The Mossberg Patriot Super Bantam is one of the smartest youth rifles on the market, because the stock adjusts. It ships with spacers that let you set length of pull short for a small shooter and extend it as they grow, so one rifle covers years rather than a single season. This combo is chambered in .243 Winchester with a 20-inch barrel, dressed in Mossy Oak camo, and comes with a 3-9x40 scope mounted and bore-sighted. The .243 is the classic first big-game cartridge: flat enough for open country, mild enough that recoil never becomes a flinch.

This firearm ships to your chosen FFL dealer for transfer. Order online from Dawson Defense, an Arizona-owned licensed dealer and importer.