I introduced my daughter to rimfire shooting in July. At that time she was 11 years old and just barely fit our Ruger 10/22 rifle (my girl is very petite). She's been a crack shot using open sites at the Disneyland Frontier Land shooting gallery for years but joining me at the real range had been on her wish list for some time. Her first shot, target placed at 50 yards, resulted with a hole at 2 o'clock touching the 1/2" center dot (I've included an image of the target which shows her 1st 20 rounds -- plus one from my .308). It blew me away that a beginner could have such good results and attributed it to Ruger's quality product.
Fast forwarding to this week we found ourselves trying out her new recurve bow which Santa left under the tree. Like rimfire shooting, archery has also been an interest of hers and something she wished to try. As with her first shot with the 10/22 her first arrow touched the bulls-eye at the 2 o'clock position (to me uncanny). She's getting pretty darn good at 30' although she still needs work lowering her anchor point a little bit.
Yeah, I admit I'm a proud father and guilty today of using this forum as a brag board but thought I would risk the wrath from all the folks who feel I've placed dangerous weapons in the hands of a babe to find out how many other dads enjoy shooting with their children. When I chat with the old timers at the range I hear a familiar lament... the lack of interest and participation from young people is endangering the sport/hobby.
Jerry
Fast forwarding to this week we found ourselves trying out her new recurve bow which Santa left under the tree. Like rimfire shooting, archery has also been an interest of hers and something she wished to try. As with her first shot with the 10/22 her first arrow touched the bulls-eye at the 2 o'clock position (to me uncanny). She's getting pretty darn good at 30' although she still needs work lowering her anchor point a little bit.
Yeah, I admit I'm a proud father and guilty today of using this forum as a brag board but thought I would risk the wrath from all the folks who feel I've placed dangerous weapons in the hands of a babe to find out how many other dads enjoy shooting with their children. When I chat with the old timers at the range I hear a familiar lament... the lack of interest and participation from young people is endangering the sport/hobby.
Jerry
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