BB gun for 7 year old girl

[wavinwayne]

My 7 year old daughter likes to shoot (with my help) the Crosman pellet pistol that I recently purchased. She asked me to buy her a BB gun for Christmas. In my searching, I discovered that Daisy and Crosman both make pink BB guns. Who knew? Here are links to a site that sells both:

Daisy: http://www.airgunwarehouseinc.com/py-1654.html

Crosman: http://www.airgunwarehouseinc.com/py-1481.html

Of these two, which one do you guys think would be a better fit for a 7 year old, who is just being introduced to shooting?

 

[Johnny]

Come on Wayne, she wants to shoot with Dad. Get her one of these.

http://www.airgunwarehouseinc.com/py-271.html

I've still got mine from when I was a kid and that was many, many years ago. It still shoots.

 

[wavinwayne]

Nope, when I mentioned they had pink BB guns, that's what she wanted. I'll get her brother the matching wood-grain version, even though he won't get it for a few more years (he's only 2).

 

[Johnny]

Women??? Alright then, the price is right now, so get her the pink one and buy two Red Ryders, one for you and one for the son. When he gets old enough all three of you can shoot together.

 

[Johnny]

Just to let you know, I shoot mine every summer. We are overrun with rabbits every year and they eat all the plants. My neighbor and I set out on our decks and shoot those little rascals in the butt with our Red Ryders. Pretty soon they realize that if they come in my yard their butts will hurt. It does not take them long to learn the lesson, but you have to remind them every year.

 

[Jim 5]

You'll shoot your eye out kid!

Just kidding. Reminds me of "A Christmas Story"

I had a crossman pump action rifle. It took bb's or pellets in .177 cal. I found the pump wore out over time and it eventually lost its oomph. Also, when I was little, I was constantly catching the skin on my fingers in the pump mechanism and getting blood blisters. You'd want to make sure that doesn't have the chance of happening to your daughter's little fingers. The lever action probably would be good this way.

Make sure she wears those glasses. I remember at about age 13 shooting at a tree and the bb coming straight back and hitting me 3/4" below my right eye. It left a really big welt and I wasn't wearing saftey glasses. Got lucky that day.

 

[greenaccord02]

I think the Crossman would be the way to go. Because of the pumping difficulty, it ensures that you have to be with her for the first little while. You'll get to shoot with your daughter and teach her the ropes of safety and marksmanship, just as you do now. She'll continue to associate that with you. Also, it takes pellets which as her skill develops will be a welcome feature. Not to mention, the Crossman is a better built gun that will serve her for years. I've still got mine from years back, and with proper oiling will last practically as long as a 'real' gun. The 'bites' from the gun and ricochets that require glasses while painful in the short term help teach in a very practical way the lifelong and potentially life-saving lesson that guns are some serious business.

You sure she doesn't want woodgrain or flat black stocks?

 

[rg200amp]

I had a Daisy air rifle. That thing was POWERFULL.

10-15 pumps and could shoot 2-3 inch tree limbs clean OFF!!!



Maby you get her one of the Airsoft guns, that use the light plastic BBs

Me and buddies bought like 5 of them, put on swin goggles, and have a good time in the woods for about 4 hours!!!!
We did that untill we found out about paintball guns. 1000 bucks later in autocockers and No2 tanks!

 

[wavinwayne]

Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
...You sure she doesn't want woodgrain or flat black stocks?


She'd probably like woodgrain or flat black OK, but she has been very adamant about wanting a PINK bb gun. To her, the color seems to be the most important thing.

 

[Shannow]

Down here, children are not allowed to touch a firearm until the age of 12.

Personally, I think that 7 or 8 is the perfect age to be teaching gun safety...good work.

 

[tom slick]

are air rifles considered firearms down there?

 

[Yuk]

Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
Nope, when I mentioned they had pink BB guns, that's what she wanted.


If it has to be pink then this might be to her liking:

http://www.pyramydair.com/p/walther-ppk-pink-grips-bb-gun.shtml

 

[Steve S]

Good way to teach gun safty.Enjoy your daughter before puberty ruins her!!!

 

[alreadygone]

If you have a proper place to shoot Chipmunk makes a really nifty PINK single shot child size .22!

Bob

 

[Shannow]

Originally Posted By: tom slick
are air rifles considered firearms down there?


Yep, same category as .22s, and same punishment if discharged in your back yard.

 

[o2man98]

I had a Daisy 880 when I was younger. Must have put several thousand BB's through it in the basement. Dad set up a shooting lane lengthwise down there with a target trap on one end and a stool on the other. Spent hours at a time punching holes in paper. For the live stuff we could use .177 pellets.