.22LR bolt action ideal trainer rifle?

rate of fire

If not heavily coached, its been my experience that a kid will burn through .22 ammo with a semi/pup/lever faster than you can buy it. Yank the trigger enough times and you will eventually hit your target.

The Bolt slows them down and makes them earn (and hopefully with your coaching) understand what is required for a hit.

The reward is a hit, not noise.
 
^^^^This. Big time, especially with semiautos.

Teach them to hit first, then teach them to hit fast.

It's also easier to load a bolt action one round at a time for training.
 
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The distinction was made earlier about using a single shot vs a magazine fed rifle. I think the biggest reason the single shot has been endorsed by the BSA and others is the number of kids in a class (mine had 7-10, if I remember right). It's much easier to maintain a safe range when each shot has to be loaded individually.

That said, if someone is doing one on one work, then I think a mag fed 22 would be perfect.
 
I went with the 891TS over other options because it was a tube fed bolt. I think there might have been one other on the market. I really like the tube on it. of course, I have a 10/22 also, so if I want to waste ammo I always have the option.
 
I learned to shoot way back in the '60s with my grandfather's single shot, bolt action .22 firing .22 shorts at cans and paper plates.

What better way to learn patience and to make every shot count?
 
I learned on a pair of Stevens and savage Crack shot .22's as well as a .32 cal caps lock muzzleloader. Nothing slows you down more than a muzzle stuffer.

Boomer
 
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