Hahaha same. Im curious of the picture quality so keep us posted!
Backpack hunting gear for kids
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Always pack some fishing gear and plenty of paracord to lash together the fishing, floating, swimming raft.
My kid would love that. Adding extra paracord to the list!
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Obviously too expensive to give to your kids - but the Sig image stabilizing binos are pretty great for kids to be able to use and actually enjoy.
Let us know how those vortex’s turn out. The smaller objective makes sense for kids too.
Let us know how those vortex’s turn out. The smaller objective makes sense for kids too.
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Well today was a big day... my son turns 8 next month and he passed his hunters safety course last month. Today I bought him his first gun! Mossberg 510 mini-bantam in 20 gauge. Specs are pretty sweet for a kid. Interchangeable standard chokes on an 18.5" barrel. 10.5" LOP with a 1" spacer. Stock is made for small hands at the drop so a kid can reach the trigger. After that it can accept a full size stock. Also can accept longer barrels in the future. Total length is under 3'. Total weight is 5 lbs. I can get different choke tubes for turkey or slugs if needed.
In CA at his age we can hunt upland game, waterfowl, small game, turkey, and coyote. Surprising considering that in a lot of states hunting starts at age 12.
Can't wait to see his face when he gets it. He already knows its coming one day but still, it will be a day he will never forget!
In CA at his age we can hunt upland game, waterfowl, small game, turkey, and coyote. Surprising considering that in a lot of states hunting starts at age 12.
Can't wait to see his face when he gets it. He already knows its coming one day but still, it will be a day he will never forget!
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That’s awesome. Looks like a sweet set up. I mentioned I just recently started my two kids shooting. Initially I added some weight and a big surpressor to my 6CM and had my 9 year old start with that and he was hitting everything but even the mild recoil seemed like maybe it was leading to at least a reaction after the shot. So I got a 22LR bolt gun that I can drop into my chassis and he has been shooting that great now - not even blinking - ran the kyl rack down to the 1/4” at 50yards. My 5 year old has also had a go and she is getting the hang of it too. It did make me think starting on something with basically no recoil is probably the right move to let them learn the basics and to follow through etc. I myself and working on getting rid of my blink reaction under recoil by shooting the 22LR. I think a .223 bolt gun would be the next best step up but I would have to drop more money to own one.
Now I just gotta get him to the hunter safety like you!
Now I just gotta get him to the hunter safety like you!
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I am a bit worried about the recoil. Hoping I can tame it by having him shoot off a rest. But if he wants to hunt, he will have to learn to shoot it. May have to get a .22 LR as well since my old ruger 10/22 was stolen long ago. Having a chassis that can accept multiple calibers sounds like a great idea! I will check back in the thread and see what kind you got your kids. A .223 or 6mm size caliber sounds perfect for young kids, and would be legal for all big game in CA which he can hunt at 12 (except sheep, like we would draw that lol)
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I wonder if being open sights would make any difference in terms of recoil anticipation - totally theoretical but I feel like staring through a scope is more mental. If .223 is legal for big game in CA I would definitely go that route for a kids first bolt gun as there is certainly quite a bit less recoil then 6creed. I have the XLR element chassis and rem700 short action clones but you could also stay in the tikka world as they make a tika inlet and that would be a good .223 bolt gun option.
