Also forgot to mention the Rascal has the accutrigger making the trigger pull adjustable. Another plus.
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I need some advice on a youth .22
- Thread starter Tmills
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I got my son a Remington Model 5 that was imported from Zastava in Serbia. It is a small rifle, but is made to the same standards as adult rifles. It has high polish blue and is freakishly accurate. I killed a bobcat with it a few years ago in Texas. The only problem is that the magazines are hard to find. It's a little magazine fed bolt action that feels expensive, but I bought mine for $150 at a pawn shop. See if you can find one, you won't be sorry.
I bought an Anshutz youth model for my kids when they were young. It is the same action as the olympic competition models with a shorter stock and barrel. I could shoot the whole 7 round magazine into a hole you could cover with a dime at 100 yards. It was certainly accurate. 
I paid $185 for it in 1987 and sold it 10 years later for $250. I wish I had kept it for my grandchildren. 
As I was training my kids, even though the rifle had a 7 round magazine, I only allowed them to load one round at a time. My son's first shot at a spray paint can reminded me of how intelligent that choice was!! He hit the can; blue paint and flying can all over the place!! Then, while holding the rifle level at waist height, he turned toward me and excitedly exclaimed, "Look what I did!". My answer was to point at the muzzle (which was pointed at me)
. and say, "Look what you are doing!" 
I was very grateful that I had the foresight to only load one round. After about five minutes, his eyes returned to their regular size. 
A very serious lesson learned!
He is now 30 years old, a sergeant in the U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division
and to my knowledge has never had a breach in firearm safety since that day 25 years ago!!
Proud as hell of him!!
I paid $185 for it in 1987 and sold it 10 years later for $250. I wish I had kept it for my grandchildren. As I was training my kids, even though the rifle had a 7 round magazine, I only allowed them to load one round at a time. My son's first shot at a spray paint can reminded me of how intelligent that choice was!! He hit the can; blue paint and flying can all over the place!! Then, while holding the rifle level at waist height, he turned toward me and excitedly exclaimed, "Look what I did!". My answer was to point at the muzzle (which was pointed at me)
. and say, "Look what you are doing!" I was very grateful that I had the foresight to only load one round. After about five minutes, his eyes returned to their regular size. A very serious lesson learned!He is now 30 years old, a sergeant in the U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division
and to my knowledge has never had a breach in firearm safety since that day 25 years ago!! Proud as hell of him!!
