Hmr .17
I got the Henry youth 22 for my son on his 12th birthday for his first gun. I was looking for lever/bolt action for his first gun; figured it would teach better marksmanship than getting the usual marlin semi-auto as most of us men get as our first gun because of its price range. I also consider a bolt/lever action a lot safer than an auto loader for a youg mans first gun. Man I fell in love with my kids lil 22. My father still has my marlin semi auto and when we go visit him in the country, that stays in the cabinet while we play with the Henry. Now I want a small caliber gun with longer range accuracy so when I take my son hunting we can kinda choose the gun depending on how far away we are to the target as well as what the target is for "small" game and think the henry 17 hmr is looking pretty good for a second gun for trying for longer range? anyone have an opinion as having both guns in stock for small game hunting with the lil dude?