Any recommendations for a fun 22lr rifle.
I know everyone wants to recommend the Rugar 10-22 (great gun) ), but I’m curious about other options.
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Fun for who?
For any kids younger than 24 I’d say a cheap synthetic stocked Marlin auto.
For me and people like me? A Browning 22 auto. Beater? Grade zero. Loved and placed over the mantle when not in the field: Grade IV or better!
Any questions?
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How about any of the Henry .22 Lever actions. Will shoot S,L, and LR for under $400.00.
A 1022 will cost $220.00 here on sale. I have shot the Henry, very nice. 
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Henry Golden Boy - fun from the very beginning. You look at the rifle and you feel like A MAN 
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Glenfield mod 60, gave to my son to give to his son.
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All good suggestions, and take a look at the Henry pump rifle. Neat little rifle that wont break the bank.
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I have fun with my Marlin model 60.
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I’ve been thinking about a 22LR for a kid, too. Basically skipping the BB gun stage. We live in town, so I couldn’t let him wander around shooting cans off the fence, anyway. Might as well take him to the range and shoot real ammo.
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For an accessory to any 10/22, Marlin 60 and other similar semi’s, check out the BMF Activator.
It will make you wish that you owned stock in an ammo company. 
A good 10/22 can be so reliable as to be boring. What’s turned out to be the most actual fun, were the sweet smooth action of a henry, ( just something fun about running a nice lever gun ) and a bolt gun with a nice scope where you can take those long shots, or try picking off match heads up a little closer. Blasting away, and peppering a target with a lot of rapid fire shots is fun, for a little while, but soon, no matter what you shoot at, it becomes a case of “been there, done that”. But when you have to cycle a gun manually, and each shot is individually more important. The fun can come back, even if it’s just you alone. As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but that’s the way it’s worked around here.
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A Marlin 795. Here’s mine. It was a Father’s Day gift in 2014. This year, for Father’s Day, they bought me a Boyd’s Spike Camp. It also has Tech Sights and a DI Products 3/8 wide trigger and metal trigger guard. It is a blast, and an absolute tack driver. I use it to educate 4H kids.
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That’s a good looking 22!
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I have a Ruger 10/22 and the kids were ok with using it, but when I picked up a S&W M&P 15-22, they were more enthusiastic about using it. I know it’s all about the “cool” factor at this point, but I’m ok with whatever gets them excited to go to the range.
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I got the Savage Rascal Jr. model (in pink) for my daughter…it’s bolt action and add a scope and kids love it. My nephews all love shooting it too. Other than that…I’m a ruger 10-22 fan.
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These are cool, it would go well with my .22 single action revolver. I guess my only concern is a round being left in the tube, and failure to clear it. Is that a realistic concern?
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Second on pump action 22s, they are just fun to shoot! Remington and Henry still make them.
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Henrys lever action .22
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@Scoutbob That can happen with any lever or pump gun, it is more a matter of cleaning, lubing and checking the action.
My step-son brought his pump “combat” shotgun over because the shells would not feed from the tube.
I looked at it and told him it just needed lube, he looked at me skeptically. I hosed it with WD-40 and worked the action, it fed fine. 
It also needed to be seriously cleaned but he wasn’t interested in learning how to take it apart.
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I picked up a pair of Remington 581’s one in youth stock and the other in adult size. Trained a good many Boy Scouts on them. I am also partial to Military surplus 22’s but they are getting a bit spendy. A Remmy 513-T Matchmaster with a 26" tube will launch 60gr subsonics rather nicely for a fair throw with a “click” and a “phut”. Even standard velocity will exit subsonic or quiet enough that it wont matter.
Cheers,
Craig6
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I like historic guns, so I have a Chiappa/Citadel m1-22. One of these days I’ll have the real thing to compliment it.
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