{"id":82240,"date":"2017-11-21T17:32:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T22:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=82240"},"modified":"2017-11-21T17:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T12:19:25","slug":"a-sig-sauer-p320-for-my-9-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-sig-sauer-p320-for-my-9-year-old\/","title":{"rendered":"A SIG Sauer P320 For My 9-Year-Old"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a parent and firearm enthusiast, the aspect of introducing your child to firearms can be both exhilarating and terrifying. Thanks to modern-day technology, there are many ways to interactively teach a child rules of firearm safety before they even pick up a firearm. This includes laser training. And what better to practice with than a SIG Sauer P320 Air Pistol?\"A<\/p>\n

The Basics<\/h2>\n

If you ask my daughter, she\u2019ll tell you she is 10 years old. I certainly don\u2019t want to stifle her ambition, but she actually won\u2019t be 10 for a few months. Either way, when you grow up with a dad who makes his living carrying and teaching about guns, you will have made many trips to the range by the time you reach age 10. Shiloh is no stranger to guns, but she had never been overly interested in learning to shoot until a few months ago. I, of course, told her I would be happy to teach her. However, she would have to learn the four rules of gun safety before we began. I sweetened the pot by promising her a $5 bill when she could recite them from memory and explain what they meant.<\/p>\n

I listened intently one evening as she went over each of the four rules for me:<\/p>\n

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  1. Treat all guns as if they are loaded.<\/li>\n
  2. Never point your gun at anything you are not willing to destroy.<\/li>\n
  3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you\u2019re ready to fire.<\/li>\n
  4. Know what is both in front of and behind your target.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I handed over the $5 bill with a smile and a promise that we would go shooting soon.<\/p>\n

    The Mission<\/h2>\n

    I had a few things I wanted to make sure we accomplished. Beginning with the fundamentals of shooting, I knew it would be important for her to have some instant gratification for her efforts. Finally, I wanted to make sure I had a controllable environment without distractions. All this seemed to point in one direction: a CO2 air pistol, reactive targets and shooting in the backyard. I began to search the marketplace and was pleasantly surprised to see SIG Sauer had everything I wanted with one-stop shopping on their website.\"A<\/p>\n

    Hardware<\/h2>\n

    I selected the P320 AIR PISTOL<\/a> in black for several reasons. It was CO2 powered, which meant we could concentrate on the shooting rather than the mechanics. Nothing is worse than having a gun that requires a mechanical engineer to load and unload, and luckily the magazine is easily removable by the thumb-activated release on the grip. It holds 30 rounds of steel BBs or .177 caliber pellets. This pistol also approximates the shape and size of an actual service pistol with real sights affixed to the reciprocating slide.<\/p>\n

    I know this is probably a little large for my daughter at her current age. However, I wanted to begin acclimating her to a full-sized gun so the transition to a .22 caliber rimfire and then to a 9mm will be smooth as she gets older. Also, this will allow me to acclimate her to the movement of the slide and the weight and feel she will experience with the other guns.\"A<\/p>\n

    Read an in-depth review of SIG’s P320 X-Five.<\/a><\/h2>\n

    Staying On Target<\/h2>\n

    My next task was to decide what kind of targets to purchase. I will freely admit I might have gone a little overboard here. What first caught my attention was the Quad shooting gallery airgun target<\/a>. This is an all-metal pellet trap system that has four silhouette targets along with a center reset for a mere $50.\"A<\/p>\n

    As I continued to browse the selection of targets I could not believe what I saw. They actually had a Texas Star target<\/a>\u00a0 just for airguns. This insidious torture device has nine mini-silhouette targets that flip out of the way when hit, causing the remaining targets to spin on the center axis, even going so far as to change directions. I couldn\u2019t pass on this – it was only $50 for all that fun!\"A<\/p>\n

    Just for good measure I went ahead and threw in the quad spinner target<\/a>. I mean, for $15 how can you go wrong?\"A<\/p>\n

    Finally, I was down to just CO2 and ammunition. I went ahead and piled a package of Sig Match lead pellets<\/a> and a box of CO2 12 gram cylinders<\/a> into my virtual cart. This set me back another 20 bucks.<\/p>\n

    So, with my cart full I checked out for just over $250, delivered free to my door. Heck, I\u2019ve spent this much on ammunition alone for one trip to the range.<\/p>\n

    SPECS<\/h2>\n