Take a kid

[bigbuck89]

So my neighbor asked if I would take his boy out groundhog hunting tomorrow So I hope to let the little guy practice a few shots and get the scope dialed in for him and get him on his first whistle pig. I was told he can shoot a pop can at 20 yards with a .22. Good enough for me

 

[Buckeye68]

That’s awesome!!

 

[DaMitch]

So my neighbor asked if I would take his boy out groundhog hunting tomorrow So I hope to let the little guy practice a few shots and get the scope dialed in for him and get him on his first whistle pig. I was told he can shoot a pop can at 20 yards with a .22. Good enough for me

well done. We need more youts in the shooting sports as well as hunting. Good on you. Youts your honor cousin Vinny,,

 

[bigbuck89]

well done. We need more youts in the shooting sports as well as hunting. Good on you. Youts your honor cousin Vinny,,

My daughter has been in the field since she’s been 6 years old. Dakota now has a strong passion to hunt and she is the best hunting buddy I’ve ever had I will never deny taking a kid with me no matter what. If they are to loud who cares and if they want to go home who cares take them home. Just give them a chance. A lot of times I’m the one who’s ready to go home and my daughter wants to keep going

 

[DaMitch]

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I salute you Sir!,

 

[bigbuck89]

Well we got the little guy on paper today. We also found a hog but it wouldn’t come back out of his hole. It won’t be long before he tags his first.

 

[L.Leon]

I run the firing line in our Junior Sportsman’s biweekly program. Next week I plan on letting the better shooters send some pellets via my Pathfinder XR. It is all about “generation next” for me. I love seeing the youngsters participating… Helps me keep the faith…

 

[JaceSpace1369]

This is awesome! Glad to see you get to share this with others, specially kids given that they'll be the ones to keep this sport alive!

 

[Coinwa]

Buddy of mine bought a DAR .22 for an entry into PCPs. I went up to his place last night to help him get it ironed out.

Grabbed the .30 Uragan on the way out the door, just in case the kids were there.

There were a dozen kids up at his place, and they had an absolute ball blowing-up soda cans full of water out to 80 yards or so (44gr Hybrids at 865). It’s amazing how quickly kids pick up shooting, when there’s no recoil or noise. They ran me out of air, and I never took a shot.

 

[MRaccurate]

Do you guys teach regularly? Sounds like you have a good range to shoot at. Kids always like shooting reactive targets. How well do the kid's skills compare to each other. Are they all good shots? I teach using CO2 Diana chaser pistols to help keep the costs down. Nice Job!

 

[Coinwa]

I’ve found kids are much easier to teach to shoot than adults…. and ladies are much easier to teach than men (in general).

Everyone loves a good reactive target, even grown men are no exception to that rule!

There’s nothing in this world that brings me as much joy, as seeking the smile on a kids face when they blow-up their first soda can or catch their first fish.

I said the other day: “I could fix 90% of the problems in this great country… by giving every kid a Grandpa with a Red Ryder and an Aluminum boat.”

If someone has never shot a gun before (child or adult) the air rifle or pistol is by far the best place to start.

I started my kids with a Crosman 760 and open sights. Then moved to the Benji Disco, then on to larger stuff.

 

[MRaccurate]

I’ve found kids are much easier to teach to shoot than adults…. and ladies are much easier to teach than men (in general).

Everyone loves a good reactive target, even grown men are no exception to that rule!

There’s nothing in this world that brings me as much joy, as seeking the smile on a kids face when they blow-up their first soda can or catch their first fish.

I said the other day: “I could fix 90% of the problems in this great country… by giving every kid a Grandpa with a Red Ryder and an Aluminum boat.”

If someone has never shot a gun before (child or adult) the air rifle or pistol is by far the best place to start.

I started my kids with a Crosman 760 and open sights. Then moved to the Benji Disco, then on to larger stuff.

I agree with everything you said. One question I have is what % of new shooters were not happy with their skills. I was an average shooter and I needed a better method to eliminate a rodent problem. I developed a sight for a pistol that worked so well that I designed some sights for air guns. I then had a chance to have kids use them and they did better than myself. I started an air gun range in our clubhouse, and I am teaching kids to shoot from 1-13 yards with extreme precision. Their confidence in their skill of shooting is off the charts. What amazes me is 100% of the kids are capable of shooting hanging 1/2" caps at various yardage. There have been no failures due to skill level. The no-recoil and low-noise of air guns is definitely a big plus. Keep up the good work on teaching kids.

 

[Coinwa]

They were all very satisfied with their “skills”… as hitting stuff they shoot at is far more important than shooting groups or precision. The buddy who’s place we were at can’t shoot groups well at all, but has a whole shop full of beautiful critters he’s killed all over the world.

I’ve never had an issue with teaching kids how to run iron sights… provided we establish eye dominance prior to getting behind the gun.

 

[bigbuck89]

Buddy of mine bought a DAR .22 for an entry into PCPs. I went up to his place last night to help him get it ironed out.

Grabbed the .30 Uragan on the way out the door, just in case the kids were there.

There were a dozen kids up at his place, and they had an absolute ball blowing-up soda cans full of water out to 80 yards or so (44gr Hybrids at 865). It’s amazing how quickly kids pick up shooting, when there’s no recoil or noise. They ran me out of air, and I never took a shot.

That’s great!! You are right about the recoil because that’s the first this the neighbor kid asked me. Soon as he knew it wasn’t loud and didn’t kick he was all about it.

 

[bigbuck89]

They were all very satisfied with their “skills”… as hitting stuff they shoot at is far more important than shooting groups or precision. The buddy who’s place we were at can’t shoot groups well at all, but has a whole shop full of beautiful critters he’s killed all over the world.

I’ve never had an issue with teaching kids how to run iron sights… provided we establish eye dominance prior to getting behind the gun.

Sometimes it’s nice to shoot for fun and not get all wrapped up in the precision part of it.

 

[MRaccurate]

Sometimes it’s nice to shoot for fun and not get all wrapped up in the precision part of it.

I would agree with you about the precision if I was shooting any other sight. All the kids have fun shooting precision with no pressure. It is easy for 7-year-old kids to shoot 1/4" beads and 1/2" caps at various ranges out to 15 yards with my sight and a Diana pistol. They don't know that it is hard to shoot precisely at close range. I have to "pretend to chew them out" when they keep shooting the fish line that holds the beads. They just laugh at me and keep shooting.

I have spent over 8 years developing this sight and lots of money. I'm too old to start production and manufacturers aren't interested in licensing new ideas. I have developed many new mounts, and no sights are for sale. I do not plan on doing any marketing. I do enjoy having the kids shoot well. And it is easier to train 10 kids rather than re-train 1 old stubborn codger that knows how to shoot. Have a good day!

 

[Coinwa]

Don’t get me wrong, there was still some “precision”… the last shot of the day, was by the youngest kid there. 8 year old Harvey wanted to shoot a bottle cap, so I told him to go set one up…. Which he did at a lasered 62 yards. I thought his plan was rather ambitious, but figured I’d give him the last couple shots before the gun was off the reg. So I dialed the range (+.8 mil from a 45yd zero) and handed the gun over.

He ran the gun himself, found the bottle cap in the scope (after a bit of fumbling)… I’ll be damned if he didn’t blow that cap 6 feet in the air with the first shot, and it was not a glancing blow. I don’t think his little feet touched the ground on his way to retrieve his trophy. He then showed it off to his mom, put it in his pocket, and it’s now mounted on the wall in his bedroom. He has no idea that I’m about as proud of it as he is.