First riffle recommendations for my 6 year old

Red Ryder BB gun

Kids shoot cans with them in the back yard. A steel can makes a load clang when hit.

Lots of opportunities to shoot and can shoot thousands of rounds for little cost.

Kids learn muzzle control and aiming.
 
I bought 2 Savage Rascals for my 6 and 8 yr old boys. Tried just one and that didn't last long. One has a wood stock, one a black synthetic. They both are great little accurate rifles. My boys have taken gophers and both are hitting the target at 100m. The peep sight is great to learn on. I am very happy with those rifles. My oldest is 11 now and has graduated to a Savage Mark II-GY, but he still plays around with his Rascal.
 
I gave my son a rascal as I had already bought it. I may still get home the Crickett at some point. I also put a Bushnell trophy red dot on it as he was getting frustrated with the peep sight and I wanted to keep it fun to keep him interested. He really likes the red dot and shooting balloons.
 
cooey43 said:
Cooey Canuck . Worked for both my daughters . How Canadian can you get ?

BTW ,,,,,,,,, First Ever , All Cooey Gun Show in Canada is on July - 7 , just west of the old plant
in Cobourg . Hosted by the Northumberland Pistol & Revolver Club .You may find a Canuck there
for sale ?
More info. ; Marc Guitard < marcetmel@me.com >
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Yes, I also vote for a Cooey for kids. Thousands of Canuck kids have learned to shoot using a Cooey 22 rifle. The only issue is that they no longer seem to be cheap in the current marketplace. I have a lovely condition short stocked single shot (cannot recall model) here that I got for peanuts back in the 90s from a guy that was going to scrap it. I have kept it in case I ever got involved in teaching kids to shoot/handle a firearm.....I would say that is not going to happen.

Ganderite said:
Red Ryder BB gun

Kids shoot cans with them in the back yard. A steel can makes a load clang when hit.

Lots of opportunities to shoot and can shoot thousands of rounds for little cost.

Kids learn muzzle control and aiming.
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I also agree with this as a first "rifle" for a youngster. They can also safely be used in the basement on the coldest winter evening after supper. That is how my Dad taught me to shoot and safely handle a gun. I think I was somewhere around 5 and on miserable winter evenings after supper we would go down in the basement and I would shoot that pellet rifle for an hour or so.

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Wishing all you who are going to be teaching your kids how to shoot/safely handle guns at a young age happy times spent together with your kids.

CD
 
Got a Henry Single shot Muddy Girl Camo for my 6yr daughter. It is a nice little gun. She is not yet strong enough to work all of the controls ie pulling back the cocking nob. She did have fun shooting at the range taking 5 shots with the rifle on father's day. Otherwise we looked at various wildlife at the range etc... it's all about keeping it fun. I fired a few shots the day before and the little rifle is accurate. There is no feed ramp in the Henry. Rounds must be placed in the feed tube/chamber. Then they are extracted when opening the bolt.
I likes this rifle because it looked nice qualitywise and for it's excessive mechanical nature. It will teach kids to work the action comfortably and by the time they master it most other actions will be easy to learn.
 
If you could still get cooeys for $99 regularly I would be inclined to agree that it's a great first rifle. However, with their prices pushing close to $200 these days for something in good shape I see no reason to get one over a Rascal that only costs a tiny bit more. You get a proper child size stock, a pretty decent trigger and no dealing with pulling back on the knob to #### the rifle (which is a problem for the littler kids) plus the rifles weigh under 3lbs making them easier for a kid to hold.

I understand that many people had cooeys as their first rifle, but back then dedicated kids size rifles weren't common and you'd just learn on whatever dad or gramps had in the closet. With the options for true kids rifles today, (and the fact cooeys are no longer dirt cheap) I see no reason to buy a cooey over a Rascal.

I have yet to meet someone who bought a Rascal for their kids and didn't love it.
 
I don't mind that extra step as in having to #### the bolt . the reason behind that is the safety aspect of it . it teaches the new shooter to take their time and not rush the shot . less chance of them shooting something before there on target . now that's just my opinion . I would also keep my eyes open for an old Cooey model 39.
 
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