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Firearm Safety Begins!!
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With the nice weather and a 7 year old that wants to shoot, I put the two together today and started her firearm safety education. With her little 22 in hand, we set up a tin can at about 10 yards and started in. She did great! After a little coaching on the basics of sight alignment, barrel awareness, and trigger dicipline, She went 6 in a row after she figured out the peep sights and ended up with 6 hits in 9 shots. We will definately be doing that again. I can hardly wait to take her hunting for the first time, but that is a few years away yet. You can't blame a Dad for dreaming though.Tags: safety, firearm, begins, started, little, year, wants, weather, old, shoot
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Region: North Dakota
Categories: Hunting > Guns and Ammo - Shotguns, Rifles, Airguns, Handguns
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Re:Good form!! She must have a good instructor!
Hunt Hard and NEVER GIVE UP |
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Re:Nice work. She get a new toy for Christmas?
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Re:That a'boy . We might have to have a Jedi Junior Shoot next year EHH
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Re:Fun, isn't it? I had my 8 year old step-daughter plinking cans consistently with the daisy I bought her for her birthday. It was freezing with high winds and she kept wanting to keep shooting. I might have to break it out again this weekend.
 "Diligence is the mother of good luck." |
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Re:She was asking when she could shoot a deer in this pic.
 "Diligence is the mother of good luck." |
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Re:It's a blast Ahab!!! When you think she's ready, bring her out and we'll let'em burn up some 22 ammo. I got lots of cans.............. |
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Re:Kids are FUN!!!!
Dead animals don't need fur anyway!!!!!!!!!!
LATERS |
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Re:What kind of .22 is it? looks like a bolt action? is it pretty light....been looking at getting one for the lake that the kids can shoot...
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Re:Not to be critical, but I would have her shooting from a steady rest so she could be even more accurate. This would build her confidence and have her wanting to shoot even more!
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke -Andrew Jackson, 2nd Inaugural address, 1833 |
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Re:Too cool--start them out right, and young. They get the itch from their involvement, and are hooked by the fun and excitement! Good basic training and experience from a mentor, and a life-long bond is formed! Both with shooting, and YOU outdoors in the field! |
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Re:yelowjackt. It's a chipmunk 22 s and lr. It's a single shot bolt action rifle with a pull type safety system. It's very light and fits her as well as it can for her growing frame. It seems to work for her as she seems to shoot it very well. The different shooting positions will come with time and you are totally correct Meelosh. Right now however, barrel awareness and general handling skills are the priority. If the gun is sitting on a table or a shooting rest, she won't learn those skills as quickly. Once she has barrel awareness and the other basics down pat, we will move into the sitting, kneeling, and prone positions as they relate to the basics. Holding a weapon while trying to sit down can result in the barrel pointing in some very undesireable directions I'd like to avoid if possible. I'm no expert in teaching youngsters to shoot. If anyone has suggestions for me, I'm really all ears. I want her to be a much better shot than I am. Though that may not take to much. LOL!! |
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Re:I would say you are on the correct path. I started my kids shooting and handling in a standing position.
Hunt Hard and NEVER GIVE UP |
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Re: bet she had fun! |
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Re:kdm Said:Ear plugs. Eye protection. NEVER run out of ammo. ..............THIS SPACE FOR RENT..............
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