With 22 so hard to get, what are you all starting your kids on?

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I have a couple 1000 rounds of 22 put up for when the kiddos get a little older. For those that got caught with low stocks, what are you starting you kids out on? Just staying with air guns longer, or do they get to jump straight into the 5.56/.223 world? Seen a bunch of folks buy their kids a new 22 and the 2 boxes allowed they hold for gun sales. I can only imagine how quick those go. My buddy picked his kids up some 15/22s for Christmas and I pick up the 2 box max for him every time I see some.

I would think the recoil is mild enough and with most collapsable stocks it should be an ok fit. If you are letting your kids go from air guns to AR's, how are they doing with them?

When I was 14, I cut grass all summer for a Dan Wesson 44mag. Took a long time to get over the flinch that gave me. Still have the Wesson, but I will hold off on letting the kids shoot it with anything but light reloads for a good while.

[Moose-Knuckle]

Air Soft
BB / Pellet
.17 HMR

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Forgot about the 17 hmr.

[BIGUGLY]

Mine started on .22 Mag. So far I can still find that, well usually. I don't get to take him out all the time so its been ok so far. He has shot the ar's and for him being pretty skinny 5 year old he sure laughs when he gets to pull the trigger on it. Recoil hasn't been an issue on the .223 so far.

[SeriousStudent]

Ditto on the pellet rifle. There are a lot of action targets you can set up in the backyard, or the basement. A fair number even have a built-in noise reduction system, so the neighbors do not have a faintoid.

[Magic_Salad0892]

5.56mm with a suppressor. Or .17HMR.

[ptmccain]

.22LR is not "hard to get" it is just hard to get at the prices we were all used to a few years ago, like, around .03 a round in bulk.

You can get it, you are just going to pay .13 cents a round or more for it.

See GunBot.

[TacticalSledgehammer]

7.62x54r. I think its probably the best priced round in the surplus market right now.

In all reality, I would still start my kid out with a pellet or bb gun, and work her way up.

[markm]

I brainwashed my kid to be a retard anti gun liberal so I could save money on ammo! SMART!

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.22LR is not "hard to get" it is just hard to get at the prices we were all used to a few years ago, like, around .03 a round in bulk.

You can get it, you are just going to pay .13 cents a round or more for it.

See GunBot.

That's what I've found as well. I can get it locally all day long at $.08/rd. It's still far cheaper than any other caliber.