8 Year Old 1st Air gun?

My daughter is 8. I started her at 6 with a Raven brake barrel. This year I bought her a .22 Brocock contour S6. It is wicked accurate. stacks pellets at 25 and .5 at 50. Its light, short, and she handles it standing or bench with no issues. It had a Clague moderator on it and is whisper quiet. Shoots around 18 ft lb. (small game) mags are cheap. simple to operate. Bolt lock back for safe. I have as much fun with it as she does.

What is the matter with a pump gun, like a Benjamin 392 or 397?

I have a 392 and a 760 for my kids. My kids are 6 and 4 and unable to pump either of the pumpers. On that note, my son the 6 year old is also barely able to cock his Diana 70 which is about as easy to cock as they come in a youth springer. For now I pump and cock the guns for them. I also have had my kids shooting some of my pcp's, but they are much to small to properly shoulder them. I think a nice pumper like the 392 or 397 is a great gun to learn with but they can be awkward with a scope. If you want a pcp, a Marauder pistol or 1720 setup as a carbine would be very hard to beat for a youth shooter as they are small and very light and not too expensive. The Brocock line would be a very good choice if it is in your budget. A Discovery could also make a nice youth pcp as well.

Glad to see that you are bringing your girls up to shoot!! Always enjoy reading about fellow members and there hunting and shooting stories with their kids!!

The Umarax NXG APX is easy to pump and very light weight and inexpensive. My boy is 6 and he can shoot it but he can't pump it yet. What I like about it is that as soon as you pull the pump handle the safety is engaged. Rick Eustler has a few videos showing his wife and daughter shooting it. If you're set on PCP then a Discovery would be my suggestion.

Brocock would be the high end and marauder pistol with stock would be the economy end.

 In pcp, the AA200 is a small like excellent rifle. Co2 maybe a QB78, good rifle, excellent trigger, cost around $105 and worth more. Springers, depending on LOP ( and would you be willing to cut & crown, or chop stock?) an R-7.

Keep us posted.


John

+1 for the prod. When I got my prod, one of my first thoughts was this gun could easily be handled by a younger child. Do you already have a tank and a way to fill it?

"wyshadow"+1 for the prod. When I got my prod, one of my first thoughts was this gun could easily be handled by a younger child. Do you already have a tank and a way to fill it?

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I hadn't thought of that. Yes, P-rod would be great for a smaller child.

if yu wanna go pcp id go p-rod my nephew whos 7 has no probm carrying shouldering and shooting mine when we are in the woods other then pumping its pretty much perfact for a 50 yard plinker-hunter plus its pretty cheap so really if you want with all the after market parts you can make it a bit more powerfull and it still not cost a lot
​plus its ez to fill due to the small tube and if you tune it down as a plinker you can get 40+ shots ezaly

Yep, P-Rod. I also hadn't thought of that. My brother had one and as I remember it was surprisingly accurate.

In the low price range i think a CO2 gun would be great for kids. No pumping or heavy cocking stroke. you don't get a whole lot of power and you do have to buy CO2 but it is still a blast to shoot and CO2 is really cheap. Crosman makes a few in your price range and so does a few other companies. I have heard a lot of good things about the QB rifles that they sell on Archer Airguns as well. I think CO2 is an underrated powerplant. 

I think you can't do better than a Weihrauch HW 30 (also branded as Beeman R7). Excellent quality, long life, accuracy, light cocking effort, and light weight make this a great choice. These are perfect starter rifles that will continue to please even experienced air gunners.

"spysir" In pcp, the AA200 is a small like excellent rifle. Co2 maybe a QB78, good rifle, excellent trigger, cost around $105 and worth more. Springers, depending on LOP ( and would you be willing to cut & crown, or chop stock?) an R-7.

Keep us posted.


John

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Good advice here. The AA200 is another excellent choice.

2nd on the CO2 for a younger person for the reasons Matt stated. Both Daisy and Crossman have models. What''s even better about the QB and the Hamerli 850 is that there are modifications that will improve them as the youngin gets older and wants more power/accuracy. The 850 can even be turned into a PCP!

The 850 is a great gun and makes an excellent pcp but it's a big gun and is really too much for a child.

I would say an HW25. Length of pull and cocking effort is still a little much for the ages you listed.