Your boy did the heavy lifting.
Shot a nice 8pt with that opitma and weaver scope.
Slumlord had a spectator seat on the creek bank.
Outta the blue thing.
Had about a 4 to 5 second reaction time to get my azz off the creek bank and get in Kneeling position.
Heart shot about 45 50 yds out on the trot with a 270gr sabertooth.
Went to the Darkside inline...
Hung up the TC Renegade. 50
Next spring a member down in the ML forum clued me in about 3 laminate Kodiak pro Mag. 45 new old stock in a place out in Utah.
That fall on post. Circa 2013.
Ran into a old PAC/ admin section NCOIC from 1/502nd and his son out hunting in Area 5.
He had a SG.
Boy about 11 or 12
Carrying a single shot. 410 with a bead and pumpkin ball slugs.
Knew what I could do then.
Took the 209 outta the Kodiak.
Let the kid hold it and shoulder it.
Gave him some pointers, quick class stuff.
If the kid could handle the Kodiak and shoulder it with out fatigue which he could.
He could handle the optima and its ergonomics way easier.
Talked to his dad off to the side.
Told him I had a optima .50 with a weaver 4x and all the shooting needs to go along with it.
Zeroed ready to shoot and he needed a good rifle to have better success than a .410 with slugs.
Spoke of how you and him gonna feel if he shoots at a deer with that .410 and it turns out ugly fast.
He seen the sense of it all.
Was thankful.
Kid had no idea.
I left and went to the truck.
Met him the next day and passed the optima forward.
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