With a name like that he needs to be fired.

(03-01-2018 06:26 PM)Huskypride Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 06:04 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 11:16 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 10:09 AM)Crebman Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 09:30 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  Can't argue with that, but I would still wait a little bit until at least teen years personally.

My dad bought me my first 20ga single shot at 8 years old and taught me how to shoot it and the gun safety requirements. The single shot came first and he explained that I needed to learn to make the 1st shot count and using a single shot would reinforce that. He then started taking me hunting with it for squirrels.
He bought me my first 12ga pump shotgun at 12. He allowed me to hunt squirrels by myself at 16. I hunted with that until I finished college.
He was a marine in Korea and we grew up rural and hunted, so the introduction to guns started early.

i was raised in Connecticut. A solid number of my extended family members had some type of firearms in their position (mostly pistols). My uncle was a police chief. So I was comfortable around firearms from a young age. But there were no guns in my household that I knew of growing up. but, i was never actually taught how fire a weapon when I was little. My Father was served in the Vietnam but I guess he just never got around to teaching me or he didn't think it was important. when I was 17. I was eventually taught how to fire a combat shotgun (i dont know what type) and an Olympian 12 gauge shotgun by my cousin's boyfriend who is a marine. You and I are from too different parts of the country i assume, so opinions differ depending where you are from and how you were raised. I personally think you should wait until the teens to teach kids how to operate firearms. But as long as the teacher knows what they are doing and the kid is mature enough to not fool around I don't really see an issue.

What is a "combat shotgun"?

Military grade shotgun... whatever. Thats what he called it. So thats what I'm calling it. Its not a big deal lol


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LOL

It's either a standard Remington 870 or a standard Mossberg 500.

"Military grade" LOL

(03-01-2018 08:42 AM)pharaoh0 Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 08:38 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(02-28-2018 04:49 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  That's a little young in my view to shoot a firearm and that caliber is a bit much for a seven year old, but not my kid.

The younger the better IMO. Teach them early to respect firearms and to understand the consequences of making bad choices about using them.

^^ This...to a point. It depends on the maturity of the child. The girl in the video is displaying good safety and is following commands appropriately...so, I wouldn't have a problem with that. Personally, I wish I had more of an opportunity to shoot when I was younger. It would have dispelled a lot of "mystique" surrounding guns.

Exactly. I was never fascinated by them because they were just another part of our lives.

(03-01-2018 09:04 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  that's too young to be teaching that youngster how to shoot IMO. I personally would wait until 15 or so, But I also I don't have kids, so, I guess it depends on the child itself and if they are mature enough to learn how to handle firearms safely, and listen to your instructions without fooling around.

Both the 7 yr old and I assume her dad handled that almost flawlessly. She obviously loved it and took directions very well and he obviously knows his subject matter. Good for them both.

(03-01-2018 10:17 AM)gdunn Wrote:  If my son shows an interest, he'll learn to shoot a long bow first, then compound bow, then we'll learn guns.

I used to love shooting a bow more than a gun. There's something primal about a bow.

(03-01-2018 10:21 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  Started teaching my kids at a young age about gun safety with toy guns. As soon as they were physically able to operate one they got BB guns and progressed from there. Both were shooting the youth model .243 rifle well before the age of 10. When my oldest was 12 and my youngest 8 we went on a large dove hunt down in Walterboro with one of my duck hunting buddies. One of the guys hunting with us that day was a retire Marine marksmanship instructor. He made it a point after the hunt to go up to my sons and commend them on their handling of firearms, stating that they could give lessons to the recruits at Parris Island.

As a result of being taught from a young age that firearms are tools my sons never had the aurora of the forbidden fruit that many kinds have because their parents demonize guns. Since they grew up seeing and using them guns aren't a big deal and are just like circular saws in that they are tools that as long as you use and maintain them properly they can't hurt you and will hurt you if you don't they are responsible gun users.

(03-01-2018 07:05 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 06:26 PM)Huskypride Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 06:04 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 11:16 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 10:09 AM)Crebman Wrote:  My dad bought me my first 20ga single shot at 8 years old and taught me how to shoot it and the gun safety requirements. The single shot came first and he explained that I needed to learn to make the 1st shot count and using a single shot would reinforce that. He then started taking me hunting with it for squirrels.
He bought me my first 12ga pump shotgun at 12. He allowed me to hunt squirrels by myself at 16. I hunted with that until I finished college.
He was a marine in Korea and we grew up rural and hunted, so the introduction to guns started early.

i was raised in Connecticut. A solid number of my extended family members had some type of firearms in their position (mostly pistols). My uncle was a police chief. So I was comfortable around firearms from a young age. But there were no guns in my household that I knew of growing up. but, i was never actually taught how fire a weapon when I was little. My Father was served in the Vietnam but I guess he just never got around to teaching me or he didn't think it was important. when I was 17. I was eventually taught how to fire a combat shotgun (i dont know what type) and an Olympian 12 gauge shotgun by my cousin's boyfriend who is a marine. You and I are from too different parts of the country i assume, so opinions differ depending where you are from and how you were raised. I personally think you should wait until the teens to teach kids how to operate firearms. But as long as the teacher knows what they are doing and the kid is mature enough to not fool around I don't really see an issue.

What is a "combat shotgun"?

Military grade shotgun... whatever. Thats what he called it. So thats what I'm calling it. Its not a big deal lol


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LOL

It's either a standard Remington 870 or a standard Mossberg 500.

"Military grade" LOL

I'd put my money on the the 870.

Stock 870 with a parkerized finish and we call that combat grade

(03-01-2018 07:32 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 07:05 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 06:26 PM)Huskypride Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 06:04 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(03-01-2018 11:16 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  i was raised in Connecticut. A solid number of my extended family members had some type of firearms in their position (mostly pistols). My uncle was a police chief. So I was comfortable around firearms from a young age. But there were no guns in my household that I knew of growing up. but, i was never actually taught how fire a weapon when I was little. My Father was served in the Vietnam but I guess he just never got around to teaching me or he didn't think it was important. when I was 17. I was eventually taught how to fire a combat shotgun (i dont know what type) and an Olympian 12 gauge shotgun by my cousin's boyfriend who is a marine. You and I are from too different parts of the country i assume, so opinions differ depending where you are from and how you were raised. I personally think you should wait until the teens to teach kids how to operate firearms. But as long as the teacher knows what they are doing and the kid is mature enough to not fool around I don't really see an issue.

What is a "combat shotgun"?

Military grade shotgun... whatever. Thats what he called it. So thats what I'm calling it. Its not a big deal lol


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LOL

It's either a standard Remington 870 or a standard Mossberg 500.

"Military grade" LOL

I'd put my money on the the 870.

Probably.

But with the quality problems Remington is having these days I'd rather have a new Mossberg. Friend of mine bought his grandson a new 870 for Christmas and ended up taking it back and getting a Mossberg 835 because the brand new Remington had rust bad enough to damage the blueing and the action was so rough it sounded like it had pea gravel in it.

Remington is trying to put themselves out of business.

I’m one of the poor bastards who actually bought an R51. I still have PTSD because of that