Thanks all - they sound pretty safe. what would you say the minimum age would be? My son has 2 Red Riders that he can only fire with me around. We target shot in the backyard. He has also fired his grandfather's .22 Winchester. So he is pretty good with guns.

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'97 E320 Black Opal
'86 300E Smoke Silver / Burgundy (retired at 198K)
'63 Austin Healey 3000 Mk II (BJ7) (reluctantly retired)