Another killa in the making

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500 round brick of cheap .22 ammo - Less than $20.

Single action .22 revolver, $150

Single shot .22 rifle $60

Ruger 10/22 with scope $300

Two kids merrily ripping a target to shreds with the above, include a poster of Justin Bieber - priceless.

As we cleaned up the trash we generated, young James exclaimed in true glee, "We wasted that ammunition."

Dad came back, "Was it really wasted?" This is exactly the kind of comment I'd expect from his dad, a man I've known for more than 30 years. Among the most pragmatic of people I've ever met, he also ranks as one of the most intelligent.

Uhhuh. Talk to me baby.

James thought for a moment. "No. It wasn't."

Indeed it was not. In what is no doubt a liberal of the Brady Gun Control Stripe, that 500 round brick of cheap .22 ammunition and thoroughly and successfully welcomed this 11 year old into the world of firearms.

He can't wait to come back.

He spent more than an hour alongside my daughter while we two dads monitored the situation and assisted with reloading and stance adjustments.

Nearly 500 rounds of cheap .22 ammo did not create a huge pile of spent brass. In a week, you'll be hard pressed to find it.

The 400 or so lead balls hurled into the range will be even harder to sort out in the berm

The afternoon of letting two kids burn up some ammunition as fast as they could load and pull the trigger followed by a stay in a deer stand until dark, aye, of things like this are made those who will guarantee our future and the freedoms we hold deer.

Come back soon James. Soon. We have more ammo to burn up.