Tigerpaw123 USA Fan P'ville Member since Mar 2007 7571 posts
re: Good low recoil rifle for 8 year old to grow into? (Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:14 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt)
quote: 7mm-08 model 700 with a youth stock /thread
Leagues better than the .243 in every single possible way. Don't get a .243
very good info and the 700 is a great platform but don't count out the Savage or Tikka, or any other bolt action with a youth stock, the vast majority of rifles shoot better than the hunters that use them
re: Good low recoil rifle for 8 year old to grow into? (Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:15 am to Croacka)
I have an H&R 7mm-08 for kids to use. Ported barrel and kicks like a Benjamin Pellet rifle. Loudest gun I own, so kids have to have ear protection. When a kid is shooting I'd much rather him be shooting a 140 grain 7mm-08 bullet than a 90 grain .243. There really is no comparison between those two.
bayoudude LSU Fan Houma Member since Dec 2007 15675 posts
re: Good low recoil rifle for 8 year old to grow into? (Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:15 am to Croacka)
7mm-08 may be good also. Another route may be to get a .270/.30-06, .308 and shoot the remington managed recoil ammo. It is also available in the 7mm-08 that way when your kid gets older you just switch to a hotter round and keep the same rifle forever.
DownshiftAndFloorIt LSU Fan The devil dreams on an idle horse Member since Jan 2011 30614 posts
re: Good low recoil rifle for 8 year old to grow into? (Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:19 am to bayoudude)
quote: Another route may be to get a .270/.30-06, .308 and shoot the remington managed recoil ammo
Most people don't give their kids enough credit. Plenty kids out there can handle full house .308 IF AND ONLY IF the gun fits them well. That is by far the biggest factor in percieved recoil. A good fitting .30-06 will be easier on the shoulder than a shitty fitting .30-30
re: Good low recoil rifle for 8 year old to grow into? (Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:20 am to bayoudude)
AR-10 with collapsing stock and bull barrel. Relatively no recoil...can literally grow with the kid...accuracy at distance will far and away exceed the child's current abilities.
DPMS makes some good, entry-level AR-10s as described above. Nikon makes relatively cheap AR designed scopes as well that are high quality relative to price.
My 8 year old neice killed a doe at 110 yards last year with this exact set-up.
Vlad Vanderbilt Fan North AL Member since May 2012 639 posts
re: Good low recoil rifle for 8 year old to grow into? (Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:22 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt)
quote: Leagues better than the .243 in every single possible way. Don't get a .243
I am not sating that the 7mm-08 700 is not better but I bought a Remington .243 youth model with a scope for a about 350. It has been a very nice rifle and has since been passed down to my daughter. Very little recoil and will drop them in their tracks.
