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What is a good age to start shooting a gun?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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When the person is old enough to follow instructions, and has the physical strength to hold the firearm. For some people that might be 6-8 years old, for some people, 21 is not old enough. My children and my grandchildren began shooting .22 rifles WITH ME at around 10 yrs old.

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