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thinking of getting one for my kid for Xmas it's a 12 gauge, .50 cal muzzle,.243 rifle, are they a good gun,the price is 250 bucks new. sounds like a good deal to me.thanks for any help.
 
Im looking for some feedback too. Looking for the same for my kids too. Only the 20ga model. Hope they"re ok, cause only 5 days left to pick one up.
 
I have an old Stevens 222/20ga combo I bought for a survival gun to keep in the plane. I think it was a good choice for that special purpose but I believe you are better off buying a couple of guns that fit what ever uses you have in mind - say mabey you can give the boy one and the wife can give you one.
 
Bought my boys H & R combos many year ago. Got 20 guage/30-30 barrels. Been pretty good little guns. I think now they are either marketed as H & R, or NEF. Lots more calibers available now then when I purchased mine.
 
Can't speak to the specific model you're looking at, but my BIL got one for his boys with .410/.22 interchangeable barrels. I've shot it myself--seems like a nice, well-made little gun for the money.
 
My son has the one with the 22LR 20G and 243 and loves it. All of the barrels shoot good and it seems to be pretty well made.

Another man I know has the one your looking at and he has killed deer this year with both the 50 bp and the 243. Brought it out here to sight the barrels in and he shot some decent groups with it.

If you don't mind basically having one shot at a critter I don't think you can go wrong with one.
 
I hadn't heard of these guns before reading this post. It made me curious enough to go to the Rossi web-site and check them out. Rossi is part of Taurus International, and the only thing I couldn't learn is if the Rossi guns are covered by the Taurus Lifetime Repair Policy, might be something worth inquiring about. Some of the Taurus guns haven't been receiving sparkling reviews, but it's been mostly on repeating rifles, and revolvers. I bought a Taurus model 63 a few months ago, and haven't had any problems with it, so I guess it must be somewhat luck of the draw. At any rate, if you can buy one of these combo guns, with all three barrels, for $250.00, I don't see how you can hardly go wrong. Break action, single shots are about as simple, proven, and trouble free a design as there is. And these guns seem to have some pretty nice features, including a transfer bar ignition system for safety. At 6.3 lbs., they should be pretty easy shooting, recoil wise, with any of the three barrels. I wouldn't expect TC Contender quality and accuracy, but you're not paying that kind of price either. Good luck!! :wink:
 
H&R is made in the Marlin plant now, they closed the the Gardner Mass plant. They are better than rossi, and made in USA. If that doesn't matter to you, well......
 
My brother bought a Rossi 20 ga/ 243 combo w/scope for his son 3 years ago and has zero trouble with it. Deer, turkey, bird, rabbit, squirrel, it does it all. The only thing I don't like about it, is it's a single shot hammer gun, but it would be a perfect starter gun for a youth. I started my son with a Cricket 22 for target in 4-H shooting sports. He now uses my late grandfather's old Remington Targetmaster 22 for target, my FIL's Savage 243 for deer and I bought him a new Mossberg 500 Bantam 20 ga for turkey and 4-H trap.
 
It kind of depends on how big your son is and what kind of hunting he expects to do. Single-shot 12 gauge shotguns kick like a mule. Also, .243 ammo is not cheap these days. But it would be a good choice for a deer rifle here in Michigan, since only shotgun is allowed in the southern half of the lower peninsula.
 
I looked into the 410 22 combo youth for my kids, they looked small and they would out grow them in no time. Ended up buying youth model Knight muzzle loaders for them I figured we get small grain bullet or round ball (200) and load them with 60 grain of pellets to get them started. Simple gun, single shot, 6 lbs.,better sights than a 410, just a little more expensive to shoot, kind of made sense for us.
 
my son has the .22 20 ga combo and likes it a lot. He uses it for small game hunting and deer hunting. It was nice because I didn't have to spend big $$ on shells to teach him how to shoot straight. For deer hunting he puts the 3220 ga barrel on and it has the same feel as the .22
 
If you are going the break action single shot route, I would suggest going with an H&R (Harrington and Richardson)/ NEF (New England Firearms)gun. They are both essentially the same, made by the same company. The company is owned by Marlin who is now owned by Remington.

Also, NEF/H&R has great service and with some of their models you can send the gun back to the factory and for about $90.00, they will fit another barrel of another caliber provided that it"s compatible with the reciever.

Check the H&R 1871 website, check out their models and look for their "Barrel Accesory Program" thread that explains it.

My experience has been that the H&R/NEF firearms are better quality than the Rossi.

Just my $.02 based on my experiences---(over lo, these many, many years).
 
Get a 20 gauge, the 12 gauge has too much recoil for kids.The light single shots kick hard and may drive a kid away from hunting.Most 20 gauge guns handle the 3 inch shells when most power is needed.Start kids with light loads.
 
They sound like a good deal until you find out they are made in Brazil and they probably pay the workers making them $2 dollars an hour. Look at the H&R. Lot nicer gun and made in the good old USA.
 
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