First Gun which 22?

[ridgerunner88]

My son is 9 and I am considering getting him his first firearm for Christmas. Leaning towards starting with the Savage Rascal .22 but wanted to get other perspectives on the topic. The only thing that bothers me about the Rascal is that it is a single shot. Yeah I get the reasoning behind it but don't know if it is required because my son is gonna be supervised while he is shooting. 

[mowin]

I'd go with a bolt action. Can load 1 in the clip effectively making it a single shot. When older, and more mature, load it up. 

[UpStateRedNeck]

Can't go wrong with a Ruger 10/22!  Or a decent bolt 22 mag?  

[loworange88]

I have a keystone .22 single shot for my boys.  They will out grow it quickly.  The single shot is nice for early safety learning.  A typical bolt action would be awesome, as the easy learning stages, just load the mag with one round and build upon that.  Ruger American is a nice rifle.  10/22 is a staple.  I recently bought a Rossi RS22 semi auto, it’s a great little rifle so far.  Small and light, it’s essentially the same as a Mossberg 702 Plinkster.

https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting-gear-gun-supplies/rifles/rossi-rs22-blackfde-semi-automatic-rifle-22-long-rifle-185in/p/1503925

Edited September 6, 2022 by loworange88

[Moho81]

I also say go with a bolt action. Can still load one at a time if so desired and it will teach the mechanics of operating the bolt considering most of us use a bolt action rifle for deer hunting. 

[ridgerunner88]

Copy bolt action to replicate future rifle mechanics when deer hunting... another thing to consider... open sights vs scope... 

[Bolt action]

I bought my son a Savage bolt action as his first. We actually shot it this past weekend. He loves it and is getting a really good feel for how to cycle the bolt, effectively use a scope, etc. The only "issue" with this Savage is that it's not a youth model, so it's a little big for him to hold comfortably at this point.

[loworange88]

17 minutes ago, ridgerunner88 said:

Copy bolt action to replicate future rifle mechanics when deer hunting... another thing to consider... open sights vs scope... 

open sights to start.  My kids were shooting Shoot n see targets at 25 yards.  Add optics later.

[Swamp_bucks]

I would say a bolt action as well unless he’s a big 9yr old and could always go up to a 20gauge.  Nice thing about the 22 it’s cheap and helps with the fundamentals.

[doebuck1234]

Bolt action. My first was a single shot bolt action that my great uncle shortened up(still have it).2nd was a savage bolt w/clip 

[Kmartinson]

I got a Rossi Gallery gun, it's really fun and easy for the kids to handle it

[ridgerunner88]

41 minutes ago, Kmartinson said:

I got a Rossi Gallery gun, it's really fun and easy for the kids to handle it

Rossis look pretty good and under $200 for their bolt action .22. 

[loworange88]

Rossi is now made by Taurus down in Brazil.  

[Kmartinson]

7 hours ago, loworange88 said:

Rossi is now made by Taurus down in Brazil.  

Is that good or bad? Mine shoots great!

[loworange88]

Mine shoots awesome.  I’d say it’s good.  

[mlammerhirt]

Be careful with that cricket.....not sure there is even a safety on that gun. It's also a very small framed gun

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[Larry]

I would go with a bolt action with a mag. you can put 1 round in it. A 10/22 would be nice but you need a permit now to buy one in this state. You would have to go outside my to buy one 

[Larry]

Sorry big thumbs that's ny

[hunter]

I heard there was an injunction on that bs law but check with the gun store.

[dbHunterNY]

month old but i've dove into getting my 8 yr old daughter setup to learn. i may have taken it bit far. Fitted her up with a boat paddle from BCA and put optics with it too.  all the ones mentioned for smaller framed youth seemed like she'd grow out of it fast.