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.22/20ga youth combo?
TXJon
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I am looking to get my son started hunting with me next year. I want him to be able to practice with his hunting gun, but he's pretty small, and a lot of shooting with a 20ga will probably do him more harm than good.
Does anyone make a decent 20ga/.22 youth combo? The kind where you swap out barrels, not an over/under.
Thanks
Does anyone make a decent 20ga/.22 youth combo? The kind where you swap out barrels, not an over/under.
Thanks
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http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3138529
Rafter-S
I've thought about a .223, but where we live and hunt is too populated for an 8 year old to be shooting anything centerfire.
He has shot a 20ga, and he'd do fine on a deer with one. I don't think he'd keep the interest through few hundred rounds at the range, though.
I'd like him to get comfortable with the .22, then swap barrels for deer season.
If you can't tell, I'm also trying to keep the cost down.
If you start your son with a shotgun, start with a 20ga. and buy field loads for practice. He will surprise you.
Rafter-S
Thanks !!!
d.a.stearns
Gunsmith / LEO
Niota , Tn
If they dont have what you are looking for they will order it.
I think an over under is out of the question, too heavy.
I think the idea of switching barrels is sound.
I also like the idea of a gauge reducer.
A flinch can be a hard thing to unlearn, so lots of trigger practice with a .22 and even with a toy gun to learn trigger control.
We used to practice dry-firing with a dime balanced on the muzzel. If the dime didn't fall when the hammer fell we were on the right track.