Thread: Son shooting a 45 for the first time

Great to hear and I can imagine how delighted you are in your son's taking to the 45 so well. I was 15 and visiting my uncle in Mississippi. We went in the back yard and he put an old coffee can on a stump and gave me his WWll model of 1911 .45 and I hit the can from about 25 feet. I was in hog heaven.

I bought my daughter an old Gecado model 22 in .177 for Christmas few years back{ I refinished the stock, lovely oil finish}, she has had a lot of fun plinking cans from our back stoop, she is also handy enough with my .40 cal lancaster long gun, not a flinch out of her, she is pretty keen on hunting to0. Am looking forward to grandchildren eventually to teach. No brass manglers here !!!

Cheers

Wow some great stories. This really is the best thing me and my son do together. From care, safety, shooting the whole deal. Wish I would of did it with my older ones but I was not shooting back then.

Growing up in Texas, I grew up with guns. BB, Pellet, 22, .410, 30-30, etc. While in high school, I drove to school every day with a 22, 30-30 and .410 hanging in the rifle rack of my truck. Never bother to lock the doors. It's amazing to see how times have changed. And I haven't mentioned the handguns...

RT

I'm a firm believer in starting young. Like many of us, I was shooting fullbore by the age of nine. I would give some advise though. I have severely damaged hearing and tinnitus.
For fullbore, especially large calibre handguns, earmuffs on their own can't attenuate the noise below hearing damage level, especially for growing youngsters.
Kids should always use earplugs under the ear muffs and limit the number of rounds. They'll thank you for it when they reach middle age still able hear the birds singing.

Congratulations Don from SRD's 10,000th customer. It was great to meet you and I love the Edelwiess. Going up the scale from 22 to a 45 Kimber must have been something to see. Hopefully you son will stay active in the sport and "hone" his skills. Belt, holster and mag pouches and timer to follow. Kimbers are great and shows you are a serious member of the gun games. Has the K been raced up or stock? I'm a Springfield XD(M) out of the box man. Again congratulations.

Originally Posted by Don

My Son turned 13 in April so we started shooting Pistols. Started 22lr moved to 9mm then 38 Special. Yesterday broke out the 45 Kimber. The first shot was priceless his face was just worth it all. He adjusted and knocked it out he is a natural. Proud Dad.
Share your Dad stories.

The .45 Kimber is a sweet gun. What muzzle length?

I'm looking forward to teaching my son to shoot. The shooting range I belong to will allow kids to shoot starting @ 12 years of age and he's 11 now. I'll start him on a .22 (much as I learned on 35 years ago with my grandfather's Hi-Standard) and hopefully graduate up to my Para-Ord P13 .45.

Originally Posted by LAsoxfan

I'm looking forward to teaching my son to shoot. The shooting range I belong to will allow kids to shoot starting @ 12 years of age and he's 11 now. I'll start him on a .22 (much as I learned on 35 years ago with my grandfather's Hi-Standard) and hopefully graduate up to my Para-Ord P13 .45.

Start them now-hell I got my first pellet gun for my first communion,what is that 8?
The younger the better,teach them safty until it becomes second nature. By the way,(gotta let the old man brag a little) I had my 16 year old hitting the string the target was hanging from this summer with a FX cyclone. Thats my boy,and just taught him to use a straight a couple of weeks ago.
Griz

Originally Posted by welshwizard

I'm a firm believer in starting young. Like many of us, I was shooting fullbore by the age of nine. I would give some advise though. I have severely damaged hearing and tinnitus.
For fullbore, especially large calibre handguns, earmuffs on their own can't attenuate the noise below hearing damage level, especially for growing youngsters.
Kids should always use earplugs under the ear muffs and limit the number of rounds. They'll thank you for it when they reach middle age still able hear the birds singing.

YUP ALWAYS USE HEARING PROTECTION-THATS WHY IM YELLING