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Re: First rifle choice for a daughter
21/06/09 12:14 PM

Mehul; Congratulations on your daughter. It's amazing how quickly they get that "Daddy's little girl" thing down. I think it must be an instinct. Plus they're really great at tax time!

I'm in a similar situtation, I'm 51, my oldest (a son) just turned 7 last month. My daughter is 5 1/2. I've had them in the woods since they were babies. Also fishing and hunting (sitting for whitetails) when the weather is nice. Now the boy is bugging me to let him shoot a real gun "even a 22 they're real right?". We had a gun show here last weekend and those Crickets caught their eye. Pink stock for a girl and black for a boy "those would be cool right?" I passed, figured what they like at five and seven won't fly when they'rre fifteen and seventeen. Plus I think I need another double, something I can scope, so I'm keeping my eyes open for a good deal on a Chapuis or Merkel or such and hate to spend much on other things right now. Too,. like I tell the wife "it's an investment for the kids one day". I use that line whenever I can.

What you might want to think about with the 69 is to get another stock. Either an old beat up one or a new replacement (I see one on Gunbroker for $70). Take the second stock and shorten it and maybe splice in some wood at the grip for her hand to fit better (at five they're still small funny little beings). It will still be a bit barrel heavy for her but from a rest it'll work and the stock will fit her. When she grows just put the original stock back on. And then she'll have a nice unaltered rifle.

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First rifle choice for a daughter	mehulkamdar	15/06/09 09:49 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	mehulkamdar	19/06/09 02:45 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	Tatume	19/06/09 02:56 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	mehulkamdar	19/06/09 03:06 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	mehulkamdar	19/06/09 07:02 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	450_EXPRESS	21/06/09 12:14 PM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	RHB	27/06/09 02:36 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	michaelj	20/06/09 04:09 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	mehulkamdar	29/06/09 02:56 PM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	RHB	30/06/09 04:01 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	mehulkamdar	09/07/09 11:11 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	RHB	09/07/09 01:02 PM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	DarylS	30/06/09 12:36 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	Farhan	16/06/09 03:42 PM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	WyoJoe	17/06/09 11:37 PM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	Huvius	16/06/09 05:32 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	michaelj	16/06/09 07:23 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	John303	16/06/09 12:10 PM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	tinker	15/06/09 11:03 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	DoubleD	15/06/09 11:50 AM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	9.3x57	15/06/09 12:33 PM
Re: First rifle choice for a daughter	bigmaxx	16/06/09 02:12 AM

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