milemaker13
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Why no bb guns?
You could put an eye out, kid...remember to drink your Ovaltine...Why no bb guns?
Why no bb guns?
That’s the pink “kid” gun I was referring to in the earlier post. She wants it in the rack on the mule to go to the “shooting place”, when she wants to read to her dolls...
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I have 2 beautiful little girls that each need their proud papa to procure their very first shooting irons. I have reservations. On one hand, they fight like cats and dogs over things that are even remotely different, but they want to be a bit different. My thought there was same gun in different colors which brought me to the idea of buying one pink and one teal cricket (kid size) rifle corresponding to their favorite colors. The next thought was that they would be heartbroken immediately as they outgrow it because the fancy colors aren’t available in “youth” sized guns, and I really want to use shooting as a lesson on focusing and achieving goals (accurate shooting). So that thought led me down the path of considerations to the point where I have strong reservations about buying them real rifles that look like toys. So now I am back to thinking blued steel and wood.
What are y’all thoughts on buying that very first rifle?
I’m torn between a single shot, a bolt repeater (with single shot conversion), and a marlin 60 like I had as my first rifle. My dad only let me shoot 1 at a time til I was about 12 and I would probably do the same. I keep looking at the 795 like my wife has though as it’s light, reliable, and crazy accurate (and cheap).
I’m not really interested in suggestions on specific guns to consider, but more on rationale for aesthetics, and action type.
My 14 yr. old step grand-daughter is already too big for the Savage Rascal I picked up last year but she has a sister that just turned 6. But the 14 yr. old still gets a kick out of that downscaled Rascal, as do I...... That nice peep sight and Accutrigger make for a sweet shooting little 22 that will also handle 22 Shorts & Longs. I have to get some pictures of myself and a few other 60-somethings shooting that pink Rascal with big grins on their faces. The novelty is priceless and just goes to show that even little 22 single shots are considered classic plinkers and learning guns.
Part of the magic of those "kids first 22lr"'s is that so many of us oldsters started out with one and it's a real trip back to our youth to return to them.