Youth semi auto .22lr?

[hatidua]

If I was buying a gun for a new shooter I would take them to the gun store and let them pick out what they think is cool.

This.

When I was little, I saw various guns on the rack I wanted but my dad insisted on my getting what he thought I should have rather than what I wanted. That was four decades ago and I still don't see what harm would have been done to just let me get what I originally wanted... It's not like it was going to be used for anything more serious than tin cans and squirrels.

[Holger Danske]

Savage mark II with accutrigger and a synthetic stock. My boy now 13 shoots one and loves it.

[Buff]

My kids started off with 10/22's at 11, now they 15 and 16 and still love them even though they have AR's, Hi-Power bolt guns, and pistols to shoot. Looking back I think they should have had a bolt gun rather than a semi-auto, besides not burning through ammo I think a bolt gun helps with shot placement and discipline.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

+1 for the 10/22

[Husker95]

My son is 12 and we just got a S&W 15-22 and he is lights out with it. We really like it so far and it works well for him. Its a little more pricey than a 10-22 but I'm glad we went the 15-22 route.