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What age do you think kids should start shooting?
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<blockquote data-quote="UtahAmmoCan" data-source="post: 1897938" data-attributes="member: 97601"><p>I am a hunter ed instructor and have had people want to have me teach their really small children so that they will "be the youngest in the state to have a hunting license". The youngest was 4. I tell them, "Fine but they need to pass the shooting test too." They respond that they will need to help them with that part. My response is that they student has to handle the long gun (even a youth-stocked 22LR) by themselves and demonstrate they can effectively hit the target and handle the firearm safely. So far, this has dissuaded them from proceeding (thankfully). I have been a long-time shooting instructor and I'd say that 10 is the earliest a youth can effectively and safely handle a firearm in a hunting situation (assumption is that the firearm fits them properly and is not a magnum-type cartridge... I always suggest a 243 for a beginning youth since there are several manufactures who make firearms in that caliber that are designed for use by young hunters. Even a 22LR for squirrel hunting should fit properly for our young hunters. Make sure state laws are followed regardless. Cheers y'all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UtahAmmoCan, post: 1897938, member: 97601"] I am a hunter ed instructor and have had people want to have me teach their really small children so that they will "be the youngest in the state to have a hunting license". The youngest was 4. I tell them, "Fine but they need to pass the shooting test too." They respond that they will need to help them with that part. My response is that they student has to handle the long gun (even a youth-stocked 22LR) by themselves and demonstrate they can effectively hit the target and handle the firearm safely. So far, this has dissuaded them from proceeding (thankfully). I have been a long-time shooting instructor and I'd say that 10 is the earliest a youth can effectively and safely handle a firearm in a hunting situation (assumption is that the firearm fits them properly and is not a magnum-type cartridge... I always suggest a 243 for a beginning youth since there are several manufactures who make firearms in that caliber that are designed for use by young hunters. Even a 22LR for squirrel hunting should fit properly for our young hunters. Make sure state laws are followed regardless. Cheers y'all. [/QUOTE]
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