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Originally Posted by berettafan
how is it SOME people think a .22 caliber air rifle is somehow more suitable for children than a std. 22 caliber rifle?
or a 35 Remington?
or a .223 Bushmaster?
once loaded (and charged) all are deadly weapons.
Before i get blasted for being an anti i should point out that my son had a 20ga with his name on it before he was born and i anxiously await the day i teach him to use it. i'm just not going to kid myself that he's more safe with a 800fps air rifle because 'more safe' is not good enough to treat the firearm any differently.
Not trying to be a dick here but it's a point that should be made as no doubt there may be one or two folks reading this thinking about getting Jr. a nice air rifle. When people get lax in their firearm handling we ALL suffer.
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Berrata Fan,
I Have 4 sons, They all started with Daisy Red Ridders.
2 of them now have decent .22 air riffles, 1 doesn't show interest in it, and the 4th one I wouldn't turn my back on him a rubber band.