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There is a reason so many people learned to shoot on a Crickett. Keystone Sporting Arms builds these little single-shot bolt actions in Pennsylvania specifically for kids, and the G2 version of the KSA2244 keeps everything that made the original work while dressing it up with a black laminate stock and a blued 16.12 inch barrel. Laminate is a nice step up from synthetic on a youth gun. It shrugs off dings and weather swings better than plain hardwood, and it gives the rifle some real heft-free good looks without adding bulk.
The whole design is built around teaching one deliberate shot at a time. It is a single-shot action, so a young shooter loads a round, closes the bolt, and then has to manually cock the rifle before it can fire. That extra step is the point. Nothing happens until an adult says it is time, and the rebounding firing pin safety blocks the pin to help prevent an unintentional discharge. Add a light, kid-friendly trigger and the near-zero recoil of .22 LR, and you have a rifle that builds fundamentals instead of flinches.
At roughly 3 pounds and about 30.5 inches overall with an 11.5 inch length of pull, the G2 fits kids the way a full-size rifle never will. The factory sights pair a fixed front post with an adjustable rear peep, which is a genuinely good setup for teaching sight alignment. When your young shooter is ready for glass, the receiver is drilled and tapped for Crickett scope mounts. Keystone also includes the EZ Load feed ramp, which makes dropping a round into the chamber much easier for small fingers, plus sling swivel studs already installed for walks to the back pasture.
These rifles carry a lifetime warranty and tend to stick around families for decades, passed from one new shooter to the next. If you are shopping for a kid's first .22, this is the one that started the whole My First Rifle tradition, and the laminate version is the one worth keeping.
Keystone builds the Crickett around young beginners, and the 11.5 inch length of pull generally fits kids from about age 5 up through the early teen years. Every child is different, so the best test is shouldering the rifle to check fit. The single-shot, manually cocked design means an adult stays in control of the pace regardless of age.
Yes. The receiver comes drilled and tapped to accept Crickett scope mounts, so adding a small rimfire scope down the road is simple. Out of the box it ships with a fixed front sight and an adjustable rear peep, which is a great setup for teaching iron sight fundamentals first.
The G2 uses a rebounding firing pin that stays automatically blocked, and the rifle must be manually cocked after a round is chambered before it can fire. In practice that means closing the bolt on a loaded round does not make the rifle ready to shoot. It is one of the main reasons parents and instructors have trusted Cricketts for teaching new shooters.
The laminate version costs a bit more but it is noticeably nicer in hand, with a wood feel and layered grain that looks sharp against the blued barrel. Laminate also resists warping and moisture better than solid hardwood. If you want a first rifle that gets handed down rather than worn out, laminate is the way to go.
| UPC | 611613022442 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | KSA2244 |
| Action | |
| ATF Type | RIFLE |
| Barrel Length | 16.125" |
| Caliber/Gauge | .22 LR |
| Capacity | 1 |
| Color | BLUED |
| Length | 32 |
| Package Height | 3.0 |
| Package Width | 6.2 |
| Product Type | Rifle |
| Safety | Firing Pin |
| Shipping Weight | 4.0 |
| Sights | Open Rifle Sights |
| Youth Rifle | Yes |
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