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Youth hunting rifles. options/suggestions/opinions
Posted on 11/20/13 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 11/20/13 at 2:55 pm
Single shot vs. Bolt with detachable mag.
Open sights vs scope
Traditional scope vs red dot
Mag pistol caliber vs traditional rifle caliber
Muzzle brake vs stock barrel
Yourh model with shortened composite or wood stock vs standard model wood stock cut down to fit.
For those that have youth model rifles how long did it take your jids to grow out of the youth model?
Anyone have experience with the Rossi 243/20 ?
Open sights vs scope
Traditional scope vs red dot
Mag pistol caliber vs traditional rifle caliber
Muzzle brake vs stock barrel
Yourh model with shortened composite or wood stock vs standard model wood stock cut down to fit.
For those that have youth model rifles how long did it take your jids to grow out of the youth model?
Anyone have experience with the Rossi 243/20 ?
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Posted on 11/20/13 at 2:57 pm to Bleeding purple
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Anyone have experience with the Rossi 243/20 ?
My buddy bought one for his son, said the gun was so light it kicked more than his .270...
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:01 pm to Bleeding purple
We have a 257 Roberts Micro Medallian. It has been a great gun. Doesn't kick much and has killed many a first deer.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:02 pm to Bleeding purple
crap..keep hitting wrong button. Will reply soon. 
This post was edited on 11/20/13 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:02 pm to Bleeding purple
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Anyone have experience with the Rossi 243/20 ?
My buddy here at the office bought one of those. He saiid it kicked bad and it was terribly inaccurate. He ended up returning it and bought something else.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:04 pm to Bleeding purple
Winchester model 70 243 youth is what I'd get. I still use my uncle's from time to time, I love it.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:07 pm to Bleeding purple
I looked at at the Rossi and the guy working the gun counter said they were having a lot of returns due to the gun locking up and not ejecting cartridge. I ended up buying a Remington 7mm-08 with a box of the reduced recoil bullets. My son is 8 and it doesn't bother him to shoot it.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:08 pm to Bleeding purple
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Single shot vs. Bolt with detachable mag.
Bolt cause a single shot can be dangerous for a kid having to lower the hammer if he doesn't take the shot.
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Open sights vs scope
Scope
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Traditional scope vs red dot
Traditional...mostly cause of zoom and just to get him used to using a traditional scope.
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Mag pistol caliber vs traditional rifle caliber
Traditional
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Muzzle brake vs stock barrel
Stock Barrel....I hate muzzle brakes
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Yourh model with shortened composite or wood stock vs standard model wood stock cut down to fit
Depends on hunting areas. If he will be propped on a rest then a fullsize gun with cut stock.
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For those that have youth model rifles how long did it take your jids to grow out of the youth model?
Not Applicable...
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Anyone have experience with the Rossi 243/20
There are better guns that don't kick as hard as the rossi 243. Same goes for the 20g part too.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:13 pm to Bleeding purple
Single shot vs. Bolt with detachable mag.
-Bolt action. If you only want him to have one shot, only load one bullet.
Open sights vs scope
-Scope. Leave the open sights for shotguns
Traditional scope vs red dot
-Traditional.
Mag pistol caliber vs traditional rifle caliber
-Traditional rifle caliber with managed recoil loads (.30-06, .308, or .270 IMO)
Muzzle brake vs stock barrel
-Stock barrel
Youth model with shortened composite or wood stock vs standard model wood stock cut down to fit.
-Standard wood cut to fit. That way, later on he can put a full-size on it and be good to go.
Anyone have experience with the Rossi 243/20 ?
-No personal experience but have heard bad things.
ETA: I would get him used to shooting something like an AR to see how he handles it, then move on to high powered rifles.
-Bolt action. If you only want him to have one shot, only load one bullet.
Open sights vs scope
-Scope. Leave the open sights for shotguns
Traditional scope vs red dot
-Traditional.
Mag pistol caliber vs traditional rifle caliber
-Traditional rifle caliber with managed recoil loads (.30-06, .308, or .270 IMO)
Muzzle brake vs stock barrel
-Stock barrel
Youth model with shortened composite or wood stock vs standard model wood stock cut down to fit.
-Standard wood cut to fit. That way, later on he can put a full-size on it and be good to go.
Anyone have experience with the Rossi 243/20 ?
-No personal experience but have heard bad things.
ETA: I would get him used to shooting something like an AR to see how he handles it, then move on to high powered rifles.
