Knob Creek
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So Rascal or Crickett or Henry Mini-Bolt or Chipmunk for an 8 year old? Looking for a single shot with shorter LOP than my other .22's.
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Already have one in the safe waiting.just go straight for the Springfield Armory M1A with the aesthetically appealing walnut furniture and let their little body grow into it.
Go 10/22 and let him grow into it. They will have it forever.
I like 10/22s. I’ve got a half dozen or so. With six Grandchildren at eight years old and younger my plan is for them to start with a Rascal or equivalent. Then move to a 10/22 with cutdown stock and eventually to a full sized one. So this bolt action will get handed down.Go 10/22 and let him grow into it. They will have it forever.
Yeah, but I want them to learn with iron sights first and to shoulder a gun.M&P 1522 with a red dot and bipod. Collapse the stock for the little ones.
I think a cricket would get boring fast
Yeah, but I want them to learn with iron sights first and to shoulder a gun.
M&P 1522 with a red dot and bipod. Collapse the stock for the little ones.
I think a cricket would get boring fast
Lets parse this out.
Red dot - so they never learn to use or appreciate iron sights.
Bipod - so they never learn to shoot offhand, kneeling, prone, seated, etc.
Aperture sights are very easy to teach and several guns come with them. View attachment 423491