My Dad at 12 in 1959 very proud to have won a giant slab of meat in a shooting contest. (Against some adults that used scopes!) by piranhamode
campatterbury on March 16, 2026 3:13 am Ralphy! You’ll shoot your eye out! 
kidde1 on March 16, 2026 3:48 am “Turkey Shoots” were once a thing. You bought a ticket and competed against others. Good on him for his win! Question; I do not see any sights on the rifle he’s pictured with. Was that also a prize?
LowIncrease8746 on March 16, 2026 4:24 am Even the pants are hiked up! As was the style of the time! First words were probably “where’s dinner” that’s such a cool memory he saved!
mrgoobster on March 16, 2026 5:12 am Damn, actual old school coolness in OldSchoolCool. Will wonders never cease?!
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That’s really cool!
Ralphy! You’ll shoot your eye out!
Great Picture!
It’s country ham.
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“Turkey Shoots” were once a thing. You bought a ticket and competed against others. Good on him for his win!
Question; I do not see any sights on the rifle he’s pictured with. Was that also a prize?
Turkey shoot. Rural communities still have them
Even the pants are hiked up! As was the style of the time! First words were probably “where’s dinner” that’s such a cool memory he saved!
yer scaring the children…
Holden Caufield looks happy here.
Damn, actual old school coolness in OldSchoolCool. Will wonders never cease?!