I found a T/C Hot Shot BSA edition at Academy Sports for $165.00. It is brown, and has a BSA symbol on it, but she was happy to get it because in the coming years her little brother will be able to use it.
She first wanted a Pink Camo, then a Real Tree Camo, and then a black colored Hot shot. When we saw this brown one for way less than the other Hot Shots we had seen we jumped on it.
To me the Hot Shot is the best made rifle for our needs. It is better quality than the crickets, and with the pistol grip it allows for her shorter arm reach. It comes with a stock extension that allows for growth, and T/C makes scope mounts so I can put on a red dot later on.
To tell the truth. My buddy and I have a squirrel hunt planned Sunday. I am thinking of taking this rifle. It will shoot shorts, and has a 19" barrel. It weighs at most 3 pounds. Should be a good gun to carry on a squirrel hunt, and quit capable of knocking down some tree rats.
Since she was about 2 1/2 we have gone over gun safety, and we both are excited that she has her own rifle. She has been shooting my daisy bb gun since she was 5, and is now close to 8 years old. It will be a while before her muscle memory, and strength will allow her to go hunting with me, and I will probably have to help her load during long sessions of plinking, but she picked out the rifle, a box of Winchester 333 plated HPs, some pink ear muffs which have to be returned because they hurt her ears when she wears her shooting glasses. So she will have to wear ear plugs. Not a big deal.
Here is to T/C for making a nice breakdown .22 LR that will shoot shorts for children, and for the father that wants to carry a very, very light weight rifle to kill squirrels.
Kids are our future protectors of the 2nd Amendment. I am doing my part to educate mine.
She first wanted a Pink Camo, then a Real Tree Camo, and then a black colored Hot shot. When we saw this brown one for way less than the other Hot Shots we had seen we jumped on it.
To me the Hot Shot is the best made rifle for our needs. It is better quality than the crickets, and with the pistol grip it allows for her shorter arm reach. It comes with a stock extension that allows for growth, and T/C makes scope mounts so I can put on a red dot later on.
To tell the truth. My buddy and I have a squirrel hunt planned Sunday. I am thinking of taking this rifle. It will shoot shorts, and has a 19" barrel. It weighs at most 3 pounds. Should be a good gun to carry on a squirrel hunt, and quit capable of knocking down some tree rats.
Since she was about 2 1/2 we have gone over gun safety, and we both are excited that she has her own rifle. She has been shooting my daisy bb gun since she was 5, and is now close to 8 years old. It will be a while before her muscle memory, and strength will allow her to go hunting with me, and I will probably have to help her load during long sessions of plinking, but she picked out the rifle, a box of Winchester 333 plated HPs, some pink ear muffs which have to be returned because they hurt her ears when she wears her shooting glasses. So she will have to wear ear plugs. Not a big deal.
Here is to T/C for making a nice breakdown .22 LR that will shoot shorts for children, and for the father that wants to carry a very, very light weight rifle to kill squirrels.
Kids are our future protectors of the 2nd Amendment. I am doing my part to educate mine.