Little sis expressed an interest in guns

my mommy loves shooting my mossberg 500, as a noguns german, she was actually very receptive to me moving to the USA and being a Jow Forumsommando, she hates fudds though

Yes, any 11-year-old should probably start on a .22. It's not just about comfort, it'll help her develop good shooting habits if she can handle the gun without difficulty.

Is she cute?

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umm.... you guys realize this is a blue board, right?

She could probably handle the SKS, but a smaller plinker would be much better. A 10/22 would be a solid choice, but I would also consider something with a manually operated action, the feeling of cycling a bolt or lever can be a wonderful thing. For bolties I'd look at a Savage Mk II or a CZ 455. Levers I'm not as familiar with, but I hear a lot of good things about Henry's .22s.

Just benchrest the SKS, and buy some of the dirt-cheap Wal-Mart bulk loads for the Mossberg.

kys

>being this new
ITS A MEME YOU TWIT

If you want, you can use a towel as makeshift recoil pad so it wont bruise her shoulder, I used one when my sister wanted to shoot my nugget and did'nt leave a mark.

Yeah that’d be the best to start her out on

Also, don't tell her you bought the gun "for her" right off the bat, that would be a lot of pressure. If you want to give it to her, do it after she's really gotten into shooting. And for christ's sake, bring some fun targets. Punching paper is good for technique, but a young new shooter like your sister is likely to get bored of it real quick. Get you some steel or bowling pins or anything that will give a good reaction on a hit.

Well, I was thinking soda jugs and coke cans.
Maybe I'll even buy some ceramic plates at goodwill
Anything else?

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Both good, but do the 10/22. Ruger MK series is an amazing .22 pistol, but it sounds like it's your first pistol and like you're already familiar with long guns. Long guns are dramatically easier to shoot, especially for weaker people like children. Teach her to fire a 10/22 in the prone supported position, rifle resting on some sandbags or a backpack.

Bitches do love shotguns, but they aren't a good choice if you want to really teach her anything and get her into it. It's a lot easier to learn real marksmanship skills shooting a paper target with .22s than it is shooting it with slugs or shooting clays. Also, if you do go with a shotgun, get her a 20 gauge instead. The recoil isn't too much more than a .410 and .410 is actually really expensive. 20 gauge is about the price of 12 gauge most times.

Also agreed that the SKS would probably be fine. A 10/22 (or any similar rifle) is great to have around anyway, though.

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Do the soda cans and jugs and shit, but instead of buying ceramic plates to shoot, buy a steel target and a nice wooden stand and a can of spraypaint.

gb2 /b/

A 20 gauge youth model is very light and you can find ammo for it. She probably won't be able to use the 590 correctly but low recoil rounds for that work. One of the funnest things to use and learn with is a topper. A little single shot single action 22 break barrel, and you can find them for $150. I snagged a '79 20 gauge version from a friend and I have my great-grandmother's 22 short model. If you want to go 22 pistol then a heritage rough rider is a good cheap choice.

If you actually did have an 11 year old sister, you wouldn't be saying so on Jow Forums, because like says. So pic related.

But I'll pretend you're serious and give you three serious answers:
1. Yeah, a .22 is a great choice for beginners of all ages. Get one.
2. The big problem for most 11-year-old girls, and some 11-year-old boys, won't be the recoil, but that the guns are too heavy for them to hold up. If you set them up with shooting sticks, or some other rest to bear the weight of the gun, they should be able to handle the SKS no problem.
The .308, maybe; depends a lot how heavy it is and if you have a brake.
The mossman should be fun with minishells (you do have a mini-clip, right?) or just light 2-3/4 loads.
3. As long as you have the money to spend, there's really no bad reason to buy a gun, so of course you should! (You should really have at least one .22 in your arsenal anyway.)

.410 really isn't great for a beginners gun. Tiny payload means they have to be choked tight to have any decent range, which in turn means you need to be an expert to hit anything.
20-gauge throws enough shot beginners can actually hit things with it, and the recoil is no problem. (In a pump gun, at least; a single-shot 20 might kick a little too hard for some kids.)
But 12-gauge minishells are actually lighter recoiling (and less shot) than 20-gauge, while still being way ahead of .410, and gives you the versatility of using normal 12-gauge as well. A little expensive, but if that's not an issue, I think 12 is the best choice -- use minishells when you go to the range, and light 2-3/4"s when actually out hunting. (Even little kids can handle that a couple times.)

steel, faggot.
steel that just goes clang.
steel that goes clang and flips.
steel that goes clang and spins.
steel that goes clang and falls down.
steel, steel, steel.
It's not even a little expensive if you stick to rimfire-only shit. And way easier to clean up than dishes.

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Bouncing target at any fun store or sporting good store, can shoot em hundreds of times with 22

You could get a box of sporting clays instead of the plates. It's a bit tough to shoot em in the air if you don't have a thrower that can lob em out there good and hard, but they make great stationary targets for rifles and pistols as well. They'll still crumble nicely, but depending on where you hit it it might take a couple, three shots to completely destroy it. The center circles like to bust out if you hit em right in the middle, which is satisfying in its own way.

Blue board don't mean you can't talk about it, it's just images that are no go.