My daughter who is now 12 shoots my full size PX4 in 9mm. At seven yards she was consistently shooting in the #9 ring His smaller hands may offer slight advantage with the Nano, on the other hand the small size of the pistol my be a little uncomfortable in terms of felt recoil. I'd start by loading one round in it and letting him try it. Also pick an indoor range where you have the option of moving the target closer.shillow wrote:OK, my 13 year old son wants to go to the range with me and being springbreak this would be a good opportunity. My question is do you think your average 13 year old boy would have a problem shooting a 9mm? In particular a nano 9mm. I personally think he can handle it without issue and he's like most other boys gone through the usual kids and guns route, nerd, airsoft and bb guns.
I know accuracy will be difficult with the nano or any other hand gun for a first time user but it will be more about just shooting and hitting anywhere on the paper. He's very responsible with any type of firearm, including his airsoft and I've taught him how to handle a firearm responsibly.
How old were your kids when they first went to the range?
ETA...Oh I bought her a 10/22 when she was 10.