i think i have a Remington Viper - a plastic (synthetic?) stocked .22

i think it was $99.

i put on a HUGE scope and just plinked forever.

i would put something cheap together,
and you can cut the stock or whatever to fit him,
and you aren't out a grunch of cash.

post pics of him shooting

 

This is what i shoot http://www.gsg5rifle.com/item/77083_...MP5_Carbi.aspx

 

Marlin model 60. I picked up a used one for $75 before Christmas and it's in great shape. Watch your local gun classifieds for a deal.

 

Another vote for 10/22. If you want accuracy though, get a savage bolt. If you get any ruger 10/22 the mags are interchangeable. They make a auto, lever and bolt.

 

I have a marlin 60, marlin 81 (I think it is), ruger 10/22, remington 522 (viper), and a crack shot (forgot who makes that one).

Marlin 60 is a great little gun, and for the price you might be able to buy 1 for you and 1 for your son. But becareful, loading one of those in the woods can become a real problem if you let the mag spring rod loose and watch it launch into a brush pile...

Marlin 81 is a bolt target style gun with target peep sights and a VERY light trigger pull (almost to the point of dangerous). but it is the most accurate gun in my collection of .22's

My Ruger is like the 350 chevy of guns, what you can or want to do with them are endless and parts are CRAZY available. Shoots great, a little clunky on the action but a $5 buffer will help that pretty good.

Remington 522 was the biggest POS I ever owned when I first bought it. After taking it apart and polishing buffing here and there then adding a 3x9 scope it became a pretty fun gun to shoot, and out of the box it is the most comfortable of all my .22 because the stock is full sized with a larger fore arm to grip. Now my biggest problem is replacement mags are $50.00 a piece and the gun has been discontinued so parts will become hard to find.

That leaves the Crack shot, it's a very small single shot .22 rifle I was given from my great grandfather (was his). It's a single shot and the action is like a lever action when you lower the tigger guard the block drops down and you put in a round and raise the lever back and **** the hammer back. It really is the perfect fun for a first timer to learn safety and gun handling and fits small hands perfectly.

I don't know what your plans are or what your sons age is, but you might consider 2 cheaper (marlins), that way you can go squirel/rabbit hunting together and both have a gun... Or buy a 10/22 and find a Crack Shot at a gun show (I have seen them very cheap like $35-50.00)... then later on when your son proves himself you can reward him with "dads gun" as a gift and it will mean alot to him. Getting an old gun handed down to you from a family member means alot more then getting a new one off a shelf at the store. It was over 25 years ago when I got that little crack shot handed to me and I remember it like it was yesterday.

 

I just bought a new 10/22 Ruger SS w/laminated stock for $325. You can buy new blue ones for under $300 easy.
Asher, That is probably a Stevens CrackShot. Excellent beginner gun. Most of them I see are going for several hundred though. They are a cool little rifle. I would love to buy several for $35-50.

 

i have a marlin 39 a golden .22. bought it used at a gun show for 250 and after a week behind the seat it still shoots strait

 

Though I am not a fire arms instructor, I have taught a number of people to shoot. I would suggest a bolt action over a semi auto. A semi auto is always loaded until the magazine is empty. Even experience shooters I have watch walk away from a gun with a live round in the chamber and no safety! A bolt, lever, or pump you have to put it there each time.

 

Any Gun is dangerous wether its "loaded or unloaded" doesnt matter if its bolt, semi-auto or auto.

My vote goes to the 10/22 as well have six of em.
Is it ok to post pics of rifles on this forum?