I guess I got interested when my kids were growing up. I already hunted before I had children but, bow and rifle mainly. When my 2 sons had gotten to be 5 yr old they could only hold up a .22 Ruger single six well enough to aim and shoot. Very few rifles around then to fit the kids. So, I would let them tag along with me squirrel hunting. I would use a rifle and put the .22 in a holster. Being young boys they would lose interest fast so I decided if I didn't see a lot of squirrels I could hand them the .22 and let them plink chipmunks. Doing this for the kids made me think why am I not shooting at the squirrels with a handgun myself. By the time next hunting season rolled around I had 2 more handguns. [.357 and .44 mags] As they say the rest is history!