Youth single shots

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The boy is wanting a new rifle for his 10th birthday and already a single shot marlin rifle. We were thinking of getting him a Rossi .22lr / .410 rifle. The barrels are interchangeable and would be like getting two guns in one. We would like to continue the use of single shots for a little while longer, but want something with just a little more than what he has currently. Maybe a .22 wmr if I can find one in single or maybe a bolt action (tube fed or mag, but single preffered) that would fit his frame.

Any thoughts or advice? Thanks
 
Savage or Marlin workd for us !!

One of our local conservation organizations that frequently sponsors Hunter Ed. Classes, recently purchased a single shot Savage to compliment our existing Marlin youth models, again in sungle shot. Both have given us great performance and service. Single shot with open sights, is a state requirement.
We also have full size for the bigger/older students. ..... :)


Be Safe !!!
 
I have long thought that a good bolt action with a magazine and a single shot adapter are the better solution to that transition. CZ is the one that comes to mind.
 
personely I do not like a 22 rim fire for a yutes first gun, no noise and recoil, but can kill someone at a mile. It seems that yutes equate noise and recoil to power. A low power center fire and 410 or 20ga woild be better in my HO. I know they made some that way with some of the 22 center fires and a 30-30 with the shotgun barrel below.
Bob
 
How about a TC Contender? They only weigh 5.something pounds set up as a rifle. I was considering getting one for my boys to shoot a deer with (my oldest is 10). Maybe a 7/30 Waters and load up some mild loads...
 
My 8-year-old has been shooting the Rossi combo for three years and does very well with it. I mounted a scope on it, and he has been able to take small birds out to 40 yds. or so.

Two of my other boys have Cricketts and do well with them also.

All of them are starting to get bored with single shot and would love to have a magazine-fed or semi-auto, but I just am not ready to take the chance of a live round in the gun while down-range.
 
This is just the way I look at it.

A boy needs a .22 and a shotgun. They just do.

When it comes to "what kind?", I say, get one that won't be useless to him when he's older, but won't be so complex, or valuable that him, being a kid, won't ruin or devalue a complex or high dollar firearm. Also, a kid needs to kind of pay his dues. He shouldn't have the very best things handed to him. He should start out basic, and have to earn the finest things, if he wants them.

I think a quality, preferably older lever action, or bolt action .22 is perfect. One that shoots shorts and long rifle. I think a sxs, or over and under 20, 16, or 12 gauge is best (I was shooting 12 gauge at the age of eleven. Boys are tough. Don't treat them like babies. :) ).

With these choices, when your son is 30, they won't JUST be keepsakes from his youth. They could also be useful guns, that not only please him to have in a cabinet, because they were from his childhood, but please him still in the field too.

I know single shots are useful. I just never use them, as an adult. My dad gave me a 12 gauge, and a bolt action .22. He said that's all a young man needs (I was just 11, but already proved I could handle the firearms he gave me.) I still have them, still use them, and am so proud to show them off. They aren't worth much money, but are fine quality firearms, that a boy could handle, and a man can still use.
 
Consider a Rossi Matched Set,,,

Here is one in .22 LR, .243 Winchester, & 20 gauge shotgun.

I too am a proponent of single-shot rifles,,,
In my experience giving a youth a semi-auto,,,
Only teaches them how to shoot fast but not accurately.

These Rossi guns aren't the finest guns out there,,,
But they are adequate and go bang every time.

A friend of mine who is a recreational shooter only,,,
Bought him and his wife each this matched Pair in .22 LR and 20 gauge.

They have more fun than you can imagine with these guns,,,
At their low price point the quality is surprisingly good.

Just my humble opinion.

Aarond
 
Honestly forget all the things you were thinking, Ive been down the road and the kid may like the single shot for 2 years but at age 12 they want a bolt or pump. At 10 the kid is plently able to handle something like a .223. I was shooting a 30-06 at 8 and I know many others on here were as well. He will enjoy the single for now but in time he will just want something else, get him the something else now and be done for awhile. May I recommend something like a T/C venture youth model in .223 or 22-250. He will have years of enjoyment out of it rather than something to shoot in the back yard for 2 years then sit in the closet and collect dust.
 
aarondhgraham has it right. nthr .22/.410 is a good combo, but for 30% more you can get something he can hunt with and shoot as an adult.

Single shots are very accurate and are a great way to teach fire discipline.
 
I've heard bad things about the Rossi combo. It's my understanding that it is very light and has brutal recoil. I mean brutal even for an adult. The gun I'm referring to was a 20 gauge not a .410.

Unless the child is kind of small I would recommend an adult size and weight gun. This will reduce recoil and won't cause him to develope a flinch.

Just MHO.
 
The Rossi "Youth-Model" Matched Pair is what I bought for my daughter 5 or so years ago, she took a nice little eight pointer with it last year. It's a .243- 20guage set up. The .243 loves the "Grey box" Winchesters in 100 grn, it will shoot them into the same hole at 50 yds with her firing it.:) I scoped it for her with an older Simmons 3x9x40 with adjustable AO. It is a Youth Model and kids do grow up so now it needs stock reconfiguration to make it more viable for her, but I also bought her a new rifle for her graduation. I like the little rifle, it's definatley a shooter!:)
 
I would go with a rifle in 7mm-08 or .243 and a bolt gun is prefrabel. Just cut and file a block of wood to put under the spring so it acts as a cut off for the intergel magizien then remove it as neccesery.
 
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