My daughter and her family came to visit for a week. My oldest g.d. is 5 1/2 years. With the parents o.k., I bought her a Crikett single shot .22 rifle.
We spent a day going over saftey rules and proper handling. On the second day, we revisited the rules, I fired a few rounds to show her what it would do, and then let her shoot (I was always crouched down with my arms around her lightly holding the rifle). She had a blast! We fired about 30 rounds before she tired of it.
After the session, she cleared the rifle, then broke it down, cleaned it, and put it in the safe.
She's gone home now, but when I talk to her on the phone, she always wants to know if her rifle is here, and tells me she's ready to shoot some more.
Start 'em right, start 'em young!
Granddaughter came for a visit
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boatme99
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Granddaughter came for a visit
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xl_target
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Re: Granddaughter came for a visit
That's Great!
Do you have any photos? Its always a joy to see the look on the youngsters face as they connect with the target.
Do you have any photos? Its always a joy to see the look on the youngsters face as they connect with the target.
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Vikram
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Re: Granddaughter came for a visit
How lovely! You are very right about starting them early and starting them right. We would love to see any photos you may like to post.Wish you more moments of such happiness.
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kenhypno
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Re: Granddaughter came for a visit
thats very good,he should be able to defend herself by the age of 12!
"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." -- The Dalai Lama, (May 15, 2001, The Seattle Times)