CONTEST: Back to school!

[alexj-12]

Join the contest below and share a picture of your kid or college student out at the range, cleaning their rifle, or shooting at a target! When you submit, go ahead and include a picture and a brief story or description to go along with it.

We'll be running the contest until August 8th, whichever post has the most reactions wins and you can post multiple times.

Winner gets: a Sniper's Hide hat, shirt, and a few stickers

Good luck everyone!

 

[kl3309]

Here's some of my UNICEF kids mining lithium for Tesla (on the way to school):

 

[millertime2]

CBT at West Point vs where it started several years ago. They grow up way too fast!

 

[Neal6.5]

NRL x match at Fort Campbell Kentucky 2023

 

[roostercogburn98]

My oldest shooting a US issue M1 carbine with me a while back. She fell in love with it, and told me to make sure I never get rid of it.

My youngest shooting a 1915ish production Colt Bisley 32-20.

 

[powdahound76]

My daughter and our dearly beloved Foul Mike on a chilly morning at the range.

Foul Mike taught her how to tie a boot lace to make a solid shooting stick rest with any sticks in the woods.
She still has those sticks, a prized possession.

Day before Foul Mike died, laying down the hate at 1000.
She also tore up the 600 yd target with an AR in 556 the same day (no pic)

And doing some rapid target transitions with a PCC

No cool old rigs like Rooster,
And she does have old friends though!!! (They tolerate me to hang with the cool 12 yr old)

Foul Mike always brought her a different old .22 to shoot and they had a hoot!

 

[roostercogburn98]

My daughter and our dearly beloved Foul Mike on a chilly morning at the range.

Foul Mike taught her how to tie a boot lace to make a solid shooting stick rest with any sticks in the woods.
She still has those sticks, a prized possession.

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Uh, that’s a pretty slick rig there!! And a day she will remember for the rest of her life

 

[Mbaysinger89]

Here's my daughters first ever pull of the trigger, with her older brothers 22lr. Only took one to be addicted, a 22 suppressor was my best firearm purchase to date.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

My daughter on the 4th of July. She cleaned the KYL rack at 53 yards w/ my Vudoo.

 

[Krazy_jim]

My 9 year old daughter working the same .22 I grew up shooting. She got bored at 50 and moved out to 100 and was hitting pretty consistently

 

[BScore]

Here's my daughters first ever pull of the trigger, with her older brothers 22lr. Only took one to be addicted, a 22 suppressor was my best firearm purchase to date.View attachment 8470862

I got a couple kids about the same age, got a 22LR can on order for the same reason.

 

[RS14]

My 14yr old at the Twisted Barrel Scorcher 2

 

[mikehotel]

granddaughter practicing

 

[Jeffbigwood]

Cleaning up the varmints!

 

[rdramsey8]

My 9 year old working on building stable positions with her Kidd 10/22

 

[DetroitRearView]

Age 4 with my SW AR15-22 ^^

13 years latter still shooting, but working another barrel around the Country as well

 

[JDunn65]

My 6 year old Beckham

 

[65x55guy]

Had a swim in a farm pond followed by some 22LR from the voodoo at 100 and 150 yards. 8 and 10 years old.

 

[Ronws]

Here's some of my UNICEF kids mining lithium for Tesla (on the way to school):
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[Neal6.5]

NRLx match Sweaty Yeti and a good mess of squirrels

 

[Nics00ss]

This is my best buddy, he loves to hunt, shoot, and do just about anything outside.

 

[cas6969]

Uggh. Just reading the words "back to school" makes my stomach turn. School was very traumatic for me and I never realized how much till years later. Back to school commercials would make me feel ill, even decades after I'd finished.

 

[Dave__th3__ss]

just a fun range day with the kids a few years back.kids are older now my daughter is still using a 22 and my son has since graduated to shooting all my rifles . it was my daughters second time going. my daughter was 3 in the picture. she wanted to go so she could shoot like her brother and I.

last pic is from this past year. my sons first time out coyote hunting with the thermal and his first pasture poodle.

 

[tread89]

Getting my buddy ready for his 1st Turkey hunt!

 

[Kfive73]

BB gun in the backyard. Somehow he nailed the left can on his first shot. Notice the near perfect form.

 

[JDMyers1320]

My 5 year old. Girl Dad FTW. She's been my hunting buddy well before she could hold a firearm!

 

[Jsp556]

Random pics from my camera roll taken over the years. I have way to many to post them all.

Oldest son learning to drive a large frame.

Daughter at one of her JROTC Rifle matches.

Daughter shooting a couple LMT 308’s and a 6.5 Grendel.

Youngest son’s first deer. First kill with his MWS.

Youngest son and daughter shooting groups for bragging rights.

Youngest son getting calls untangled before an evening coyote hunt.

Oldest son shooting crows across a pasture.

Youngest son’s first squirrel.

Random pic of my oldest while we were squirrel hunting.

Oldest son had been shooting squirrels off the feeder. Youngest had to pose with him.

