tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post3136629673181341037..comments2024-03-28T09:46:22.919-04:00Comments on Borepatch: New ShooterBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-25710442078155860032009-01-21T09:58:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:58:00.000-05:00Good job Ted- getting newbies (or returnees) into ...Good job Ted- getting newbies (or returnees) into the fold has to be our focus for the future of shooty happiness. (BTW, I think the defrag worked- tnx)<BR/><BR/>If I may be so bold to answer Edge: Whatever age the child can understand the safety rules is a good age to start. My bud Paul's daughter (a fairly bright young lady), got started at 7.<BR/>Try to use a kid-scaled rifle rather than an adult rifle, or the child will be stressed trying to hold the thing properly. And yeah, a .22 is the way to go, maybe even .22 short, or use LR shotshells on reactive targets like balloons to get them all charged up with early success.<BR/>One big thing- stop the session while the kid wants more. If you drag it out too long, the tedium of it all will make the lad/lass less likely to want to return to the scene of the drudgery.<BR/>Good luck!<BR/><BR/>wv:"cznhav"--yes! I have n czdoubletroublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378163493817522427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-77818446049185551052009-01-21T09:55:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:55:00.000-05:00Edge, it likely depends on the kid. Responsibilit...Edge, it likely depends on the kid. Responsibility is the key point.<BR/><BR/>I took #2 Son shooting when he was 11. I started him out on a .22 bolt action rifle which seems about as hard as anything to mess up.<BR/><BR/>I'll bet that rifle of yours means something to you. What a great memory. My dad wasn't a shooter, so I had to start on my own.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-56566549062904430252009-01-21T09:30:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:30:00.000-05:00What age would be appropriate to start a kid shoot...What age would be appropriate to start a kid shooting and what do you think they can handle? My dad took me shooting my first time when I was 12 and we shot his .22 rifle (which is now mine!)EDGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532832287184133359noreply@blogger.com