Busyhands94
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hello everybody! after taking my father to the range for some shooting these past few months, and he LOVES it. my dad shoots my cap and ball guns just fine, and i usually shoot my Hawkin! it's a .50 flintlock i built. however, i have to load the gun for him. i recently took my mother along, she seemed to really enjoy shooting with me, and had a pretty awesome time. you should seen her with that NAA Super Companion, she was like Annie Oakley! she had a good time however i get tired of having to load the revolvers for them. so, my dad suggested we should get a .22 for some faster paced plinkin' fun. my hunt for a good rimfire rifle is on. i only own blackpowder guns and no cartridge firearms. so far, i have been looking at rifles, and trying to decide witch one i should get.
i know this will seem a little bit backwards, but i am 17 and i am trying to get my father and mother accustomed to shooting. i know the age old tradition of a father teaching his boy how to shoot a .22 when he reaches that age, but i feel my father and more importantly my mother are ready to learn how to get lead on target. my mother has been a little bit afraid of guns, so i need to make sure she has lots and lots of plinkin' fun! neither of my parents own firearms, I'm actually the "gunny" in the family!
so, my problem is that neither of them are quite that hands on with my rifle. heck, my mom can't hold that big smoke belching Hawkin up well enough to stay on target. so i need a rifle that is easy to load, American made, light, and preferably a smaller size for my mother. but, it still needs to be big enough that I can shoot it comfortably and i can get a good sight picture with it. i decided a .22 would be optimal, the ammo is cheap and readily available, the recoil is nothing, and most .22s i have shot even in the $120-150 range have been really accurate.
i am trying to decide on a good bolt or semi auto .22 preferably less than $200 bucks. so far, the ones that fit my needs are the Marlin Model 60 or the Davey Crickett single shot .22.
with my mom shooting i have been really thinking about the Crickett single shot bolt action, i bet if i bought one she would love it. however, i am thinking that this thing is kinda small for me. i don't know if i can shoulder it up and get a good sight picture. i need it to be comfortable for the whole family to shoot, not just one person. I'm a big burly guy, i don't know if it will fit me ok. i think my mom might be able to handle the model 60 just fine, however i don't want her to get all trigger happy and burn through all the ammo. i find a single shot appealing to me, i do most my rifle work with a single shot. i like the idea of making your ONE shot count instead of taking multiple shots to hit something. so, i am kinda stuck here.
any advice i can get on witch one to choose would be very much appreciated!
Stay safe, shoot straight, and God bless America!
Sincerely, Levi Hawkin Dabney
i know this will seem a little bit backwards, but i am 17 and i am trying to get my father and mother accustomed to shooting. i know the age old tradition of a father teaching his boy how to shoot a .22 when he reaches that age, but i feel my father and more importantly my mother are ready to learn how to get lead on target. my mother has been a little bit afraid of guns, so i need to make sure she has lots and lots of plinkin' fun! neither of my parents own firearms, I'm actually the "gunny" in the family!
so, my problem is that neither of them are quite that hands on with my rifle. heck, my mom can't hold that big smoke belching Hawkin up well enough to stay on target. so i need a rifle that is easy to load, American made, light, and preferably a smaller size for my mother. but, it still needs to be big enough that I can shoot it comfortably and i can get a good sight picture with it. i decided a .22 would be optimal, the ammo is cheap and readily available, the recoil is nothing, and most .22s i have shot even in the $120-150 range have been really accurate.
i am trying to decide on a good bolt or semi auto .22 preferably less than $200 bucks. so far, the ones that fit my needs are the Marlin Model 60 or the Davey Crickett single shot .22.
with my mom shooting i have been really thinking about the Crickett single shot bolt action, i bet if i bought one she would love it. however, i am thinking that this thing is kinda small for me. i don't know if i can shoulder it up and get a good sight picture. i need it to be comfortable for the whole family to shoot, not just one person. I'm a big burly guy, i don't know if it will fit me ok. i think my mom might be able to handle the model 60 just fine, however i don't want her to get all trigger happy and burn through all the ammo. i find a single shot appealing to me, i do most my rifle work with a single shot. i like the idea of making your ONE shot count instead of taking multiple shots to hit something. so, i am kinda stuck here.
any advice i can get on witch one to choose would be very much appreciated!
Stay safe, shoot straight, and God bless America!
Sincerely, Levi Hawkin Dabney