Youngest son had been tagging along with me for several years, and had learned to shoot well with his .22 rifle. We went through Hunter Safety together (I figured after 30 years a refresher might do me some good too) and he learned to shoot my old 6mm Rem in a smaller "youth" stock.

We did the spot and stalk on a small band of mulie does, and ran out of cover at about 275 yards. From the bipod, he put one handloaded 95 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip through the lungs, tearing up the heart pretty good too, and the bullet exited, shattering the off-side leg on the way out. Nice shooting! I was grinning at least as much as my son, and I've got to confess that I love showing this photo.

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He's grown considerably and the same rifle is back in the original full-size stock now. It's been a fun road, watching him grow into a competent young hunter and rifleman. I hope some other kids heading out for their first hunt this fall will enjoy seeing his photo!

Regards, Guy