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Fathers Hunting Rifle
My father keeps his hunting rifles in a safe inside his closet. No matter what time of the year it is, if its hot or cold outside, if its season or not, if he used them that month or not, he takes them out of the safe every month and cleans them. Some of those rifles have been in his family for a long time. Some of them, he bought throughout the years. His favorite one is a 30-06 Winchester. He bought it when he turned 25. It’s a wooden, cherry colored rifle with a Leupold scope. It’s a beautiful old-fashioned rifle. That is the rifle that he uses the most, maybe twice a month in the shooting range and twice a year during season. That rifle goes with my father to every hunting trip. In fact, he wouldn’t go without that rifle. This rifle has been to Texas, Alaska and to many places in Mexico. My father’s favorite part about hunting trips is to spend time with my brother and I. When the time to renew the licenses and permits comes, he is the first one in line. That how much he likes it. He has great accuracy. When we go to the range, he doesn’t miss one single target. When I was little I remember him taking me to the range and he showed me how to shoot with an air gun. He was always concerned for my safety, so I didn’t use a real rifle until I was 14. I have become a fair shooter myself, but not like my father, not even close.
