I schooled my girls about the same as stated.. Started when they were 14 & 16 YO. Both light weights, the youngest was Cpt of the V cheerleaders at 5FT & 100 lbs as a senior in high-school. Took about one(1) yr. Very low key, fun week-ends, once a month, hour long classes.
Started with .22 bolt action rifles for safety and physical aspects, sight picture acquisition,, out door ranges.
Moved to .22 revolver, indoor range, stressed target accuracy, add multi shoot rounds to cylinder, them Ruger .22 auto, incremental speed on target.
Then to .38 Special, S&W 66, revolver, multi-reloads, and some full house .357 loads for recoil.
Finally, Moose, S&W 629, LSWC, Then JHP's Max'd. They could both put all 6 on a target at 25 feet in semi-rapid fire, double action.
My idea was to get gun safety 1st, fun & familiarity 2nd, personal safety & action drills, repeatability 3rd. I was not looking for a hunting buddy or NRA match competition.
I used 25ft targets and only asked for minuet of head (8"x8") accuracy. Most houses do not have rooms bigger than 25ft and most perps chests/lung/hart areas fit in 8x8..
The girls actually became very good, with groups in the 3-4 inch range.. Over time they became proficient with all my pistols & revolvers, in 10 different calibers. I was a happy..
