kazoospec wrote: My son started learning about that age. One thing I might recommend, though, is something other than a semi-auto (or only load and fire a single round at a time). Kids tend to relax after the gun goes off and also tend to turn around to ask where the shot went and usually pull the gun off target when they do so. Having another round immediately on tap isn't always a good thing. I never let my son shoot with more than one round in the gun until he had been shooting for a year or two and had demonstrated strong safety habits. There are lots of single shot bolt action rifles out there I would recommend over a 10/22 for a "first gun".
Winchester 67 is the droid you are looking for......single shot, incredibly accurate stock.
I will teach my kids if I ever have any. Basically as stated above, when they are old enough to understand, if they're completely clueless into their 40's, I'll still never teach them.
