It's my turn now, teaching a kid

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One of the physicians I work with comes down from Canada to work. The last two times she has brought her 10 y/o son with her. He is at the age she feels he should learn about guns so that he can be safe around them. I am not sure if they have any guns in their house, but I don't think so. The grandmother is very anti-gun.

It has taken a while but I finally talked the doc into teaching her son the basics of gun safety and shooting. So he has been given a list of the "big 4" to memorize, and on friday we will spend the morning going over types of guns and basic handling. After that we will take my first gun, a Winchester model 67, a polish .22 trainer, and a ruger MK II off to the range. I may sneak in a center fire, I am not sure yet. I could drag the AR10 along, it does have somewhat of a muzzle brake on it.

Anyhow, it should be a fun day, I haven't done this since my little girls, who are now big, were taught to shoot.

bob
 
COOL! Think about it this way:

Not only are you getting a new shooter involved BUT you are helping the US by creating a gun owner in Canada who may grow up to become the Prime Minister!

Okay, maybe not but it can't hurt.

Wayne
 
Congrats, good luck building a new shooter. :)

Can't wait to do that with my own kids.

-James
 
Thumbs up!

Oh, and not only are EBR's "fun" for kids -- they're intermediate cartridges so they're soft on the shoulders. Big bang, little recoil, looks spiffy :)
 
Incidently, what exactly are the "4 rules?"

I've always taught:
-Watch muzzle direction
-Finger out of trigger guard until ready to fire
-Safety on at ALL TIMES until ready to fire
-Always clear weapon when picking it up and before setting it down
-Be mindful of whatever is behind the target

Are 4 of those the "4 rules" (not nessecarily in that order)?
 
4 rules as I was taught:

1. A gun is ALWAYS loaded, treat it as such (mindset, even if you know it's not loaded, just think of it as loaded and you will be good to go)
2. Do not point your gun at anything you are not willing to destroy
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire
4. Know what is behind your target

Wayne
 
You've probably thought of this, but be sure the kid doubles up on hearing protection, foam plugs AND muffs.

His ears aren't blown out yet like ours, but will probably get there with rock music.

I like my Ruger II, but my cousins son turned around and pointed it my cousins belly, (loaded), after plenty of verbal instruction.
 
I was always taught the four rules were (Not necessarily in order here) were:

All guns are always loaded.
Never let the muzzle cover anything you do not wish to see destroyed.
Keep your finger off the trigger until the sights are on the target.
Know your target and what's behind it.
 
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