A day of training the next generation.

[Shrek926]

Carried my two youngest to the range today. We needed to try out a load with her freshly finished 17 I modded.

Both had a great time, but above all we spent some quality time together. Fundamentals is always our opening drills. The physics of the draw, grip, sight picture, and trigger pull. 100 rounds of 9mm, 200 rounds of .22lr, and 50 rounds of 45 (yeah I slipped in some trigger time in on the Para project) and I came to realize something. I was the only adult out there with children.

Shane Adams and several others here have young children and they train with them. I invite you all to get out and train! Not just "pop caps" but teach your children to shoot straight, use proper fundamentals, always observe proper safety.... And above all train train TRAIN!!

 

[GeauxLSU]

"Girls, just wanna' have guns."
Well done sir. Here's hoping you enjoy many many years of shooting with them.

 

[Shrek926]

"Girls, just wanna' have guns."
Well done sir. Here's hoping you enjoy many many years of shooting with them.

Her hero Katie Harris graduated High School today, so she wants to get good enough to be the new junior phenom from Bartow County. On that note... I want to give a huge shout out to Joe Harris. The man has a true heart for shooting sports and loves to encourage the next generation.

 

[Deleted member 20875]

Carried my two youngest to the range today. We needed to try out a load with her freshly finished 17 I modded.

Both had a great time, but above all we spent some quality time together. Fundamentals is always our opening drills. The physics of the draw, grip, sight picture, and trigger pull. 100 rounds of 9mm, 200 rounds of .22lr, and 50 rounds of 45 (yeah I slipped in some trigger time in on the Para project) and I came to realize something. I was the only adult out there with children.

Shane Adams and several others here have young children and they train with them. I invite you all to get out and train! Not just "pop caps" but teach your children to shoot straight, use proper fundamentals, always observe proper safety.... And above all train train TRAIN!!

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More people should be doing this with their children instead of teaching them to fear the weapon

 

[Shrek926]

More people should be doing this with their children instead of teaching them to fear the weapon

Or letting them learn firearms on an Xbox.

 

[Laxguy59]

Question for parents.

What age to let them start shooting?

Or what signs if maturity you waited to see?

My family had an arbitrary age set at 11.

 

[Shrek926]

Question for parents.

What age to let them start shooting?

Or what signs if maturity you waited to see?

My family had an arbitrary age set at 11.

Mine are each one different. The youngest is 7, my oldest (son) is 12. I let my son and 8 year old shoot at will under loose, but controlled supervision. I am never more than arms length from the youngest... And my oldest daughter.... Plays in the flowers and picks up brass.

The sooner you get them on the backside of a trigger to squeeze, IMHO the sooner you begin to build decision making and start removing that "forbidden fruit" syndrome the results in tragedy.

 

[AirOpsMgr]

Looks like she had a hell of a time, Shrek

Awesome!!

 

[Shrek926]

Looks like she had a hell of a time, Shrek

Awesome!!

She was lovin some 147 gr in her Glock now that I finished it.

 

[Laxguy59]

She was lovin some 147 gr in her Glock now that I finished it.

Needs more suppressor..... Trade you some 115gr for 147's?