I currently have seven grandchildren that visit me throughout the year. Recently, I got a phone call that number eight had been confirmed. They range in age from pre-natal to 11 years old, and are of multiple sizes and shapes. They are also of varied levels of responsibility and capability.
No one rifle is going to work. Over the years I have accumulated a Marlin 15Y, a Winchester Model 67A, a pink Cricket, a Red Savage Rascal, a TC Hot Shot, a pair of Glenfield Model 75 carbines, a Marlin Model 989M2, and a Glenfield Model 25. The last three Models are three semi-autos, and a bolt-action repeater.
So far, everyone has been able to be paired up with a rifle that fit them.
For their parents, I have a battery of Ruger 10/22 rifles. One of the parents already owns a pink 10/22, another a Marlin 795, and a third owns a Marlin 989M2.
For myself, I own, and shoot, a CZ Model 512. Or one of the 10/22s, or a Marlin Model 60, or................