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gun training a puppy, would 410 work starting out?
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03/26/15 02:57 AM
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I'm going to be starting to gun train a 6 M old Brittany, and wondering if a 410 would work to start him out on shooting far away and then gradually working closer? I ask this, since my son is turning 9 and i was thinking of buying a 410 youth shotfun for him to go out and hunt some small game with me, and was thinking that it may be a good gun for training slowly my puppy to get used to gun sound....I don't own a 22, and don't really want to buy one just for that purpose, if i don't have to.
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Re: gun training a puppy, would 410 work starting out?
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03/26/15 03:46 AM
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I would advise against it. I use a blank gun with 209 primers and start quite a ways away.
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Re: gun training a puppy, would 410 work starting out?
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03/26/15 10:21 AM
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I would advise against it. I use a blank gun with 209 primers and start quite a ways away. Good advice
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Re: gun training a puppy, would 410 work starting out?
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03/26/15 12:22 PM
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I start off with a kids cap gun and work up to a 209 primer
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Re: gun training a puppy, would 410 work starting out?
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03/26/15 12:50 PM
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I'd find out his background with gunfire before I decided. My little yorkie never paid any attention to a 20 the first time she heard it. Any gun at a distance should give you a clue.
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Re: gun training a puppy, would 410 work starting out?
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03/26/15 05:02 PM
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Great advice guys, gives me something to chew on, gracias!
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Re: gun training a puppy, would 410 work starting out?
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03/26/15 05:12 PM
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I would get some distance and play fetch also . If there a gun club close by that would be a great place but keep some distance and the next time take him a little closer
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Re: gun training a puppy, would 410 work starting out?
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04/08/15 09:02 PM
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First time I took mine out to hunt he was 7 mos old and I carried a 12ga. Didn't bother him a bit.
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Re: gun training a puppy, would 410 work starting out?
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04/11/15 03:30 AM
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First time I took mine out to hunt he was 7 mos old and I carried a 12ga. Didn't bother him a bit. You got lucky. I would advise the OP against doing that and would recommend he introduce it slow and from long distances moving closer over several days keeping it all up beat and happy.
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