Youth nrl22 gun

[edwardmatt83]

Looking at getting my son his first rifle for nrl22. He is turning 12 and is on the smaller side. I'm leaning towards a cz 457 scout since I already use a 457 varmint.

I also have a tcr22, but I'm not sure if it will fit in a KRG bravo for the 10/22.

Thoughts or suggestions? I kind of would prefer to have him learn on a bolt gun.

 

[AZ Dan]

Nothing wrong with the CZ Scout, that would by my choice....already have the mags for it.

 

[MakeSawdust]

There is nothing wrong with the cz. It is upgradeable to be very capable. I will say, if you think he will take to it and be super competitive, I would go ahead and invest in a vudoo or a RimX. My girls are 5 and 9 and started shooting a local 22 prs style match series (unsanctioned). They were shooting a savage that was only about 2 moa capable on a good day. They got really into it and we decided to spring for a barlein barreled rimx with a TT Diamond. In an ARC xylo, the lop is easily adjustable and the whole family shoots the 22 matches now. It also makes a good viable trainer for centerfire.

I have seen factory CZs that are plenty capable accuracy wise. The 700 footprint guns with good barrels are capable of sub half moa accuracy at 50 yards with sk standard plus. I have zero trouble getting 1.5 moa at 200 yds on a calm day. A lot of the time 1 moa at 200 and farther isn't out of the question.

If that is too crazy for the budget, you might also look at the tikka. My father in law has one and it does very well in the accuracy department. Whatever you get him, if it is solely for nrl 22, make sure it is a good balance of weight and maneuverability for his strength level. For the PRS type stuff he will benefit from a heavy gun, but nrl22 has a fair bit of unsupported positional shooting as well where a heavy gun can become difficult.

 

[Masojoh]

My girls (12 and 14) have been shooting USPSA with me using a 22LR SBR and 22LR pistols for a few years. We shot one NRL22 match this summer when we were in the states, and they loved it. We used a borrowed RPR, and had decent hits.

I recently bought a Kidd lightweight rifle for them. They are very safety conscious, so I’m not worried about their trigger discipline while moving within stages. Their use of the safety is great too. The Kidd will allow them to get better with the rifle marksmanship fundamentals, while having a great chance of high hit rates. If they want a Vudoo later on, I’ll buy them one. Or have them shoot my B14R that is in a weighted chassis.

 

[Outcrydrummer]

My daughter is small for her age, 10, and has no issues using the at one 457.
Maybe give that a look

 

[Alabusa]

My girls (12 and 14) have been shooting USPSA with me using a 22LR SBR and 22LR pistols for a few years. We shot one NRL22 match this summer when we were in the states, and they loved it. We used a borrowed RPR, and had decent hits.

I recently bought a Kidd lightweight rifle for them. They are very safety conscious, so I’m not worried about their trigger discipline while moving within stages. Their use of the safety is great too. The Kidd will allow them to get better with the rifle marksmanship fundamentals, while having a great chance of high hit rates. If they want a Vudoo later on, I’ll buy them one. Or have them shoot my B14R that is in a weighted chassis.

Sir,

Might you shoot at Eagle Eye?

 

[Eoddave27]

I have 2 sons that shoot precision 22 with me. They are 10 and 12 now. They both started competing when they were 9. We went through a lot of rifles. We started out with a Ruger precision rimfire for my oldest because of the adjustability and cost. He shot that until we felt the rifle was holding him back which ended up only being a few months. At that point we switched to a Tikka T1x in a KRG bravo which he shot for about a year and did really well with. We also found out that the rifle was in fact holding him back. His scores went up dramatically when he switched rifles. With the spacers removed the Bravo fit him pretty well and was light enough that he could move with it. Last year we switched him to a CZ 457 pro Varmint in a MPA chassis with a shortened LOP. This year he has grown a lot so the rifle needed to grow with him. We added a 20” after market barrel to get him a little more weight up front and I had to make a spacer to lengthen the stock a little. The big thing is getting something with the proper LOP that is light enough that he can move safely. For my younger son the solution was a 10/22 with a lightweight whistle pig barrel in a Boyd’s AT One stock. Both the AT One and Bravo have a 12 1/2” LOP at their shortest length. My youngest just graduated up to a tikka in a Bravo this year however. He is a lefty which is why we started him with the 10/22. We are still waiting on the lefty Tikka to come be available in the US but he is actually pretty good with the right hand action for now. The big thing was the bolt slowed him down a little which in his case was a good thing. He tended to rush with the semiauto.

 

[Eoddave27]

Here are the boys rifles.

 

[LuvDog]

The Scout is a great rifle. I started my son with one, but he out grew it within a couple of years. I could have gotten a new stock/chassis for it, but I figured he'd be better off with a longer barrel anyway. He grew kind of sentimental about his first rifle, so I didn't want to start changing parts on it.

So I got him a 457 Varmint and put it in an XLR Chassis.

I think that's the best way to go... You could put your 457 in a chassis with a short LOP and upgrade a rifle for yourself. Or just get him one and now you can share mags.

 

[Chadtandy]

My 10yo boy is shooting a cz 457 pro varmint with 16" barrel. Works good for him, we just mount the scope a bit further back than what I'd use. He used a Ruger rpr22 for a year previously.

 

[BullGear]

You can't go wrong with the Scout. A great rifle. My question would be what if your son has a growing spurt? He could outgrow that rifle in no time. Good luck and congrats!

 

[edwardmatt83]

You can't go wrong with the Scout. A great rifle. My question would be what if your son has a growing spurt? He could outgrow that rifle in no time. Good luck and congrats!

I'd probably drop it in a KRG bravo