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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    Not too soon though Mikee
    Hope not I am still working on adding to their history, hopefully he won't be ashamed of me being his uncle.
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    Not likely if you show an interest in him like you are.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tussock View Post
    Its an excuse man.

    I have a four year old brother. Me and the old man were having a good look at fancy air rifles the other day. I would not get one for myself, but for him? That I could play with
    Yes it is. But I still do not agree with buying firearms for children too young to understand the dangers associated with them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    Bit of a worry alright. Mate i would have thought that you would be shouldering a shotgun not cruising the forum. Mind you the ducks are flying high over here at the moment.
    Meeting at the bank this morning, then kiddie soccer, then . . . .and then . . . So no shooting this weekend. Will slip out an evening or two this week when I know where the maize is being feed out on my sisters place.

    To answer the Thread Question - I'd go for a good water gun at 18months to 2yrs, consider a soft-air airrifle about 4yrs

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    I had a 22 given to me when i was 2... i watched dad shoot it wen i was small and eventually began to shoot it myself when i was 4... i got let loose with it when i was 8 in the local farms.. nothing ever happened except the local pest poulation was kept in check.. it was locked away. I had to ask for it.. i was always made to rattle off the basic saftey commands b4 it was handed to me... however i think that practise would be frowned upon these days!!!
    If its a responsible child and hes been taught firearm saftey.. good for him!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikee View Post
    Buy him something quality but don't put it away. Use it then it will have a history. He can say this was dads and he used it a lot we used it together and now its mine.

    I Have no kids but my nephew will get my 20g Beretta 687 SP3 when he is old enough, in the mean time I ill be using it.

    I even purposely got some 28g inserts. Better than a 410 to learn with!

    Have no kids of my own to spoil so lucky him.! In fact eventually he might even get all my rifles / shotguns and assorted stuff
    If your nephew doesn't take up hunting, I could do with an uncle
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tussock View Post
    Buying a gun for a kid to use some time in the future and letting a kid loose with one unsupervised are two entirely unrelated things. Your not on the same page.

    If you think we should stop introducing youngsters to the sport, you might as well go in and surrender your fire arms license.

    The guy has a grand kid and he is understandably excited about introducing him to the sport. This is in no way irresponsible. It's actually worthy of respect and more people should be doing it.

    The guys that took me out as a kid were responsible. Plinking with an air rifle last week with a four year old my old man was still responsible.

    I'm not sure why you are assuming he would not be responsible?

    Who taught you so shoot?
    Buying a gun for a kid to use some time in the future and letting a kid loose with one unsupervised are two entirely unrelated things.

    I agree. It’s the ones unsupervised I’m referring to.

    If you think we should stop introducing youngsters to the sport, you might as well go in and surrender your firearms license.

    By all means introduce youngsters to the sport, take them out on the farm, range and/or take them hunting. Teach them the ins and outs of operating firearms in a safe manner under close supervision, foster their interest.

    The guy has a grand kid and he is understandably excited about introducing him to the sport. This is in no way irresponsible. It's actually worthy of respect and more people should be doing it.

    To me, at 6 months old he is jumping the gun a bit (personal opinion). However, I do applaud him for wanting to encourage some one new/young to the sport/way of life that we enjoy. I have no problem with it as long as he/she is at an age when one can comprehend the dangers associated with operating a firearm.


    Who taught you so shoot?

    My father? Although I was introduced to firearms at a young age by accompanying my father and his friends deer stalking/duck shooting, I was 9 or 10 when I shot my first rifle (under supervision).
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    Fucken a buy him a gun.

    My boy is 2 ment month and he has a 243ai now lol. 1St excuse for the misses didn't work so said it was for him, it will be burnt out well before him an made into something smaller. A 6mm rat on a little sako is the new plan

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    Thanks Guys some great advice here, have over the years taken 3 of my oldest grandaughters deer hunting ,
    but now it is time for grandsons, my oldest is 6 months, the next is 1 month and the 3rd will be born in September so have up and coming hunters in the pipeline , have had my licence since 1975 and have had no issues since then, have bought up my 3 sons and 4 daughters to all know firearm safety and practices

    Like the ideas fellers and good on some of you for being sceptical about the idea
    [ my rugby player so has promised me an A-bolt medallion if he gets into the westernforce, wouldn't that be a family heirloom to put away ]

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    I like it neckshot

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    Nice Lloyd. I was more thinking that buying a gun now may almost be too early just because it is. The young fella may see it as either a yoke he has to carry for Grandad or consider he has it in the bag too early? All the same I wish you well as I can see it is certainly with the best intentions.
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    Shit the poor begger might even be a lefty for all you know!
    The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    Shit the poor begger might even be a lefty for all you know!
    A true blessing, ensures your grandson is more adaptable than any rightie

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    True true that's a point!
    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    Shit the poor begger might even be a lefty for all you know!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    A true blessing, ensures your grandson is more adaptable than any rightie
    Am a right handed shooter with a blind right eye so use high rise mounts for my left eye, cant change to a lefty, doesn't feel right

 

 

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