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Hi Folks!
If you've been following our youtube channel squirrel hunting adventures you'll know that my daughter has aspirations to go deer hunting when she finally meets the Alberta minimum age requirement of 12. She just turned 11 and I figured we better get started on developing proficiency with a centerfire rifle that she can take hunting.
I'm a pretty big fan of the CZ527 Carbine, and when I found out that they made a youth version I started looking and looking for one. It took a while to find one, but when I did I pounced quickly and a couple days later I was giddily developing some low-recoil handloads that I'd feel comfortable using to introduce my 4 foot tall 75lb tiger to her first centerfire rifle. It did not take long to find a good, very light load, and I set the rifle up with a Leopold VX2 2-7x33 in medium rings. She's been dry-firing it in the basement with snap caps, and then a couple weeks ago we got the chance for the first time to head out and fire it for real.
I brought out my iron-sighted CZ527 carbine, and she shot the CZ527 Youth Carbine. We took turns ringing an 11 inch AR500 steel gong set up at 100 meters - it was a TOTAL RIOT and I have trouble wiping the grin off my face any time I think back and fondly remember.
https://youtu.be/4xkZKseNx9E
I'll keep her using the reduced recoil loads for the next year while we work on her positional shooting and rifle fundamentals, then next summer I'll start bumping up her charge weight and get her used to the stouter recoil of a proper hunting load. The plan is to limit shots to 100 meters or less, and as her confidence grows I'll gradually decrease the plate size to 8 inches.
I thought hunting/shooting was fun before - but then I had kids and can't tell you how much more fun it is to share it with them...
Thanks for watching!
Cheers,
Brobee
If you've been following our youtube channel squirrel hunting adventures you'll know that my daughter has aspirations to go deer hunting when she finally meets the Alberta minimum age requirement of 12. She just turned 11 and I figured we better get started on developing proficiency with a centerfire rifle that she can take hunting.
I'm a pretty big fan of the CZ527 Carbine, and when I found out that they made a youth version I started looking and looking for one. It took a while to find one, but when I did I pounced quickly and a couple days later I was giddily developing some low-recoil handloads that I'd feel comfortable using to introduce my 4 foot tall 75lb tiger to her first centerfire rifle. It did not take long to find a good, very light load, and I set the rifle up with a Leopold VX2 2-7x33 in medium rings. She's been dry-firing it in the basement with snap caps, and then a couple weeks ago we got the chance for the first time to head out and fire it for real.
I brought out my iron-sighted CZ527 carbine, and she shot the CZ527 Youth Carbine. We took turns ringing an 11 inch AR500 steel gong set up at 100 meters - it was a TOTAL RIOT and I have trouble wiping the grin off my face any time I think back and fondly remember.
https://youtu.be/4xkZKseNx9E
I'll keep her using the reduced recoil loads for the next year while we work on her positional shooting and rifle fundamentals, then next summer I'll start bumping up her charge weight and get her used to the stouter recoil of a proper hunting load. The plan is to limit shots to 100 meters or less, and as her confidence grows I'll gradually decrease the plate size to 8 inches.
I thought hunting/shooting was fun before - but then I had kids and can't tell you how much more fun it is to share it with them...
Thanks for watching!
Cheers,
Brobee