Humility

[No Powder]

At the Rendezvous this last weekend there was an 11 year old girl who came with her Grandparents. It was her first Rendezvous ever. She had never shot any kind of a gun before, out of 21 shooters she out shot 16 of them. Now this was the kind of shoot where you went from station to station and shot at things such as a triangle out on a tree limb, or a small snake in a bush. No easy shots. Then she shot the pistol course and got 4 of 6. I think it easy to say we have a new black powder shooter. The camp even made a special prize for her.

 

[musketman]

Yep, there's nothing like being out-shot by an 11 year old girl... :crackup:

If she keeps at it, she'll have a long, rewarding experience in the world of muzzleloaders...

 

[Musketeer]

The next Annie Oakley, perchance? :thumbsup:

 

[Lancer]

I can honestly say that I am living that wonderful experience now. My 12 year old has been shooting for a while now and has just started to shoot offhand. Needless to say, she is starting to score better than her dad. The club wants her to shoot the State Competition at the end of the month and I think that's just great. Nothing like sharing these kinds of experiences with your kids (boy or girl)to help strengthen family bonds.

 

[Stumpkiller]

It weren't so bad losing out to the eyes of a youngin. It were the arm wrestling that shamed me.

 

[No Powder]

You could tell the young lady wasn't a teenager yet, she actualy listened to what people told her.

 

[Rebel]

Now THAT is a fer sure sign of a non-teenager. Everbody knows they don't listen. But then they don't need to. They already know everything. ::

 

Watch out fellas, this sport don't produce "normal" teens. I raised my boy and girl in the reenactment camps, rondys and historic sites both.

They grew up doing adult things with adult people who treated them as adults from an early age.

My son's best friends were also his role models, mostly AMM and I was proud for him to be accepted at their fires. Those men still ask me how he is doing before they ask if I'm still perculating!

It was the same with my daughter and the women in the camp and club.

I think it was mostly their knowledge that if they acted like an adult they would be accepted and treated as an equil that ment the most to them. They grew up well and I was proud of both of them. (getting misty here) :cry:

We need more teenagers in the camps and at the ranges.

It's 2:51 am, where are your little savages?