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Molon_labe wrote:.22 is fine..as long as you shoot with him...ensure you have a GOOD backstop and keep him from firing in the air like a jihadist on vacation!

build a bench rest, and shoot downwards at an angle and you will be good to go..you along with him must show good shooter etiquette and no better way to teach than by example

jihadist on vacation.......

I'll give it a shot......ummmm........a try. Wife might not like the idea.

We have a railroad track one one side of our property. The ballast that the tracks sit on are pretty high so that can serve as a safety burm.

Thanks

Kalrog wrote:

MBGuy wrote:How far can a .22 bullet go?

About 2 miles. Definitely range only.

Nah, won't work. He wants to be able to shoot in the back yard. I have nothing but pasture around me, but there are two houses within a two mile radius, not to mention cattle.

Thanks guys. I was thinking that but didn't know if he was too young. How far can a .22 bullet go?

I have an 8 year old boy that liked shooting his cheapy wal-mart bb gun, while it worked. I taught him and he developed good skills like how to hold while walking, trigger finger off the trigger until ready to shoot, etc. Not once in a year did he hit something he didn't mean to hit.

Now that Christmas is coming up, he wants a new one. Is there something better that someone can recommend I get him? I don't want to go the Disposable Daisy route again, so something that will last longer and maybe have a bit more power, and around the $100-$150 range.

Thanks,