PCP for a 9 year old Girl.

[hawken54]

My daughter loves to hunt with me and I have a springer for her but its heavy and she really wants a PCP. She shoots my Air Ranger off the bench and loves the feel. Shoots so well I'm jealous, has such a nice trigger pull. Is there a light weight, short PCP out there for a Girl. She does start complaining about the heavy gun after a short while. Doesn't need a high shot count, just accurate and reliable. She likes .22

Thanks

 

[Removed]

Get her a Benjamin Prod.Lightweight,good shot count and tunable.You could modify some sort of 22xx as well.

 

[DHDEInc.]

I was thinking the same thing. My daughter (12 now) started shooting my Mrod and Webley Raider both .22 at age 9 and was always complaining on how heavy they are (they are fairly heavy even for a grown-up).

 

[30cal]

I would look at the Brocock Contour line. They have some very nice little carbines. http://www.straightshooters.com/brocock-contour-xl-s6-.22.html

 

[AZSteve]

30cal beat me to that one. I looked at the one they gave away at EBR and thought it was just the right size for my son. They are light and a 9 year old should not have a problem handling one. A drawback to it is that I think you only get about 20 shots out of it before it needs refilling (because it is a compact rifle). The specs listed for it on AoA's website state that it is up to 23 fpe, so hunting small game should not be an issue. It also comes with a Huggett moderator starting at $699.

 

[Samuel]

Have you considered a BSA Ultra? Nice small guns that shoot very well too.

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

 Do consider some version of the air arms 200 rifle. None of them are too large, one model is rather small, excellent build quality & trigger. Start her off with something nice.


John

 

[Samuel]

That's an excellent suggestion, John. Air Arms S200 would be absolutely perfect.

 

[travels4fun]

I'm with 30cal and AZSteve, the Brocock Contour Super 6 weighs just 4,8 lbs and is less than 35 inches (with moderator). can't be beat. It is perfect for a 9 year old. If she has been spoiled by your Daystate Air Ranger (and you don't mind ponying up a bit over $1200), you might also consider the Daystate Regal.

 

[hawken54]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Now i have a place to start.

 

[Gunnertrones]

Judging from a previous post I think you got the perfekt pcp on the way for a 9 year old, and for her father also I would belive.

 

[rockymtbiker]

You could always get her into the bullpup craze: http://talontunes.com/shop/taipan-mutant-shorty-22/

 

[Swing360]

"rockymtbiker"You could always get her into the bullpup craze: http://talontunes.com/shop/taipan-mutant-shorty-22/

Thanks a freaking lot! Now I'm going to be out $1400 because I clicked your stupid link damnit! LOL. 

Really though, that thing is amazingly sweet!

 

[30cal]

I do like the Daystate Regal. Its a beautiful little gun and very accurate. But it is harder to cock than I expected. It could be hard for a 9 year old girl to pull the bolt back. Don't know about the Contour though.

 

[rockymtbiker]

. What are friends for? But look at it this way: When she's at school, someone is going to have to make sure the thing is shooting properly...

 

[AZSteve]

The Daystate Regal is a beautiful rifle, but the bolt is a bear. I was looking for a left handed rifle for my wife and showed her one at AoA. She tried cocking it and said no way. I tried it and it was like trying to take a donut away from Homer Simpson. I ended up getting her a .22 Wolverine B Hi Lite instead. My son had no problem cocking the Contour. It was smooth and he did not have to change his hold on the rifle to cock it. I decided not to purchase one because of the low shot count. I am going to buy him a .22 Wildcat when they are more readily available (if that time ever comes). It is light, has a good shot count, and will not need replacing as he grows. Plus, if he ever loses interest in it, Daddy can keep it. 

 

[hawken54]

Now I know how to sell the purchase of the Wildcat to mamma. "Really honey, its for our daughter. ill have to keep it in tune by shooting it also, but its for her". Im thinking, let her try the Wildcat and go from there. The Brocock really has some nice reviews though.