Which rifle of yours is your childs favorite?

piller · Post by **piller** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:06 pm

My daughter likes my Puma .480 Ruger, and at the range refuses to give it back until we are out of ammo. Do any of you have a child who does the same thing, and if so, isn't it great to see it happen?

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:10 pm

Marlin 1894C in .357 Magnum. Going to be his shortly anyway, but he just loves it!!!

RKrodle · Post by **RKrodle** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:22 pm

I have a little 22 cricket that my granddaughter loves to shoot, Thanks to a really kind fellow that goes by the screen name of piller. He loaned it to me at our Texas shoot for her to try.

Post by **AmBraCol** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:43 pm

The SKS and the 10-22 rather than the Winchester 94. Where did I go wrong?

They also prefer the Norinco Model of the 1911 A1 over the Ruger Vaquero... Oh well, I went through the semi-auto phase too. Thank God I out grew it...

JohnnyReb · Post by **JohnnyReb** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:49 pm

Not a rifle but rather a shotgun....Ruger Red Label O/U SS 12 gauge. When she broke her first sporting clay with it, she named it "Excaliber" and laid immediate claim to it.

runfiverun · Post by **runfiverun** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:23 pm

win 92's
one in 44-40 one in 25-20
keep both of these clear in back of the safe cause everytime she sees them we got to go shoot them even if it's 6 gun day.

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:33 pm

Believe or not my grandsons love a H&R 410 single shot shotgun. It is about 90 years old. I have 60 guns and they love that one. That is what makes shooting and being outdoors so much fun. I am sure later on they will go up the ladder in their taste.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:33 pm

not a rifle but a Sig 220 Elite.

win38-55 · Post by **win38-55** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:00 am

I bought both of my children numbers matching Ruger 10-22's last Christmas. That went over really great until we went to the Range.
My Daughter Wanted to try my Savage 17 HMR With heavy target barrel and a very powerful 12 power scope. She shot a 10 shot group that would fit on a Playing card at 100 yards, with that gun and now claims it as her Rifle. She is 12.

Glen · Post by **Glen** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:12 am

My first Marlin 39A (that now belongs to him).

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:34 am

Not right now my boys are to busy with their cricket and their .32 ML. But I think that will change in the next couple of years as the get bigger.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:59 am

My son loves my bull-barrelled Winchester 94 Custom.

I bought him an EMF/Rossi "Short Rifle" 92 in .45 Colt, but, he let me know that he'd rather have my '73 rifle! So... now I'm trying to figure how to buy him one, (along with several on my list). The Short Rifle will become my pig gun, and I'm thinking of getting myself the Cimarron "Border Rifle". But, if I do, I'll just bet he decides he likes that better after I found out that his mom let it slip that I was working on a .30-30 project rifle for his B-Day. He let me know that he'd rather have a few mods to his; a Â½round/Â½octagon with full-length mag, pistol grip, but it has to be a top-eject and non-safety.

Oh well... I'm just glad that he feels that gun ownership, hunting & target shooting is his birthright.

papabear · Post by **papabear** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:27 am

my oldest has a winchester 20 gage pump with a 30 inch barely youngest has a Remington 870 youth mold 20 gage

wm · Post by wm » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:29 am

Ruger 10/22 and Ruger BearCat for Stephen and Wes likes the S&W 15 and Marlin 336 in 35 Rem

Wm

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:40 am

'taint a rifle...

cnjarvis · Post by **cnjarvis** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:51 am

My 11 yr old daughter loves my dad's old Win. M67 single shot 22. She calls it PaPa's gun and would really like to have it but I'm not ready to part with it.

ScottT · Post by **ScottT** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:56 am

Jaeger loves Kate! He is fascinated with her.

steveb · Post by **steveb** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:38 am

Both my daughters like this Rossi chambered in 357Mag.

ScottT · Post by **ScottT** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:48 pm

That is a mighty pretty levergun!

hfcable · Post by **hfcable** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:50 pm

trapdoor springfield officers model carbine [repro] with blackpowder and he can really shoot that little gun!

GANJIRO · Post by **GANJIRO** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:53 pm

My son loves his model 1916 Spanish Mauser a gift from his Grampa Nels many years ago.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:02 pm

My son is 19 now and has some of his own. I have a warning from him though, never sell the Cowboy II. I think that's his favorite levergun.

Wes · Post by **Wes** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:17 pm

My son LOVES the 1894CL in 32-20 and our Ruger Bearcat. My older daughter dearly loves her old 99 Savage in 300 Savage. The boy keeps me fairly busy at the reloading bench with that 32-20. Older daughter only shoots a couple boxes a year, but is quite deadly with that old rifle.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:22 pm

My T/C Renegade 54 , or "Bear Gun" as my son called it, until I sold it recently. Never knew it was his favorite until he saw it missing on the wall and was devastated! Wish he would have told me!

Rimfire McNutjob · Post by **Rimfire McNutjob** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:55 pm

An HK-300 unfortunately. Looks like I've lost that one. It could have been worse I suppose ... an EBR or 71. He's been eying one of my 22 Diamondbacks lately too ... makes me nervous. I like my rimfires ... hence the moniker.

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:00 pm

My two oldest kids (10 & 11) love to shoot my CZ model 27. These girls are a terror to all prickly pear cactus at the Cactus Ranch. They shoot this gun very well, and always comment on how the grip fits those little hands "just right". I have been able to retain possession of it for now...

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:19 pm

Old Ironsights wrote:'taint a rifle...

Nice 'CAT GUN!'

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:54 pm

Quickest way to lose a gun is to let your kids shoot with it.

But then it gives you the excuse to buy more.

sore shoulder · Post by **sore shoulder** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:07 pm

My son liked to shoot and had his own .22mag, but wasn't really hooked until I bought the Marlin GS. After that, I bought him his own 1895 in 45-70 and he is mighty proud of it. It sits in the safe now that he's in the Navy.

My daughter, petite prissy little 4.0 college student who never really showed an interest in guns, suddenly wanted an AK47 of all things. Completely incongruous with her character. Made me proud cause I wasn't sure where she was at on guns till then and wondered if I had blown it.