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When do you start your kids?

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I've seen several post on this and other boards about what shotgun to buy because you son/daughter is interested in shooting (be it trap, skeet, s-clays, hunting or other).

I've seen posters refer to their 10 year olds, 11 year olds, 12 year olds and so on. Remember, a 10 year old is in the 4-5 grade.

At what age did you start you your young one?

Other than age, what else did you consider?

What were they shooting/doing? Trap, skeet, s-clays, hunting, etc (other)

What restrictions did you put one them? One shell at a time, shoot only, when I am directly behind you (most likely trap, skeet etc).

What did you make your young one go through before they handled a shotgun? ie: safty class, 'go with me for 6 mos and watch before you pick up a gun????etc.

How old were they before you considered it a non-event (treated them like you expected to be treated)

How long ago was that? Are they still shooting? What do they shoot?

Have you ever walked off a trap, skeet line because of a young shooter not being properly supervised?

Some one will think of something else. Share it with us.
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A lot (if mot most) of the responses to this question deal with when YOU got started in gun shooting. What I am more interested in is for the older folk (your fathers)--when did YOU START YOUR KIDS? And why, and how?

For you guys/gals 30-50 years old: when did you introduce you munchkins to shooting? How did you go about it? At what age did you introduce them to SHOTGUNS? How did you go about it? At what age (theirs, not yours) were you comfortable with them managing a shotgun?

Please excuse my prior posting, I apparently did not word it as I wished.

Thanks.
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