Hopefully some of you remember me, as I have not been on here for a really long time im ashamed to say. To all my old friends I hope everything is well and to the new members I hope to get to know you a little bit.
I have a story for you and hopefully you like it.
I have not done much MN shopping in the last couple years as the prices around here have sky rocketed to unbelievable prices. I had 8 rifles and as of last night I now have 7
It all started with my 16yr old nephew who has been interested in MN for a couple years now. He has held a job (pizza hut) for a year and just filled out his first tax return. My nephew texted me about two days ago and asked if I could sell him one of my 91/30's. He went on to tell me he is getting back around 172 dollars and has a few things he needs and wants to purchase a bit of fishing gear for this spring. He has around 75 dollars left over and was hoping I would sell him one for that amount. I got to thinking that the way prices are I wouldn't take just 75 for one of my prized 91/30's, But I would just give him one and let him use the 75 for some ammo or anything else a 16yr old needs. So I played it out that 75 would not be enough but he could come over and id let him shoot one and we could work out the price later
So last night I had my sister and her fam come over for dinner. when they all showed up I took out a 1943 Tula 91/30 that's in avg shape. I then had my son and nephew set up a clay flower pot about 70yrds from where we would be shooting. We then went out in the freezing cold (NE IN) and wind. I showed my nephew who has not shot or handled a MN much, how to load and about the safety. I then shot the first two rounds to demonstrate the kick of the rifle. I missed high of course. I handed the rifle over to my nephew and he took aim off hand and let one round go down range, to my and everyone else's surprise the pot exploded 
My nephew then took a second shot at what was left of the clay pot and missed just high. He then handed the rifle over to my 13 yr old son who shot the last round and hit a piece of the pot. My nephew was now hooked and said that this MN was the best shooting rifle in the world lol I think he is hooked for life now lol. He is still thinking this is not going to be free and he doesn't have enough to buy it from me. we went back inside and ate dinner. afterwards I told my nephew a little history about the gun witch he seemed to be very interested in. A little later on as my sister and her family are about ready to leave I get out that old Tula 91/30 just to torcher my nephew a little more lol. I talked about the markings and the diff arsenals a little bit more. I then handed my nephew the rifle and said "you know this gun is worth way more than what you have to spend". He said ya ill have to save for it. I then said "go ahead and take it, its yours I don't want to take your money, spend it on something else". The look in his face was well worth every sent I spent on the rifle and much, much more. I know he will cherish this rifle for a very very long time. I am so glad I could do something like this for my nephew. just thought I would share this story its pretty close to my heart, and on the plus side I now can look for another Tula 91/30 
