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IMHO, one big thing to consider is the length of pull. The first gun I ever fired was my great grandpa's Winchester model 1906 .22 pump. It would have been my daughter's first gun to fire, but she couldn't reach the trigger with it in her shoulder. Without any real recoil, I wish I would have set her up to still shoot that one first, but oh well. It was the first gun my dad fired. The first gun his mom fired. It was bought new by her dad in 1910.

The others have indicated that simple is better for their first rifle and I agree with that. Teach them how to use the iron sights first. Get that foundation solid before moving on because if and when things fail they will always have that foundation to fall back on. I eventually got my daughter a M&P 15-22 and she likes it a lot, but blows through the ammo quick. I wish I'd kept her on the Winchester or gone with a bolt action .22 for a while before the M&P.