Glowball

Thanks for your input. However, tell me what gives you yhe idea that "What exactly do you have against a young individual hunting anyways" is relavent to the discussion. I didn't say I had anything against a kid hunting. I do however hope he /she can hold the damn gun up on their own and the recoil of a centerfire rifle of legal bore diameter doesn't cost them the sight of an eye. Recoil is a very dangerous
side effect for youngsters. How many kids get handed a light weight lever action like the good old thirty-thirty that delivers substantial
felt recoil. For the 7 to 10 year old that weights
what?....55 to 65lbs...This is a hell of a blow to the head and the eye closest to the stock usually gets the worst of it. As one who has lost an eye to recoil it's a reason for me to question the mocho horses-tails who want their kid shooting a" big one" so they can shoot their mouths off as to what a bruiser his kid is.

I'm not sure if there is a good age to start shooting a centerfire, as we would all agree it depends on the kid. A set age to qualify seems a good idea but it isn't really fair to all.
This age thing is a crumby stumbling block at times. When I was a young man we had a neighbor lad go of to fight in the armed service.
He was 18 and in less than a school year he was back home. He had a purple heart and a hip that wouldn't work like it was suppose to and couldn't get a job. Do you think his dad could buy him a beer? Not legally. He could get shot for his country but couldn't drink a beer.
Just stuck the wrong way with me. Always has and always will. I'm off the topic but don't like the assumption I have something against youngsters. Quite the opposite is what you now know is what you can assume.