I have no experience with that model, but for my son's first gun I did also pick a .22 bolt action without a box magazine. At the time Marlin made a wood-stocked youth model called the "Little Buckaroo", model 15YN. I am not sure if they still make it.
Even with it being a youth model, the length of pull was too long for him (probably having something to do with him starting, in earnest, to shoot it before he was 5!
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I got a second stock from Marlin, and trimmed it down to fit his frame. I added some brass black powder furntiture to it, and he asked that I decorate it like an indian trade rifle, which he'd seen pictures of.
He is extremely accurate with this gun! I can not say enough good things about this gun or Marlin!!!
His little sister started shooting it over the summer, so over Christmas I picked up a Western Auto Supply rifle - a store brand Marlin - and refinished it for her. She's set!
Good for you on getting your daughter a gun and teaching her how to shoot it. Let us know what you end up picking up!
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