner]

Wiz, tks for sharing the trip to the range with us.  I'm sure those boys will remember this day for a while.  Tks for sharing that picture with us also.  Those are some nice looking weapons there.

[Pferox]

Beautiful guns, Wizard, and a great story.  Thanks for sharing