I know this thread is rather old but I wanted to post an update as our small game season here in PA just started.
I got my son to the range for some shooting over the past couple months. He actually likes the .410 more than the .22lr. At 15yrds he puts all the .22 rounds onto an 8x10 target. With the .410 he is constantly hitting high to the left. I try to watch him as he shoots and I can't seem to figure out what he is doing wrong. I wish there was some way I could tell exactly where he is aiming when he pulls the trigger. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Anyway the entire point of this whole thread was that he wanted to go hunting. This past weekend we made it happen. Early in the morning he had a nice gray squirel come to about 10 yards. It just wouldn't hold still long enough for him to get a good bead on it. I'm proud to say that he didn't fire when he didn't have a good shot. So that one got away. After lunch he got two good shots off but missed both times. One hit low just below the squirel and the other missed only because the squirel moved at the last second. He caught a bit of its tail but didn't get a kill. In the end he had a ton of fun and has been constantly bugging me to go again.
Unfortunately this coming weekend will be the last trip for a while as he gets his tonsils out next week. Hopefully I can get him out this week sometime and he can get his first kill. I'm just glad he had a good time and wants to go again. Thanks everyone for your help and advice in getting him ready to hunt.
I got my son to the range for some shooting over the past couple months. He actually likes the .410 more than the .22lr. At 15yrds he puts all the .22 rounds onto an 8x10 target. With the .410 he is constantly hitting high to the left. I try to watch him as he shoots and I can't seem to figure out what he is doing wrong. I wish there was some way I could tell exactly where he is aiming when he pulls the trigger. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Anyway the entire point of this whole thread was that he wanted to go hunting. This past weekend we made it happen. Early in the morning he had a nice gray squirel come to about 10 yards. It just wouldn't hold still long enough for him to get a good bead on it. I'm proud to say that he didn't fire when he didn't have a good shot. So that one got away. After lunch he got two good shots off but missed both times. One hit low just below the squirel and the other missed only because the squirel moved at the last second. He caught a bit of its tail but didn't get a kill. In the end he had a ton of fun and has been constantly bugging me to go again.
Unfortunately this coming weekend will be the last trip for a while as he gets his tonsils out next week. Hopefully I can get him out this week sometime and he can get his first kill. I'm just glad he had a good time and wants to go again. Thanks everyone for your help and advice in getting him ready to hunt.