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What age do you think kids should start shooting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Agent1" data-source="post: 2765039" data-attributes="member: 29033"><p>Without reading through all the comments, I apologize if I cover something already said. I feel quite qualified to comment on this subject. Having raised 5 children of my own and trained 100s of people of all ages to shoot safely, I'm here to tell you that there is no definitive answer to that question. They are ready when you think they are ready. Safe gun handling starts years before the first shot is ever fired. Kids need to learn respect before all else. My oldest daughter started shooting at 9 and my sons started at 4 & 6. Youngest daughter at 5 and to my knowledge my middle daughter (30 years old) has still never fired a gun. (I bought her an AR-15 for xmas this year and when the snow melts that is all about to change.)</p><p>As for other peoples children, i wouldn't start bringing them along until at least 10 years old as long as they displayed enough maturity to take the situation seriously. That is very hard to find these days. I never wasted time shooting watermelons or pumpkins to demonstrate devastation to children. Just single shots and bolt actions single loaded for several outings before seeing a repeater. Make sure the gun fits is important. Having fun teaching my grandchildren now. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agent1, post: 2765039, member: 29033"] Without reading through all the comments, I apologize if I cover something already said. I feel quite qualified to comment on this subject. Having raised 5 children of my own and trained 100s of people of all ages to shoot safely, I'm here to tell you that there is no definitive answer to that question. They are ready when you think they are ready. Safe gun handling starts years before the first shot is ever fired. Kids need to learn respect before all else. My oldest daughter started shooting at 9 and my sons started at 4 & 6. Youngest daughter at 5 and to my knowledge my middle daughter (30 years old) has still never fired a gun. (I bought her an AR-15 for xmas this year and when the snow melts that is all about to change.) As for other peoples children, i wouldn't start bringing them along until at least 10 years old as long as they displayed enough maturity to take the situation seriously. That is very hard to find these days. I never wasted time shooting watermelons or pumpkins to demonstrate devastation to children. Just single shots and bolt actions single loaded for several outings before seeing a repeater. Make sure the gun fits is important. Having fun teaching my grandchildren now. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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