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<blockquote data-quote="druryj" data-source="post: 3176591" data-attributes="member: 10465">Couple more things to consider, unless I missed them in my haste:-&nbsp; Semi-Autos:&nbsp; Magazine fed or tube fed?&nbsp; I vote tube fed, little kids can easily lose a small magazine in the weeds.&nbsp; The tube; not so easy to set aside maybe.-&nbsp; And then this: Semi-Auto or Bolt Action?&nbsp; I vote bolt action.&nbsp; Not much to be learned with spray and pray, which might be a tendency of many young shooters.&nbsp; Bolt guns teach them to take their time and make the shot count.Any of the options already given are fine choices once you decide what it is you want them to get out of it. IMO, it is hard to beat a basic Savage Bolt Action .22 for an inexpensive, yet well built and accurate starter rifle.&nbsp; I can also recommend the Marlin XT-22; I had one of the newer ones and it was a tack driver.&nbsp; I&#039;ve not had one or even shot one of these bolt actions, but Ruger makes good .22 rifles too and their latest&nbsp; bolt action .22 does look good to me.And now, I&#039;ll do &quot;The Mod Thing&quot; on this and move it to the &quot;Rimfire Section&quot; for you.&nbsp; You&#039;re welcome!<img src="/images/smilies/new/sunbath.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sunbath:" title="Sunbath&nbsp; &nbsp; :sunbath:" data-shortname=":sunbath:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="druryj, post: 3176591, member: 10465"] Couple more things to consider, unless I missed them in my haste: - Semi-Autos: Magazine fed or tube fed? I vote tube fed, little kids can easily lose a small magazine in the weeds. The tube; not so easy to set aside maybe. - And then this: Semi-Auto or Bolt Action? I vote bolt action. Not much to be learned with spray and pray, which might be a tendency of many young shooters. Bolt guns teach them to take their time and make the shot count. Any of the options already given are fine choices once you decide what it is you want them to get out of it. IMO, it is hard to beat a basic Savage Bolt Action .22 for an inexpensive, yet well built and accurate starter rifle. I can also recommend the Marlin XT-22; I had one of the newer ones and it was a tack driver. I've not had one or even shot one of these bolt actions, but Ruger makes good .22 rifles too and their latest bolt action .22 does look good to me. And now, I'll do "The Mod Thing" on this and move it to the "Rimfire Section" for you. You're welcome! :sunbath: [/QUOTE]

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