I am looking to get my daughter her first rifle.

I am award of the cricket, but was thinking I wanted something a step nicer.

I could be talked into anything (including the cricket) as long as it is accurate.

I have an Anschutz M64 sporter, that if I could find a small enough stock for might work. I am not interested in cutting my existing stock.

I thought the forum might be able to suggest somethings I had not considered. For that matter, if you have something your child has out grown, I am all ears....

Thanks,
Dave

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I am looking to get my daughter her first rifle.

I am award of the cricket, but was thinking I wanted something a step nicer.

I could be talked into anything (including the cricket) as long as it is accurate.

I have an Anschutz M64 sporter, that if I could find a small enough stock for might work. I am not interested in cutting my existing stock.

I thought the forum might be able to suggest somethings I had not considered. For that matter, if you have something your child has out grown, I am all ears....

Thanks,
Dave

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a chipmonk .22 should do well for a six year old, or a yo yo may be even better

I'm considering a Marlin 915YS Bolt action
single shot .22 rifle for my 9 yrs old
grand daughter. It's stainless with green
dot front and rear sights.

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/...ltAction22/915ys.asp

I saw one at Sportsman warehouse and was
thinking it would be a nice .22 for my grand
daughter to start out with.

586L-Frame

The Crickett is great! Don't let the low price fool you. Both my boys have them. The aperture sights are good, the trigger is good, fit and finish is good, and accuracy is very good. I love to shoot them myself. I bought the youngest one at Dick's about a month ago on sale for $99!

We bought a CZ513 for our son when he gets older. It's their "entry level" bolt action.

You could also get a 10/22, put one of the aftermarket six position M4 style stocks on it (adjusts length of pull nicely) and use it as a single shot for a while.

This was just discussed here recently. See here:

Kids' .22 rifles

Nicer = CZ Scout, but heft one to see if it is too heavy for her and her mode of shooting.

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The Chipmunk my kids learned on is a very well made little rifle, with great bluing and a really nice walnut stock. It is also perfectly proportioned for a kid - not a cut down adult sized rifle.

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My daughter got her first .22 when she was five. It is the pink Crickett in the picture. It has been a great rifle for her, the apeture sights worked well. The one thing I did not like was that the striker was hard to pull back, she would sometimes tend to wave the muzzle a little trying to pull it back.Other than that, it was a great value for the money, well built and fitted her properly.

The most fun for me was the liberal inlaws reaction when they first saw my daughter with the .22. You never have a camera when you need one.

She is now 10 and I just bought her (and me) Rossi pump .22. I cannot wait to get her out to the woods with it.

Good luck finding what you want.

K.

I bought a Marlin for kid-training duty, and I have loaned it to a couple Dads since we were done with it. No one has complained yet.

It is a little bigger overall than the Chipmunk. My kids were both fair sized, so I thought the Marlin was a better choice. It is a nice little rifle.

Savage

I've been thinking about a savage Cub for my girls.

I'm not wild about my kids pulling the bolt back to cock the cricket/chipmunk type rifles. I also like the good trigger on the Savage, might as well start them off right.

Emory

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Cub is what I am leaning towards. For similar reasons. I like the idea that they can grow with different rifles using the same trigger. Only have to learn it once so to speak.

I was able to find a quote of 11 3/4" LOP for the standard stock, but I couldn't find the LOP for the thumbhole stock.

I also wrestle with the pink stock, as I would much prefer the walnut version. If only I was buying it for me.

The Anschutz Woodchucker seems pretty neat as well. It also has an adjustable trigger.
Dave

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I’m undecided and struggling with which rifle to buy too. The Savage appears to be a full pound heavier then the Cricket/Chipmunks.

I’m assuming the Cricket/Chipmunks don’t have drop safeties? How about the Savage?

BTW, I don’t have anything against pink rifles, but blued and walnut just look soooo much better. I don’t think my girls will have a problem with that.


Emory

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Another vote here for the Cricket. I bought one for my kids to learn on, and it's a great little rifle. Very well made.

Other than being a little on the small side, I kinda like shootin' it myself.

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The Chipmunk gets my vote. They are well built rifles and have great CS. The Deluxe has hand cut checkering and you can mount a scope on them.

Remington model FIVE is made in a youth versionwith wood stock and blued metal.

Wood has very light color and very plain grain. Barrel is about 16 1/2 inch.

Comes with two five shot magazines.

Bekeart

The Remington Model 5(Youth) is threw the roof. I'll try and post pics of my son's tonight. It is very accurate, well finished and perfect for a youngster. I think I paid $235 for his. He got it for Christmas.

Comes with a 5 shot and single shot magazine.

If you scan down this thread you will see the Model 5.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/e...?r=75710873#75710873

I got our older boy a Crickett when he was 8, you can't really go wrong with one of them.

Of course you could always buy yourself an AR-15 and let her shoot it.

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I bought my daughter a Marlin 15YN (blued) in 2002 and she loves it.





The little Marlin has worked well for her since she was 5 and she shoots it great now that she's 12. I like the Marlin for its American Manufacture, outstanding quality, and it's overall perfect, smooth, and easy function.

No matter which rifle you pick, may I make the following suggestion:

I went to the local mall's "Things Remembered" store where they engrave all kinds of stuff. They had a brass oval plaque with false screws and a 'peel and stick' backing. I had them engrave it with "To My Daughter Lauren 2002 Love, Dad." I just wiped the right side of the stock with rubbing alcohol and then stuck the brass oval plaque on. It looks like it's screwed on. For $15 it really personalized and memorialized the rifle.

Good for you, buying your little girl her first gun!

By the way, here's my daughter with her first handgun. A 1967 Colt Bat Masterson commemorative (nickel with black gutta percha grips) .22 from the Lawman Series. I picked it up unfired in the presentation box for just $445 out the door at a gun show last year. Lauren put the first shot through it two weeks ago at the range. She fired it one handed from a standing position and put all the shots in the black at 21 feet. She shoots her first Cowboy Action Shoot on Mother's Day with my wife and I and with her Grandfather....





I even saved her first shot's empty .22 case from her Marlin in 2002 and from her Colt in 2009 and "scrapbooked" them in a shadow box:



-Steve