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theblakester · March 28, 2013, 12:00 PM

Daisy red rider BB gun. Set up targets in back yard. Maybe staple some balloons into the fence. Shoot with him, correcting his mistakes as u go. Try to keep it fun though. A negative experience might turn him away from firearms. Maybe preface him that you are going to be watching him and correcting him a lot bc guns are very serious and can kill people, but that you aren't getting mad at him. I remember my dad taking my 20 gauge away from me for 15 minutes when I was in 3rd grade while we were dove hunting. That was actually a good eye opening lesson.

March 28, 2013, 12:00 PM	#23
theblakester Member Join Date: May 6, 2011 Posts: 88	Pre-rifle training for my son Daisy red rider BB gun. Set up targets in back yard. Maybe staple some balloons into the fence. Shoot with him, correcting his mistakes as u go. Try to keep it fun though. A negative experience might turn him away from firearms. Maybe preface him that you are going to be watching him and correcting him a lot bc guns are very serious and can kill people, but that you aren't getting mad at him. I remember my dad taking my 20 gauge away from me for 15 minutes when I was in 3rd grade while we were dove hunting. That was actually a good eye opening lesson.