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What age do you think kids should start shooting?
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<blockquote data-quote="dkhnt" data-source="post: 1898004" data-attributes="member: 14626"><p>Personally, I think that each kid is an individual and you can't say what age YOU want him/her to do something, in this case shoot a gun. some kids are ready to shoot early and other a little later and then some just flat out don't want to shoot. The kids that don't want to shoot could be turned off by the sound, recoil, sun in his eyes ... who knows but whatever the case may be it's his choice when he'll actually engage and start shooting. I think that you get your kids introduced to shooting at an early age and when it comes time for them him/her to take the next step to actually firing a gun it will be a natural progression. For me, my kids went with me quite a bit before they ever actually wanted to pull the trigger. Recoil and sound was a factor but I bought them custom hearing protection and I told them exactly what to expect in the way of recoil. When they saw that the recoil wasn't as bad as they anticipated, and less than what I warned them of, they were hooked! I think it's the relationship that you have with your kids to include the trust factor but also their maturity level. You'll definitely know when it's time for them to start but the introduction can start as soon as you have help with them at the range or in the field. Sounds like you want to be an involved dad and that's GREAT!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dkhnt, post: 1898004, member: 14626"] Personally, I think that each kid is an individual and you can't say what age YOU want him/her to do something, in this case shoot a gun. some kids are ready to shoot early and other a little later and then some just flat out don't want to shoot. The kids that don't want to shoot could be turned off by the sound, recoil, sun in his eyes ... who knows but whatever the case may be it's his choice when he'll actually engage and start shooting. I think that you get your kids introduced to shooting at an early age and when it comes time for them him/her to take the next step to actually firing a gun it will be a natural progression. For me, my kids went with me quite a bit before they ever actually wanted to pull the trigger. Recoil and sound was a factor but I bought them custom hearing protection and I told them exactly what to expect in the way of recoil. When they saw that the recoil wasn't as bad as they anticipated, and less than what I warned them of, they were hooked! I think it's the relationship that you have with your kids to include the trust factor but also their maturity level. You'll definitely know when it's time for them to start but the introduction can start as soon as you have help with them at the range or in the field. Sounds like you want to be an involved dad and that's GREAT! [/QUOTE]
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