OAKVILLE SHOOTER
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I took my five year old son out shooting this afternoon. He will be six in November. I started him out with a .22 rifle right after he turned two, and he has been shooting .22 and .17 HMR in various rifles and pistols every since.
Anyway, today he started out with a .17 rifle and then a .22 pistol. He was shooting balloons and little green army men. Then I shot a water filled milk jug with an 8" stainless Colt Anaconda. After the water stopped falling, He said "dad, I want to try that" . So I loaded 1 round, set it on his sand bag and he shot the next jug.
After he shot the 44 a few more times, it was time for something else. He shot the 788 Remington .243 that I got him for Pre-school graduation . The first shot, I had my hand on the but plate to help tame the recoil a little. After that shot, he said "dad, I think I got it." He ended up shooting a little over half a box of ammo, all that was left in the box. The milk jugs and drink bottles were exploding all over the place.
After he finished off the .243, he went back to the 10-22 shooting army men and re-settable metal swinging targets.
All in all, we shot the Anaconda, 10-22, 77/17, Ruger MarkII, Ruger Bearcat, 788 .243, and Remington 750 in 35 Whelen (he did not shoot this.)
Guns: A couple of thousand dollars
Ammo: $100.00 +/-
Look on five year olds face exploding a milk jug with "his" deer rifle: Absolutely Priceless
Anyway, today he started out with a .17 rifle and then a .22 pistol. He was shooting balloons and little green army men. Then I shot a water filled milk jug with an 8" stainless Colt Anaconda. After the water stopped falling, He said "dad, I want to try that" . So I loaded 1 round, set it on his sand bag and he shot the next jug.
After he shot the 44 a few more times, it was time for something else. He shot the 788 Remington .243 that I got him for Pre-school graduation . The first shot, I had my hand on the but plate to help tame the recoil a little. After that shot, he said "dad, I think I got it." He ended up shooting a little over half a box of ammo, all that was left in the box. The milk jugs and drink bottles were exploding all over the place.
After he finished off the .243, he went back to the 10-22 shooting army men and re-settable metal swinging targets.
All in all, we shot the Anaconda, 10-22, 77/17, Ruger MarkII, Ruger Bearcat, 788 .243, and Remington 750 in 35 Whelen (he did not shoot this.)
Guns: A couple of thousand dollars
Ammo: $100.00 +/-
Look on five year olds face exploding a milk jug with "his" deer rifle: Absolutely Priceless