I need some help here
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22-rimfire
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I would start with a 22 rifle, not a pistol. Rifles are inherently safer. Parents generally feel better about a rifle than a handgun since you can't really conceal it. I got my first 22 rifle in the 9th grade. But I had both parents at home and we all hunted and were raised with guns. However, handguns were off limits until I was old enough to buy my own legally after I left home.
A good pellet gun is not a bad substitute. Again, I would start with a rifle.
Do you live with one of your parents? If not, you're in a tough stop and I would look to the adult you live with for advice.
I didn't see your last post.... okay, why don't you shoot your 22 rifle?
A good pellet gun is not a bad substitute. Again, I would start with a rifle.
Do you live with one of your parents? If not, you're in a tough stop and I would look to the adult you live with for advice.
I didn't see your last post.... okay, why don't you shoot your 22 rifle?
kingpin008
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Um, what? How do you figure that one?
22-rimfire
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That is my opinion. You tend to pay more attention to the fundamentals. But this thread is not about me.
kingpin008
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It wasn't my intent to make it about you - just saw that and wanted to clear up that it was an opinion, and not fact. 
22-rimfire
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Kingpin008, thank you for your opinion. Glad we cleared that up.
kingpin008
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22 - I was simply trying to clarify something that could have been taken as a statement of fact. It's been done to me many times, and I don't take offense because in the end, it's about accurate information being put forth. If I offended, it wasn't my intent.
There's good info here but one of the places no one has mentioned is your local Game and Fish department, they usually have hunter safety courses available for free, I'm sure you'll have an office closer than 50 miles, give them a call.
If you're in HS you're old enough to know you may not be able to talk your parents into getting you a gun, BUT, if you take your classes on your own, go shooting with relatives and show good gun sense (or at least learn it) and show that you are responsible they may come around, one of the things I always told my kids "Don't tell me , show me".
If you're in HS you're old enough to know you may not be able to talk your parents into getting you a gun, BUT, if you take your classes on your own, go shooting with relatives and show good gun sense (or at least learn it) and show that you are responsible they may come around, one of the things I always told my kids "Don't tell me , show me".
Do not dismiss the fact that the ROTC program uses air rifles and pellets guns for training. The discipline learned using these type of tools will transfer over to rimfire and centerfire arms as well. Whether it is safety by always keeping the barrel pointing down range or whether it has to do with sight picture, breathing and trigger control. Mastering this skills with the equipment provided will make it a much easier transition for when you do own a firearm.
A 22 lr rifle standard velocity is around 1200 feet per second, a pellet gun also achieves the same velocity. Do not think of them as toys but instead think of them as a stepping stone for more sophisticated firearms. I am retired army and had I not learned how to shoot with a Daisy BB gun I never would have become the great shooter I became through the military as well as the role my father played. You seem to be at a crossroads and at your age it may be difficult to be patient, but patience is the key ingredient that will separate you from the plinkers and help you become a master shooter.
A 22 lr rifle standard velocity is around 1200 feet per second, a pellet gun also achieves the same velocity. Do not think of them as toys but instead think of them as a stepping stone for more sophisticated firearms. I am retired army and had I not learned how to shoot with a Daisy BB gun I never would have become the great shooter I became through the military as well as the role my father played. You seem to be at a crossroads and at your age it may be difficult to be patient, but patience is the key ingredient that will separate you from the plinkers and help you become a master shooter.
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