01-07-2008, 04:29 PM | #1 |
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How old before shooting 12 gauge?
I'm thinking 14 is the youngest I am comfortable with.
What is your opinion? I'm talking about kids that have never shot a shotgun, and have probably only shot a rifle once or twice under supervision. |
01-07-2008, 04:54 PM | #2 |
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That sounds about right.
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01-07-2008, 05:19 PM | #3 |
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Probably girls could do it at 12. They're so much more mature than boys at that age.
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01-07-2008, 05:30 PM | #4 |
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We've always started the boys on a 12 gauge at 14. The 11-13 year olds could shoot either a 410 or maybe a 20 gauge, depending on how big they were.
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That said, you mentioned kids that have never shot a shotgun and have little or no experience with guns, that could be different. It's hard to say. There was no question I was ready at 12, but then I'd been around guns my entire life. |
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As to the thread query, it would depend primarily on how big the kid is, not his age.
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01-07-2008, 07:42 PM | #10 |
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I was thinking about buying a $120 Rossi combo .22 / .410 single-shot, so that the boys could use it. I'm not likely to buy a 20 gauge.
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