How young is too young?

[BigL]

Sorry, a 3 year old does not have big enough hands for a Glock. Hell, some adults don't have big enough hands to safely and/or comfortably shoot any double stacked handgun.

Agree with statement above. My daughters 14 I took her shooting and she could barley wrap her hand around my G19. I only let her shot one round at a time as a precaution. Letting a 3 year old shoot the .45 acp might be over doing it. Some adults can't handle the recoil of the .45 acp. Don't try and recreate scenario where a responsible adult makes an error in judgement and it ends up on the evening news or brings negative stigma to us gun owners. I can't tell you not to do it or not it's ultimtely up to you. You have the right idea and good intentions but i think the .45 can wait. Maybe a BB gun would be good or even a nerd gun.

[BigL]

I can't take this guy seriously after viewing his profile.

[JDay]

Don't give a little kid a .45 to shoot. It's likely dangerous given that they probably cannot handle the recoil and it's also likely to make them scared of guns. A .22 is a good firearm to have a child start on around the age of 5 once they show that they are responsible enough to handle it.

[liberty47]

You are absolutely out of your mind if you let a 3 year old shoot a Glock .45.

You should be banned for making statements like this.

[RandyRhoads]

I think I would wait until late teens, nearly legally an adult. It is based upon the maturity level of the kid, but most kids are well...kids... I've had adult friends I took shooting who all of a sudden pointed it up in the air and started firing. Idiot...give that to me and go home. Not saying all kids are stupid like that, but most haven't matured, much like that ex friend.

Just my $0.02

[Sunday]

I started shooting when I was aware enough to pull the trigger when my dad held the rifle . 13 may be older depending upon the kid and how big he is, for the 45 pistol which is severe. It is too much of a pistol and little kids don't have what it takes yet. Remember the girl who killed the instructor last summer trying an Uzi or what ever it was. You need to really start developing discernment, but it is good you asked. I wouldn't let any kid shoot a pistol as a first gun experience a single shot 22 lr. from a bench would be the smart wat

[Jimmybacon43]

You are absolutely out of your mind if you let a 3 year old shoot a Glock .45.

You should be banned for making statements like this.

Well at least it's not a full auto Uzi

too soon?

[RandyRhoads]

Well at least it's not a full auto Uzi

too soon?

Not really. Cold hard fact.

[Click Boom]

considering who is taking them shooting, i would say about 29.

[RandyRhoads]

considering who is taking them shooting, i would say about 29.

Is this guy really a troll with that high of a post count?

[Danodog]

I will go with Boy Scout guidelines which is generally around the age of 12 to shoot long rifle. I won't let my boys shoot some of my larger caliber stuff until 15 or 16 if they show the maturity. With that being said, a kid with small hands has no business shooting a .45. I saw a dad that handed his .40 to his son and the gun completely flipped out of his hand. To the Dad's credit, he did only chamber 1 round and loudly exclaimed "That's it for today!"

[Cali-Shooter]

One thing that can almost never hurt is to let them try out airguns/bb guns first. That's how I started down this path. Plus, bonus points for less safety hazards for both you and the child (of course you treat the bb/airgun as a real weapon, because they can still kill).

[Cali-Shooter]

How about a 3 year old? Too young?

You have got to be kidding me.

The youngest I have ever seen anyone shoot a centerfire cartridge firearm was a 6 yo, and even then, the dad only let the kid shoot it by putting the kid's hands on the grip and then wrapping his own hands on top and then pulling the trigger.

[Sharp Shooter]

He's one of the biggest trollers the biggest troller on the forum. Some kinda weird posts come from his way....

FIFY

SCI strikes again. His question it too ridiculous to waste the bandwidth to answer.

[RandyD]

You also have to factor in the recoil, and if the child can handle the firearm during recoil. I watched a video of a number of people who were given firearms to shoot that were beyond their abilities. I hated watching that video, because it was the product of shooters setting up inexperienced people to fail. Remember the incident about two months ago, where a 9 year old child killed the firearm's instructor with a submachine gun? Don't set kids up to fail.