Daughters First Time at the Trigger
Sept 9, 2010 12:24:04 GMT -5
Post by Chris Champion on Sept 9, 2010 12:24:04 GMT -5
Early this past August I got my .22 out to shoot a few rounds to make sure the zero was OK in case I got the urge to do any squirrell hunting. My almost 7 year old daughter Morgan was with me that week and I asked her if she wanted to do some shooting. Her eyes lit up 
and she said, "...do you mean shoot a real gun dad?" I said sure. I've got just the one for you. She asked if I meant the gun I deer hunt with. No honey.( she can barely carry my 45 cal Savage let alone shoot it.) 
I got her set up with an old Ithaca single shot .22 that my dad has had for years and been saving for such an occasion. The gun belonged to an old friend of my dads who had a shorter stock made to fit his grandson and it fit Morgan like a glove. She was shooting out the back of my dad's pole barn. Here are a couple of pics.
I hadn't shot this gun in years so I shot a few times to make sure how the irons lined up at 20 yds and so she could see how loud it was. Five of these shots are mine. I got it set up on bags for her so all she would have to do is pull the gun to her shoulder and sqeeze. I let her dry fire it several times with an empty case in the chamber so she could get the feel of the trigger. Once she got the hang of how to line up the front bead and rear blade she hit the target every time. Grandpa and I were smiling ear to ear the whole time. It was great how she kept saying "Yeah..." when after every shot I asked if she wanted to shoot again.
and she said, "...do you mean shoot a real gun dad?" I said sure. I've got just the one for you. She asked if I meant the gun I deer hunt with. No honey.( she can barely carry my 45 cal Savage let alone shoot it.) 
I got her set up with an old Ithaca single shot .22 that my dad has had for years and been saving for such an occasion. The gun belonged to an old friend of my dads who had a shorter stock made to fit his grandson and it fit Morgan like a glove. She was shooting out the back of my dad's pole barn. Here are a couple of pics.I hadn't shot this gun in years so I shot a few times to make sure how the irons lined up at 20 yds and so she could see how loud it was. Five of these shots are mine. I got it set up on bags for her so all she would have to do is pull the gun to her shoulder and sqeeze. I let her dry fire it several times with an empty case in the chamber so she could get the feel of the trigger. Once she got the hang of how to line up the front bead and rear blade she hit the target every time. Grandpa and I were smiling ear to ear the whole time. It was great how she kept saying "Yeah..." when after every shot I asked if she wanted to shoot again.
