My 9 yr old son really impressed me today, check out his group

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So I took my CZ 455 17 HMR to the range today to sight in the scope (Nikon Prostaff 3-9X40 Rimfire) and fire it for the first time. While I was doing that my 9 year old son was shooting 22s beside of me. Got it zeroed at 100 yards and he asked if he could fire it. I sat him down at the bench and he fired a couple rounds to get a feel for the trigger and using a scope, first time he had ever used one. I was watching his rounds hit through the spotting scope and told him to focus on a particular target instead of just plinking. Damned if he didn't put 5 holes in the target, all touching! Shocked me, lol. Very impressed and he was proud after I told him that was better than my 2 groups prior to that.... He out shot me!! I am happy that he loves shooting. Just started taking him a couple weeks ago when I joined the new range. Something we can do together that we enjoy. 20180511_185331.jpg 20180511_185335.jpg
 
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Great shooting. I agree with Grits, go buy another gun since he just claimed that one. Every time I take my daughter to the range I end up using the old 22 with the stupid taco scope while she's plinking away with my (hers) Ruger American with Nikon scope.
 
Fine looking young man and a fine group that he shot. Congrats to him and his proud dad.
 
fuelpiper said:
That is great shooting! Now if dad could learn to sight a scope in he’ll be able to put one ragged hole...in the bullseye :) hehe. Seriously, great shooting.
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Lol, true! First time sighting in a scope. I prob still need a few adjustments, kinda got in a hurry because I had to get another rifle sighted in after this one and a storm was getting close. I'll head back today and try to fine tune them. I was hitting in the orange on the other target I was using. This was one of his targets he had been shooting at earlier with a couple 22 rifles using iron sights at 100 yards.
 
Awesome shooting!!

You can bore sight a bolt action rifle at home and it will save you some time and ammo at the range. Use some type of supported rest such as sand bags when sighting a rifle in to save some time and frustration. For the rifle your son is shooting, about 8 clicks right and 2 clicks down should be veryyyyyy close to 100 yard zero.
 
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I plan to try to get him into some type of shooting other than just messing around at the range. He just needs a bit more patience before I get him into anything like that. He gets aggravated easy when something doesn't work out as he think it should....as in missing a target, feed failure or jam, etc. Something he'll grow out of soon I hope. He shot the same rifle some more today, and I got the final adjustments made on the scope. All rounds in the 2 inch target circles now. :)

Another thing I'm working with him on is his right handed, left eye dominance. Hearing mutiple things from people and what I read online. Some say eye patch, other say learn to shoot left handed, some say learn to use the right eye....some say let it be if it works. Thoughts on that? Ran into more people that say they are the same way recently. I didn't know that was a common thing honestly.
 
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Namerifrats said:
I plan to try to get him into some type of shooting other than just messing around at the range. He just needs a bit more patience before I get him into anything like that. He gets aggravated easy when something doesn't work out as he think it should....as in missing a target, feed failure or jam, etc. Something he'll grow out of soon I hope. He shot the same rifle some more today, and I got the final adjustments made on the scope. All rounds in the 2 inch target circles now. :)

Another thing I'm working with him on is his right handed, left eye dominance. Hearing mutiple things from people and what I read online. Some say eye patch, other say learn to shoot left handed, some say learn to use the right eye....some say let it be if it works. Thoughts on that? Ran into more people that say they are the same way recently. I didn't know that was a common thing honestly.
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My daughter is also righty, left eye dominant. I had her shoot a rifle at the bench left and it was great. But if she was hunting or shooting without support it might not be as great. Definitely would love to here some educated ideas on that.
 
That is very impressive! Remind me to never bet him my Lunch money haha
 
Watched a video the other day, forget who she was, she is right hand left eye, competitive shooter.
 
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