smo Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 I was thinking of buying a youth rifle for my boy. I am leaning towards the outfits where you just have to buy barrells rather than buying several guns. CVA and TC have the outfits where you can get a rifle, ML, and shotgun by just changing barrels. I can't spend alot of money, just wondering what ya'll think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterDWL Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? ive got a tc awsome gun i highly recmoned it my friend has an optima pro its cvas verssion i think thats what its called shot it a few times at the range shot good the only concren is i thought the stock grip was a little fat might be a concren for a youngster i would fit him to each gun see what feals good to him good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? I would look at the H&R 1871 Handi Rifles. They typically give better accuracy than T/C, and they are a whole bunch cheaper to buy, and are a lot better feeling than Rossi. Buy a Handi Rifle for ~$200 and you can shotgun barrels, muzzleloader barrels, and other rifle barrels for very good prices. You cna even get replacement stocks very inexpensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? I agree 100% with AJ. I saw several this weekend at a gun show scoped for around $200. They run around that same number new without glass. Great accuracy for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PAdeerdreamer Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? My father and I bought my nephew the rossi youth set for his B-Day last year and we can't complain for under $200 it comes with a .22cal. barrel ,a .243 barrel and a 20gaug. barrel.As far as accuracy they are good enough for hunting. About 1 to 2 inch groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? My oldest daughter shoots a .243. She does really well with it. Lots of good youth gun configurations out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? Ty and Sara both have .243's and really like them-the good thing is they can varmint hunt year around with them and keep themselves sharp. If you ever find a model 788 Remington .243 carbine snap it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEIOWAARCHER Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? [ QUOTE ] My father and I bought my nephew the rossi youth set for his B-Day last year and we can't complain for under $200 it comes with a .22cal. barrel ,a .243 barrel and a 20gaug. barrel.As far as accuracy they are good enough for hunting. About 1 to 2 inch groups. [/ QUOTE ] I'll second the Rossi for a good youth starter. They have some nice little combo's to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? Another vote for the NEF. I've got two nef guns and one rossi. Nef's customer service is great, rossi's.......not so much. For the price difference and the ability to get new barrels, I would get the NEF hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? The wife(a small framed shooter) shoots a savage model 10 in .243 and my daughter(10 years old and kind of small for her age weightwise) shoots a browning a bolt micro hunter in a .243. Both rifles are pretty accurate. Hear a lot of suggestions for the nef, personally I did not like the looks of the gun as much as standard rifles, and wanted my daughters first rifle, a Christmas gift from dad, to be special. Well worth it in my opinion to spend the extra money. Really the choice is up to you, personally I just did not want to cheap out on a first gun for my kid, even though the nef was a quite capable gun for hunting deer. Will never forget the look on her face when I brought the box that was hidden out after all the other presents were gone that Christmas morning. Priceless was an understatement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted February 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? Finally decided on the Rossi 243/20 combo. I hope it was a good choice. I'm not fond of the safety and I figure the trigger is going to be hard to pull, but for the price and his size I believe it was a good choice. He is 7 and killed his first deer (button head) with my 270 in Nov. of 06. He also got him a squirrel with my .22. I'm not sure who is the most excited, him or me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? [ QUOTE ] Another vote for the NEF. I've got two nef guns and one rossi. Nef's customer service is great, rossi's.......not so much. For the price difference and the ability to get new barrels, I would get the NEF hands down. [/ QUOTE ] They probably aren't the nicest looking guns, but they do the job, and I plan on buying one soon in a varmint calibur. too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robk Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? if that doesn't work then i would try an h&r they also have combos and have a great plan for when the youngster grows up the gun will grow up with him, you can send your action in and they will match the new barrel with action and send it back. they have a 32" barrel in 45/70 i want and will do so when i doing better health wise and the barrel is only $106 and then the shipping of course. really pretty cheap for a great gun. rob k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgeman1 Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? I just took my eight year lod step daughter deer hunting for her first time this year. she shot a nice little six pointer. she shot a 223 h&r ,and i was kinda suprised at the job it done. about a 100 yard shot. the deer went about 20 yards one way about 20 yards the other ,and then it was steaks for supper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgeman1 Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? that little gun was with a 223, 20 guage ,and 22 barrel was under $300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? [ QUOTE ] I just took my eight year lod step daughter deer hunting for her first time this year. she shot a nice little six pointer. she shot a 223 h&r ,and i was kinda suprised at the job it done. about a 100 yard shot. the deer went about 20 yards one way about 20 yards the other ,and then it was steaks for supper [/ QUOTE ] thats a tiny little pill for a deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robk Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Re: What kind of rifle for my boy? a well placed shot is a sure fire way to eat dinner of back straps for anyone. the 223 uses a 72 gr bullet which is more than enough. for my 243 i shoot an 85 gr bullet and knock them down in place.. they are excellent bullets the tsx from barnes and i believe their bullets in 22 or 23 cal will do the trick just as well. my sisters sister in law shot a nice 8 pointer down in tx and dropped it in it's track using a 55 gr bullet if you know your equipment you can kill any deer in the good old usa rob k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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