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re: Good low recoil rifle for 8 year old to grow into?
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:48 am to Croacka
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:48 am to Croacka
I killed my first deer at age 8 with a 30-30. I used it until I was 10 and then switched to a Remington 7600 30-06. I was not big for my age by any means but I was not small either. I practiced A LOT with a 10/22 so I knew how to shoot. I then shot my hunting rifle just a few times before the season to get used to the exact rifle. I was never overexposed to the recoil so it never bothered me.
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Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:49 am to Croacka
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Croacka
If you want to give him a .270 I have an A-Bolt medallion with boss and a scope I'll sell ya. With the boss the recoil is almost zero. It's loud as hell, but doesn't kick at all.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:50 am to 34venture
Like I said, I have a 270 for him in a couple of years
This purchase will probably be used for a few years and then handed down
This purchase will probably be used for a few years and then handed down
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:51 am to 34venture
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Am I the only one who was given a .270 and told to learn how to shoot it, cause that is what you are going to shoot.
Nope. I killed my first deer at 5 yrs old with a .410 slug. The next couple years I shot my Dad's Jam-master 30-06. When I was 9 I was given a Model 700 .270. It's still in my truck.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:57 am to Croacka
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Like I said, I have a 270 for him in a couple of years
Oh yeah, missed that. I don't comprehend to well being from Avoyelles and all.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 10:01 am to Croacka
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I have a 270 for him in a couple of years
Can you get a youth stock to fit him in the 270 you have? Then put the original stock back when he gets taller.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 10:05 am to tenfoe
I looked at the Remington 700 SPS youth and Weatherby Vanguard youth both in .243. Both are awesome guns for 8-12 year olds…bought the Remington because of the action being smoother and fit him better.
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Posted on 10/4/12 at 10:32 am to Croacka
Don't get a 243. You're welcome.
7mm-08
7mm-08
Posted on 10/4/12 at 11:17 am to Croacka
7mm-08 is what my 8 year old shoots.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 11:28 am to 34venture
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With the boss the recoil is almost zero
I also shoot a .270 a-bolt stainless stalker with the boss and it doesn't kick but the damn muzzle blast is insane.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 11:39 am to 34venture
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Am I the only one who was given a .270 and told to learn how to shoot it, cause that is what you are going to shoot. I was a taller kid, but I don't ever remember having trouble shooting it.
I still got my Ruger M7 .270 I was killing deer with at 9 or so... Full size, but like you I was lanky and could hold it with a rest. I know I started sitting by myself at 12. That was a big step.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 12:14 pm to Clyde Tipton
i've never shot a deer with anything other than a .243
never had a problem, always had the range, didn't ever do much tracking
sometimes i don't get the hate
i own a sako .243 fwiw
never had a problem, always had the range, didn't ever do much tracking
sometimes i don't get the hate
i own a sako .243 fwiw
Posted on 10/4/12 at 12:18 pm to Croacka
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Thoughts on this gun and the price?
Looks like a helluva deal to me. I might get one for the nephew.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 12:49 pm to Croacka
I may get reamed like I did on other sites for making this suggestion, but I bought my 7 YO an H&R 44 mag.
I put a nice Nikon on top and can use it for primitive season, too.
I've killed out to 140 yards with it. And my boy killed a doe at 60 yards when he was 7.
I put a nice Nikon on top and can use it for primitive season, too.
I've killed out to 140 yards with it. And my boy killed a doe at 60 yards when he was 7.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 1:05 pm to Croacka
My father bought a .257 for my sister and I when we were kids. He got the stock cut down for us. That rifle has killed the most animals than any other rifle we own. My dad uses it now because he broke his back last year when he fell from the deer stand. He said the 30-06 kicked too much.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 1:28 pm to Tigerpaw123
Savage youth model 7 m 08
My son has been shooting since 8
My son has been shooting since 8
Posted on 10/4/12 at 1:57 pm to Croacka
It's shot placement that matters but I have seen the 243 fail too many times. Bullet Did not open just went right through and no exit wound . I got my wife away from the z308 bruiser and into a 7mm-08 Remington, that is a killing machine.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 2:03 pm to Croacka
My wife shoots a Ruger M77 in .257 Roberts. It is more obscure now than the 7mm-08 or the .243 (both are great as well). The .257 really is a fun gun to shoot and it is a killing machine. I steal it for shooting whitetails now, it is just too cool.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 2:04 pm to choupiquesushi
My niece has been shooting a .243 for about several years, and taken 7 deer with it. She started out shooting Remington CORE-LOKT 100 grain…but now shoots the Barnes VOR-TX 80 Grain Triple-Shock. The two she shot last year never moved more than 3 feet.
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