Youth .22

[KevDen2005]

I seem to be asking a lot of questions lately,

I'm looking for a decent youth sized .22, preferably bolt action, what do people recommend?

[3beansalad]

My boys first was a Savage MarkII F. A little larger than the youth version but was very manageable for them at 10 years old.

[Scanker19]

I like the savage rascal. About the size of a cricket but better.

[whitewalrus]

Though you are looking more for a bolt gun, I would consider a ruger 10-22. The stocks are smaller on most models and they work well for kids.

[beast556]

Cricket is what all my kids learned with. They still take them out.

[Little Dutch]

Rascal or cricket are my recommendations. My kids have the Savages.

Any of the old Stevens falling block or bolt action 22’s would work well too.

[KevDen2005]

Though you are looking more for a bolt gun, I would consider a ruger 10-22. The stocks are smaller on most models and they work well for kids.

I have 10-22, I don't want semi auto for teaching.

[Erni]

I have 10-22, I don't want semi auto for teaching.
Bolt action 22 ruger? Same mags.

[KevDen2005]

Bolt action 22 ruger? Same mags.

I didn't realize they had something like that?

[Erni]

https://ruger.com/products/americanRimfireCompact/specSheets/8303.html

[KevDen2005]

https://ruger.com/products/americanRimfireCompact/specSheets/8303.html

I kind of like that set up

[Erni]

And when junior is done, daddy can put a csn on it.
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[KevDen2005]

And when junior is done, daddy can put a csn on it.
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Always planning for the future

[encorehunter]

CZ Scout. Nice little compact rifle, very accurate.

[fitterjohn]

Depends how old the kid is. I bought my son a Henry lever 22 for his first birthday, at almost eight his arms are finally long enough. But I did pick up a cricket for 50$ that he has been using for almost 3 years. Nice thing about crickets is people let them go cheap

[hunterhawk]

Savage rascal is like the cricket but better as mentioned for the real little ones.. older little ones 10/22

[newracer]

Henry mini bolt youth. Front and rear sights are different color which makes getting a proper sight picture very easy.

https://www.henryusa.com/rifles/mini-bolt-youth/

Or the CZ Scout as the mag can be switched later as well as the stock.

https://cz-usa.com/product/cz-457-scout/

[SAnd]

Ruger makes 5 round capacity 10/22 magazines. I case that is a concern.