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Best starter gun for kids
Posted on 7/5/21 at 10:34 am
Posted on 7/5/21 at 10:34 am
Looking to get my son his first gun. Thinking a little shotgun since I don’t think he will keep still long enough to sit in a stand. 7 years old but he’s small for his age. What y’all got?
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Posted on 7/5/21 at 10:35 am to doubleh
10/22
ETA: wait until he is old enough to handle a 20ga, don't start him out with a .410.
ETA: wait until he is old enough to handle a 20ga, don't start him out with a .410.
This post was edited on 7/5/21 at 10:37 am
Posted on 7/5/21 at 10:38 am to doubleh
H&R handy rifle, then get whatever barrels you want
Posted on 7/5/21 at 10:53 am to doubleh
300 blk bolt action with a suppressor. No recoil, no noise, can shoot a deer with it until he moves up to a bigger gun. Ruger ranch, savage both have great options.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 11:07 am to way_south
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300 blk bolt action with a suppressor
Damn man, that’s a $1,500 rig for a 7 year old. OB Baller right here
Posted on 7/5/21 at 11:07 am to civiltiger07
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ETA: wait until he is old enough to handle a 20ga, don't start him out with a .410.
Why is that
Posted on 7/5/21 at 11:12 am to doubleh
The whole don’t get him a .410 and to wait for a 20 is complete bullshite in my opinion. I started out with a $200 .410 and then moved on to a 20, 200 ain’t much to spend on a gun you can keep for the rest of your life and will get the kids started with better fundamentals than if you wait for the 20
Posted on 7/5/21 at 11:17 am to doubleh
.22
Posted on 7/5/21 at 11:18 am to doubleh
Anything but a Red Ryder BB gun
Posted on 7/5/21 at 11:33 am to doubleh
Cricket 22
BB gun
BB gun
Posted on 7/5/21 at 12:08 pm to jlovel7
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ETA: wait until he is old enough to handle a 20ga, don't start him out with a .410.
Why is that
A .410 doesn't do anything well, when compared to the larger shotguns gauges.
for comparison sake a .410 would be around a 67 gauge.
Chuck Hawk
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The .410 makes limited sense in certain states where rabbit and squirrel cannot be hunted with rimfire rifles and handguns, but with its dismal pattern and high cost per shot it is neither practical nor particularly effective. In comparing the National Skeet Shooting Association scores, you might be surprised how close the top shooters do in 20 gauge class vs. 12 gauge, with 28 gauge not all that far back. Only when you examine the .410 bore scores do you see a rift developing across the classes. It is the worst performing commonly available shotgun gauge/caliber that can be had, and a horrible crippler of game if not used within its severe limitations.
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A fairly common trivia question is "What has the biggest pattern at 30 yards, a 12 gauge or a .410 bore?" Actually, the .410 does, because its pattern is spread by a much higher percentage of deformed shot diverging from the main pattern. But, it does not have the larger effective pattern. The 1/2 or 11/16 ounce shot mass of the .410 cannot possibly populate a pattern with as effective a density as a standard 1-1/8 ounce 12 gauge field load.
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For clays games, or trying to spend the most money per ounce on lead as possible, the .410 has its place. As a pleasant introduction to shotgunning, it fails miserably compared to 28 gauge or light 20 gauge loads. The .410 can be a nasty prank to play on your son or daughter. On the other hand, if you have to buy the shells, the last laugh may be on you!
This post was edited on 7/5/21 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 7/5/21 at 12:34 pm to doubleh
I just bought my 7yr old son a $150 .22 from Academy and he loves it. It’s a Rossi and not the highest quality but it goes bang and was cheap. The kid won’t know the difference.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 1:11 pm to doubleh
Don't listen to these dudes. A break action pellet rifle is the answer. It will go through a target as well as any other rifle. Ammo is cheap and a mistake doesn't mean death. He will learn hunter safety and how to care for the weapon. I started with a pump version.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 1:36 pm to AUCE05
I started with a bb gun and moved to a pellet gun and by 7 I had killed and cooked many birds. I got a crack barrel 4.10 at 8 and moved to squirrel hunting and occasionally rabbit. not to mention fl.ocks of field birds we called em gumbo birds shoot one shot then chase them down with a broom stick till ya round up the wounded then wait let em settle and do it again great fun.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 1:46 pm to doubleh
I like the pellet gun suggestion. They are plenty accurate and who doesn't like shooting a pellet gun? Ammo is cheap, most can shoot BB's as a back up.
First real gun, 10/22 or similar after you started them on the pellet gun. If you go straight to a .22lr, get a Marlin bolt action or similar.
First real gun, 10/22 or similar after you started them on the pellet gun. If you go straight to a .22lr, get a Marlin bolt action or similar.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 1:48 pm to doubleh
10/22. It's a great little plinker, it's good for rabbit and squirrel, ammo's cheap, so you can let him go hogwild with it, it'll teach him the fundamentals of marksmanship without developing a flinch due to recoil. .22LR is a bit dirty, so he'll have to learn to break down rifles and clean them.
Most of all, they're just damned fun guns. I bring mine to the range twice as much as any of my other rifles because I just enjoy sitting there all afternoon putting rounds downrange from a gun that's just fun to shoot.
Most of all, they're just damned fun guns. I bring mine to the range twice as much as any of my other rifles because I just enjoy sitting there all afternoon putting rounds downrange from a gun that's just fun to shoot.
This post was edited on 7/5/21 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 7/5/21 at 2:04 pm to TigerstuckinMS
I got a stevens 12 gauge with no recoil pad at nine years old, my vote is anything but that.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 2:46 pm to doubleh
Take him to the stand and make sure to have his Nintendo switch or whatever electronics with him. Buy him a 7mm-08 when you think it’s time to deer hunt.I started my daughter at 7 and son at 6 with that rifle. Teach them how to shoot and acquire a target through a scope with a .22. Good luck!
Posted on 7/5/21 at 6:27 pm to doubleh
My first gun is a Remington 514 in 22 cal.
I still have it and it is still a joy to shoot.
I still have it and it is still a joy to shoot.
This post was edited on 7/6/21 at 11:08 am
Posted on 7/5/21 at 6:31 pm to doubleh
I started off with a .410 and a 6.5x55 rifle both with cut down stocks. Having a stock that fits is by far the most important part of learning how to shoot. I had a deer and a squirrel to my name at 6 years old 
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