That's a damned shame that the kid has no appreciation.
Makes me glad my oldest likes to hunt, shoot fish, and hang out in the outdoors.
Beauty of a 39 Bob.
The 39, without question is my personal all time favorite rimfire, by a wide margin. A buddy used to complain about me having a few different rimfire rifles, but every time we go bunny shooting, I take the Marlin Mountie.
Of course this was coming from a guy who owned a few shotguns, but his old Ithica riot gun was the only one he ever used.