Age for first gun?

[whitetrash]

The old lady asked me about this today. I said start with a BB gun around 4-5. 22 around 8 and go from there. She was a little surprised by that.

Am I off here?

[dee]

Sounds right to me.

[Couver]

Almost the same for me. I had a 20 gauge shotgun at 10 then my first deer rifle at 12. I still have them all. That Ruger Mk77 25.06 has killed a lot of deer.

[01yz2nv]

I had a .22 semi auto browning (which I still have) and a bolt action .410 shotgun around the age of 6.

[Shockeruti]

I took my oldest (4, 5 in aug) shooting for the first time about a month ago. Started about 6-8 months ago with an airsoft gun in the backyard. It's more about maturity level than age IMO.

[bobs94formula]

It's more about maturity level than age IMO.

Bingo! I take my boys, 10 and 13, shooting all the time. I would never let my 12 y/o nephew shoot our bb guns because he's an immature brat.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

I got a BB gun at 5 and had to carry an empty shot gun for a year before I could shoot a shot gun (that was age 7-8 at 10 we got on a dear lease and at 11 I was driving around 1800 acres in a 62 willys jeep with a 3 on the tree with a 12 gauge, my 3030 rifle and my 22 pistol

[4bangen]

It's all about the kid. My little girl got a .22 at 6, and gets to shoot, but it's kept locked in our closet.
I have friends with 12yo. kids I wouldn't trust with a hot glue gun.

[BMCSean]

As soon as they can walk!

[Sleeper]

Had a bb gun at 4-5, followed by a 410 and a 20 gauge not long after, and access to the 22.

[2000 vert]

Sounds about right to me. I got my daughter a bb gun at 6. She started shooting my .22 auto rifle at 9. Airsoft pistols at 9 for practice. She is twelve now and has her own .22 pistol, .22/.410 combo, and a single shot .223. She proved to me she was mature enough. It definitly depends on the kid and how they were trained. That being said, all guns are locked away and she only shoots with me or my dad.

[BlackGT]

I'm getting my son a .22 for Christmas this year. He turned 10 2 weeks ago. My wife is like yours and thinks he is too young. I had my first .22 around 10...

[KBScobravert]

My 8mth old built her first AR in her crib the other night. Won't let her shoot it just yet though.

In all seriousness. I had a Nylon 66 .22lr (still have it) when I was 8 or 9 and got a 12ga mossberg 500 when I was 11 or 12.

[2000 vert]

My 8mth old built her first AR in her crib the other night. Won't let her shoot it just yet though.

In all seriousness. I had a Nylon 66 .22lr (still have it) when I was 8 or 9 and got a 12ga mossberg 500 when I was 11 or 12.

Wasnt quite that young when I got my .22. I was 13 and I still have it 27 years later. Marlin 60 and still my favorite 27 years later.

[KBScobravert]

My Nylon 66 was such a fixture of my childhood. I went on Ebay and bought up a bunch of the Remington promotional media to have as keepsakes.

Hell, I am thinking of paying the $200 stamp fee for the Mossberg 500 to keep it as a SBS. I can't image the shotgun was more than $150 from Monkeywards back in the 80's.