How old is “old enough” for kids to shoot Real Rifles

[Sniperwannabee]

So sad we have to think like that, these days. My private HS had a rifle club and you could bring you rifle to school. MY HS yearbook is filled with pics of that club. And, although we didn't have a range on campus, we did go to others that did.

Not anymore.

After telling us that you GOT to post a pic!

 

[Fx51LP308]

After telling us that you GOT to post a pic!

Unfortunately, all the pics I have of that club have people in them, and I'd have to get their permissions to publish the photos.

 

[TheBigCountry]

Uh.... My kids starting on fa suppressed smgs at 3 to get acclimated with me on the weapon with them.... They won't shoot with people who don't run suppressors

0 pellet rifle introduction and 22lr is soy as hell .... Raising men here not prs shooters


My 8 yo handing some stout 300prc likes "his" ai... Kids dreaming but appreciate the effort

Tell us how you really feel
Sheesh

 

[Newlongrange]

Think I started around 8

My oldest kid around 10( maturity issue)

Not sure if my youngest ( 6 ) will ever be able to shoot.

 

[Ronws]

Like the second time my wife went shooting she was printing about 3.5" groups at 400y with a rifle that will do about 2.5." Sometimes I think women are just better trigger pullers.

I was watching one of the older episodes of IV8888 when they were talking about hunting. Chad did a spot on impersonation of Jim Varney.

Anyway, Eric mentioned how a wife or girlfriend not all that used to hunting can be more successful.

Set her in a stand or hide. Give her a rifle and a book. Tell her to read the book and if a deer comes by, shoot it.

And usually she will get one and the guys got nothing because they are the deer experts and figure that the deer are not there after 1.5 hours of fidgeting. And then they move on. Whereas the woman has patience.

Made sense to me.

 

[D̷e̷v̷i̷l̷D̷o̷c̷A̷Z̷]

Think I started around 8

My oldest kid around 10( maturity issue)

Not sure if my youngest ( 6 ) will ever be able to shoot.

When I asked my pops why my brother never got a rifle he said “some kids can’t be trusted, not even as adults”

 

[WIVigilance]

When your kid is mature enough.

 

[TicTacTex]

0 pellet rifle introduction and 22lr is soy as hell .... Raising men here not prs shooters

This has got to be the funniest thing I’ve read all week.

 

[Newlongrange]

When I asked my pops why my brother never got a rifle he said “some kids can’t be trusted, not even as adults”

Unfortunately my youngest is non verbal and has CVI( cortical vision impairment).

We know he sees, and is high functioning visually but we still don’t know how limited he is. We suspect some peripheral vision issues but him being limited in communication it’s still hard to tell long term.

 

[jbuck88]

When I asked my pops why my brother never got a rifle he said “some kids can’t be trusted, not even as adults”

Unfortunately this is 100% true and parents need to honestly think about it.

I know some people who never should be trusted with a BB gun let alone a real gun.