The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The Hide > The Art of the Rifle: General

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old May 9, 2012, 04:08 PM   #26
Evan Thomas
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 7, 2008
Location: Upper midwest
Posts: 5,631
Quote:
Originally Posted by jehu
Get him a Ruger 10/22 ....
A semi-automatic for a six-year-old?! I wouldn't do it, m'self.

Much safer to start them with a single-shot... and after that, move to something mag-fed, but a bolt- or lever-action, so they have to do something to chamber each round. Kids and auto-loaders... not so much, until they're fairly mature and have some solid experience.

Another vote for the CZ scout, here...
__________________
Never let anything mechanical know you're in a hurry.
Evan Thomas is offline  
Old May 9, 2012, 06:18 PM   #27
k511
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 1, 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 461
Ruger makes a model called the 801 half pint plinkster, has a removable magazine plug so it can be used single shot or with a ten round magazine, youth model stock, only 4 pounds, scope capable...just my 2 cents.....Edit: made by mossberg lol not ruger

Last edited by k511; May 10, 2012 at 10:52 AM.
k511 is offline  
Old May 10, 2012, 06:45 AM   #28
jehu
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 21, 2005
Posts: 433
Just because it's semiauto dose'nt mean you can't load one bullit at a time till the kid gets some experiance. I bought a Criket to start my kids off with and they quickly out grew it and moved to a 10/22 but with either gun they need very close supervision.
jehu is offline  
Old May 10, 2012, 08:07 AM   #29
sc928porsche
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 29, 2008
Location: now living in alabama
Posts: 2,433
A daisy air rifle.
__________________
No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.
sc928porsche is offline  
Old May 10, 2012, 10:38 AM   #30
spclPatrolGroup
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 19, 2010
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 349
+1 for the daisy. I had a red rider that i halled through hell and back, tought me a lot about shooting, how to aim, and how to be safe. Not that a 6 year old can't learn all the saftey rules, but I have never met a 6 year old that could pay attention to anything for very long without some kind of lapse.
spclPatrolGroup is offline  
Old May 10, 2012, 10:44 AM   #31
aarondhgraham
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 1, 2009
Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma
Posts: 8,638
Here is another one to consider,,,

Mossberg 801 Half-Pint Plinkster.

It comes as a single-shot,,,
but you can remove the magazine plug,,,
Then you can utilize 10 shot 802 Plinkster magazines.

I've not fired one but I have handled one in a gun store,,,
It seems like a very fine little starter rifle for kids.

Just another option for you to explore.

Aarond

.
__________________
Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat.
Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once.
Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it?
Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)
aarondhgraham is offline  
Old May 10, 2012, 10:51 AM   #32
bailey bud
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 7, 2011
Location: 1.5 miles above insanity
Posts: 259
ZKM468 CZECH Training 22LR single shot rifle $179 each at Widener's
bailey bud is offline  
Old May 10, 2012, 12:07 PM   #33
johnwilliamson062
Junior member
 
Join Date: May 16, 2008
Posts: 9,995
"He will out grow the Cricket real fast and you will be stuck with it. "
Cricket sells all kinds of adult stocks. They go for as little as $45 from the manufacturer. I don't own a cricket, but they are suppoedly accurate enough that they serve as a training rifle quite nicely. I will be buying my nephew one for his next birthday(yes, his mom OKed it).
johnwilliamson062 is offline  
Old May 10, 2012, 12:42 PM   #34
aarondhgraham
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 1, 2009
Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma
Posts: 8,638
The best thing about a Crickett is,,,

You can always sell it and get most of your money back.

But here's another idea,,,
Try a H&R Sportster Compact.

It's a single-shot break-open rifle,,,
The compact comes with a 12" pull stock,,,
Later as the young man grows order the 14.5" stock.

This rifle is very well made,,,
Mine has countless rounds through it,,,
Accuracy (for me) is a 2" circle at 100 yards.

Again, just another option to consider.

Aarond

.
__________________
Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat.
Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once.
Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it?
Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)
aarondhgraham is offline  
Old September 27, 2012, 12:13 AM   #35
sirdiealot
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 25, 2012
Location: kansas
Posts: 187
i know this is a older thread but i just ordered a mossberg 715t its on the ar frame 22 cal. my boy turns 6 next week and this is his present. he has been out shooting with me for awhile and while he can shoot my stevens 87a the lop is just to long to fit him and its very barrel heavy for him. with the mossberg the lop can be adjusted from 10.5 to i believe 13 so it will fit him for a lifetime and hell you know hes gonna be the only 6yr old with a ar. he is very responsible when we are out hunting and never out of sight. and at 279.00 very affordable
sirdiealot is offline  
Old October 2, 2012, 11:25 AM   #36
BoomieMCT
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 5, 2010
Posts: 212
I have a CZ Scout. Great rifle but too big for a 6 year old. The Cricket is the only rifle small enough for that age (unless you want to cut the stock).
BoomieMCT is offline  
Old October 2, 2012, 04:13 PM   #37
checkmyswag
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 29, 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,328
Single shot 22LR or...a nice BB gun/pellet rifle?
checkmyswag is offline  
Old October 2, 2012, 07:59 PM   #38
igousigloo
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 22, 2011
Location: central Ohio
Posts: 135
I am not a fan of small rifles. I shot at a very early age, and my biggest thrill was shooting a full size rifle. A 22 has no recoil so we are not worried about grip and holding it right. I learned on a single shot and making the first shot count. We can learn to adapt to different ways to hold it. In a couple of years the small rifle will be to small. Sight picture and trigger squeeze is the most important thing to learn.
igousigloo is offline  
Old October 3, 2012, 09:49 PM   #39
tmlynch
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 28, 2009
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 195
My $.02

Both of my girls learned to shoot with an NEF break-action single shot .22. Easy to focus on fundamentals of sight picture and trigger press. Also easy to keep track of hammer position. One daughter stayed interested in rifles and now has her own Marlin 795.

I bought the youth combo that also has a .410 barrel. Just recently, my young rifle girl expressed interest when I hit the dove fields, and we swapped barrels so she could learn shotgun fundamentals. Though it is not an ideal shotgun, it is light and compact, and made it easy for her to gains some success fairly quickly.

Good luck!
Tom Lynch
tmlynch is offline  
Old October 4, 2012, 08:58 AM   #40
goredsox
Member
 
Join Date: March 1, 2009
Posts: 24
+1 on the Mossberg 802 half-pint. It's safe, accurate and has nice features for teaching my two boys muscle memory of safely carrying, operating, aiming and firing a bolt-action (as the configuration of their most-likely first deer rifle).
goredsox is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:35 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.07059 seconds with 10 queries