Youth .22s

[Halo]

Any of you ever get a youth .22 rifle for your kids?  Something like the Chipmunk or Marlin or Henry?  

Seems like it's just as well to use a regular .22 snuggled up.  

Did you train your kids to shoot on a youth rifle or regular rifle?  If so, which do you recommend?

[FBBone]

I got this little "Davey Crickett" .22 for my daughter, youth single shot rifle



My sons learned on full size rifles and seemed to have a little harder time handling the full size rifles

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[VOR]

I bought a Savage single shot bolt .22 for my son. He's 12 and still hasn't completely grown into it, but when he's an adult he'll always have it and it will always be useful for him.

I liked the idea of the single shot rifle to encourage him to practice basic marksmanship fundamentals. So far, so good.

[storch]

I gave my son the marlin model 60 my dad gave me

[Halo]

Saw a Chipmunk .22 rifle for the first time and found it irresistible.  Bought it on the spot.  Elegant little gun, designed for youth, not an adult gun sized down, but fun for adults as well.  

Only 29 inches long, 2  1/2 pounds, rear peep and front ramp sight, quality feel like a nice full size gun.  

The whole family will love shooting this little gem from Rogue Rifle Co. in Lewiston, Idaho.  

[Maverick]

I got one for my son years ago. He used it and liked shooting it as it fit him far better than my Marlin did. When he outgrew it I passed it on to my step daughters family. They are now past the size for it so I'll switch it to my step son's family. He has 6 on the ground now and another due in October.

[forHIM]

I bought a youth sized 22 for my kids and the oldest two were almost too big for it at the time (11 & 13 at the time).  It fits my 9 & 10 yr old (currently) ok.  The older two were also a problem -- I purchased a youth rem 7 for them to deer hunt with and my son  had to bump up to my brothers full sized 243 when he went hunting (he's too lanky to get the youth size to fit).  My daughter also had to bump up to a full sized gun at age 12.  I expect that the Rem 7 youth 243 will be one of my trade-ins soon.

[FrodeMk3]

I got my 3 son's one of those little Marlin Cub's, But I've noticed that using Winchester ammo, It doensn't want to extract empties alot of the time. However, Everyone else's ammo works just fine. My youngest is 7, He likes the gun quite a bit.

[john9001]

my dad was a hunter, my first gun was a 12 gauge shotgun he bought me, his gun training for me was "don't point that gun at anything you don't want to kill".

[Charon]

I still have the Harrington & Richardson 755 "Sahara" my dad bought me when I was 7  that I will pass along to my son in about 6 years or so.

Neat little blowback operated single shot .22 s/l/lr. Put one round in and push/slide the bolt forward and the recoil pops the bolt back and the round ejects.

Cheap (plastic front sights and barrel band - a real starter rifle), as old as I am, rare (but not collectable) and small and easy to shoot. Need a "elevator" for the rear ramp style site though. Thats the slidding notched part you use to adjust elevation. I remember my dad using a folded match book since it was missing at the time but I imagine there should be something generic I could use from some firearm source.

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Charon

[Laurie]

I recently became a 1st Class marksman with the .22, after trying to achieve the high grade for a year being stuck on 1st class Empire level i finally manged to get all 5 rounds within 2 cm of each other in 60 secs; (it's a lot harder than it sounds)

[MstWntd]

<---just got a 10 gauge.

[Angus]

My granddad just made me a bow and tought me how to make a well balanced arrow out of wood only.

[JimBeam]

Originally posted by Laurie
I recently became a 1st Class marksman with the .22, after trying to achieve the high grade for a year being stuck on 1st class Empire level i finally manged to get all 5 rounds within 2 cm of each other in 60 secs; (it's a lot harder than it sounds)

yeah well hit a coyote at 975 yards with a 22-250 once beat that ..
Freakin Harry Potter

[Hornet33]

Ruger 10-22 is a nice little gun. I taught my son how to shoot last year with one and he loves it. He just turned 11 and I gave my 10-22 to him for his birthday. Now I have to go out and get anouther one for myself.