My son is 5 years old, got him the red rider when he turned 4. He learned to shoot the open sights quick, taught him safety with it also. It has a safety and you have to **** it, only when he is ready to shoot. Getting him the .410 this christmas, he will be 6 by then, I'm thinking old enough to handle recoil and noise.
Also don't know if you deer hunt also, but I bought a .17 HMR with a scope on it, to teach him to shoot with a rifle and look through a scope, no recoil and not too loud. These kids learn quick, he was nailing bullseye by the 5 th round. Now I will just progress up in caliber as he gets older and stronger, probably a .223, he has the scope thing down pat.
Just the way I did it, he has not been intimidated once, hope this helps, Good Luck!
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