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brought daughter shooting

pantera7974pantera7974 Member Posts: 938 ✭✭✭✭
edited September 2002 in General Discussion
yesterday i brought my 6,soon to be 7 yr.old daughter with me to the range, we were all alone so it easy to give her a refresher on safety, she dawned the apporpriate gear and preceded to shoot 44 out of my 50 rounds of 38`s from my revolver, about 90% hit the target , a few actually hit in the bullseye area!!! she was on my lap while i was holding the gun, she aimed and squeezed.about 12 of the rounds she fired standing up with the butt on the bench,hammer already cocked cause the pull is too much, she had a smile from ear to ear, while i was cleaning it at home she asked me when we can go again. i was thrilled, im thinking of a 22 riffle for her for xmas,(sugestions?) wife thinks that would be good(she likes guns too).anyway i had to share my great time with my daughter,thanx for letting me babble(oh by the way she was never in any danger at any time, she never put a finger on it unless i handed it to her pointing down range)
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  • tin22tin22 Member Posts: 731 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think it's great that you took your daughter to shooting range with you. I know she enjoyed going. When I use go to the shooting range, I use to see parents taking there kids shooting. They seem to enjoy it very much. I would like take my sister, she seem little afraid of weapons. I feel like once she starts shooting one, then her thinking will change. Mine did when I first start shooting. I am glad you had good time with your daughter.
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Always great to hear of Parents teaching their children about firearms.Im not a Parent yet but I have two Nephews One is five he loves shooting 22s with my help.The other is not yet two but Im looking forward to passing the tradition on to him.Just wait when they start out shooting us,we may have to limit their practice.

    Best!!

    Rugster


    Toujours Pret
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  • WEASEL-88WEASEL-88 Member Posts: 998 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just bought my 4 year old Grandson his own Colt Defender (air soft that is) and he loves it. Keeps it in my gun safe with my Defender.

    Too Old To Fight,Too Lazy To Run!
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  • SP45SP45 Member Posts: 1,761 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lots of fun and very rewarding to teach a child to shoot. I remember teaching a younger brother of a girlfriend how to shoot when in the service and then buying him a 22 rifle. A recommendation for the first rifle. Start with a bolt action single shot with open sights. This way they will learn safety and it is easy to see the open action and know it is not loaded. With open sights she will have to learn the basics of sighting. If you start with a scope they will never learn and will not want to switch to open sights after shooting with the scope. Get a rifle that fits her. It is not so much important what make as long as the stock fits well and the trigger is reasonable. I just made a 22 for a friends son by cutting the barrel to 20" and cutting the stock back 1 1/2". I started with a very cheap store brand 22 single shot that was well used. After reblueing it, it looked great and the most important thing is that it is his own. Have fun.
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  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    I have five kids here, and I take them to shoot as often as possible!
    They love to go, and are always bugging me to take them shooting!
    Two of the boys are old enough to hunt, and there enthusiasm has rekindled mine for the sport.
    My father passed away last year and I have many fond memories of
    times in the field with him and my brothers.
    No time is ever wasted when it is time spent in helping and teaching a child. Enjoy them, because they sure grow up quick!!!
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  • VarmintmistVarmintmist Member Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There are quite a few scaled down 22LRs out there.

    I purchased a Chipmunk for my daughter (6)



    Heres some links

    http://www.henryrepeating.com/minibolt22.html

    http://www.chipmunkrifle.com/models.html

    Ok, what I looked at were the Chipmunk, Henry, Charles Daly, Cricket, Marlin youth and Buckaroo. All are single shot bolt actions. The reason for a single shot is simple. When you are training a 6 year old, you KNOW when it goes BANG that there will NOT be a follow up shot. Bolt because you can EASILY verify that it is empty while it is in the kids hands, flip-pull, sight check the chamber, bout 1/2 a sec.

    Opinions,

    Chipmunk, Pros- very nice, wood stock, looks and feels like a scaled down fullsized, peep and post sights, action is smooth, cocking spring strong (kid cant cock it by herself yet). Cons- trigger long and hard, no saftey (guess thats why the cocking piece is so tough)

    Cricket, Pros- price was better than all, comes in a varity of colors (pink being one :) )Cons- cheap, lots of plastic, I did not like the feel at all

    Henry, Pros VERY nice fiber optic sights, well put together, action smooth, trigger ok. Cons- Plastic stock and red green sights looks toy like, stock forend has a odd feel

    Charles Daly, pros- price and avalibility, cons- bout everything just didnt seem well made

    Marlin, youth and buckaroo are the same rifle for all intents and purposes. Pros- very sturdy, action nice, decent trigger. Cons- Its a club, way heavier than it heeds to be, I wanted to get the leatherman out to work the saftey, looks like it was cut out of a old 2X4

    In all, I think the Henry was best of class, with the Chipmunk a REAL close second. Price got me to buy the Chipmunk, found a VERY lightly used one for 109. All of the rifles fall in the 155-175 range so its more personal preferance than price.

    Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.
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  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    I bought my kids a Henry Golden Boy, It has a very smooth action, and is darn accurate!! They love it and so do I. Get a speed loader for it and you can put in 16 rounds in a split second! Pa.
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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Years from today she'll remember her day at the range. Beach
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A bad day at the range is better than a good day "just" about anywhere else. A good day at the range... with your kids...can't be beat.

    The gene pool needs chlorine.
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