My Wife is Pregnant so I need a .22
- Thread starter leveractionjunkie
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- Location
- Western BC
If you want a really nice plinker, I mean very nice quality and very accurate with quality stainless magazines and GREAT sight picture, buy a Marlin Papoose 70PSS. It's a beauty.
Product Description
MARLIN Papoose Takedown .22 Long Rifle Carbine 16.25 Inch Barrel Stainless Steel Black Synthetic Stock 7 Round
Self-loading take-down carbine. Stainless steel barrel. Cross bolt safety and manual bolt hold-open. Adjustable open rear sight. Ramp front sight. Grooved for scope mount. Black, synthetic stock with molded-in checkering and swivel studs. Comes in zippered nylon floatable case. Clip feed.
Caliber: .22 LR
Barrel Length: 16.25
Magazine Capacity: 7
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Product Description
MARLIN Papoose Takedown .22 Long Rifle Carbine 16.25 Inch Barrel Stainless Steel Black Synthetic Stock 7 Round
Self-loading take-down carbine. Stainless steel barrel. Cross bolt safety and manual bolt hold-open. Adjustable open rear sight. Ramp front sight. Grooved for scope mount. Black, synthetic stock with molded-in checkering and swivel studs. Comes in zippered nylon floatable case. Clip feed.
Caliber: .22 LR
Barrel Length: 16.25
Magazine Capacity: 7
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sametwinnie
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lotbiniere
start with a water gun, next with a airgun, follow by a .22, m-14 and finally a .50 BMG....
If you know the good person, you can finish with an Abraham tank!!
If you know the good person, you can finish with an Abraham tank!!
It is my absolute favorite toy at the moment! Mine is as accurate as the top of the line model 60SS that i just traded away. My Papoose just got that much more use. Too much fun.
NZClaybuster
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary, Alberta
Cricketts were $99.00 in Walmart in Rapid City SD. Haven't found one that cheap here so I bought a $60 cooey 39. Cut it short. Spent $10 on primer $20 on Paint $15 on stencils and $15 on contrasting paint. I will be into this for more than I paid for the Shotgun I gave my wife for our wedding. WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!
leveractionjunkie
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Kamloops, BC
Thanks for the congratulations and the suggestions everybody. I realize I am a little ahead of things shopping for a .22 for child that hasn't been born but I know I am going to by her/him one anyways so I might as well shop around. If they decide they don't like to shoot or really want a different .22 thats ok we can alter it, sell it (probably keep it anyways) or swap it out then. Since my wife and I don't plan on finding out the ###, I will probably keep the rifle gender neutral.
I would like a single shot as that is what I learned to shoot with and believe in the principles it teaches. I also want quality open sights as that is also how I learned to shoot and am thankful for it.
I have tossed around the idea of the savage cub, TC Hot Shot, and a cooey. Although I haven't handled the first two. The CZ scout is new to me but I will have to check it out too.
For the record this is a planned pregnancy and not a surprise. Guess I shoulda worded the title differently. Also my personal finances are in order and rug rat or two is well within the budget. My wife and I both established our careers well before deciding on bringing kids into this world. I hope to be the best father I can and look forward to all the happiness and memories and stress that children bring.
Thanks and keep the suggestions coming.
I would like a single shot as that is what I learned to shoot with and believe in the principles it teaches. I also want quality open sights as that is also how I learned to shoot and am thankful for it.
I have tossed around the idea of the savage cub, TC Hot Shot, and a cooey. Although I haven't handled the first two. The CZ scout is new to me but I will have to check it out too.
For the record this is a planned pregnancy and not a surprise. Guess I shoulda worded the title differently. Also my personal finances are in order and rug rat or two is well within the budget. My wife and I both established our careers well before deciding on bringing kids into this world. I hope to be the best father I can and look forward to all the happiness and memories and stress that children bring.
Thanks and keep the suggestions coming.
- Location
- Ottawa origanally Muskoka
I bought my daughter a Pink Daisy lever BB gun for this years 4th birthday. I already have 4 .22's (Cooey 39, Cooey 60, Lakefield 64B, and Browning BL-22) and will probably add more as I have two little girls. My oldest for sure is ready to come hunting and is quite interested in shooting.
Buy any .22 you can afford they will all shot with in a child's ability.
Buy any .22 you can afford they will all shot with in a child's ability.
Blastattack
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Winnipeg MB
Oh my... guess it's a bad idea to judge a book by it's cover. The motives behind "My Wife is Pregnant so I need a .22" are readily confused with the motives behind "The gophers are breeding" and "I have coyotes on my lawn". I must agree, the most unfortunate title this year.
- Location
- Where the sun shines
Bah, get a Cooey 39. Small, light, one-shot, absolutely safe, reliable and unbreakable. Everything a kid needs in a rifle to learn how to shoot!
I think every Canadian Boy (or Girl) should at least learn on an old single shot Cooey. I'd go as far as saying you can't be a real Canadian Gun Nut until you've fired (and preferrably owned) a Cooey
Don't disagree with this sentiment, so I bought a Cooey 75 this year with the "whale belly" style stock. My small-framed, 10 yr. old daughter can barely hold it, let alone...#### the trigger~the spring is very strong. They're very much a full-sized rifle. Not going to sell it mind you (it shoots too well) but I am looking at getting her a small .22lr single shot, either the Henry Mini Bolt, or Savage's new "Rascal" model when it comes out.
Congrats. Another shooter added to our growing community. Agree with the posts here that its a helleva good reason (excuse) to justify expanding the armory.
Cooey would be the "right" thing to get but lets face it, we're looking for that "justification". I too would go with the Papoose. Although its a semi, the compact size will be friendly to toddlers. When the "little one" first shoots, just load the mag with one round at a time. This way, when the kids get proficient, you don't have to spend money to transition from single shot or bolt to a semi. Am dying to get one myself but nothing available so I put in an order earlier this month. Hopefully we should see them again in Canada by March according to Marlin. Hey, we all need some type of dependable, accurate and compact survival gun!!!!
Cooey would be the "right" thing to get but lets face it, we're looking for that "justification". I too would go with the Papoose. Although its a semi, the compact size will be friendly to toddlers. When the "little one" first shoots, just load the mag with one round at a time. This way, when the kids get proficient, you don't have to spend money to transition from single shot or bolt to a semi. Am dying to get one myself but nothing available so I put in an order earlier this month. Hopefully we should see them again in Canada by March according to Marlin. Hey, we all need some type of dependable, accurate and compact survival gun!!!!
