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Taking kiddo and her "boyfriend" shooting next week
« on: June 13, 2012, 08:04:24 PM »
His folks agreed it was ok. I don't want to mess this up. Safety and fun are what I'm after. .22 then .38 May let him shoot some .357 if he's up for it. Will post pics. Suggestions? Caveats?
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Re: Taking kiddo and her "boyfriend" shooting next week
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2012, 08:22:36 PM »
Take another adult shooter you trust with you to be another set of eyes for safety stuff.   Just makes things easier to manage...

Eye and ear protection are *mandatory* for the shooter, eyes are optional for the non-shooter.  If you don't have enough sets of eyes, that is.  If there's enough safety glasses for everyone, everyone wears them all the time while there is shooting taking place.   Would recommend plugs *and* earmuffs, especially for the kids.  While one alone is usually enough, the two do a much better job...  Especially if people don't know exactly how to put the earplugs in.
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Re: Taking kiddo and her "boyfriend" shooting next week
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2012, 08:28:24 PM »
Take her first so she can beat the snot out of him?  That's get his attention.


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Re: Taking kiddo and her "boyfriend" shooting next week
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2012, 08:34:47 PM »
^this.

Absolutely this. 
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Re: Taking kiddo and her "boyfriend" shooting next week
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2012, 08:50:46 PM »
Absolutely eyes and ears. These folks have entrusted their child to me. No way would I risk any mishap under the circumstances. She'll outshoot him. With a .22, she outshoots me. Not a big accomplishment (outshooting me). :P
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Re: Taking kiddo and her "boyfriend" shooting next week
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2012, 08:53:39 PM »
No other adult available. I'm going to explain the situation to the R.O. of course.
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