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What age do you think kids should start shooting?
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<blockquote data-quote="thwatson2" data-source="post: 1898331" data-attributes="member: 56839"><p>Started my son at 5 with BB gun open sights then moved to 22. After much practice with a scope, I converted to a borrowed 243 at age 6. Let him take shot on last day of hunting season, he missed. At 7 I bought him 7-08, he practiced a lot. Got his first doe that season. He was hooked...he is now 26 and never misses a season. My daughter is 2 years older and she got her first deer after lots of practice at age 9. The most important thing we learned, use a heavy "adult" gun for your child when you go to higher power than 22. Youth guns are light and short and in 243, 7-08, 260, or 308 all kick horrible for a young person. I got rid of my 7-08 youth asap and bought a full size weatherby accumark in 7-08. It's heavy and long. My kids didn't believe it was 7-08 like the little youth gun. we bought a second stock and cut it down. After age 11 we put original stock back on...just some learned suggestions</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thwatson2, post: 1898331, member: 56839"] Started my son at 5 with BB gun open sights then moved to 22. After much practice with a scope, I converted to a borrowed 243 at age 6. Let him take shot on last day of hunting season, he missed. At 7 I bought him 7-08, he practiced a lot. Got his first doe that season. He was hooked...he is now 26 and never misses a season. My daughter is 2 years older and she got her first deer after lots of practice at age 9. The most important thing we learned, use a heavy “adult” gun for your child when you go to higher power than 22. Youth guns are light and short and in 243, 7-08, 260, or 308 all kick horrible for a young person. I got rid of my 7-08 youth asap and bought a full size weatherby accumark in 7-08. It’s heavy and long. My kids didn’t believe it was 7-08 like the little youth gun. we bought a second stock and cut it down. After age 11 we put original stock back on...just some learned suggestions [/QUOTE]
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