My friend's son (7 years old) asked me to teach him about firearms- safety, handing, types, shooting... His dad is all for it, but doesn't shoot or know much about guns (American, but lives in England most of the year).

I can teach most stuff at home, but as for actually trigger time-

Are there any age restrictions on taking kids to a shooting range/WMA shotgun range?

How about tagging along on a hunt without a youth license?

Last, is there a minimum age our residency retirement for the NJ Hunter Education course? I think that would be ideal, since I don't have a .22 for him to try out and he also thinks muskets are really cool, lol. I guess muzzleloader is close enough.

 

Thanks guys.

No age to shoot but in not sure about the hunting

 

 

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A couple of ranges ive been to have a min age of 10..

10 is min age for hunters safety and license.

Yeah deff 10 to hunt. But shooting as long as they have an adult it's any age

Cool, thanks guys.

 

What about bringing him (or anyone without a hunting license for that matter) out to the field when I hunt?

 

No gun handling, just observing.

Looks like the best bet up north is going to be RTSP (no minimum age).

Bullet Hole is 10 and Woodland Park, 8.

Cool, thanks guys.

 

What about bringing him (or anyone without a hunting license for that matter) out to the field when I hunt?

 

No gun handling, just observing.

 

I don't think that is illegal. He's not hunting. He's taking a walk in the woods.

No age to shoot but in not sure about the hunting

 

 

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Hunting is 10 years of age in NJ.

Cool, thanks guys.

 

What about bringing him (or anyone without a hunting license for that matter) out to the field when I hunt?

 

No gun handling, just observing.

 

No problemo. Been doing it with my son the last couple years so he can learn good field skills.

Teaching firearms safety doesn't have to be done with real guns - I would say pickup an airsoft gun to help teach.

A couple of ranges ive been to have a min age of 10..

 

It depends on the type of gun too. Cherry Ridge doesn't let kids below a certain age handle handguns.

It's 10 for hunting.

 

Started my son when he was four with his own .22 boys rifle. Bench rested on a bean bag, bolt-action single shot, no mag, open sights. Club range--outside! Members GAVE US ammo to use way back in-the-day, lol! That was close to 20 years ago!

 

When you start them is up to WHERE you choose to do it. Be SAFE and have FUN!

 

Dave

I tagged along when my father went out hunting fromt he time i was 7 or 8 until I got my license at 10, then carried my own shotgun.