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Originally Posted by MrAtom
When I learned to shoot they had me shoot a Mosin with the stickiest, heaviest trigger ever. It was to make everything seem way easier after that point, and starting with a bigger cartridge was supposed to scare me into respecting the gun, I think.
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I like starting a kid off with a bolt action or brake action .22LR They learn to make every shot count. a follow up shot is 5 to 10 seconds away. ammo conservation, aim and fire with accuracy. I have a little bolt action .22lr that is a tack driver, silky smooth trigger with about an 4 pound pull. Hitting the target (usually aluminum cans filled with water) makes a kid want to hit with every shot...
then you give them the Ruger 10/.22 and let them go to town. Coke cans tremble when they see me coming.