Cricket or Henry

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Going to get my 7 year old either a Cricket or Henry single shot bolt 22. The Cricket as most of ya know is around $100.00 bucks and seem to always be outa stock. The Henry is right at $200.00. The Henry is wood and really looks good. Just wondering if it is a $100.00 dollars better than the black Cricket???
It will be my youngest first real gun.
 
If you are open so something other than those two may I suggest a Marlin Model 915Y. I know several people who have bought one for their child and they swear by them. http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/BoltAction22/915y.aspx They can be found for ~$175 if you look around.

Savage makes a very good Youth rifle too they call The Cub and tt has the AccuTrigger too. I have heard nothing but good things about the Savage Cub. http://www.savagearms.com/cub.htm

I think CZ makes a good Youth .22LR too. It's called The Scout but it's higher in price than the others I've mentioned. http://www.danwessonfirearms.com/product_detail.php?id=5

All and all the Marlin would be my first choice...
 
My son has an Armscor 14Y. It is a very good rifle for the price, in fact I would say excellent. He is 17 now so we have not shot it for awhile, but I seem to recall it has a 5 round magazine (remember you can always shoot it single shot, then later on your children graduate to loading the mag for multiple shots, thus more versatile than a single shot). Our 14Y rifle is all steel and wood; made in the Philippines, but as I said of excellent quality as far as I can tell. As I remember they go for about $125 or so.

All the best,
Glenn B
 
You can't go wrong with the marlin, savage, cz scout. The cricket's are known for their terrible triggers as are the rouge rifle chipmunks. Get the cz scout and you can shoot her too. They are the best .22's for the $$ and are extremely accurate.
 
I got a Crickett for my daughter. She "grew" out of it very
fast. I had a hard time loading it for her at first. Big fingers
small hole. She can load it just fine now,but she needs
a larger gun. Looks like she gets my old 10/22!!!

MRI
 
I looked at both of the rifles you asked about for my young grandkids. I picked the Henry for it's nice hi-viz front site and because I like stainless with a black synthetic stock. I think I paid about $160 3 years ago.
 
Hey I have the marlin 15y model and my daughter likes it but it is alot heavier for her compared to the cricket she just got for her birthday. We have not shot the cricket yet but will soon. If you can take your daughter to the store and let her hold each gun and see which fits her best. Also yes she might outgrow the cricket early but for only $100 it's not like you are spending a fortune on the gun.
 
Hey I have the marlin 15y model and my daughter likes it but it is alot heavier for her compared to the cricket she just got for her birthday. We have not shot the cricket yet but will soon. If you can take your daughter to the store and let her hold each gun and see which fits her best. Also yes she might outgrow the cricket early but for only $100 it's not like you are spending a fortune on the gun.
 
Hey.... think about this:...... buy a nice used single shot(dont worry if it's a CZ, BZ, EZ or whatever), you'll know if it's a good one.. refinish the stock and make sure it's in "good workin'" condition.... spend maybe 100 bucks total. 5 yrs from now your little girl will be so proud that "Daddy made this special for me" that it won't matter. New is good.... but "what Daddy made for me" will ALWAYS be better.
 
I helped a friend pick out a youth .22 for his daughter over the weekend. We looked at the Cricket and the Savage Cub and ended up going with the Savage Cub for the following reasons:

1- The Cricket's trigger is so heavy, she had to use 2 fingers to pull it.
2- The Savage Accutrigger is so much better.
3- The Savage was only $10 more than the Cricket.
 
I got the Henry for my kids. Truth be told, I got it cuz I wanted at least one Henry in the collection. I really think it's a fabulous firearm, but as soon as they hear me shooting a semi-auto, they want that gun instead.
 
Mossberg 702 plinkster

I haven't had any problems with my plinkster and it is right between the two in price.
However, out of the choices given, I think the henry is the way to go for a lifetime of enjoyment.
 
I got my 8 year old a Henry mini-bolt. Stainless, easy to take care of, synthetic stock, nice and saf.e

There's a thread on youth rifles in this forum, with many pics of options.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=223317
http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=3264058&postcount=18

My oldest got a Marlin, which she likes, but for young, I'd go with the
Henry mini-bolt.


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My Son started off....

with a Winchester 67 that I bought for a song. Super condition except for a chip missing from the toe of the stock. I took if to a Gunsmith and he shortened and recrowned the barrel, drilled and tapped it for a Weaver mount and 4X scope. Also had him shorten the stock. I presented the finished product and a brick of Federal .22 shorts.........I 'm not sure which of us was happier.........Essex
 
I just looked because I haven't seen anything but the Cricket, those Marlins, and the Savage, both beautiful rifles! I'd pick one of those!
 
Gotta ditto the Chipmunk and the Savage Cub, especially the 'Accutrigger' model. Both have receiver 'peep' sights, which I prefer to open irons. They are very well-made, very accurate and perfectly sized for youngsters. Personally, I like the manual cocking feature on the Chipmunk for teaching very young kids as it adds another layer of safety to the mix.

When my great niece was born, I bought a Chipmunk for her and presented it to her father. She'll soon be old enough to start learning to use it and I can hardly wait to see :D
 
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