When my stepdaughter was nine, I had no trouble at all introducing her to shooting with an old CZ618 air rifle. She's also enjoying a simple recurve bow and does quite well with my Henry lever 22. She's 11 now and will be 12 in a few months. I'm really proud of her!
My wife was a bit more challenging, but I got her hooked using air power. Once she realized how much fun plinking tin cans was with my HW30s, the push to rimfire was seemless. That was a year ago, and she's gotten pretty sharp with the lever gun too.
The hardest challenge was my oldest daughter. She was flinching with an air rifle, and was a bit turned off. I kept at it though and she has finally come around. The Henry won again and this time all it took was some CCI quiet and some spinners. She only wanted to stop after her arms were tired.
So now the simple little Henry lever has helped me convert five total friends and relatives, and I rarely go shooting alone anymore.
Now center fire!
My wife was a bit more challenging, but I got her hooked using air power. Once she realized how much fun plinking tin cans was with my HW30s, the push to rimfire was seemless. That was a year ago, and she's gotten pretty sharp with the lever gun too.
The hardest challenge was my oldest daughter. She was flinching with an air rifle, and was a bit turned off. I kept at it though and she has finally come around. The Henry won again and this time all it took was some CCI quiet and some spinners. She only wanted to stop after her arms were tired.
So now the simple little Henry lever has helped me convert five total friends and relatives, and I rarely go shooting alone anymore.
Now center fire!
, almost always a friend with him, they all love it !!!
