Among other things, my son is a registered firearms instructor, and here he is with his son at his third outing at the local rifle range giving step by step instructions to his 4-1/2 year old. The rifle is a small .22 caliber with a red dot sight, and a stock that's been cut to fit his small frame. At 100 ft. he probably hits the gong 4 out of 10 times. Although I have no concerns, knowing my son's abilities to instruct, I am thankful that shooting and firearms are not an obsession to my grandson. So many times I wish I had this type of quality time with my dad. Ken
It's good to see gun safety being taught at a young age. Like you, my dad didn't take the time and I had to learn it from a stranger (NRA Instructor) even though my dad was a police officer and qualified on firearms.
Ken,
To me this is a beautiful sight to see a father and son with quality time. It shows how well you did raising your son. Also shooting sports is more than just pulling a trigger. I instills patients, calmness and most importantly focus.
Very good things for a youngster to learn
Keith
Very nice.
I would suggest the shooter to wear safety glasses though. I used to pistol shoot regularly and one time had a revolver jump time and the cylinder lock didn't engage but the gun did go off allowing powder gases to flow back off the flute of the cylinder into my face. It was a rare moment shooting a S&W model 27. I did get powder embedded into my facial skin but my eyes were saved by my prescription glasses. I'm very thankful to be able to see today. I enjoy shooting sports and abide to all safety standards for myself and others around me and the gun was repaired and shoots fine to this day.
As a NRA Certified Firearms Instructor it is mandatory to wear eye and ear protection on any range I instruct at. I have a 4-1/2 year old Great Grandson who is also learning to shoot by Father, an avid shooter, along with my assistance. As was said, QUALITY TIME !!
The lesson i got from my Dad was "you shoot to kill & you eat it". Needless to say i became a very careful shooter and to this day prefer punching holes on paper
Me wayyy back 1970's & my very first shooter
My Daughter and her very first live fire with a .45ACP from 10meters
Teach em' young but and teach em' right.
He needs safety glasses would be my only immediate criticism. The quality time with father & son are the main thing and I remember my dad teaching me but we never had any eye or ear protection back when as we do nowadays.
Pat your son on the back.Teach them the proper way to enjoy the shooting sport.
Thank you all for the comments. As bad luck would have, I snapped the photo the one time in which the safety glasses were left on the shooting bench in the background. Click the download and you can see them.
I was fortunate to have a job that as allowed me to spend quality time with my son, and now, he with his. Sadly, my dad worked six day a week all throughout my growing years, which left little time for much else. Oh well, he was a good man and provided for all our needs.
I have absolutely no criticisms at all. As a firearms instructor I do agree that shooting glasses should be worn I would not criticize this photo at all. It is refreshing to see a father teaching his son the shooting sports and doing it properly. I started teaching my two kids shooting from a very young age. At first I held the firearm, usually a S&W Model 34 .22 caliber revolver and then a .22 caliber rifle. I would hold the gun and they would squeeze the trigger. At 2-3 years old that was great fun for them. They graduated up to shooting other .22's, 223/5.56 in an AR-15, 257 Roberts and 30-06. My son liked shooting my 338 and 375 but my younger daughter never shot those two. Sadly they are both gone now but I have photos of my son and his first antelope and mule deer and my daughter eating a rock chuck.
Dennis
I am not sure about this:
Kiddies and guns? Rather than to teach them to be creative? Parent responsibility?
When they reach the age 13 - are they going to handle nuclear weapons?
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