I have seen the pink Crickets and they seem fine for a first rifle. I know what they are all about as I used to have a Chipmunk. Anyway I also came across this: http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/672/products_id/18965
I know it's not pink but I can refinish/paint it if necessary. It is about the same price as a cricket but comes with the .410 and seems like a better deal, 2 for 1. Anyone have experience/knowledge of the New England in the link. It is longer and heavier than the Crickets but she is very tall for her age(47") and may be the size she needs/will grow into.
a little background...
My oldest daughter is almost 7 and has recently started taking more of an interest in my guns(noticing I wear one, clean them, shoot, etc.) So we had a discussion about them. After telling her my own simplified versions of the safety rules and an analogy or two about why we use them, she was able to recite all this to her mother the next day. She said treat every gun as if it is loaded, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot, always point it in a safe direction, and know what you are shooting at and what is behind it. I then asked her why daddy carries a gun and she said to protect mommy and me and my sister from bad guys and bad animals that try to hurt us. She then told her mom that wearing a gun is like wearing a seatbelt and that you don't get in an accident everytime you drive the car but you put it on just in case you need it.(good analogy I learned here and passed on to her, thanks whoever said it) She also told her mom that if she finds a gun here or at a friends house, not to touch it, don't let a friend touch it, and go tell an adult. I was suprised she remembered all this after one conversation. I'm glad/proud she is taking an interest and I asked her, pointing to my weatherby, if she would like a .22 like this one only her size and she said yes. I asked if she wanted one that looked like wood or a pink one, she said pink, of course. I've decided that for her birthday next month she is getting a .22 instead of a basketball setup. Time to get her shooting.
I know it's not pink but I can refinish/paint it if necessary. It is about the same price as a cricket but comes with the .410 and seems like a better deal, 2 for 1. Anyone have experience/knowledge of the New England in the link. It is longer and heavier than the Crickets but she is very tall for her age(47") and may be the size she needs/will grow into.
a little background...
My oldest daughter is almost 7 and has recently started taking more of an interest in my guns(noticing I wear one, clean them, shoot, etc.) So we had a discussion about them. After telling her my own simplified versions of the safety rules and an analogy or two about why we use them, she was able to recite all this to her mother the next day. She said treat every gun as if it is loaded, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot, always point it in a safe direction, and know what you are shooting at and what is behind it. I then asked her why daddy carries a gun and she said to protect mommy and me and my sister from bad guys and bad animals that try to hurt us. She then told her mom that wearing a gun is like wearing a seatbelt and that you don't get in an accident everytime you drive the car but you put it on just in case you need it.(good analogy I learned here and passed on to her, thanks whoever said it) She also told her mom that if she finds a gun here or at a friends house, not to touch it, don't let a friend touch it, and go tell an adult. I was suprised she remembered all this after one conversation. I'm glad/proud she is taking an interest and I asked her, pointing to my weatherby, if she would like a .22 like this one only her size and she said yes. I asked if she wanted one that looked like wood or a pink one, she said pink, of course. I've decided that for her birthday next month she is getting a .22 instead of a basketball setup. Time to get her shooting.