New shooter defeats invading army of gingerbread men

[dnurk]

I gave my 6 year old a new Daisy buck model BB gun for Christmas. It is the very smallest one they make and fits him ok. He has been around my firearms since he was a toddler and has a theoretical understanding of the essentials of gun safety. This purchase was not completely agreed to by the wife but she finally gave in realizing how safe I am and that this would never be in my boys possession without me directly next to him. We spent some time going over safe gun handling, the functions the safety, loading, etc and then put some gingerbread men out.

It is amazing how quickly young kids can learn. He was absolutely mesmerized and has been phenomenal about listening and paying attention. The results of today's putting can be seen here.

Add another little Indiana boy to the "gun culture." He also really enjoyed wiping it down and cleaning it as he has seen me do so many times and putting it in the gun safe in between my 10/22 and M1 carbine.

 

[Kedric]

That. is. AWESOME!

That is how we will ensure that our hobby and our way of life will never falter.

Major kudos to you, sir, for being a good parent and for introducing him to it.

 

[REWSTER]

Nice, i planed on getting my boy a BB gun for his birthday or Christmas next year. he will be 7,the wife agreed on that age.

 

[william]

Hope you made him eat those...Grandad always told me I had to eat what I kill!

Looks like fun. I remember getting my first one.

 

[TheWabbit]

My boy just got his first spring airsoft 1911. He's already been to the range (Granpa's backyard) with it. All gun safety rules apply to him and he knows it.

 

[bloodandgutsmurphy]

I wish my dad was that cool lol

 

[Slawburger]

Hope you made him eat those...Grandad always told me I had to eat what I kill!

Looks like fun. I remember getting my first one.

So do you fillet or skin gingerbread?

 

[Scratcher]

So do you fillet or skin gingerbread?

Eat them whole, in the field. Preferably while still warm. And always make sure you kill them with FMJ. Don't want any fragments getting stuck between your teeth!

 

[william]

So do you fillet or skin gingerbread?

If I remember correctly if you dip them in icing their skin dissolves. Been a long time since I hunted a wild ginger.

 

[dnurk]

Nice, i planed on getting my boy a BB gun for his birthday or Christmas next year. he will be 7,the wife agreed on that age.

I think it depends a ton on the child. We have friends with kids in the 6-7 year old range and there is no way I would want to start training them on firearms safety and marksmanship concepts. They just aren't ready to listen and learn.

It helped a ton that I also fully explained my plans with the wife to alleviate some of her concerns. She didn't grow up around firearms so the thought of a 6 year old with a gun was initially alarming to her.

 

[Black Cloud]

OH THE CARNAGE!!!

Looks like you did well, and told him to 'shoot em in the lips'. Wonderful pic.