22 lr for first time shooter

[C&C Outdoors]

Good evening AO members, first off hope everyone is taking in & enjoying the good weather we have been having so far for the long weekend!

Currently looking for a rifle, thinking in 22lr for my son to start shooting this yr. He turned 6 this past december & has accompanied me on pretty much every hunting/camping trip since he was 6 months old, he has loved every minute of it as much as I have from what I have taken in from it.

Wanting to get him his first rifle to start shooting on paper this yr, thinking a scoped 22lr in a bolt action might be the way to go in a wood stock, want it to be something he can hang onto for yrs to come.

Open to all suggestions and even different calibers, thank you in advance

[heybert]

How about a Rascal? Single shot with a peep sight.

[freeride]

At a young age even a brake action pellet gun would be a blast.
I shot a pellet gun so much that my parents would make me rake the lawn by the targets to pick up pellets after winter.

[Buckhead]

Savage Mark II

[C&C Outdoors]

Originally Posted by freeride

At a young age even a brake action pellet gun would be a blast.
I shot a pellet gun so much that my parents would make me rake the lawn by the targets to pick up pellets after winter.

A brake style pellet gun is a blast & is the first rifle I started with actually, took care of many of the neighbors gophers with it in those days! Great idea & thank you, just might consider that for him

[LarryG]

just a fyi:
a break action is a type of pellet gun you are discussing
a disc brake is a type of brake, such as on a car.

btw, I'd recommend the rascal over a pellet gun.
However, there's nothing wrong with a pellet gun if you want to get him started in the garage or something.

[freeride]

Originally Posted by LarryG

just a fyi:
a break action is a type of pellet gun you are discussing
a disc brake is a type of brake, such as on a car.

btw, I'd recommend the rascal over a pellet gun.
However, there's nothing wrong with a pellet gun if you want to get him started in the garage or something.

Your right I did use the wrong break their.

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by C&C Outdoors

A brake style pellet gun is a blast & is the first rifle I started with actually, took care of many of the neighbors gophers with it in those days! Great idea & thank you, just might consider that for him

This would be my route first, then after a few years of him knowing how to safely use the pellet rifle upgrade to a bolt action 22 but I would stay away from a auto loader just don’t need a live round fed in after every shot.

Good luck sounds like you will have some good times ahead


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[obsessed1]

Get him a pellet gun, bbgun, tiny 22lr.....teach him everything about each one, teach him every safety rule and be very firm with it. Expose your kids to guns as much as possible, teach them proper handling safety, and allow them to grow in thier use as they prove thier maturity and trustworthiness. My kids "cut thier teeth on a gun barel" so to speak and have been taught since young ages...they are given every opportunity to shoot totally supervised whenever they want ( often by age 3-4) and they can handle my guns supervised whenever they ask. I have a tc hot shot but any of the tiny 22s are a great choice for a young shooter. Have fun and give them realistic target options ( reactive are really fun for kids) Make firearm safety the very first and highest priority...make no exceptions.

[257Shooter]

Taught my boys gun safety and how to shoot with a Henry mini bolt youth.
The youngest had trouble with the open sights so I mounted a scope for him.
It is a great little shooter, and in my opinion, very safe to use for young shooters - under supervision until proven safe and competent!
Taken grouse and it's fair share of gophers.

[antlercarver]

This is only my opinion. 6 years of age is much to young to handle a tool that is capable of killing someone. A pellet gun for a few years until the shooter proves
themselves of having the sense to be safe. I know many will say I had a gun or I did not shoot anyone, but accidents happen even with adults.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by antlercarver

This is only my opinion. 6 years of age is much to young to handle a tool that is capable of killing someone. A pellet gun for a few years until the shooter proves
themselves of having the sense to be safe. I know many will say I had a gun or I did not shoot anyone, but accidents happen even with adults.

Every kid is different, IIRC I was shooting when I was 6 and competing by the time I was 8.
Cat

[fordtruckin]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

Every kid is different, IIRC I was shooting when I was 6 and competing by the time I was 8.
Cat

I agree with cat. If your turning them loose on their own then absolutely not! Under proper supervision it’s a good age to start teaching about firearm safety ranger safety proper handling etc…

[kingrat]

Originally Posted by heybert

How about a Rascal? Single shot with a peep sight.

Can put a scope on it if need be, had our rascal for years now. Boys outgrew it years ago so I use it for trapping more often than not, awesome little gun.