What bolt .223 would you suggest for 10 year olds and up to start with? Needs to be fairly accurate and not too heavy.
Thanks

Ihad a CZ 527 youth model I am sorry I sold. It was most accurate. I believe you would be satisfied with that. May be difficult to find, I saw one on gunbroker, NIB.

Probably can't go wrong with the Ruger American. The have a youth model with a shorter stock. Usually VERY accurate.

Hip

If you can find a Remington 600, it would be hard to beat in my books. There were not as many .223's made as there were .222's, but the .222 is fine too. Second option would be the CZ and would be my first option were it not for the backwards safety.

My 11 yo grandson uses a Ruger American, barrel shortened to 16" with a suppressor mounted and bipod. Not sure what it weighs all up but he carries it around some knarly country okay.
I have loaded some 65gr Sierra SPBT ammo for him in the past but since running out he has just used the cheap/bulk (box of 50's I think) Hornady 55gr soft point.

Just last week on Wednesday he was hunting tahr in our Alpine region with his mum and dad and shot two yearling tahr for meat with one shot a piece. He was pretty stoked getting his first tahr.

Grandson's first yearling tahr in summer coat taken for meat with his Ruger American 223.

Eagle, that is a GREAT picture!

I started off with a single shot. I am a firm believer in single shots for kids. It teaches them to make it count.

CZ527 is perfect for this.

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Originally posted by Wstrnhuntr:
I started off with a single shot. I am a firm believer in single shots for kids. It teaches them to make it count.

ME TOO!

Some of my more well to-do friends had semi auto .22's. All they did was waste ammo! I made my one shot count, was the best shot of the bunch!

Hip

For my daughter’s 12th birthday more than a decade ago, I got her a Savage 110LH in .223 with 20” (I believe) barrel.

Remington Model 7

I have a Howa Mini 223 new in the box.

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Originally posted by Hipshoot:
Probably can't go wrong with the Ruger American. The have a youth model with a shorter stock. Usually VERY accurate.

Hip

This.

Howa Mini.

Tony

I'll 3rd the vote on the Howa Mini.
Nice, svelte, sweet rifle and there are quite a few after-market goodies for them.

I use a couple, notably a 20 Practical for fun (If you like necking down and neck turning brass, which I do) and a 223. Grandson shot a mule deer buck last year with the 223 and 64 grain Hammer Hunter bullets. One and done!

All the ones suggested are fine rifles but having a few of them before, I like the Howa the best.

Zeke

Cheap route, Ruger American and buy a youth stock from the Ruger store. I did this with a 6.5 CM and it worked out well.

Slightly better option, Howa Mini

Huge step up and undoubtedly the best choice, CZ527

Best of the best, if you can find one, Sako L461

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Originally posted by TREE 'EM:
Cheap route, Ruger American and buy a youth stock from the Ruger store. I did this with a 6.5 CM and it worked out well.

Slightly better option, Howa Mini

Huge step up and undoubtedly the best choice, CZ527

Best of the best, if you can find one, Sako L461

This is exactly what I think about them all!!!!! (although I've never owned a CZ).

I only have 3 L461's and I can tell you it's not enough! I have 3 Mini Howa's and that's about enough. Bought a couple Ruger rifles for grandsons and they're nice and shoot well (Creedmoor).

Zeke

Savage Storm. Stock has spacers so the length of pull can be adjusted as well as the height of the comb.

An AR15 has a bolt, doesn't it?

Best bolt action for kids isn't any 5.56/223. It's a 6.5 grendel. Head above a 5.56. Howa mini is one option.

I put my RAR .223 in a compact stock and removed the recoil pad. It now wears a Leupold 2x7 in place of the SWFA. Fits the 7 year old grandson perfectly and there's room to grow.