Need help with a BB gun.

In God We Trust said:
The only reason I don’t is because I want to shoot in the backyard and see how well he listens.
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I started with a good single shot break action .177 Crossman rifle with a cheap scope and a few cans hung from a string. You should be able to obtain that, and it’s a good way for your kid to develop trigger skills without any potential for flinching.
 
In God We Trust said:
My sons 9th birthday is coming up and I’d like to get him a BB gun. I live in MA and nobody will ship here that I can find. I’m about a half hour from Nashua though and could use some suggestions as to places and models. Price isn’t really an object, but I don’t want something really dangerous. Just plinking cans and such.
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there was a pretty good selection of pellet guns up at kittery trading post. take him there. some nice spinning target thingies too
 
CRSIII said:
Get him one of these.
View attachment 513378Win/Win
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Ah yes. The soft glow of electric sex. LOL


Get one of those M4's that are full-auto. LOL. We got one for the boys a few years ago. They didn't use it nearly as much as I thought they would, but they had fun. Loading it is a PITA. "Dump BB's into hopper and shake." I shake for 4 days to get the damn thing filled. Back and forth, up and down, side to side, swirly figure 8's. It don't matter. The BB's don't like loading. ????
 
appraiser said:
Every Tractor Supply Store ( PELHAM !!!) has Red Ryder BB guns.... call to make sure.... I'd go check for you but I am in FL til tomorrow night
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They were selling this gem as well. Full auto of semi. Maybe not for a 9 year old, or maybe it is.


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dgrantdoherty said:
You make some good points. Multi pumps are probably a good way to go. Red riders were fun but hard to pump. When I was young I had to put the stock against my leg for leverage on a red ryder.
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Can you get disability for Red Ryder Leg?

widnerkj said:
I still have a Crossman American classic from when I was the op's son's age. ... I still see them in walmart, bass pro, and cabelas.
also, the price seems to never change on them. Lots of memories of shooting bb's, pellets, and darts at a cheap dartboard we found at a yard sale.
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We've got an "A" model (weird thingy instead of a legit bolt handle;
magnet-tipped bolt face for holding BBs).

I swear it's got the best trigger of any gun we own.


dhuze said:
They were selling this gem as well. Full auto of semi. Maybe not for a 9 year old, or maybe it is.

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Dude, your 9-yo will be telling you
how to strip and clean your AR's in short order.

Our somewhat older Nephew #2 got a Nerf AR for Christmas a coupla years ago.
As he was detailing the manual of arms for me on Christmas day,
I was trhinking, "so that's what that thingy on our AR-15 is for".
[rofl2]
 
Len-2A Training said:
I bought a pellet gun from them some years ago with no issues (shipped to MA).

I was in the Derry TSC and they had only one Red Ryder on the floor, so call the store you are interested in first.
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Nice lady at TSC in carver MA said they get Daisy Products in late spring and generally is not restocked often.
I buy the zinc BBs when they are in stock
 
mac1911 said:
I had a lit of fun with a air soft pistol
Beretta 92 clone. Set up some carboard cut outs of various critters and random spots.
Shot about 2/3 through a large box of pellets and the pistol crapped out.
My friends son is deep into airsoft and was traveling all over for big matches.
I helped him crony and dial in his “sniper”
I was impressed how accurate it was. He was hitting 3” plates at 50 yards with boring consistency.
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50 yards with a 6mm plastic ball? How?
 
After reading this thread I dug out my old Benjamin H9 pistol. It’s a little rusty, the wood is toast and the seals are shot. I started breaking it down and now it’s in a box as parts. I need to figure out what it will cost to restore.
 
mac1911 said:
Nice lady at TSC in carver MA said they get Daisy Products in late spring and generally is not restocked often.
I buy the zinc BBs when they are in stock
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bumping a sort of old one, no need for a new thread.

you mention buying zinc coated bb's. are these considered better than the copper coated ones? CMP has 'match' bb's, but at $80 per 5k, it is expensive! just looking for some better accuracy in the back yard for critter control.


thanks to anyone for suggestions or replies
 

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