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re: youth .243 rifle review...
Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:07 am to j4lsu
Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:07 am to j4lsu
If I had to pick from those three it would probably be the Savage. I would have picked the Remington hands down had you replaced that second 7 with a 0. A Remington 700 is .243 can be a very accurate rifle if you do the right things.
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Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:12 am to wickowick
not sure if mentioned but I got my 8 YO a Tikka T3 lite in .223 really nice gun and extremly accurate.
FWIW 0.02
FWIW 0.02
Posted on 9/5/12 at 12:04 pm to McKinneyttu97
Of the original choices,
OTOH, I wouldn't have a problem w/ a youth model Rem 700 either. Don't have any personal experience w/ the Browning Micro Hunter, but Browning's are generally good gun.
As already mentioned, a good recoil pad is very important. Remove some of the butt of the stock if needed to get a better fit of the gun to the shooter. If he later outgrows the stock, get a new one.
Caliber selection is a big can of worms. I realize a gazillion deer have been killed through the years by youngsters (and adults, asa well)using 223's and 243's, but I personally recommend a regular deer hunting caliber in a short action (e.g. 260 Rem, 7-08, 308 Win),although using reduced recoil/low recoil rounds. Using such rounds, the recoil of a 308 Win will approximate that of a 243. One can also use a long action caliber, e.g. 270 Win or 30-06, but there'll be more recoil compared to a short action; a 30-06 burns more powder to obtain the same velocity of a 308 Win.
Enjoy the time afield w/ your son. Hopefully you'll create lifelong good memories.
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Easy, savage
OTOH, I wouldn't have a problem w/ a youth model Rem 700 either. Don't have any personal experience w/ the Browning Micro Hunter, but Browning's are generally good gun.
As already mentioned, a good recoil pad is very important. Remove some of the butt of the stock if needed to get a better fit of the gun to the shooter. If he later outgrows the stock, get a new one.
Caliber selection is a big can of worms. I realize a gazillion deer have been killed through the years by youngsters (and adults, asa well)using 223's and 243's, but I personally recommend a regular deer hunting caliber in a short action (e.g. 260 Rem, 7-08, 308 Win),although using reduced recoil/low recoil rounds. Using such rounds, the recoil of a 308 Win will approximate that of a 243. One can also use a long action caliber, e.g. 270 Win or 30-06, but there'll be more recoil compared to a short action; a 30-06 burns more powder to obtain the same velocity of a 308 Win.
Enjoy the time afield w/ your son. Hopefully you'll create lifelong good memories.
Posted on 9/5/12 at 1:06 pm to nogoodjr
Bought my son the Browning X-Bolt Microhunter 7mm-08 several hears back when he was a youth hunter. He was shooting my old .243 before that. Ballistics and recoil were both better in the 7mm-08. He is 6'1 now in High School and still shoots it with comfort - I even use it when he is not at the camp. Great gun for youth and can also be used as they grow. Have never lost a deer with it either.
Posted on 9/5/12 at 1:39 pm to j4lsu
Remington Model Seven
Posted on 9/5/12 at 2:30 pm to 007mag
I'm with Downshift on this one.
700 with a youth stock in 7mm-08 will last a lifetime and it can be made extremely, and I do mean EXTREMELY accurate.
Don't get a 770.
Seven is great though.
700 with a youth stock in 7mm-08 will last a lifetime and it can be made extremely, and I do mean EXTREMELY accurate.
Don't get a 770.
Seven is great though.
Posted on 9/5/12 at 3:15 pm to wickowick
does the savage youth .243 have accutrigger?
if so... SAVAGE
best trigger i've ever squeezed
if so... SAVAGE
best trigger i've ever squeezed
Posted on 9/5/12 at 4:10 pm to TexasTiger34
You felt the new 700 triggers?
They're freaking amazing and externally adjustable.
They're freaking amazing and externally adjustable.
This post was edited on 9/5/12 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 9/5/12 at 4:15 pm to j4lsu
Get a weatherby or remington
don't buy it in .243, get him a 7mm-08.
my 8 year old shoots a Marlin XS7Y in 7mm-08
don't buy it in .243, get him a 7mm-08.
my 8 year old shoots a Marlin XS7Y in 7mm-08
Posted on 9/5/12 at 4:20 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:Yeah, tell us about all the lost deer again
Are you set on the caliber as well?
Posted on 9/5/12 at 4:21 pm to AlxTgr
Thought we all agreed Downshift just hunts with retards that can't shoot to save their lives once they see a real live deer?
Posted on 9/5/12 at 4:24 pm to faxis
Yeah, we all except downshift 
Posted on 9/5/12 at 4:27 pm to faxis
i haven't actually
interesting, i'd like to though
interesting, i'd like to though
Posted on 9/5/12 at 4:36 pm to TexasTiger34
I was pleasantly surprised the first time I felt one. Hard to explain it. It's got a very crisp break and was pretty much perfect right out the box.
Posted on 9/5/12 at 4:41 pm to faxis
that pretty much describes the accutrigger
i heard marlin is actually working on or is finished and now manufacturing rifles with their own form of adjustable weight triggers
i heard marlin is actually working on or is finished and now manufacturing rifles with their own form of adjustable weight triggers
Posted on 9/5/12 at 6:37 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
tell us about all the lost deer again
Well what had happened was...
Posted on 9/6/12 at 12:02 pm to j4lsu
Bump rather than start new thread. Anyone had experience with Howas? I have read some decent reviews considering the price. Looking at a 7mm-08 for Mrs Cove and/or the kids.
Posted on 9/6/12 at 12:03 pm to CadesCove
Don't they make high end custom stuff?
Posted on 9/6/12 at 12:08 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
Don't they make high end custom stuff?
They do both, I believe. What I was looking at was a 1500, which is supposed to be the same as a Weatherby Vanguard. I'm not going to hire Kenny Jarrett to build my wife a rifle to take out twice a season.
Posted on 9/6/12 at 12:11 pm to CadesCove
cades, i was shown one yesterday while shopping around, and was told by the dealer that it was the same as a weatherby or that they have something to do with making a weatherby... i would like some info on this too if anyone has any personal experience/insight...
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