I had the next generation of shooter out at the gun club today, my oldest son (he's 7). This is the second time he's been out with the .22 and I have to say he's progressing nicely. Most of his shots were on target at 15yds and his grasp of gun safety is very good. We still need to work on the fundamentals a bit: sight picture, trigger squeeze and follow through primarily, but overall he's doing very well. He had a blast and fired probably 50 rounds or so. Figured I'd share a picture since I remembered to bring the camera this time.
It's an older Marlin 15YN that I picked up at a gun show earlier this year. I refinished the wood on it and am very pleased with the way it came out. He loves it and it fits him very well. I really would have preferred a peep sight for it but he seems to be doing ok with the factory sights. I may look for an upgraded sight for it this winter.
