Laffin!
This brings back a long ago memory.
A pal at work had a Contender with the old octagon tapered barrel in 30-30.
I borrowed it out of curiosity and bought a box of something to shoot out of it.
My two young boys went to the range with me and after showing them the firearm and discussing what I was going to be doing, I settled in on the bench.
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Both kids had foam ear plugs in and I told them to put their hands over their ears as well. They were standing about ten feet behind me calmly watching with little real interest. BOOOMMM!!! Good Lord that thing was loud!
I turned around to see what they thought about it and they were gone!!
When the pistol went off, both boys thought that the gun blew up!! They'd never heard anything that loud before and took off running instantly.
They proceeded to climb into the pickup to watch from the safety of the cab while I touched off the rest of the rounds..... I still laugh whenever I think of that day.
Good times! They probably still remember that day.
