Suggestions for one youth gun to do it all

[rumrunner55]

I think it’s chiappa or Rossi that makes basically a HR handy rifle equivalent in youth size that comes with 3 uppers a 22, a 243 (or 223), and a 20ga my nephew learned the basics on that system and it was a cost effective and solid system to learn on that was not complicated nor required a steep learning curve for maintenance

 

[No-Limit]

Thanks for all the replies.

Figured I'd give you guys an update:

Went to a few gun shops today but no luck finding any single shot anything. Maybe CVA quit making them? Not sure.

Anyway, found a Savage Axis XP chambered in .243 that was tempting but the bolt was super stiff (even for me) and i don't think my son would be able to use it.

Ended up with a Ruger American youth bolt-action 7mm08 and a box of reduced recoil rounds. It is really compact with a short stock and I believe an 18" barrel, if not mistaken. Haven't shot it yet, but overall quality seems great.

Also bought a HOG deathgrip tripod which should absorb some of the recoil at the range or in the blind.

I have a 3-9X40 scope for the rifle already.

Should be one happy 9 year old come Christmas!

Will pick up a 20 ga sometime before dove season next year.

Thanks again for the input.

 

[Boomer Mike]

I was going to suggest a bolt action .22LR; I wish I still had my Marlin Model 22. Something satisfying about working the bolt action vs a semi-auto, and safer for a 9-year-old. Train him on that with open sights, then add a scope later. Get some squirrels and other small game. Move up to a larger rifle in a year or two.

 

[Glock 21]

One of my first guns I got was a Remington 870 20 ga youth model when I was around 9. Damn thing kicked harder than my dads full size 12 but I still put many a boxes of shells down it.

 

[Dice]

Yeah that was another option I was considering. Something like a CVA Scout youth .243 single-shot & then pair that with a decent 20 gauge (maybe even a nice over/under that he would have forever).

That might be the way to go.

him having it forever sounds good in your mind. I traded off my double barrel shotgun for a turtle and a barlow pocket knife when i was 55 pounds and about 11...

 

[howl]

Put a suppressor on that 7mm08 and you will both end up using it for everything. This is also practical because keeping a family worth of individual deer rifles running gets to be a chore.

 

[Bear44]

him having it forever sounds good in your mind. I traded off my double barrel shotgun for a turtle and a barlow pocket knife when i was 55 pounds and about 11...

D,JD Did anyone beat your ass for that? LOL!

 

[ch035]

At 55lbs a 22 and 410 over under would be ideal.

A 20ga kicks a lot.

 

[basstracker89]

At 55lbs a 22 and 410 over under would be ideal.

A 20ga kicks a lot.

Do they make some light loads? I started off with a 410 at 9 and quickly out grew it.

 

[howl]

Fiocchi 20LITE75 is .410 in a 20ga shell.