The Davey Crickett Desert Tan .22 LR Youth Rifle (Davey Crickett part no. KSA2243) is finished in a desert tan synthetic stock with webbing texture over a stainless steel barrel and a blued, drilled-and-tapped receiver ready for a scope base if a family decides to add one later. Built in the USA on Crickett’s long-running youth platform, it’s a single-shot, manually cocked bolt action designed to teach real fundamentals with a rebounding firing pin safety that keeps the rifle inert until it’s deliberately cocked. It’s set up as a right-hand action for the vast majority of new shooters.

Key Specifications

• Chambered in .22 LR, the standard low-recoil training round.
• Single-shot bolt action requiring a manual cocking step before each shot.
• Holds one round loaded directly into the chamber.
• 16.125-inch stainless steel barrel paired with a blued receiver.
• Receiver is drilled and tapped, ready to accept a scope base if desired.
• 1-in-16 twist rate matched to standard .22 LR bullet weights.
• Overall length of 32 inches, properly scaled for youth shooters.
• Configured for right-hand operation.
• Rebounding firing pin safety automatically blocks the pin when the action is at rest.
• Ships at approximately 3.8 lbs for easy handling by a young shooter.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I mount a scope on this rifle? Yes — the receiver is drilled and tapped, so a scope base and optic can be added if a family wants one down the road.

Is the barrel stainless or blued? The barrel is stainless steel while the receiver carries a blued finish.

Is this rifle left- or right-handed? It’s built as a right-hand action.

Buy the Davey Crickett Desert Tan .22 LR Youth Rifle

A drilled-and-tapped receiver means this rifle can grow with a young shooter’s interests, whether that’s plinking with open sights now or adding an optic later. See the rest of our single-shot rifles from Davey Crickett and order from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop for fast, insured shipping to your FFL.