What guns should a father give to his children?

my big bang first gun

my first experience with a gun that actually fired, was when i got a daisy buck bb gun. my dad took me out to the back yard, set up a target on a piece of standing cardboard, and drilled gun safety into me.
i was about 8 years old.
it has stuck with me ever since and now gun safety is habit.
i suggest doing something like that.

I just want to make sure that my children are equipped to face any physical dangers they may encounter.[Emphasis added]

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So, what weapons and equipment should be available to your children in times of war and conflict?

The basics are the small arms weapons used by the individual infantryman such as revolvers, pistols, submachine guns, carbines, assault rifles, rifles, sniper rifles, squad automatic weapons, light machine guns, and sometimes hand grenades.

I'm not a father yet, so I guess my two cents isn't worth much, but from my relationship with my father and my own opinions, I think that it will go something like this when I do have kids (ages just a rough idea, it will depend on maturity):

8 - a pocket knife, along with lessons in survival and lots of cub scouts kind of outings.

9 - a fixed blade knife with a lot of camping and more life lessons regarding survival.

10 - a bb gun with basic marksmanship lessons and gun safety lessons.

11 - a bb pistol with basic marksmanship lessons and safety lessons.

12 - a single shot .22lr rifle with open sights along with all of the instruction and what-not.

13 - a multiple shot or semi-auto .22lr rifle with basic instruction.

14 - a hunting rifle with hunter safety classes and hunting trips.

15/16/17 - a .22lr pistol with instruction

18/19/20 - a shotgun for home defense of first apartment, no instruction should be needed at this point

21 - a centerfire pistol of some sort to go with the CWP

I think it's really a guy/girl's responsibility to take care of their own weapon needs at that point.

I think thats's the general progression of gifts and instruction I'll give my kids. I guess we'll see if it actually works out that way.

I have two guns that belonged to my father: a lever action rifle and a .38 revolver. My son is 9. I've given him a Cricket .22 and a Rem 870 youth 20g. I'm sure he'll get more over time. He loves the SKS, it may be next.

My oldest son who is 9 got a remmy 870 wingmaster 28ga for his 9th birthday and will be getting a henry .22lr here in a few weeks for his 10th birthday. My youngest son who is 8 will be getting a 870 wingmaster 28ga in Oct for his birthday and a .22lr next year. The girls who are 2 and 3 aren't ready just yet. I also plan on building each of my kids a gun cabinet in either Walnut or Cherry. They all have a toy box and a china cabinet built by dad to hopefully last them for years and years.

My wife is due on Dec. 30 with our first baby. He/She is getting a .22 for his/her first birthday. Just which one is the problem...

My dad went in halves with me on my first gun a Ruger Standard that I still have. It has to be aproaching the 600,000+ mark. Still goes with me everywhere just like when I was 11. I bought an identical one for my daughter but she likes my shotguns better; so she is getting her pick plus one. I already gave my brother his (SP101 and SxS 12g), same with dad (Colt .45 and Moss 500), so now just have nephew.

What guns should a father give to his children?

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Eventually, all of them.

Kamagong, if I remember correctly and you are the one with that beautiful Les Baer with the custom grips then I say that is the perfect gun to hand down to a child (when you are done with it of course).

I had a Cooper built with French Walnut and my daughters name and birth year as the serial number. Cooper will do custom serial numbers. She has a cricket now but knows the Cooper is hers when she is ready.

My dad recently passed down to me around 14 guns, mix of rifles and handguns. His only request for me in having them, is to pass them down to my children one day, which now my seven year old has his first .22 rifle, that my dad bought for $8.00 when he was 14 years old. It thinks its a great tradition and a way teach children about respect for firearms and the part of history they have played in this world. All of mine will be passed down to my children, in hopes that they continue the tradition.

A shotgun, a 22 rifle, a handgun in at least 357 and a Rifle in a deer caliber 243-up.

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Bingo, we have a winner.

870 Pump, S&W (PRE-LOCK) Wheel gun, Chose a Bolt Action .30 Cal Rifle & a 10/22.

Enough to last a life time. (of course one may aquire more if so desired)

I have a simple plan based on age, state laws and maturity level:

6- BB Gun
8- .22 rifle
11- 20 GA shotgun
14- CF Hunting Rifle
17- AR
21- Pistol
(bonus guns for joining the military)

Titan6 said:

6- BB Gun
8- .22 rifle
11- 20 GA shotgun
14- CF Hunting Rifle
17- AR
21- Pistol
(bonus guns for joining the military)

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That's my plan for now. I've acquired a few of them already, just so there's no problems in the future. I've got a nice RRA AR tucked away for him when he gets a little older, and was looking at this CZ .22 youth rifle.

