Best single shot .22 for a kid.

[rfd]

for me and the grand kids, it was the crickett. a great little rifle, all USA made, and dog gone accurate to boot. plus, it can still be used as the kids become teens through adult by swapping the stocks for a longer LOP.

[shooterg]

The daughter is 34 and still loves her Chipmunk. After they changed over to the Crickett they put a plastic cocking knob on it. Don't look for that to last forever!
If I was doing it now, I'd probably get the Savage as it cocks with the bolt. Many smaller kids have trouble with the cocking knob . Woulda had to hack the stock on the Savage as it's a tad bigger, but I woulda kept the wood and doweled it back on when she grew.
Main thing is they learn to handle whatever you pick safely and have fun ! My Marine Pops taught me with Springfield 15Y he used on a trap line before WWII. When we're long gone, the kids and grandkids will treasure the memories of those first shooting sessions. I know I do .

[Leadmelter]

I started my younger brother out with a Sears single shot rifle.
He joined the Marines and became a Sniper/Scout. He had the highest kill distance at 950 yards.
You never know what you might start when you teach somebody to shoot.
Leadmelter
MI

[Ed in North Texas]

I picked up two Rem. Mod. 33s for less than a Cricket I also have a pre-war Anschutz They all shoot great.

When I read this I thought "Dang, how cheap were those Remingtons?" Then I looked at the current Cabela's price for the Cricket. Dang, how did they get so expensive? I bought one for the next door grandson about ten or 11 years ago and the rifle was nowhere near $100, much less $127.

[deadeye ruck]

I have a Rascal, it is a solid rifle. I am hard on it (I raccoon hunt with it) and it hasn't let me down yet. It shoots well and is easy to handle.

[halvey]

Our gun club uses Crickets for Kids days. They have held up fine and obviously get shot a lot.

[54bore]

Steven's Crackshot!! Throw some nostalgia in there!

[Chill Wills]

Steven's Crackshot!! Throw some nostalgia in there!

Okay!
A Ballard. Hands down.

[Bigslug]

The biggest factor with little ones is going to be weight and length more than anything else. As much as I gravitate toward the more finely made, a little kid is going to outgrow a little gun before wearing it out. The CZ 452 youth model is my hands down favorite as a gun - the barrel's threaded in, you can run it as a single shot or a mag feeder, it's made of steel with the only stamping being the trigger guard, they make mechanically identical bigger versions, and they shoot REALLY well.

That said, they're a bit on the heavy side for the typical five year old.

I picked up one of the 1990's production Stevens Favorites a bit over a year ago. Gonna eventually fit a short stock onto the thing. Nice thing is there's NOTHING to the front-end weight of the thing.

[dirkdiggler]

I actually have a little Crickett that I bought for me, lol. They are pretty darn accurate and fun to shoot, i just wanted a fun little single feeder that shoots. Mine is the laminate stock model without the keylock and came with their own little 4X scope. From my example of one, I really like the little gun and it looks sharp with the laminate stock.

Same as me. But the kids learned from it also....we all loved it.

[pcolapaddler]

I have a chipmunk that was a gift a few years ago. Pretty good shooter, no plastic parts. I'm not sure if you can still find them.

I dont know anythi g about the crickets. I almost bought one once - with the idea of purchasing an adult sized stock for it. I don't know if others have the option of the larger stock.

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