Savage Arms Rascal F-SR 22 LR 16.13" Left Hand Rifle

The Rascal is a single shot 22 built small on purpose. This one is set up left hand, with the bolt on the correct side for a left handed shooter instead of the reach across the receiver that lefties have put up with for generations. The 16.13" barrel is threaded at the muzzle, the stock is black synthetic, and the whole rifle is short enough and light enough that a smaller shooter can hold it steady without a rest.

Single shot is a feature here rather than a limitation. One round at a time forces deliberate loading and keeps supervision simple on a first rifle, and it stops a new shooter from spraying rounds downrange faster than they can think about them. Savage put the same accuracy focus into the Rascal that goes into its centerfire guns, so the thing actually hits what it is pointed at, and that is the difference between a kid who keeps shooting and a kid who quits. The bolt cocks on lift and the rifle unloads without pulling the trigger, which matters more in real life than any number on the box. Put a can on the threaded muzzle and a 22 gets quiet enough for backyard practice without annoying the neighbors.