What, No Prices??
Via Kim I find that the Violence Policy Center has provided parents and grandparents a very useful chart of “youth” firearms for our kids and grandkids. How nice! But they left off the prices! How can you be a good shopper if you don’t know what they cost? Anyway, if you don’t want to sully yourself by actually visiting the VPC, I’ve reproduced the chart here.
| Manufacturer | Model | Caliber | Weight | Barrel Length | Capacity |
| Anschutz | 1451 Sporter Target | 22 | 6.3 lbs. | 22″ | 10 shots |
| . | 1451 Beavertail | 22 | 6.6 lbs. | 22″ | 5 shots |
| Armscor | Model 12Y | 22 | 4 lbs. | 18.38″ | single shot |
| . | Model 14Y | 22 | 5 lbs. | 18.38″ | 6 shots |
| Browning | Micro Hunter | 22, 223, 7mm, 260,308, 243 | 6.25 lbs. | 20″ | 5 shots |
| . | Buck Mark Sporter | 22 | 4.13 lbs. | 18″ | 10+1 shots |
| Connecticut ValleyArms | Youth Hunter | 50 | 5 lbs. | 24″ | muzzleloader |
| CZ | Scout Youth Rifle | 22 | 4 lbs. | 16.2″ | 10 shots |
| Charles Daly | Field True Youth | 22 | 3.5 lbs. | 16.25″ | single shot |
| . | Field YouthRepeater | 22 | 4.75 lbs. | 17.5″ | 6 shots |
| Henry RepeatingArms Company | Henry Lever Youth Model 22 | 22 | 4.5 lbs. | . | . |
| . | Golden Boy | 22 | 9.75 lbs. | 20″ | 16 shots |
| . | Mini Bolt 22 | 22 | 3.25 lbs. | 16.25″ | single shot |
| Kimber | Classic | 22 | 6.5 lbs. | 22″ | 5 shots |
| Marlin | Model 15YN | 22 | 4.25 lbs. | 16.25″ | single shot |
| New England Firearms | Superlight Handi-Rifle Youth | 22, 223, 243 | 5.3 lbs. | 20″ | . |
| . | Handi-Rifle Youth | 223, 243 | 7 lbs. | 22″ | . |
| . | Sportster Youth | 22 | 5.3 lbs. | 20″ | . |
| Remington Arms | Model 700 ADLSynthetic Youth | 243, 308 | 6.75 lbs. | 20″ | 4 shots |
| . | Model 700 ML Youth | 50 | 7.25 lbs. | 21″ | . |
| Rogue Rifle Co. | Chipmunk | 22 | 2.5 lbs. | 16″ | . |
| Savage Arms | Model 10GY, 110GY | 223, 243, 308, 270 | 6.2 lbs. | 22″ | 4 shots |
| . | Model Mark I-GY | 22 | 5 lbs. | 19″ | single shot |
There’s a table for youth shotguns, too, but I’m not much of a smoothbore shooter. My grandkids are four and five. Maybe in a couple of years…
UPDATED: By demand, I’ve added hotlinks to manufacturers and to specific firearms where I could find them. This chart is obviously out of date, as Savage has many more Youth models, for example, and I couldn’t find any mention of some models such as the CVA Youth Hunter.
Go! Explore. Put your kids on your lap and go shopping!
Merry Christmas! And remember: Gun safety starts when you’re young!
UPDATE II: Oh, right. I do all the hard work, but it’s KIM that Glenn Reynolds instalanches. (Like he needs more hits.) 😉