Need help to take Daughter shooting

[james_bond_007]

If you want it to be a very private and quiet introduction, without a lot of noise from everyone else's guns, think about going up to Pawnee Grasslands .
About an hour or so northeast of Westminster.

You pretty much find a spot (typically, in a ravine, to ensure you know where your bullets will stop), set up your targets, and shoot.
Buy or improvise a target stand (large stacked cardboard boxes, tied down, can even work). For beginner pistol, small paper plates can work for "starter" targets.
Although not expressly allowed, I've taken plastic bottles to use as targets...and always cleaned up my mess (packed out my targets, brass, and anything else I used).

Only cost is the price of gas and the travel time ( hour there and back).

[MarkCO]

I'll probably be going to WHAC on Monday afternoon. It is private, outdoors and not too far of a drive.

I'll be taking my boys for some .22 practice and a little CF too, you are more than welcome to meet me there and if you need to borrow a .22, can do that too.

[HoneyBadger]

Get her started on on a .22 pistol. If you dont have one rent one

Best advice here. .22lr makes shooting really easy and fun for newbies and converts! .22lr won my wife over and now my .30-30 is her favorite gun!

[Stvros]

Thanks for all the tips, I'm going to run some options by her and see what she prefers. Thank you MarkCO for your generous offer, if I'm off Monday I'll shoot you a PM(love your writing in Leg. & Pol.) I am also researching Pawnee Grasslands as that seems like a place I would like to go shoot. I have 22 in both rifle and pistol and was going to work my way up the calibers to see what she likes the most. Thank you ALL for your advice and suggestions, it is much appreciated.

[vim]

And the noise bothers her? Earplugs AND a headset.

[DEAGLER]

I agree Cherry Creek is nice, but I don't like paying entrance fee to the park. And it has gone up.

[GhostRider]

also might take another woman along with you, some times seeing another lady have fun or the her saying that she likes a particular weapon helps, instead of coming from a guy they think might play a joke or just doesnt understand the way she feels. I have taught other ladies and a second female who is already excited about guns is a good thing. She will feel like she is not being over powered by the men. Good luck, I luv to see the ladies get into shooting.

[dwalker460]

Was up at Pawnee today, VERY WINDY. and its a 2 hour drive from Denver, costs more in gas to drive out there than an entire trip to Cherry Creek, and if you run out of ammo or need something, its at least a half hour each way to anything worthwhile. Not to mention there is NOTHING out there, no facilities of any kind if you get my meaning, so not where I would think of to teach someone to shoot if they are already had bad experiences. Marks offer was a good one. I MAY go to Cherry Creek tomorrow for a few hours, you are welcome to join me and whoever comes with me.

[Holger Danske]

Best advice here. .22lr makes shooting really easy and fun for newbies and converts! .22lr won my wife over and now my .30-30 is her favorite gun!

Yup. My wife just got a 1911 in .45 for her bday. We just took it to the range today and she was rocking it. She started with .22 and still loves to shoot her mark III.

[Ridge]

Cherry Creek, as others have said. I would recommend going during a week day, so there are fewer people there.