Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA

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

View attachment 1715989667

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)
View attachment 1715989668

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)
Well to echo others it is all about intended use. To that end a 22lr is tuff to beat for what you are wanting it to do. My vote would be either of the take down 22s. And as an aside having worked literally thousands of hours as an RSO on a public range all I will add is I will not allow any of the members of my family to shoot a Kel Tec if I am anywhere close.