Rangefinder
03-10-2012, 03:50 AM
...And unlike most circumstances that that might occur, I'm all warm and fuzzy because of it. Today--well, actually yesterday now, was my son's 16th birthday. There were quite a few different things on the mind what to do for him, but it came down to one thing in the end. I learned to shoot about the same time I learned to walk--or at least not very long after. My dad was responsible for it on many levels, my grandfather just as much. I learned to shoot a pistol when I was very young. My grandfather taught me with his Colt Woodsman. I can't even estimate the tens of thousands of rounds I've fired through that thing is the last 30+ years. My grandfather and I shared MANY things when he was alive, but that Colt is one of my most valued possessions in life, especially after he passed--mainly because of the memories it's tied to. It's also the first handgun my son ever fired--it's what I taught him on, and he's fired several thousand rounds of his own through it over the last decade or so--so again it's filled the same role as it did for me so many years ago.
Well, to make a long story short, the torch was passed today. His great-grandfather's Colt now belongs to him. It was all pretty unceremonious, actually. It's a very odd, strange, surreal feeling doing such a thing though. It's one thing to pass off an object. It's something else entirely to pass on something that carries so much history of us with it, and the expectation that he will continue it in the same way when the time comes for him to do the same someday.
Very special day today--just thought I'd share my late night thoughts with those few who would truly understand the moment. ;) Thanks guys.
Jim
Well, to make a long story short, the torch was passed today. His great-grandfather's Colt now belongs to him. It was all pretty unceremonious, actually. It's a very odd, strange, surreal feeling doing such a thing though. It's one thing to pass off an object. It's something else entirely to pass on something that carries so much history of us with it, and the expectation that he will continue it in the same way when the time comes for him to do the same someday.
Very special day today--just thought I'd share my late night thoughts with those few who would truly understand the moment. ;) Thanks guys.
Jim