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Youth Rifle Teams?
Range Mom:
My 14 year old daughter is falling in love with rifle shooting. I know we have college teams in Nebraska, but she's in high school in Papillion. Are there teams, clubs or organizations that she could get into?
SemperFiGuy:
Trish:
Coupla possibilities while you're gathering responses from the Forum.
>Appleseed Project.
It's alive and well in Nebraska. You can Google it for more info. Super program.
>Indoor Ranges
You can zoom right up 84th Street to Center. Shoot at Omaha Gun Club on the 50 yard range. Great place.
So there you are for some starters.
What kind of armament is this Young Lady shooting........??
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Range Mom:
She's currently shooting a few of my ARs, trying to figure out what configuration she likes (all iron sights). She has a .22 marlin with a simple red dot she enjoys shooting at longer distances. Great suggestion on the Appleseed might just do that with her. I think we'd both enjoy it.
cftj:
It is a great time. My son wants to go back this fall. I was trying to get my daughter to go this spring, but it conflicts with volleyball.
SemperFiGuy:
--- Quote ---She has a .22 marlin with a simple red dot she enjoys shooting
--- End quote ---
Any .22LR by Marlin is about as accurate (and more importantly, precise) as it ever gets. Can't beat that microgroove system. Good choice.
There's a lot of learning about rifle shooting to be obtained from the .22LR. Cartridges come in long rifle, long (if you can find them), and shorts. The LRs come in many bullet configurations and many velocities. Not to mention birdshot, etc. So should she be inclined, she can experiment for a long, long time with that rifle and the multitude of ammo possibilities. And the cost will be manageable.
And then You could buy and She could mount a Really Good Riflescope (NOT talkin' about a bitty .22 scope with a half-inch tube, fixed-4 power). Maybe something by Vortex or Leupold. Even Bushnell. See how it behaves beyond 75 yards.
Good outdoor weather comin' up. You're off and running.
Enjoy.
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