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/63/products_id/31197

I was going to start him off on that next year, but I might do a BB gun first.

Shotgun at 11?


That's heavy...






That agenda seems almost wartime.

I will go back and read this thread so forgive me if my two cents has already been anteed. One of my motives for gun collecting was thinking about what I had of my fathers. His college beanie cap and a book on landscaping. Granted he died young and poor but I got thinking about what of mine could be valued. Guns are durable and they can have emotional connections if they participated in events like going to appleseed or shooting. I have about 15 guns and at least with the older son (12) we already have memories over particular arms.

Basically just what you find useful as a man will serve them too. I have two sons. I have one AK and will get another. This one sounds weird but I have one Taurus Millenium 45 and thinking about another. 11 rounds and concealable.

Any thing they desire that the father can afford and is willing to purchase!!!

No really here was my order of graduation:

4-Daisy BB gun
5-Crossman air rifle
6-Savage .22LR rifle
8-Remmington 20ga youth semi-auto
9-Remmington .243 bolt action
12-Winchester 12ga. pump

That was all I was given while under the age of 18. Then I started buying my own. I got a S&W .38 for my 21st bithday. I plan on my son following the same path, more or less.

wartime?

Hardly. The 10YO has been begging for the 20 GA for two years since he was first introduced to skeet and trap. Last weekend he broke 15 for 25 with his friends .410. I feel bad for holding out but I also have the wallet to consider also. The ammo is getting quite high. I think you may have lost perspective about what shooting sports are all about.

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Shotgun at 11?


That's heavy...






That agenda seems almost wartime.

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I recived my first shot gun at 8yo, a 20ga.
My nephew recieved the same model at 8yo.
My yonger brother recivied his .410 at 7yo.

My nephew is 10 and outshoots most 30yo's at skeet and while dove hunting. I think it's great!

I got a crack barrel .410 from my Grandpa for my 7th birthday. It was my grandmas bird gun, but she stopped hunting. It was good.

KarenTOC had the right idea earlier:

Later, when the time is right, teach your kid how to shoot your gun. Let your kid shoot it a lot, and learn from it, and have fun with it.

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SC father faces weapons charge in boy's shooting

The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The father of a South Carolina boy who shot and killed his 10-year-old brother has been indicted on a federal weapons charge.

The State reported Friday that 45-year-old Gary Travis Roberts of Cassatt is charged with possession of a gun and ammunition by a convicted felon.

Officials say a 13-year-old boy shot his younger brother, Gaylord Roberts, in March because he took his spot watching television. The teen pleaded guilty in May to voluntary manslaughter and is awaiting sentencing.

Gary Roberts is charged with illegal possession of the .22-caliber pump-action rifle used in the shooting. He had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 1991 and was prohibited from having guns or ammunition.

He was charged by state officials with illegal neglect of a child. It was unclear if Roberts has an attorney.

http://www.thestate.com

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Teach your child the proper handling of a gun. While there should not have been a gun in the house (convicted felon), he still should have taught his children a lot better than this.

I think you may have lost perspective about what shooting sports are all about.

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If you want a skewed perspective about the right to keep and bear arms, the editorial writers of The New York Times will do just fine.

The Founding Fathers added the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights to give citizens a defense against the tyranny of the state.

That is the fundamental purpose.

If we leave the impression on young and novice shooters that we think that Amendment II was put into the Constitution by the Founders merely to defend and promote America's hunting and sporting traditions, we will actually contribute to the false view that it is a historical curiosity.

How am I even the least bit surprised that happened in Columbia, SC? I'm living in Columbia for the summer...fun stuff...

I don't think my 11 YO will be fighting tyranny with his youth model Remington 20 GA. Not unless they start shooting clays at him.

Nevertheless, by the time they are positioned at the juncture of adolescence and adulthood they need to fully understand the context and primary theme of the Second Amendment so they can help ensure that we will remain an armed people, able to defend our liberty.