getting my daughter a new rifie

[hunter1989 91]

hi all

 

to be fair on her she has shot my mod85xth and shot a aas400,on the floor minded and on bipods,i no loads of your 6-7-8 years old that shoot with there dad nothing wrong starteing young,but thanks for the comments

 

regards hunter

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Hunter.

 

I wish you and your Daughter luck with your shooting

With the right supervision, and enviourment, you will have great fun, and you will share quality time together.

 

Obviously, she wont be yomping around the fields with you.

 

But a bit of target and plinking work.......why not!

Only you can justify if she warrents her own rifle, if your able to provide one, again why not !!

 

I shot my first Rim Fire when I was 7, only at targets, but I remember what fun it was.

 

Better she is out with you in the fresh air, learning about nature, than sat in front of the telly playing with a games machine.

 

You crack on buddy........good luck

 

 

ATB.

 

 

 

 

Bill.

[matt_hooks 188]

Hunter. Please don't misunderstand me, I think it's brilliant for kids to get out and about, and learn about shooting and wildlife as early as possible. I started shooting when I was 5, with an old .177 air sporter. Get the kid shooting, and teach her all about how to handle guns safely and shoot well.

 

What I was getting at, is that the rifles you've put up there simply aren't suitable for a smaller child to use. The full power springers are just too kicky, and heavy. The S400 is ideal for her, if fired from a tripod, as it has zero recoil. She'll probably outshoot you with it after a couple of goes. The thumping great springers just aren't ideal for her in my opinion.

 

Buy a cheap, second hand, lightweight trainer rifle, and let her get used to handling something that's not going to make her arms sore from the holding, nor have too big a kick to it.

 

Once she's used to handling bouncy springers, and has grown a bit and is strong enough to comfortably hold the bigger rifles, that's the time to get her one. The trainer will probably hold it's value more or less, if you invest in a decent one and it's well looked after.

 

Of course only you know what she is capable off, but don't make the mistake of pushing too hard and end up putting her off!