My wife just mentioned that we were LOOKING for our Grandsons first gun and that he wanted a specific kind. DUNHAMS took it from there. We have bought guns for our kids and Grandkids for their Birthdays for years and have NEVER had a problem with it. Kyles Birthday is October 26th. He will be getting his Birthday Present a few weeks early is all. Night before Pheasant Season to be exact.
I would move that up a little more.
take him where you can pattern it and shoot some clay , it gives them a much better success when a bird does fly than handing them a gun the night before and expecting to hunt the next day.
patterning more important than I think a lot of people give it credit , watched guns shoot a variety of ways patterning it we can accurately tell a kid ok half cover the clay with the bead or hold just under it.
sometimes see issues in a pattern where it is got a big hole in the middle of the pattern.
30 yards is a good place to patten you can see what is happening well it is also about where is good for trap and pheasants. if you hunt over a pointer and the birds flush close you can usually let it get to 16 or so yards and then drop them.
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