This post was edited on 11/20/13 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:14 pm to Bleeding purple
bought my 8 year old son (he's 9 1/2 now)
marlin bolt action youth 7mm-08
nikon monarch scope
stock barrel
very little kick and he shoots 1" groups at 75 yards.
don't buy a small round.
marlin bolt action youth 7mm-08
nikon monarch scope
stock barrel
very little kick and he shoots 1" groups at 75 yards.
don't buy a small round.
This post was edited on 11/20/13 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:18 pm to Bleeding purple
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:19 pm to Bleeding purple
I bought mine a model 700 .223. Like a dumbass too I might add. I thought since it was a small rifle it would be fine. It's not because the stock is too long. He managed to kill 2 deer with it, but missed several because it didn't fit him. I just bought a Marlin .243 youth model. He KO'd the first deer he shot with it this morning. 399.00 with a decent little Simmons scope.
This post was edited on 11/20/13 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:52 pm to Bleeding purple
It's a single shot but you really only need one.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:55 pm to Bleeding purple
I have twin 9 y/o boys. One shoots my 270 Winchester bolt action with a Leupold scope. The other shoots a 7mm-08 Remington with Nikon scope. I got a gunsmith to custom load bullets for both. The 270 is a little big, but with a good rest he is able to handle it.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 4:25 pm to Bleeding purple
There are several other threads I remember seeing that all had some good information if you want to search and review. For my son we went with the Browning X bolt micro hunter in a 7mm-08. Basic 10x scope. The micro hunter is not a youth model per se but a shorter more compact rifle. My son is now 17 and 6'3" and he still shoots it and loves it. In fact when he decides he is hunting the "mattress flats" in the morning (sleeping in) I take it with me. Great shooting and accurate. Detachable mag and some other good safety features. We went with the wood stock mainly because I liked the wood stock but because of his age and use it has some "character" now so take that into consideration.
We looked at some youth models and I just thought he would grow out of them very fast. How old is your son/daughter? Regarding the caliber, I just liked the 7mm-08 slightly over the .243. You will hear both sides so you will have to decide ultimately. Regardless I am sure he/she will be thrilled with a new/first rifle. I remember giving Eric his and he was just plain stoked!
Good luck and let us know what you decide.
We looked at some youth models and I just thought he would grow out of them very fast. How old is your son/daughter? Regarding the caliber, I just liked the 7mm-08 slightly over the .243. You will hear both sides so you will have to decide ultimately. Regardless I am sure he/she will be thrilled with a new/first rifle. I remember giving Eric his and he was just plain stoked!
Good luck and let us know what you decide.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 4:55 pm to Bleeding purple
My 9 yr. old did great with Rem. model 7 youth .243 with 2x7 Leupold. If had do over may or may not have gone with 7mm 08. Either one for youth. Outgrew by high school and wanted bigger rifle but who doesn't want another gun every 5 years or so. That gun still his first deer killing treasure 26 years later and was used by his younger sister and numerous young nephews in pursuit of their first deer. His 8 year old is now using it.
This post was edited on 11/20/13 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 11/20/13 at 5:54 pm to Bleeding purple
I'm a fan of the Browning Micro as well and have hunted with one for more than 10 years as an adult. I would recommend the Xbolt over the Abolt for the simple reason that I believe the bolt release button offered on the Xbolt is safer than unloading the rifle with it in the fire position as is necessary with the Abolt.
It's been mentioned a couple times that the micro is "upgradeable" to a full size stock. I'm not certain that this is the case, at least in something that is commercially available, but I personally prefer the smaller stock.
It's been mentioned a couple times that the micro is "upgradeable" to a full size stock. I'm not certain that this is the case, at least in something that is commercially available, but I personally prefer the smaller stock.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 6:21 pm to Bleeding purple
You saw the guns my kids were using, those Ruger Hawkeyes in 7mm-08 are great youth rifles. I put one of the cheaper Nikons on it.
This post was edited on 11/20/13 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 11/20/13 at 6:27 pm to Bleeding purple
My 9yr old uses my dads Model 700 270.I was able to find a youth stock for it on ebay and it fits him perfect.We have the original wood stock that we can put back on when he gets bigger.I got him some of the Remington Managed recoil bullets(115 grain) and he shoots it with no issue.It has a Nikon Buckmaster 3x9x40 scope on it.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 6:43 pm to Bleeding purple
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Youth hunting rifles. options/suggestions/opinions
The same everything as your wife's gun but real camo paint & maybe cut down stock
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