My daughter’s first squirrel.

Oldest boy again. There’s no telling how many tree rats he’s killed over the years. I bet he bought and sold 10, 22 rifles until he found one he really liked.

Some of these pics are kind of old but I remember each one like I just lived them.

 

[hlee]

He’s a bit older than the other submissions, but he’s my kid. Gotta police the brass at all of the lines- even the pistol bays. Having a brass catcher is better than bending over and picking it up myself. Good thing “mom” left her glove in the pickup. Yeah, he gets to shoot too, and I take my turn as brass catcher. I need to get him on the reloading press…

 

[vanwhyjr]

My Grandson shooting my 6 Dashers at 600 yards in F-Open. He made High Ma

ster in 5 matches!

 

[wvfarrier]

My son with his first deer. Rifle is a Marlin 1894, 357 mag using a handloaded 190 grain Ranch Dog HCGC

 

[AznTactical]

My 8 yr old with her Sig Cross and 10 yr old with her blackout

 

[powdahound76]

Loving these pics!!!

 

[GoingTheDistance]

Circa '08 - '09. My son shooting the Ruger and AR. Taken with a 1.3 MP phone camera

 

[MO Fugga]

Same location, 18 years apart.

 

[notacos4u]

Best Bud out doing a little target shooting yesterday

My best bud, mini me, going out hunting with me

Son instructing Army National Guard Soldiers about the many weapons systems, he was actually an instructor at training post Quantico too

My Son proposing to his now Fiancé, they get married in Oct.

My best Bud, Painting his rifle because he wanted it to be like Pops

 

[Slate104]

My 12 year old knockin’ them down

 

[Docsherm]

My 11 year old Daughter shooting her 300BO... that is her favorite.

In addition to shooting we work on fieldcraft. She is working on her Ghillie blind.

 

[Anb618]

Great contest idea.

My little dude’s first time shooting a .22. He was so proud of his first hit on steel he demanded I send a photo to Mom, immediately;

Hanging in the deer blind with dad. Of course, he had to bring his own shotgun, just in case;

I really need to take more photos. We’ve had lots of range time this summer, but it’s hard to remember to stop having fun blowing up pop cans and clays to memorialize it. He’s going to lose it when he finds out he needs to share the deer blind with his younger sisters this year...

 

[gopherslayer]

10yrs ago getting lined up on the .22LR for the very first time.

First deer and one every year since

10 months after my stroke. Felt like shit but what a day this was.

Shooting her AR at 325

Her other talent

She attained USFS Gold level at 15 which is unheard for our area. Bigger metro area kids get that level by 12 or younger just because ice is plentiful and there’s a lot more coaches. I have a new truck tied up in her legs LOL. Damn it’s expensive and I have 2 more years to go.

 

[BigDaddy0381]

This is my son's last year of high school precision air rifle, he also earned his eagle during this year. Now starts college in a few Days.

 

[spliznat]

Picture of my daughter at the 2024 NRL22 National Championship. She had a rough match and didn't finish as well as she hoped. 24 stages really tired her out, but she stuck with it.

 

[oneshot86]

10yrs ago getting lined up on the .22LR for the very first time.
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First deer and one every year since
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10 months after my stroke. Felt like shit but what a day this was.
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Shooting her AR at 325

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Her other talent
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She attained USFS Gold level at 15 which is unheard for our area. Bigger metro area kids get that level by 12 or younger just because ice is plentiful and there’s a lot more coaches. I have a new truck tied up in her legs LOL. Damn it’s expensive and I have 2 more years to go.

In the first pic, is that a marlin model 60?
It looks identical to mine, which shoots lights out, period

 

[gopherslayer]

In the first pic, is that a marlin model 60?
It looks identical to mine, which shoots lights out, period

Yes. Whitetails Unlimited model. It had been shot before me otherwise it would have stayed in its box unfired. They were worth some bucks for a while. It does shoot very well, almost unbelievable. That era of rifle was excellent.

 

[RedDawn]

Here’s my son a d I at an Appleseed match :

Here’s him taking his first deer .. we actually built the 6.5Grendel together as well.

And these are at our local NRL/PRS matches :

Wow how the time flys by enjoy those good times every chance you get.

 

[diggler1833]

My boy with his first .22LR!!!

 

[CEO10KaDAY]

Y’all are so dang lucky. No kids - that I know of - yet, but hope to make some of these same memories some day.

 

[roostercogburn98]

My boy with his first .22LR!!!

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Must be a “long rifle”

 

[diggler1833]

Must be a “long rifle”

No sir, compact.

 

[91Eunozs]

My son in the process of zeroing his little sister’s SBR’d AR before it got its own dedicated can… A 10.5” barrel combined with M855 makes it a flamethrower too! LoL

…here she is with a couple of our little .22LR trainers:

 

[kl3309]

...No kids - that I know of - yet, but hope to make some of these same memories some day.

And that's how you get put on a registry!