I’ve spent a small fortune on a couple dozen wood and blue custom rifles because that’s where my heart lies. I have two boys (now young men) and they really like the black rifles and a NM M1A1 I have. The boys love the LEGO-part accessories they can snap on and off the ARs plus they can burn a lot of cheap ammo we don’t have to reload. If that’s what it takes to get them into guns and shooting then I love it. Eventually I hope they fall in love with my nicer rifles.
In the meantime my oldest boy is shooting mini guns from helicopters and Uncle Sam is paying for the ammo. Maybe he’ll get the cap busting thrill out of his system and he’ll appreciate again a nice custom Mauser I had built for him when he was a little kid.
