Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Backwoods Home ^ | November/December, 2018 | John Moody

[SJackson]

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[2banana]

Ear and eye pro.

[ebshumidors]

Send them to an appleseedusa.org clinic.

[Baynative]

When I was young, in the 4th and 5th grade the best day of the week was Wednesday when we got out of school early to go to the shooting range at the National Guard Armory (in Denver).

I earned my first .22 cal rifle selling subscriptions to Boy's Life Magazine. It came in the mail.

[Innovative]

Just be sure to teach the kid that a gun is not a toy, and can kill people.

There are storied where a kid played with a real gun and actually shot a parent or sibling.

[Daffynition]

Excellent.

Let’s not leave the girls out of this instruction.

Skills that last a lifetime. Pass it on.

[SkyDancer]

[Shark24]

Here is an inspirational video for any youngsters wanting to learn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd4B77PkeaU

[Romans Nine]

Nice!!

I have pictures of my daughter shooting a Cricket .22 when she was 5 or 6.

Last month we bought her a Springfield XD and sent her to self defense classes. She is 15 now.

[MamaB]

My brother has taught his kids, grandkids and now his greats to shoot. His 8 year old greats have gotten deer and turkeys. My niece was coming back home and the car in front of her hit and killed a deer. Some guys in a pickup stopped to get the deer. She asked them what did they think they were doing and they said getting this deer. She told them to forget it that her dad was on his way to get it. Now, this niece weighs less than 100 lbs but they left. No one messes with her.

[SkyDancer]

Had my first .22 rifle at seven. Single shot and had to cock it after loading by pulling back on a knob behind the bolt. Very accurate.

[Skooz]

Had my first .22 rifle at seven.

Me, too.

Single shot and had to cock it after loading by pulling back on a knob behind the bolt.

Mine, too.

Very accurate.

Ditto.

Seriously, that's uncanny.

[SkyDancer]

I think it was called The Beaver made in Oregon(??)

[SkyDancer]

That almost looks like a break barrel air rifle. My dad has the .22 version.

[bgill]

Am I the only one who can’t stand that commercial with the kid asking his dad if they have a gun? Instead of the dad cowering, he should have manned up and told the kid he was too immature to handle one safely or taken him to the range to teach him the proper use. Maybe then the kid could help protect mom when dad isn’t at home. Maybe dad should take mom to the range so she can protect herself. Another thing, get it out of the top of the closet because a bad guy isn’t going to wait around until dad/mom/kid climbs up there, moves around a few boxes, gets it down, finds the combination to the lock, goes to a second location for the ammo, loads it and finally tells the bad guy they’re ready.

[SJackson]

Not the pictures you posted.

I think you're right. Obviously not a semi auto. No bolt visible. That funny supresor they put on air rifles.

[SkyDancer]

The picture of the kid with the rifle over the hay bales looks like an air rifle. Good rifle to start with though.

[SJackson]

I’ve not seen that. I don’t watch much TV. My kids always knew we had guns, camping and stuff. I don’t know about protecting mom when dad’s not there, but if there are firearms in the house, they should be comfortable with them, respect them, and know how to use them. As a matter of safety, but also maintaining the culture. I know, to the left firearms are no part of culture, they’re evil. Other than when possessed by their inner city supporters.

[jospehm20]

I got mine at 9. An Ithaca falling block lever action. It was accurate too.