BB guns

ktj

Hi,
Advice on the above needed please.

My son's best friend has one of these and after much persuasion we are allowing my son to have one. He has been saving for one and is now trying to decide which one to buy. Can anyone with experience of these guns advise on how to get best value for money? He has about £50 to spend. Obviously he wants to spend as little as possible and doesn't know if things like electric v battery; rapid fire; laser; etc. are worth paying extra for.

Thanks in advance for any knowledge of these devices that you can pass on. kje

ailuro2

Is this a serious post, or is it designed to stir up a bit of debate....bit of a hot potato this one.

scooby088

I would say why does he want a BB gun for? If you want to try and find a local shooting club, they can give the best advice which one to go for, but beware prices can vary and the quality if effected by the price you pay.

Speaking from a personal point of view i wouldn't even let my son have one until he was mature enough to understand how to handle guns as they aren't toys they are weapons, so some sort of weapons training would be advisable too.

System

how old is he ? Are you confident he is capable of handling one ? if he is under 18 [which i assume he is ] then you have to be prepared to deal with any consequences[ ?] financial or otherwise should her hurt someone or damage property.

Savvy_Sue

ktj wrote: »

Hi,
Advice on the above needed please.

My son's best friend has one of these and after much persuasion we are allowing my son to have one. He has been saving for one and is now trying to decide which one to buy. Can anyone with experience of these guns advise on how to get best value for money? He has about £50 to spend. Obviously he wants to spend as little as possible and doesn't know if things like electric v battery; rapid fire; laser; etc. are worth paying extra for.

Thanks in advance for any knowledge of these devices that you can pass on. kje

Surely to goodness he's had these discussions with his friend?

DS2 does Airsoft at University. I have no idea if the guns he uses are BB guns, or just similar. I can tell you that it brings me up short to walk into his room and see a collection of firearms on his bed, especially as we did not have toy guns in the house when they were younger (didn't stop them 'shooting' people with whatever else came to hand of course.)

Occasionally he goes to 'skirmishes' while he's home from Uni. My heart is in my mouth when he's travelling to and from these events: even though the weapons are in a guitar case for transportation. He would never get them out 'in transit', but I still worry.

copier_guy

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/4828446.Armed_police_swoop_on_fancy_dress_revellers_in_Weymouth/

http://www.gun-control-network.org/CE04.htm

ktj

Hi, Thanks for replies.
He is nearly 16 and very responsible. We live in a rural area, surrounded by acres of deserted moorland and we have a large private garden and he would be always be supervised. But I fully understand people's reservations about guns, I was only persuaded to even consider the idea because I thought these guns were just glorified paintball guns. Obviously I need to do much more research. Thanks again for the input. kje.

onlyroz

Don't know anything about BB guns, but perhaps there is a gun club that he could join where he could learn how to target shoot in a safe environment?

LJM

he is your child it is your choice but me as a parent this would definately be a no no regardless of how sensible my kids are, especially when they get together with friends etc you get the whole showing off and after all they can be dangerous

Mojisola

Having seen a neighbour's teenage grandchildren shooting at the local songbirds with their BB guns, I would want to keep the boys under close supervision!

Caroline_a

What does he want to shoot at? Birds, cats, dogs, rabbits... small children? Sorry, a pellet from one of these would badly hurt a small animal, or could possibly blind someone. I can see no reason for a child having a gun unless he/she is a member of a properly controlled gun club and is under strict supervision.