My 6 year old is dead set on deer hunting this year, so I've been shopping around for the best rifle option for her. She's gotten pretty deadly with her BB gun and I plan on having her shoot my Ruger 10/22 next. However, it's been more than 5 years since I worked at the gun counter at Bass Pro, so I don't know if there is anything new out there. I sold a lot of the Youth H&R single-shot rifles when I worked there. I really like the fact that you can get a Rossi with 4 different calibers, but the gun itself seems pretty heavy. I've looked at a few youth model Remington's and Savages, but they still seem a little big. Any one have any opinions on a good first-time kid rifle. I would think a .243 would be best, but not opposed to a .223. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Nate