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Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:44 am to Tiger Prawn
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Best starter gun for kids
Henry lever action 22
with the youth stock
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:44 am to Tiger Prawn
sorry, double post
This post was edited on 7/6/21 at 11:45 am
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:12 pm to TimeOutdoors
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This. I used to only shot 10-12 times and would have 8-9 birds. Friends would have gone two boxes of shells to get that many birds.
When my son got his 20g (franchi affinity), he was limited to one shell until he proved he was safe and considerate, and a decent enough shot.
pretty much the same thing isn't it?
He had a gun that ammo was cheaper, similar recoil, and he had a better chance to hit his target because of the pattern and shot density...
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:17 pm to doubleh
Red Ryder pump BB gun (6)-->
Crosman pump pellet gun(8)-->
Beeman high velocity pellet gun(10)-->
20G Rem 870 (12)-->
12G Rem 870 Wingmaster (16)
The world is your oyster (18)
That was my progression. It seemed to work.
Crosman pump pellet gun(8)-->
Beeman high velocity pellet gun(10)-->
20G Rem 870 (12)-->
12G Rem 870 Wingmaster (16)
The world is your oyster (18)
That was my progression. It seemed to work.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:11 pm to doubleh
I would get a Gamo and then a 10/22. Keep in mind that this will ken day be his guns so starting his collection now is awesome. If you go shotgun route I would skip a .410 and buy a 28guage. I won one in a raffle and I really love it. Nice little shotgun.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 3:20 pm to TheBoo
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It sounds like your point is that a little kid should shoot a 12 gauge since it is ballistically superior to smaller shot gun calibers.
It has nothing to do with ballistics. It’s about pattern density. A .410 pattern is full of voids in the shot pattern a 20ga doesn’t suffer from that.
quote:
Being a single shot crack barrel it teaches them to point and aim rather than burn three rounds.
Point and aim at a flying bird? Not the greatest way to teach someone how to shoot a shotgun at a moving target.
This post was edited on 7/6/21 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 7/6/21 at 4:14 pm to civiltiger07
quote:
Point and aim at a flying bird? Not the greatest way to teach someone how to shoot a shotgun at a moving target.
OP didn't mention flying birds specifically.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 7:03 pm to AllDayEveryDay
Yeah there’s no wrong or right answer. Probably most of us started with a pellet gun then either a 22 or small shotgun.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 8:09 pm to doubleh
Daisy BB gun. Let him master that. Then get him a pellet gun. Then a .22 rifle.
Work in a small shotgun between the pellet gun and the .22.
Then get him a heavy caliber rifle. And a heavy gauge shotgun.
Work in a small shotgun between the pellet gun and the .22.
Then get him a heavy caliber rifle. And a heavy gauge shotgun.
Posted on 7/7/21 at 8:57 am to doubleh
Go to some gun shops that have used ones (like Jim's has tons of used ones, or the Spotted Dog has tons of used ones/ places like that) and find a youth model 20 gauge 870 express magnum (preferably the synthetic one). great first gun for a kid to hunt and learn with.
Posted on 7/7/21 at 9:15 am to doubleh
I just wanted to bump this thread. I know its been stated that .410's can have limitations but the 510 Youth mini Bantam Mossberg .410 is a great kid starter gun.
Weighing only 5lbs at only 35" my son whom is small in stature can handle this thing great and killed a bunch of ducks mid flight and of course lighting birds in the decoys.
Note: I have have a Rossi .410 single shot synthetic stock. It kicks pretty good and is loud. Son did not like it
We also have have Remington 870 Express .410 all though weighing just about a pound more the length at 45" with the added weight limited my son's mobility with the gun.
He also has a few 22's, pellet rifle and BB guns and a 270.
I also just won a Mossberg SA-28 Semi Auto Bantam Youth that I think he will be able to get on this year.
The family has a ranch in West Texas which we go a few times a year but we duck hunt as much as we can.
Weighing only 5lbs at only 35" my son whom is small in stature can handle this thing great and killed a bunch of ducks mid flight and of course lighting birds in the decoys.
Note: I have have a Rossi .410 single shot synthetic stock. It kicks pretty good and is loud. Son did not like it
We also have have Remington 870 Express .410 all though weighing just about a pound more the length at 45" with the added weight limited my son's mobility with the gun.
He also has a few 22's, pellet rifle and BB guns and a 270.
I also just won a Mossberg SA-28 Semi Auto Bantam Youth that I think he will be able to get on this year.
The family has a ranch in West Texas which we go a few times a year but we duck hunt as much as we can.
Posted on 7/7/21 at 9:23 am to BehindU
quote:
510 Youth mini Bantam Mossberg .410
Best rabbit hunting gun ever made
Posted on 7/7/21 at 9:32 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
my son absolutely loves the gun and can wield it like a grown man can handle his 12g. I really like that Mossberg has the safety on top of the gun so he can see the red dot when it's not in safe mode. 3" #6-7's in that lil gun is bad arse. if any cripples drop in the decoys he hammers them!!!
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