Nothing wrong with asking for a gun for Christmas. Lord knows I used to be the same way and still am. If I were you doemaster, I would get me hands on one good used shotgun and one good used deer rifle and maybe a 22....christmases and what not. Keep em forever as these are your first good guns. Don't add to it till you are out of school and have a career. Lots of other stuff that takes money down the road. :cheers: