Wanted starter BB gun advice

[butwhat]

Wanted starter BB gun advice
I have 3 grandkids - ages 4-8 - and am in the market for some BB guns. I refuse to buy a new made in China.
I am looking for recomendations or if somebody has something for sale that would be great also.
Thanks

 

[the iron horse]

I have two grandchildren, boys 3 and 4.

Right now they are playing with toy pistols and rifles.

I'm a big believer that young kids need this "bang bang" fantasy play.

A really good book on this subject, I might start a thread on it.


I have two sons, age 27 and 31.
We raised them the same way.

They did not get their first BB gun until they were ten.
And they only used it under my supervision.

A Red Ryder was their first.

When they were 13, they went to a 410.

Safety and handling was always the word.

I hope to raise my two gradsons the same.

I hope this helps.

More on Red Ryder and teaching safety:
http://www.daisy.com/

 

[kanook]

www.pyramydair.com should give lots of choice. Should be able to see where they are made while looking.

 

[I whittles what I see]

Benjamin Sheridan-- made by crosman now. Not all that fancy but good guns. Wood and Metal, not plastic crap.
http://www.crosman.com/airguns/rifles/pneumatic/CB9
Still have one of these going on 30 years, workings great.

 

[Grizfire]

Depending on how old (and how strong) they are, you might shy away from pump guns if you think they might be too difficult for them to operate.

go with the red ryder style lever bb gun.

 

[MedWheeler]

All of mine are too "adult" for that age category, but I'm wondering: aren't the Daisys and Remingtons made here?
I used to hang out once in a while at www.airguns.net. Haven't been there in a while, but you could ask there, too, or just peruse the forum..

 

[mustang_steve]

I was thinking Daisy was american made, but with how cheap a Red Ryder is anymore....I'm not sure if they still are.

The Daisy Avanti lineup has some BB guns that look pretty darn nice though.

 

[Steve N]

Personally, I want a Winchester 94 by Daisy. This was the first "gun" I learned to shoot, at age 4, with my oldest brother. He's 62 now, and still has that BB gun.

 

[chevyforlife21]

when i was 8 i got a daisy pump. but hardly got to shoot it. then when i was 12 i got the daisy and a 900 fps pellet gun. then the next year a 22

 

[butwhat]

I don't remember what I got for my son in 1983. It was a one pump & cost $70 or $80. I was very surprised when he shot holes in the galvanized gallon bucket I set up for him for a target.

 

[tasco 74]

grizfire has got a good point...... last month i had my 7 yr old grandson here and let him handle the rws model 34.... it was more than he could handle and he is solid and pretty strong..... i also have a marksman biathalon trainer which is a much less powerful rifle with a skeletonized synthetic stock and weighs a fraction of the wood stocked heavier built rws.......... it has an aperture rear sight and a globe front.... he liked to handle that one much better.....

life is short.....