So this is Christmas!

[eleneariel]

Reason #65,873,946,002 why I love my family:

The boys each received a black powder pistol last night, and a collection of 20 John Wayne movies. 

Christmas has been spent largely with the three of us snuggled on the couch, watching shoot-'em-ups and sort of casually cradling, caressing, and twirling the pistols. (Which, I assure you, are utterly harmless until such time as black powder can be purchased.)

=)

Comments

[ex-blackswa.livejournal.com]

How completely awesome! I love John Wayne. My littlest brother wants to *be* John Wayne :).

[wandering-flame.livejournal.com]

You mean...like pirate pistols? ;-)

[http://users.livejournal.com/patrick___/]

That's what I was thinking!

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

Haha! They do bear a striking resemblance to pirate weaponry, although they're actually Civil War era replicas.

[radiantlove.livejournal.com]

*grin* That's great! Time with brothers is the bestest :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/patrick___/]

Wow, what a cool gift to get - especially when you're a teenage boy. My dad got a black powder rifle one year (I think for Christmas). I've never shot it, but I've heard it's loud.

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'll ever be allowed to shoot them, but at least I got to hold them. *grin*

(I think my dad got them for the boys because he really regrets selling his collection of black powder guns, lol.)

[mcubedtech.livejournal.com]

Not allowed to shoot them? Why ever not?

I went to a gun range one time and the guy two booths down had a black powder pistol. They are extremely loud and a lot more fire shoots out the front than on a normal pistol. Very cool stuff (I like guns and have a few but no black powder stuff).

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

The boys are quite protective of their various guns, although I've been allowed to shoot some of the rifles. =)

I like guns too, as well as other weaponry -- mostly of the pointy variety.