johnf Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I'm looking for a rifle for my son. He's 6 months old so I'm not in a real big hurry, but it could be used by my 9year old daughter. I've got 2 nef's and am pretty familiar with their quality and accuracy, which I have been very pleased with. I bought a rossi youth 22lr a few month back, but havn'' shot it yet. I was looking on the wal-mart special order guns, and I can get a rossi youth gun for about $45 less than the nef. I was thinking about a 223 youth, because of the low recoil and the low price of ammo. Then I figured as the kids got bigger I could get a bigger barrel, either a 243 or 7mm-08. Does anyone have enough experience with both guns that you could definitively give an opinion on the quality and accuracy of both guns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted December 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Re: Rossi-VS-NEF [ QUOTE ] i would go with the 243 , cause here a 223 isnt deer legal the recoil on a 243 isnt bad at all my 7 year old girl shoots one if you get the 243 then you will have a deer and varmit rifle [/ QUOTE ] I think you missed my point there. The big reason I want the 223 is it will be a lot cheaper to shoot ie. govt . surplus shells can be 1/4 the price of the cheapest 243 shells. 223 is legal to use on deer here and I wouldn't have any reservations using it on the shots that I would allow my kids to take. My question is on reliability and accuracy of the rossi gun vs the nef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilcrackshot Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Re: Rossi-VS-NEF I had a Rossi 357 but didn't like it much. I have had the NEF handi-rifle and absolutely love it. Great gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted January 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Re: Rossi-VS-NEF [ QUOTE ] I had a Rossi 357 but didn't like it much. I have had the NEF handi-rifle and absolutely love it. Great gun. [/ QUOTE ] What did you not like on the rossi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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