His sons were plinking cans out back with their Daisy lever BB guns. Their dad actively shoots too, usually handguns. We were watching his youngest, about 6 years old, consistently hitting at ~25 yards with no problem. He had never fired a rifle before, I asked his dad if he was interested in him trying out a .22. He thought this was a good time and after rummaging in the basement for a little while we picked out the rifle my younger brother learned with, a Daisy 2202 -- Yes, Daisy did make a .22LR -- http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m52 ... 202002.jpg
Turns out his son was quite the shot, hit the target every time, no flinching whatsoever. Looks like the dad will definitely be taking him to the range now.
...I also brought out a T-53 for his dad to play with. He had heard about Mosins and was actually a bit worried about the recoil and was kind of wincing while taking the first shot. The look on his face afterwards was priceless though, massive grin while saying how awesome the thing was.
He shot a nice tight group at 50 yards. I have a feeling he'll be swinging by Gander Mountain sometime soon... Hopefully my daughters will show some interest when they get a little older. (I don't think I'd mind selling it to them with a 10/22 in a pink stock if that's what it takes.
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