Thread: How youngs too young

Originally Posted by Hooperman

My sons 8 going on 9 very solid build and will grow to be 6ft at least. I've got a Remington 700 .270 which has got abit of kick. He wants to have a shot at his first deer. Do ya think the guns too big for his age? He's shot my 22 since he was five
. His 9th bday present is to have a shot on the farm.

my boys when they were that age would shoot my tikka 6.5 suppressed but I wouldnt let them if it was unsuppressed asit would make them recoil shy and not enjoy it.
the first shooting they should be doing is at paper or rocks as then they are used to placing their shots and I also show them on a picture or a shot animal where to aim before we took them out for their first animals.
by the by I have seen adults not enjoy shooting a 270 but once suppressed has been a lot nicer!