What do y'all use? My 11 year old granddaughter wants to hunt next week-end youth season. I bought her a Rossi single shot .223, but she is terrified of the report. She doesn't like loud noises, and watches fireworks shows from inside the house. I shot it from my chin to show her how light the recoil is, but the report just scares her to death. The first time she had foam plugs and muffs, but they are adult sized so maybe she wasn't getting a good seal.
Today, she just had a different type of foam plug. She finally did shoot it today, after about 20 rounds from her .22 Cricket. And after her mom bribed her with a ten dollar bill. The first shot she didn't flinch but the next two she did, so I made her quit and just dry fire it for awhile. We gotta work that flinch out real quick.
Next question: I can download the .223 to around 2600fps with a 55gr Sierra.. Y'all reckon that's enough for deer at close range? I know .22Mags have dropped a lot of deer, but probably wounded just as many more. 2600fps is quite a bit more than a .22Mag plus a 15 grain heavier bullet. Any shots she takes will be inside 30 yards, as that's about as far as we can see from our stand.
Today, she just had a different type of foam plug. She finally did shoot it today, after about 20 rounds from her .22 Cricket. And after her mom bribed her with a ten dollar bill. The first shot she didn't flinch but the next two she did, so I made her quit and just dry fire it for awhile. We gotta work that flinch out real quick.
Next question: I can download the .223 to around 2600fps with a 55gr Sierra.. Y'all reckon that's enough for deer at close range? I know .22Mags have dropped a lot of deer, but probably wounded just as many more. 2600fps is quite a bit more than a .22Mag plus a 15 grain heavier bullet. Any shots she takes will be inside 30 yards, as that's about as far as we can see from our stand.
