I just found out that we are having a boy. Naturally, I'm going to run out and buy him a gun. What should I get?
Here's what I've considered:
1) I want him to be able to shoot it relatively soon, but I want it to last a lifetime. Therefore I'm leaning towards a .22LR.
2) I'm leaning away from anything with lawyer-features.
3) New or used is fine, so it doesn't have to be current production, but I want to buy something that hasn't been fired.
4) Price isn't a major concern, but I don't see the point in giving a kid a priceless gun.
5) I'm sort of leaning towards a long gun, but I have no opposition to it being a handgun.
My first gun was a Remington 597 .22 which rusted and was then stolen by some movers. My second gun was a Ruger MkII which I still treasure and shoot often. I'm looking for something like the MkII which is a great gun to learn on, but is still viable 23 years later.
Should I buy something like a 1911 and just resolve to teach him on a CZ trainer until he's progressed a couple years, or should I buy him a .22LR rifle that he can shoot right away and still shoot when he's 40?
Here's what I've considered:
1) I want him to be able to shoot it relatively soon, but I want it to last a lifetime. Therefore I'm leaning towards a .22LR.
2) I'm leaning away from anything with lawyer-features.
3) New or used is fine, so it doesn't have to be current production, but I want to buy something that hasn't been fired.
4) Price isn't a major concern, but I don't see the point in giving a kid a priceless gun.
5) I'm sort of leaning towards a long gun, but I have no opposition to it being a handgun.
My first gun was a Remington 597 .22 which rusted and was then stolen by some movers. My second gun was a Ruger MkII which I still treasure and shoot often. I'm looking for something like the MkII which is a great gun to learn on, but is still viable 23 years later.
Should I buy something like a 1911 and just resolve to teach him on a CZ trainer until he's progressed a couple years, or should I buy him a .22LR rifle that he can shoot right away and still shoot when he's 40?