i know its a bit early, but lets consider Christmas presents here
im thinking of buying my boy a gun, something of the "hiking carabine" type
i know he would love the Henry ar-9
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the cool thing about this gun is that the barrel, magazines and trigger group all fit into the stock, in a water tight compartment
the downside is it is a .22
cheap and fun to shoot but low on take down power
along those lines, im sure i could get a ruger 10/22 in a take down stock and he would be set for life trying to customize that
my second contender is the kel-tec sub-2000 (in a 9MM)
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slightly more powerful, but perhaps not as easily packable?
could also be had in a .40 S&W
of course, the larger the caliber, the more pennies per shot
im open to suggestions (and offers if you got one for sale)