bailey bud
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My daughter announced that she'd like in on the family firearm collection.
I'm looking at a Rossi Trifecta for her.
I'm looking at a Rossi Trifecta for her.
First rifle for children
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dalegribble
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when i introduced my sons to shooting it was with 22 rimfire single shot daisy bolt action rifle. it was a good tool for training but they got bored quickly with the single shot.
if i were to do it again i would look for a "youth" sized 22 bolt action repeater, something with a detachable magazine. this would be as safe as a single shot but would allow them multi shot capability as they gained experience.
single shots of any type are nice, bolt actions are my recomendation, lever and pump rifles are almost as good but i like the removable magazine guns better. i would not recommend a semi auto for any beginer. even if the child handles a semi auto safely i have found they just like to pull the trigger and hear the noise and see the dust from the bullets. it is too much fun for a kid to hear the bangs and see the dust where the bullets strike to teach them good marksmanship.
if i were to do it again i would look for a "youth" sized 22 bolt action repeater, something with a detachable magazine. this would be as safe as a single shot but would allow them multi shot capability as they gained experience.
single shots of any type are nice, bolt actions are my recomendation, lever and pump rifles are almost as good but i like the removable magazine guns better. i would not recommend a semi auto for any beginer. even if the child handles a semi auto safely i have found they just like to pull the trigger and hear the noise and see the dust from the bullets. it is too much fun for a kid to hear the bangs and see the dust where the bullets strike to teach them good marksmanship.
I always recommend an "adult" rifle with a stock shortened and perhaps proportioned for younger shooters, keep the original stock for when they grow into it. I think the kids should learn to manipulate the safety, learn to engage it whenever they hear "Cease Fire!" or are not going to shoot right away. Just my $.02.
My daughter wanted the pink Cricket. I took a look and decided she would outgrow it to fast. I bought a Marlin 915YS a little over a year ago. We only got a chance to sight it in and shoot it a couple of times last year.
Recently we started shooting NRA qualifications. Her first qualification run was the third time she had had the rifle out to shoot and she qualified pro-marksman with plenty of room to spare. The fourth time she had it out she qualified marksman with room to spare.
She is 12 and I am afraid she will be out shooting me soon.
(she might be already, if we were both shooting .22 rifle qualifications).
Recently we started shooting NRA qualifications. Her first qualification run was the third time she had had the rifle out to shoot and she qualified pro-marksman with plenty of room to spare. The fourth time she had it out she qualified marksman with room to spare.
She is 12 and I am afraid she will be out shooting me soon.
(she might be already, if we were both shooting .22 rifle qualifications).I agree with 44 AMP. There are lots of used single shot .22s out there looking for a good home.
We're talking about very simple machines that will last through several children and grandchildren.
If you are looking for something different, check out the "Stevens Favorite". See what the kids learned on 100yrs ago.
We're talking about very simple machines that will last through several children and grandchildren.
If you are looking for something different, check out the "Stevens Favorite". See what the kids learned on 100yrs ago.
I bought my daughter the CZ Scout model. She was 10 when I bought it for her, she was able to handle the weight of it just fine. Probably a little heavy for 5-7 year olds unless they are benching it.
I sanded down the stock and oiled it with a mixture of linseed oil and red/white oil paints. Turned is a real nice pink color. A few weeks later the shop had a pink one from the factory. Oh well, hers has a much nicer feel to it after all the sanding. I really like shooting it too. The single shot adapter can be removed and you can use a standard CZ magazine when they get older. It is also VERY accurate.
10/22's are great guns and she recently was allowed to shoot my 10/22 - she is 11 now. Really watch them with a semi auto. It is too easy to have a failure to extract or something and end up with one in the chamber. It also doesn't lock the bolt back which I don't like. Will go back to the CZ for awhile.
I sanded down the stock and oiled it with a mixture of linseed oil and red/white oil paints. Turned is a real nice pink color. A few weeks later the shop had a pink one from the factory. Oh well, hers has a much nicer feel to it after all the sanding. I really like shooting it too. The single shot adapter can be removed and you can use a standard CZ magazine when they get older. It is also VERY accurate.
10/22's are great guns and she recently was allowed to shoot my 10/22 - she is 11 now. Really watch them with a semi auto. It is too easy to have a failure to extract or something and end up with one in the chamber. It also doesn't lock the bolt back which I don't like. Will go back to the CZ for awhile.
