noob rifle choice.

What do you plan on doing with it ?? Hunting or just target practice? Here in Texas its not legal to hunt deer with rim fire "22 cal.". My advice would be a nice 243 Not a lot of recoil but big enough to take down a deer with ease. That's what I have for my 10 year old son and 14 year old daughter..For the money its hard to beat a New England Firearms Handi Rifle..