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<blockquote data-quote="Davy Crockett" data-source="post: 105134" data-attributes="member: 367">I started my kids shooting with a model 25 marlin, I had them try open sights for about a week then and I put a decent scope on it.&nbsp; &nbsp; Just to be safe I made them shoot it as a single shot when they were first starting out.&nbsp;&nbsp; We had a shooting bench two chairs and and a saw horse at the firing line ,&nbsp; They were always competitive with everything they did so every time they shot they would have full fledged shooting matches between themselves and I egged that on for all I was worth.&nbsp;&nbsp; I used 50' indoor targets and had them shoot of the bench at about 100' and within a couple of weeks they were shooting some good scores.&nbsp;&nbsp; Eventually I let them shoot the silhouettes and spinner targets we had set up and loser had to set the targets but for safety reasons they both had to walk downrange.&nbsp;&nbsp; The model 25 will put bullets through the same hole all day long at 100' , The triggers are horrible but I had a gunsmith polish it up a little and it helped,&nbsp; If you can shoot good with a bad trigger you can shoot better with a good trigger.&nbsp;&nbsp; Another thing with the model 25 is you can dry fire them all day long and not hurt them.&nbsp;&nbsp; I see the High School shooting sports are catching on and what an opportunity that is for kids.- - - Updated - - -&nbsp; It's fun to pull the trigger and hear the bang but it all reality if you slow them down and make them think every round has to count they zero right in on it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Davy Crockett, post: 105134, member: 367"] I started my kids shooting with a model 25 marlin, I had them try open sights for about a week then and I put a decent scope on it. Just to be safe I made them shoot it as a single shot when they were first starting out. We had a shooting bench two chairs and and a saw horse at the firing line , They were always competitive with everything they did so every time they shot they would have full fledged shooting matches between themselves and I egged that on for all I was worth. I used 50' indoor targets and had them shoot of the bench at about 100' and within a couple of weeks they were shooting some good scores. Eventually I let them shoot the silhouettes and spinner targets we had set up and loser had to set the targets but for safety reasons they both had to walk downrange. The model 25 will put bullets through the same hole all day long at 100' , The triggers are horrible but I had a gunsmith polish it up a little and it helped, If you can shoot good with a bad trigger you can shoot better with a good trigger. Another thing with the model 25 is you can dry fire them all day long and not hurt them. I see the High School shooting sports are catching on and what an opportunity that is for kids. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] It's fun to pull the trigger and hear the bang but it all reality if you slow them down and make them think every round has to count they zero right in on it. [/QUOTE]

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