So I took my 5 year old to the range today. She was amazing, paid attention, and had fun. So now I'm in for it...
The only .22's I have are a Savage mark II with a Boyds stock, or a 10/22 with the ATI folding, telescopic stock. I got her pretty well set on the latter with the shortest position, but two things were bothering me. One, the pistol grip is way too far for her hands. Two, semi-auto may need to go away until she's a bit more experienced. She was decent at aiming the red dot, so I'd like to stick with it.
She's super tall for her age, more like a 6-7 year old.
Should I stick with it, and live with the downsides? Buy something like a Savage rascal? Buy a wood 10/22 stock and cut it down? Is there a way to easily load the 10/22 single shot? What are everyone's thoughts? Thanks.
The only .22's I have are a Savage mark II with a Boyds stock, or a 10/22 with the ATI folding, telescopic stock. I got her pretty well set on the latter with the shortest position, but two things were bothering me. One, the pistol grip is way too far for her hands. Two, semi-auto may need to go away until she's a bit more experienced. She was decent at aiming the red dot, so I'd like to stick with it.
She's super tall for her age, more like a 6-7 year old.
Should I stick with it, and live with the downsides? Buy something like a Savage rascal? Buy a wood 10/22 stock and cut it down? Is there a way to easily load the 10/22 single shot? What are everyone's thoughts? Thanks.