ORIGINAL: salukipv1
Awesome! How come I didn't hear about the essay? haha, don't think I'd of entered, still jealous though, I just checked it out on their website, comes in .22LR or .17HMR, and people on here are crazy about the .17HMR it seems and I already have a .22LR so I know which I'd probably get, which are you thinking? which caliber?
I actually saw a commercial for it on the Outdoor Channel. Rebecca (the fiancee) works nights, and since I am home by 7pm I have a few hours to kill. Checked out the website and decided why not...essay only took me about 45 minutes front to back.
The Mark XXII as you wrote only comes in .22LR and .17HMR. I'm going to pick up the .22LR. Rebecca has been after one, and honestly I'll probably give it to her, or at least let her shoot it whenever she wants.
Heck in a wonderful relationship like we have, you don't really OWN anything by yourself... everything is a partnership... you share wins and losses, checks and bills,joys and sorrows.Rebecca already hunts (a lot), doves (her favorite)waterfowl, turkey, and deer. She shoots bow tourneys with me as well.... and acctually wins more trophys than I do too. Trained her own retriever. Heck I'm lucky to be surrounded with such great people.
I was blessed with a really wonderful father, and if it wasn't for him taking the time it requires to be a good father, then I wouldn't of had a good bunch of material to write that essay with. Dad introduced me to hunting when I was only 7 days old (born on April 19th... smack in the middle of the first week of turkey season.... didn't slow him down any)... were it not for him and passing on his passion, I wouldn't have come to care for hunting at all. So I think this rifle should be passed on in my family as well, and ultimatelyRebecca and I will probably havechildren that will learn to shoot with it.
