cal516

My son is 6 years old and I want to get him into hunting. I also want to teach him the dos and dont's of firearm safety. What is a good beginner caliber and gun? I have been looking at the Remington International Model 5 .22 and the CZ .22.....any recommendations...?

s. il. hntr

definatly .22 LR , no recoil or big BANG to deal with, plus very cheap ammo, start him off right, and God bless.

Bigtimer

Each child is different. My son's first gun was a Rossi .22/.410 at 5 years old. He killed his first deer with a Ruger M77 MarkII Compact in .243. He was 8 years old.

cal516

I have a real nice .243 that I picked up a few years ago that will be his when he gets older. Right now I am looking at .22s

Tundra10

Red Ryder .

VAhuntr

I'd look at an air rifle or a 22.

tj_cubin

My daughter got a pink Cricket .22 single shot for her 9th birthday this summer. She's really tiny and can't really handle (or pump) a full size bb gun, but the cricket is a good size for her. It has a spring loaded striker that has to be cocked before each shot. If I could I would have gotten it for her sooner. Her sister is 4 and I guarantee she'll shoot it well before she reaches 9.

cgsharkhunter

start him off with a nice 458 win mag.......lol just kidding my first gun was a .22/410 single shot breakdown. but my second was a 270 winchester. i say get him the .22 and if he gets proficiant give him that 243

Nomercy448

Every boy should have a Marlin 60! Granted, a semi-auto brings it's own cautions for a young kid, but it'll only fire as many shots as you load in it.

Personally, between your two, I'd put the CZ 452 or 455 ahead of the Remington 5. The 452 Scout is the youth model, which to my knowledge would accept a full length pull stock (or simply add a recoil pad) when he gets older/taller.