Best .22 for a 9 year old girl

[Smith357]

I like the T/C Contender. Get it with a match .22 barrel and youth stock. Then you can upgrade the stock and add calibers as needed. My T/C is a dandy lightweight little woods gun that can hold it's own with full blown .22 target rifles.

 

[silliman89]

9 year old GIRL

You mentioned it's for a girl. The Cricket comes in pink. My daughter loves it.

http://www.crickett.com/CrickettRifle/crickettrifle.html

 

[ddj8052]

My daughter's first gun was a Savage single shot .22lr and it is still her favorite. I highy recomend them for a first gun.





Now that she has been shooting for a while we have added a scope to the gun and she also has a few other toys of her own.

 

[sixgunner455]

Marlin 915YN. Single shot bolt action, drilled and tapped for mounts from the factory.

More accurate than my 10/22, sadly. Light little thing. I sometimes sneak out early in the morning on a Saturday to go rabbit hunting with it, while the owner (daughter, 9 when she recieved it) is in bed. Pocket full of .22s, sometimes the Brittany along for a run.

Usually, I take her with me, but then I have to carry my gun instead.

 

[mrcpu]

My 11 year old got to shoot an old 22 I bought at a pawn shop 12 years ago to blast gophers with. First time she's ever fired a gun at all, and from 10 yards, well:

 

[Peter M. Eick]

My 6 year old is using a Henry Mini-bolt and likes it a lot. I think she will upgrade to the 9422 in a few years. I would suggest you consider the 9422. It still is a pretty "safe" gun to handle and is quite high quality.

 

[toivo]

If you're considering a lever gun, I'd think hard about the Henry youth model before going with the 9422. The stock would fit her better, and besides, the 9422 are getting a bit rare and pricey to be a kid's gun. Buy her and Henry and the pick up a Winchester and put it aside for when she gets a little older.

 

[TX_Shooter]

How light is light?

I really like my son (9 yrs old) Rossi

It's little bit heavier then my Marlin 795, but the way it is built, I enjoy holding it and so does my son.

He also perfers scope or red dot. Which I added a red dot and he is not complaining.

Both mine and his rossi together:

 

[rockstar.esq]

So here's my totally unconventional reply to this. The ubiquitous 10-22 can be used as a single shot if you only let her load one in the magazine. The stock fit issue reminds me that there are other benefits to the M4 type stock than just being Mall ninja approved.
http://www.tapco.com/proddesc.aspx?id=d95335ea-bec3-4f1e-bd9d-83279207ce22

Although I can't tell you how short it is fully collapsed, it sure looks stumpy. Plus when she grows, you'll have the adjustability to make it useable for both her and others.

 

[PO2Hammer]

CZ Scout.
I bought one for myself. Very nice little carbine. It comes with a single shot adapter or you can get regular magazines. A Leupold 4X rimfire special makes a perfect small scope for a small carbine.
Mine will shoot several loads under an inch at 50 yards.
I'm a big believer in open sighted bolt guns for training, but that's up to the parent.

 

[scurtis_34471]

Why bolt guns?

I am curious as to why so many people recommend bolt-action guns for kids. That is what I learned to shoot with, but I'm not sure I see the advantage over semi-auto.

 

[toivo]

I am curious as to why so many people recommend bolt-action guns for kids. That is what I learned to shoot with, but I'm not sure I see the advantage over semi-auto.

I think it's two things: One is safety, because a bolt gun isn't always "ready to go" like a semi-auto is. The other is that it encourages the new shooter to aim each shot rather than "spray and pray."

 

[mustanger98]

I am curious as to why so many people recommend bolt-action guns for kids. That is what I learned to shoot with, but I'm not sure I see the advantage over semi-auto.

Coach a kid with a bolt and they'll learn to hit. Hand 'em a semi-auto and they'll feel like going for speed before accuracy. I learned, starting when I was seven years old, on a single-shot bolt. One shot; make it count. And you can easily see if the rifle is in a safe condition. I shoot levers, bolts, and semi-autos. I like them all, but I generally wind up going back to the bolts and levers first.

Dig that swimming pool camo.

 

[BenjaminR]

Ruger 10/22

Get the best .22 semi-auto rifle, a Ruger 10/22.

 

[Glockensig]

I'm with sixgunner455 - another vote for the Marlin 915Y - All my kids learned to shoot with it. Light - proportioned right - can take a scope &.........fun!!!

 

[mustanger98]

Most of these .22's it seems like will take a scope. My opinion... forget the scope and teach 'em how to use aperture sights. Add scopes later after they've learned the basics.

 

[MIUper]

When my daughter was 9 she got a Savage Cub single shot bolt with peep sight. It's a nice little gun, just the right size for her and my 6 year old son. We toss golf balls out on the range and you can easily shoot them out past 50 yards with it.

Also have to agree with the fact that the kids just blast with the semi autos. With the 10/22 or Buckmark, it's usually 1 aimed and 9 blasted. They sure have fun doing it though! One thing that slows them down is making them load their own magazines.

 

[TX1911fan]

Go either bolt or semi auto. I have a single shot, but it broke open with a thumb cock, and my 8 year old son had a hard time (heck, even my wife had a hard time). I bought him (really me) a Browning BL-22, and he had a hard time using the lever, especially because he has to rest it on the bench. I finally bought a Remington 597, semi auto, and he loves it.

 

[rustymaggot]

i know ive already replied to this but ive found a 22 that is really lightweight. a remington nylon 66. weighs a little less than 4 lbs total. fun to shoot. reasonably accurate, and it can take a scope. maybe that would fit the bill.

 

[mp510]

Marlin 15YN or as current nomenclature goes, 915Y. Very accurate, heavy enough for her to grow with and a single shot. That'll teach her to make EVERY shot count.

 

[karlsgunbunker]

I recomend the Rossi Youth model Matched Pair in .22lr/.410.
Bought one for my boys and the whole family loves it. great little rifle and very accurate.

 

[Lobotomy Boy]

The problem with getting the CZ Scout is that after shooting it you'll want one for yourself. You owe it to yourself to shoot one of these little gems. They are remarkable guns for the price.

My grandson just turned one and he already has his first .22 waiting for him, an old Stevens single-shot that I bought in the 1960s. When he outgrows that, I'll get him a CZ bolt. Having to reload manually makes the gun that much safer for a very young shooter. That pause is just long enough to keep a very young child from making a tragic mistake. I wouldn't let a kid have a semi-auto until he or she is old enough to pass a hunter safety course.

 

[hksw]

The problem with getting the CZ Scout is that after shooting it you'll want one for yourself.

It doesn't even get that far some times. After receiving an ordered Scout, I couldn't let it loose to my nieces and nephew so kept it for myself and ordered another.



I had purchased a Marlin 15YN a few years ago to teach my then 7 yo older niece. An adequate gun but ny niece had trouble lifting the stiff bolt. This was an open sight gun to teach the rudimentaries of aiming. I had some problem myself getting it zeroed before the shoot due to the higher comb for the smaller faces. The comb is Monte Carlo-styled so I had to get a cheekweld at the loer back end of the stock to aim. She had no problems lifting the bolt of an Anschütz 1451D which was serving as a scoped rifle.

The 452 Scout's bolt is a little easier than the 15YN's but not quite as easy as the 1451D. My semi gun for teaching is a Ruger 10/22 with a crappy BC Featherweight barrel and stock. Very light. Accuracy isn't the best, but IMO, they won't notice the difference until they get older.

 

[BobMcG]

I've known a number of folks who have purchased economical, used bolt actions and have had both the stock and barrel shortened on them to make them lighter and fit better.