We had 9 and 10 year olds from the pony club at our range and they were some of the safest shooters we had, shouting at the other members if they forgot to put on the red lights etetc.
Our oldest member was still competing (and winning) at 95 so age is no problem.
Originally Posted by
cmcintosh
I've just posted a similar question in the general section. My daughter is 7 and already shoots (practice) air pistols for pony club events - the actual competitions are only open to 8+ year olds. Having been to a few of these I can't see any issue with well supervised youngsters in this environment.
I'm actually thinking about letting my 5 1/2 year old have a go now!
15x 303s, 1x .223, 1x 7.62, 1x .308, 8x .22s, 1x7.5, 1x30-06, 2x.357, 1x45-110, 1x45acp, 2x32-20, 1x.50, 2x12bore, 1x 357lbr, 1x .22 lbp and some others... 42 currently :-)