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<blockquote data-quote="Old Timer" data-source="post: 2827439" data-attributes="member: 24440"><p>Get them started early! Make it fun for them. Don't worry if they don't get it right the first time or even the tenth time. Have patience</p><p></p><p>I started my son out on a old BB gun with a peep sight installed, his choice. I got a paper towel roll, attached a dowel for a "stock", </p><p>taped a washer to one end, stuck a chop stick painted red through the other end. Started him out by looking </p><p>through the hole at things, then next day, added putting the red thing on top of the "target", everything was a target except people. </p><p>Painted the tip of the front sight white, then worked to "white out" a target.</p><p>On to the back 40, and a few dozen shots each evening. Very soon was moving on to normal sights, and then to a 22.</p><p></p><p>Skip a few years, at 16 he was shooting an 8" gong at 400 Mtrs with hand loads in a 223. From there 1000 Mtrs with his own hand loaded 300 WM.</p><p>Now at 23 I am glad he is on my side :-)</p><p></p><p>You have to find something that is fun for the child, and is like a reward to be able to shoot. </p><p>He had rubber band guns and nerf guns from a very young age, and learned gun safety from day one. No pointing at people, and no nonsense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Timer, post: 2827439, member: 24440"] Get them started early! Make it fun for them. Don't worry if they don't get it right the first time or even the tenth time. Have patience I started my son out on a old BB gun with a peep sight installed, his choice. I got a paper towel roll, attached a dowel for a "stock", taped a washer to one end, stuck a chop stick painted red through the other end. Started him out by looking through the hole at things, then next day, added putting the red thing on top of the "target", everything was a target except people. Painted the tip of the front sight white, then worked to "white out" a target. On to the back 40, and a few dozen shots each evening. Very soon was moving on to normal sights, and then to a 22. Skip a few years, at 16 he was shooting an 8" gong at 400 Mtrs with hand loads in a 223. From there 1000 Mtrs with his own hand loaded 300 WM. Now at 23 I am glad he is on my side :-) You have to find something that is fun for the child, and is like a reward to be able to shoot. He had rubber band guns and nerf guns from a very young age, and learned gun safety from day one. No pointing at people, and no nonsense. [/QUOTE]
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