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All the above are great choises, but no one metioned a 30-30. Usually the rifles are lite and easy to handle for a 12 year old with very little recoil or noise.
Does anyone make a youth-sized .30-30? I've never actually seen one (but of course, that certainly isn't an indication that they don't exist...)
Marlin use to make a youth 30-30 called the Spike based on their 336 model. I do not know if it is in production still.