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Old 01-24-2009, 07:31   #10
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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc View Post
I'm looking for recommendations for a .22 pistol to start a 14 y/o boy that has never shot. Eventually I will transition him to the .45.

NDD, you deserve an answer to your question,, sorry..

I started my kids on a S&W M-63, Kit-Gun, .22 cal, 2" barrel. Then moved to a M-36, .38 Special. They are near mirror images of each other, so the fit, mechanics, and grip was was an easy migration to the larger .38.. At 23 Oz's(?),, They have just the right weight for recoil abatement in young hands, with-out the fatigue & recoil associated with something like a 43 oz 1911..
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