Red Ryder
- Thread starter M T Pockets 000
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If only I was smart enough to know what I had back in the day, my Red Ryder from Santa, I would have put it up and kept it instead of wearing it out and leaving it outside all the time. He's in for a real treat!
My daughter is getting one this year. Her first rifle. My wife thinks it's a bad idea for a 3-yr old but I'll be with her all the time, plus....I wanted her to be able to tell her future boyfriend (singular) and husband (singular), that "I've been shooting since I was 3" 
My daughter is 19 now, and can say that as well.My daughter is getting one this year. Her first rifle. My wife thinks it's a bad idea for a 3-yr old but I'll be with her all the time, plus....I wanted her to be able to tell her future boyfriend (singular) and husband (singular), that "I've been shooting since I was 3"
Teacher
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I bought two last year for my Grandkids and was very disappointed. The trigger pull is so heavy I barely can pull it. They are not what they used to be. I remember years ago shooting millions of BB's through them things. My mother gave mine away to a cousin who wanted a BB gun. I had put it in the gun cabinet to save it, but mother felt it needed to go.
If you do a little web searching and looking on YouTube and you'll find lots of fixes and mods for the little red ryders.
JCDEERMAN
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My FIL got my daughter that exact same one for Christmas this year. Heck, he bought her a little pink .22 rifle when she turned 2 years old. I'll be with her at all times regardless until I'm comfortable enough she knows what she's doing with the BB gun. She's 5 now. We'll work our way up
M T Pockets 000
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Jayden is 8 and has shot his dad's B.B. rifle. Teaching the kid to use a firearm correctly is the main point.
bigtex
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Nice! He'll be a happy boy when he sees that.
KTS
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I still have my Red Ryder BB gun my brother gave me for my birthday in 1949 when I was 8 years old.
I'm assuming they're no longer made in this country.
Cool short video on the history of Daisy. If you are ever in Rogers, AR, then it's worth a visit to the small Daisy museum downtown. Some pictures that I had to take in the restrooms while there:
