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What age do you think kids should start shooting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ronald W Schaefer" data-source="post: 2765546" data-attributes="member: 109378"><p>Started mine at about 5 with bb/pellet guns, safety rules, handling, breathing and trigger control, range safety etc. Then the summer of about 6/8 Y/O respectively they started with .22LR and 20 ga and light rifles. By fall they were ready to go hunting but sat with me. The next season the oldest 9 Y/O by then shot his first doe (7mm-08 browning micro medallion) and the youngest 7 sat in my lap and shot a nice hog with that same rifle. They've hunted ever since and by the way, over 70 game animals fell to that little 7mm-08 one shot DRT. Conversely, my buddies' boys were just too rambunctious and just not able to focus on the training so they got under way at about 10/12 respectively. He hooked them up with 4H and that was a good match for them. You have to use your best judgment on when you think they can understand the rules and pay attention, and when they are large enough to comfortably handle the firearms being used.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ronald W Schaefer, post: 2765546, member: 109378"] Started mine at about 5 with bb/pellet guns, safety rules, handling, breathing and trigger control, range safety etc. Then the summer of about 6/8 Y/O respectively they started with .22LR and 20 ga and light rifles. By fall they were ready to go hunting but sat with me. The next season the oldest 9 Y/O by then shot his first doe (7mm-08 browning micro medallion) and the youngest 7 sat in my lap and shot a nice hog with that same rifle. They've hunted ever since and by the way, over 70 game animals fell to that little 7mm-08 one shot DRT. Conversely, my buddies' boys were just too rambunctious and just not able to focus on the training so they got under way at about 10/12 respectively. He hooked them up with 4H and that was a good match for them. You have to use your best judgment on when you think they can understand the rules and pay attention, and when they are large enough to comfortably handle the firearms being used. [/QUOTE]
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