Reccommend a .22 for my daughter.

[saberstar]

Hard to beat a ruger. Very accurate and fun to shoot. Oh ya and there pretty . My 10yr son shoots mine and loves it.

 

[Excalibur]

10/22 is nice and seems everyone recommends it.

 

[marcum man]

Ruger Sr22 is a nice little gun. Easy to shoot, light weight, and accurate.

 

[Tsigos]

Ruger 22/45 Lite

Agreed. The 22/45 is the best .22 pistol made IMO and the new Lite model seems to be exactly what the OP needs.

Ruger 22/45 Lite™ Rimfire Pistol Models

 

[superjoe76]

I would go with the Walther P22.

 

[hammer24]

I know I suggested the browning above, But upon more thinking I would also go with a Ruger 22/45. It is much lighter than the mkIII due to the polymer frame. My son (7) shoots my mkIII, but has to off of a bag because it is far too heavy to hold and shoot. If you can handle the looks of it, this would probably be the way to go 22/45 Lite.

 

[JettaKnight]

10/22 is nice and seems everyone recommends it.

Um, that'd be a heavy handgun.

 

[BE Mike]

Walther P22,small,lightweight,and interchangeable backstrap.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[nvb]

i second the walther p22 if weight a big concern

 

[RBrianHarless]

Smith and Wesson makes a nice .22 plinker. I use a Ruger Mark III and love it. Browning has a very nice one as well. All depends on how much you want to spend. Some can get very expensive. You want something lightweight for her. These mentioned can be handled with ease.

 

[Shibby575]

the sig mosquito is fairly light too.

 

[lucky4034]

Agreed. The 22/45 is the best .22 pistol made IMO and the new Lite model seems to be exactly what the OP needs.

Ruger 22/45 Lite™ Rimfire Pistol Models

good luck finding one But yeah, I would recommend a 22/45 for a 9yo for one simple reason. All the moving parts are contained inside a fixed shell.

Kids should be focused on fundamentals rather than moving parts... its easier to charge the bolt too. The last thing I want is for a 9yo to be responsible for is racking the slide. This way she can charge the bolt without ever taking the muzzle off the target.