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re: What age to buy sons a gun
Posted on 10/18/10 at 7:54 am to Bleeding purple
Posted on 10/18/10 at 7:54 am to Bleeding purple
Every kid is different. But sounds like a good plan.
I have three boys; 9 and twins 6. Started all with BB gun but soon went to the .22 Cricket. My 9 year old and one of the twins love to shoot while the other twin doesn't care for it.
You definately need to shoot at cans, ballons or spinning targets for the visual effect. Paper targets only go so far.
The 9 year old was hunting with a .243 Rossi, this year I moved him up to a 30.06 with Remington managed recoil loads. He dropped a pig at 114 yards during the youth hunt last week.
All in all it just depends on the maturity and progession of the individual kid.
I have three boys; 9 and twins 6. Started all with BB gun but soon went to the .22 Cricket. My 9 year old and one of the twins love to shoot while the other twin doesn't care for it.
You definately need to shoot at cans, ballons or spinning targets for the visual effect. Paper targets only go so far.
The 9 year old was hunting with a .243 Rossi, this year I moved him up to a 30.06 with Remington managed recoil loads. He dropped a pig at 114 yards during the youth hunt last week.
All in all it just depends on the maturity and progession of the individual kid.
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Posted on 10/18/10 at 8:29 am to taurusjwf
all depends on them. I felt my son at age 5 was old enough for a BB gun. He got a pellet gun 6 months later. Then...... as u read a 410, at 6 1/2. A point I want to make is, he has friends that come over and naturally my son wants to shoot the pellet gun to show off. I never let him because u never know the upbringing on another child. I am certain that many of his friends have never been introduced to a guns and are not mature enough to be around firearms. So, make your own descions about your own kids because you know your kids best. A time table is great but may not always work the way you plan.
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