need help with grandsons first 22

I would have to agree with the cz, but if you really want a semi

Marlin 795

It's a semiauto .22 and relatively inexpensive. The 795 is a full size rifle but still relatively small and light weight, my 7 year old handles it well. The length of pull is a bit long but he will grow into it quickly. If you get a few magazines for it just load them with a single round at first and then maybe three when he is ready. You can even get some pretty nice sights for it as well

I was a die-hard supporter of teaching with a single shot only, but part of shooting is the fun of it. Keep him safe and let him enjoy it. My boys get board too easy with single shot paper, neco wafers, ballons, golf balls, zombies, paint balls etc. If they are shooting safe and using the fundamentals have at it
 
Kids get bored pretty quickly with single shots and bolt actions.
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I was never bored shooting a Winchester Model 67, single-shot rifle while growing up in the fifties. Maybe kids are different now or I was different then. :confused: I agree with Strafer Gott: look for a nice, used Winchester Model 67, even if money doesn't matter.
 
My kids 11 & 14 now still love their Savage Cub bolt action. I keep trying to get them into the AR I built for them or interested in a 20 gauge, but ....no, they would rather shoot the 22. If money were no object, I would get their mome an adult 22 bolt action!
 
If you want him to learn to shoot get him a single shot. I suggest the Steven's Favorite still made by Savage Arms. It weighs 4.5 pounds and the sights are decent.

If you want him to have fun and ignore shooting discipline get him a lever gun or a pump with a large capacity mag.
 
Keystone Arms Cricket. It is a single shot that will help teach him how to shoot and the proper form. Without knowing how tall your grandson is, it may be a little short but I enjoy shooting my son's cricket and I'm 5'8" tall. I imagine that this may not be the last grandchild you will have, so it could very well serve them as well in the future. You can the buy him something better that he will like. The cricket runs anywhere from "150 - "170. Nonetheless, enjoy! I have a 4 y.o. grandson I'm raising and he's getting his first bow (Diamond Atomic) in May and will get a cricket next year.
 
JMHO

Our family's "heirloom" Chipmunk from 1988 is on it's fourth kid (my 6yr old grandson). I was fortunate to have bought an original Chipmunk with the (an upgrade) figured walnut stock with cut checkering. The rifle came with a "peep" sight which I removed and installed a light Tasco scope.

I have a great deal of respect for my (now deceased) Uncle's opinion. He taught me to shoot by starting me out with a cutdown .22 Winchester 67/69 mounted with a scope. He wanted to "hook" me on shooting so the scope helped me to succeed early, especially at short distances. I was always told by him that as soon as I was good enough he would get me a set of peep sights just like he had on his Win Sporter 52 (a beauty that a cousin still has). And, that is what I did and what I got later was a Mossberg Sporter/Target with peep sights that my nephew now has.

I suggest a Cricket or similar single shot for safety and put a cheap scope on it and then later move him up to a bigger rifle with either good iron sights or a scope.
 
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If I were in your shoes I'd get him a bolt action or single shot so he learns to take his time and practice fundamentals with every shot, and also there's less chance of an accidental discharge. My pick would be a Savage MK II GY. They sell for like $199 or so and they are decent looking, accurate, dependable rifles and it will be something he can get an adult stock for and still have fun shooting when he is older.
 
Either the Keystone Cricket or the Savage Rascal. Both are excellent .22 single shot bolt action rifles. I bought one each and gave them to my grandsons. Both are happy with the rifle they have...

I think the Savage is the better rifle but the Cricket is just as accurate. They were both under $150 each... The one thing the Cricket has going for it is that they sell replacement adult sized stocks so the rifle can grow with the kid. I expect down the road I'll be able to find a different stock for the Savage but right now there's nothing...

Tony
 
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