Grandaughter's first .22 shots!
- Thread starter Mus408
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Yes! Start them early. Good on ya!
gramps
gramps
Yeah we had a family outing yesterday with my son trying out his new Sig P 365 and I brought along my S&W Victory .22 . Now my son's wife picked up that little Sig and was hitting the steel plates like she had owned it for a month!
Big Old Boy
Hunter
Your son may need one for the wife!!!
Awesome picture!
Great pics! Looks like a memorable time. This coming Tuesday I am taking my Grandson to the range. We will start out with a Savage 101 “single shot revolver” and finish up with an old model Bearcat followed by a lesson in cleaning the firearms after shooting. I look forward to it!
Dave
Dave
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Beautiful picture! I love it.
When my son was 7,, he was already shooting,, with my hands wrapped around his small ones,,, to assist him. He,,, like all kids should,,,, got a very young instruction on gun safety,, and how things worked. He got to do the stuff himself,, so he could feel everything.
My granddaughter,,, the very same stuff.
Seeing your son do this was exactly what I experienced many years ago,, and by golly,, your picture is almost like some of mine. I LOVE it!
When my son was 7,, he was already shooting,, with my hands wrapped around his small ones,,, to assist him. He,,, like all kids should,,,, got a very young instruction on gun safety,, and how things worked. He got to do the stuff himself,, so he could feel everything.
My granddaughter,,, the very same stuff.
Seeing your son do this was exactly what I experienced many years ago,, and by golly,, your picture is almost like some of mine. I LOVE it!
I would always ask my son to repeat the 5 Rules of Gun Safety, BEFORE we would go shoot. If he couldn't we didn't go shoot that day. Kids want to have hero's and the hero should be there dads. Some guns were in our safe, others weren't. Regardless I didn't want guns to be the forbidden fruit that is so tempting. So I told my son he couldn't touch any of the guns, but if he wanted to see one, come to me and we would go get it (or one whatever). He would watch me as I went through a safety check to make sure the gun was empty, and then I would hand it to him and he would repeat the procedure. He loved to do that and be "like dad".
Parents have given away their rights by allowing athletes who disrespect everyone, and the law be their kids hero. Athletes (for the most part) are no hero to anyone, not even themselves. Be your kids hero and be a good example of good.
If you've forgotten these are the 5 Rules:
1. always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction.
2. treat all firearms as if they were loaded.
3. keep your trigger finger outside the guard and off of the trigger until you are ready to fire.
4. be certain of your target, your line of fire, and what lies beyond your target.
5. always wear appropriate eye and ear protection when shooting and maintaining your firearm.
Good for you mus for having a safe place to shoot. She's a cutie and you can tell she's excited.
Parents have given away their rights by allowing athletes who disrespect everyone, and the law be their kids hero. Athletes (for the most part) are no hero to anyone, not even themselves. Be your kids hero and be a good example of good.
If you've forgotten these are the 5 Rules:
1. always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction.
2. treat all firearms as if they were loaded.
3. keep your trigger finger outside the guard and off of the trigger until you are ready to fire.
4. be certain of your target, your line of fire, and what lies beyond your target.
5. always wear appropriate eye and ear protection when shooting and maintaining your firearm.
Good for you mus for having a safe place to shoot. She's a cutie and you can tell she's excited.
Mus408: Is that a S&W Victory in the picture? :shock: Well, other than that it's a great picture. My daughter is 9 and last year we joined my gun range as a family membership. We've gone out several times so far this summer. I bring balloons and soda pop cans for her to shoot. Those types of kid friendly "reactive" targets. I guess all kids are competitive, because she wanted to switch to paper targets and have a bulls eye competition.
But it's the same for me. When she comes shooting, I bring one or two guns at the most and I don't shoot, just her. I can't watch her and try shooting at the same time.
Great rules Bear Paw Jack.
But it's the same for me. When she comes shooting, I bring one or two guns at the most and I don't shoot, just her. I can't watch her and try shooting at the same time.
Great rules Bear Paw Jack.
That is a great start and looks like a wonderful time, thanks for sharing!
My grandson (7 years old) shot a .22 Chipmunk (his Dad's) the first time Monday. Did really well. Dad was with him for his "first" shot and then said Granddad will take it from here. We have been shooting every day since and will until school starts.
I had more fun than anyone. Used the same gun I used with his Dad 30+ years ago.
Still sighted in after storage all these years. Just like old times for this old man.
Good news: I have three other grandchildren waiting until they turn 7.
Seems like a good age to start them. Hope I live to teach each one.
There may be a Carlos Hathcock in the bunch.
I had more fun than anyone. Used the same gun I used with his Dad 30+ years ago.
Still sighted in after storage all these years. Just like old times for this old man.
Good news: I have three other grandchildren waiting until they turn 7.
Seems like a good age to start them. Hope I live to teach each one.
There may be a Carlos Hathcock in the bunch.
exavid
Hunter
I started my grandson shooting four years ago when he just turned seven. I started him on a Cricket and quickly traded it off for a Savage Rascal. The Savage was a much better single shot with a decent sight and trigger. Three and a half years later I got him a Henry lever. At eleven he can shoot that Henry like an expert at 100yds. In fact I don't shoot his rifle in front of him much now. He does it better. He cheats though, has young eyes and nerves that work better than mine.
