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<blockquote data-quote="eddybo" data-source="post: 146795" data-attributes="member: 7194"><p><strong>Re: Grandson\'s last outing...</strong></p><p></p><p>WTG Mike. Keep him shooting. I wish that someone had mentored me when I was young enough to have improved. I have two nephews shooting now, ages 12 and 9. Out to 200 yards they are capable of hitting a 2 inch target spot almost every time. Thier abilities are failing at 300 right now, but not for long. I load them up some 58gr vlcs in front of 44grs of 4064 in .243 they never complain of recoil, so it is apparently comfortable for them. They have also learned to reload thier own rounds under very strict supervision. They love playing with the chargemaster and the brass prep station and do a really good job. </p><p></p><p>I think that shooting has given them a lot of discipline and brought us closer together. Less than a year ago I would have never let one of them handle a loaded firearm. You should see how careful they are now, I am proud of them. They are really maturing and now it is more like hagning with buddies than baby sitting. Now, if I could just find somewhere with a higher deer population so they could gather me some meat. My place was managed very poorly before I took over and we have very few animals...but do have a few nice ones for SW MS.</p><p></p><p>I am going to try my hand in F Class this year and suspect that with a little age and practice they will be competitive some day. Who knows maybe we have some future olympians or future members of the bench rest hall of fame. I am going to try and get them a little coaching from someone who knows more than I do, before bad habits become ingrained. Good Luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eddybo, post: 146795, member: 7194"] [b]Re: Grandson\'s last outing...[/b] WTG Mike. Keep him shooting. I wish that someone had mentored me when I was young enough to have improved. I have two nephews shooting now, ages 12 and 9. Out to 200 yards they are capable of hitting a 2 inch target spot almost every time. Thier abilities are failing at 300 right now, but not for long. I load them up some 58gr vlcs in front of 44grs of 4064 in .243 they never complain of recoil, so it is apparently comfortable for them. They have also learned to reload thier own rounds under very strict supervision. They love playing with the chargemaster and the brass prep station and do a really good job. I think that shooting has given them a lot of discipline and brought us closer together. Less than a year ago I would have never let one of them handle a loaded firearm. You should see how careful they are now, I am proud of them. They are really maturing and now it is more like hagning with buddies than baby sitting. Now, if I could just find somewhere with a higher deer population so they could gather me some meat. My place was managed very poorly before I took over and we have very few animals...but do have a few nice ones for SW MS. I am going to try my hand in F Class this year and suspect that with a little age and practice they will be competitive some day. Who knows maybe we have some future olympians or future members of the bench rest hall of fame. I am going to try and get them a little coaching from someone who knows more than I do, before bad habits become ingrained. Good Luck. [/QUOTE]
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