Kids .22

[Tarzan]

Yes, I miss those days of being able to plink a whole brick away in one afternoon. Around here, last I checked, it was 8-12 cents per round. Not cheap enough for me to go plinking with the 10/22

 

[Tarzan]

Here's a pic of my grandfather's old .22, along with the Marlin I bought for my kids to learn with....

Is that top gun a winchester?

 

[treesmith]

Is that top gun a winchester?

The only markings I can find on it are RANGER 22 S-L-LR Model 103-8. From a bit of online digging, it appears it was made by Marlin for Sears, from 1936 until 1941.

 

[Tarzan]

From the pic it looks like a 22 winchester that an old man gave me when I was a kid, that he got when he was a kid...love that old gun.

 

[stig]

I started out shooting an air pistol at probably age 7 and then years later graduated to a Belgian made Remington Rolling block rifle in .22, hexagonal barrel and all.
I sure wish I had that one today.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Nice looking gun.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

This is what I got Levi when he was 8.
Very safe rifle. Takes three steps, if you are teaching gun safety, to shoot it. Single shot, hand loaded, bolt action. Single shot will help her accuracy. Slows down ammo use as well
https://www.henryrifles.com/rifles/mini-bolt-youth/

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I might note that this was good for his smaller frame and short trigger pull as well.
For Seth, I had to go to an adult size gun since he has such long arms.
Mind you, I would love to have one of those little ones like I bought Levi. I would have an over the back holster made for it like those ol snake guns had. An adult can one hand this gun basically. So a different stock could probably be made for doing so. I truly want one for myself. Just for fun. If he ever decides it is too small and too much for a kid, I'll replace it with something he would like more and keep it for myself

 

[Tarzan]

I am saving the Henry that I got for my kids, for grandkids

 

[Limbrat]

Looks like a great gun Stephen. Their guarantee is the best in the biz too. If I get a grand young'un before I die, that'll probably be my choice.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I am saving the Henry that I got for my kids, for grandkids

Looks like a great gun Stephen. Their guarantee is the best in the biz too. If I get a grand young'un before I die, that'll probably be my choice.

Would be hard to go wrong with it. I mean gun safety with BB gun first and all. But it's a great little gun. Easy to sight in as well.

 

[pantheraba]

Rossi Gallery .22 pump was what I got Alex when he was about 8, I think. I will have to see if they are still around.

 

[FireFighterZero]

I thought about those today too Gary.

I started off with an old Winchester pump, but I was big for my age.

 

[pantheraba]

We still have Alex,s. He has been teaching Hayden to shoot some. Nice guns...can't post picture...working on a tablet driving thru mtns of. W VA

 

[Dave Shepard]

Never liked bb guns. Too much of a ricochet risk for a kid. They need a projectile that will sink in.

 

[treesmith]

I've been hit by more than one BB bouncing straight back at me off of rocks, etc.

I still hear...."You'll shoot yer eye out, kid!"

 

[FireFighterZero]

A BB gun is way more destructive in the hands of a kid than a .22.

 

[woodworkingboy]

i loved my BB gun, it was very accurate. The one that was taken away for popping Christmas lights. Destructive yes, I left a lot of shattered glass.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Yep, all you would have to do is ask my father how destructive they can be too!

I racked up an impressive tally of grasshoppers though.

 

[pantheraba]

I shot a lot of stuff but never a grasshopper.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Loved shooting bugs with my BB gun..
Especially my grandma, death to tomato worms!!~!

 

[FireFighterZero]

Oh, yeah. The big ones, like an inch and a half long made good targets. Honed my keen killer eye.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Used to go out to a friend's pig farm in desert Saugus, California to BB gun hunt things. It was hard to resist targeting a pig in the middle of romantic bliss. Long range, it didn't hurt too much, but I do want to apologise.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Oh, I bet he didn't even feel it Jay!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Goats are about they same. A daisy BB gun is only a silly annoyance and adds to confusion.