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What age do you think kids should start shooting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pwbergen" data-source="post: 1898220" data-attributes="member: 63552"><p>I have always advocated introducing children to firearms for the sole reason that they would understand firearm safety. It seems inevitable that they will encounter firearms without an adult present in someone else's home. In fact, we averted a disaster when my daughter kept an (untrained) nephew from picking up a handgun found in a friend's home - because she had been instructed.</p><p></p><p>I started all three of my kids on a .22lr rifle with CCI Quiets before they reached the age of three, and the key was to have a fun experience. These rounds are incredibly quiet, and this eliminated the need for (distracting) hearing protection. I would sit the child between my legs while I sat on the ground, so I had complete control of them and the firearm. The best targets for children with limited attention spans are reactive, so I used cheap soda from Food Lion for targets. If you shake them up good, you get a good explosive reaction even when hit with these slow bullets (~750 FPS). Shaving cream Is also a good choice, but is pricier.</p><p></p><p>I eventually moved them up to full-power .22lr with hearing protection. Finally, when their body frame was large enough, they progressed to 9mm in full-size handguns (to mitigate recoil), small centerfires (.223 and 300 Blackout suppressed), and finally 20 gauge in O/U or semi-autos (to manage recoil). Interestingly, I had a .410 to start my girls, but almost immediately they jumped up to a 20 gauge and did not mind the recoil (probably because they were crushing targets).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pwbergen, post: 1898220, member: 63552"] I have always advocated introducing children to firearms for the sole reason that they would understand firearm safety. It seems inevitable that they will encounter firearms without an adult present in someone else’s home. In fact, we averted a disaster when my daughter kept an (untrained) nephew from picking up a handgun found in a friend’s home - because she had been instructed. I started all three of my kids on a .22lr rifle with CCI Quiets before they reached the age of three, and the key was to have a fun experience. These rounds are incredibly quiet, and this eliminated the need for (distracting) hearing protection. I would sit the child between my legs while I sat on the ground, so I had complete control of them and the firearm. The best targets for children with limited attention spans are reactive, so I used cheap soda from Food Lion for targets. If you shake them up good, you get a good explosive reaction even when hit with these slow bullets (~750 FPS). Shaving cream Is also a good choice, but is pricier. I eventually moved them up to full-power .22lr with hearing protection. Finally, when their body frame was large enough, they progressed to 9mm in full-size handguns (to mitigate recoil), small centerfires (.223 and 300 Blackout suppressed), and finally 20 gauge in O/U or semi-autos (to manage recoil). Interestingly, I had a .410 to start my girls, but almost immediately they jumped up to a 20 gauge and did not mind the recoil (probably because they were crushing targets). [/QUOTE]
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