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Before 2014: What to buy for twins (7yo)
I'm looking for some insight from both Parents of the very young, and you young CalGunners.
First some background: I want to make this long-gun purchase before the paperless intrafamilial transfer gets aborted on Jan 01, 2014 Second: 2 kids, boy/girl twins. They are different, VERY, from each other. I can't predict before hand who is going to like what. But likely they will want different types of action. As new shooters (trained on an old Benjamin .17 pellet gun) I don't want semi-auto on the table. So I'm looking at single-shot (Rascal/Cricket), lever-action, and bolt-action 22 caliber Rim Fire (this should also keep them off the DOJ radar for a few years before they are made felons for their assault-cowboy-guns) Everybody who talks about lever actions, and I mean every single person on CalGuns who writes about them in posts, loves them. I personally really really like that the Henry and Marlin shoots 22 short, long, LR. But at 7 pounds that's pretty damn beefy for a 7 year old. Are there any other/lighter quality lever action 22's out there? Any that you all would recommend? Another gun I have my eye on for them is the new Ruger American in 22LR. It has 4 interchangable stock options for LOP and comb-hight, interchangable mags with the 10/22 and adjustable trigger, looks like out-of-box perfect, but still 5.4 pounds. Can likely be had pretty cheap ($250) but not as cheap as the single-shot Rascal @ $150. Once kids get the hang of shooting, is a true single-shot bolt-action an annoyance that turns them off of shooting? "Youth" rifles are *light*, with the Rascal and Cricket coming in near 2.5 pounds, less than half the weight of more "full sized" guns. This in my mind sounds pretty important. But if the kids are going to be shooting off a bag/elbow for the first few years, maybe it doesn't really matter? What say you? Is rifle weight all that important, or is a heavy-for-a-child rifle merely an inconvenience that goes away quickly as they grow up (and just as quickly outgrow a youth rifle)? Lots to think about, hopefully you guys can give me some food for thought. I want to get the kids something they can learn with, and grow up with, and love to shoot after they've moved out. Thanks for your input guys! |
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