Need help picking 22 Rifle

[Maddog 521]

I bought my 10 year old grandson a CZ 452 Scout [youth model]. He shoots it very well. Many times he has told me, "papa I love my gun".

 

[greystonedog]

22 rifle

I have owned many in my 68 years, like Remington 510/511/512/513 and the semi auto 550 the best.Buy one of these you have a sound investment as well. The 510 is the one I would buy for a young persons first gun, single shot and the safety comes on automatically when you close the bolt,

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

Unless your cousin is very small, you won't go wrong with a Marlin 25. Inexpensive, accurate, reliable, easily mounts a scope. Extra clips are inexpensive and easy to find. Marlin made these under the Glenfield and J C Higgins name too. A kid can learn everything they need to know about shooting, gun handling and safety with an inexpensive gun that they will from a pricier one and not have to fear for "messin' it up". Later on they'll probably appreciate the finer rifles more, too. Maybe it's just in my neck of the woods but if I had a dollar for every time I saw a kid carrying a Marlin 25 through the woods in squirrel season I'd surely have enough money to by a couple of 'em.
John

 

[kewpie]

I have owned many in my 68 years, like Remington 510/511/512/513 and the semi auto 550 the best.Buy one of these you have a sound investment as well. The 510 is the one I would buy for a young persons first gun, single shot and the safety comes on automatically when you close the bolt,

I agree 1000% with the 510. I have mine from 55 years ago and it is still as accurate as anyone would want a .22 to be. The 'automatic' safety is of prime importance to a starting shooter IMO.

(And no one never outgrows a 510 Remington.

 

[wbraswell]

Give some consideration to the Savage Mark II. Especially with the bull barrel.