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Took my son to the range for the first time
Gun eTools
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Well, I took my 9 year old son out shooting for the first time.
Have a nice Sig 522 SWAT Commando that I bought right when he was born betting on the fact he will be a shooter. I also bought him a lifetime NRA membership too but that is another story.
We went to the local outdoor range and did a little bench rest shooting to about 50 yards.
Up to now all he was shooting is nerf, then bb and pellet guns. I have instilled in him the 4 rules of gun safety and even when using a nerf gun I always pointed out trigger discipline etc.
So when he actually got to a real range he wasn’t overwhelmed with a whole bunch of information and could focus on the what was new mainly the environment, specifics of range rules dealing with the loud noise of a variety of guns going of nearby.
Over all he handled it very well.
Start out reviewing the rules and letting him acclimate to the surroundings. I loaded up the rifle and let him shoot it with the minimum of guidance to get a base line target.
Generally, he had trouble stabilizing the rifle and slapping the trigger a bit.
Once we were done we compared the progression of targets and he did remarkably well improving each time we switched targets employing new techniques to hit center.
We didn’t stay too long as I didn’t want any fatigue to infiltrate the enjoyment or progress.
I used a red dot but will use the iron sights next time.
Have a nice Sig 522 SWAT Commando that I bought right when he was born betting on the fact he will be a shooter. I also bought him a lifetime NRA membership too but that is another story.
We went to the local outdoor range and did a little bench rest shooting to about 50 yards.
Up to now all he was shooting is nerf, then bb and pellet guns. I have instilled in him the 4 rules of gun safety and even when using a nerf gun I always pointed out trigger discipline etc.
So when he actually got to a real range he wasn’t overwhelmed with a whole bunch of information and could focus on the what was new mainly the environment, specifics of range rules dealing with the loud noise of a variety of guns going of nearby.
Over all he handled it very well.
Start out reviewing the rules and letting him acclimate to the surroundings. I loaded up the rifle and let him shoot it with the minimum of guidance to get a base line target.
Generally, he had trouble stabilizing the rifle and slapping the trigger a bit.
Once we were done we compared the progression of targets and he did remarkably well improving each time we switched targets employing new techniques to hit center.
We didn’t stay too long as I didn’t want any fatigue to infiltrate the enjoyment or progress.
I used a red dot but will use the iron sights next time.
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Comments
Congrats!
I am slowly introducing my boys as well, and I think trying not to press too hard or do too much at once is very important.
I also have a 7 year old boy and training him up too.
I’m looking forward to more plinking and move him/them into things like steel challenge and such.
Great community and lots of fun. See how far they want to take the sport.
Red dots are great for kids.