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Good low recoil rifle for 8 year old to grow into?
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:07 am
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:07 am
I'm thinking .243 but open to other caliber options
Any good youth models you guys recommend?
Any good youth models you guys recommend?
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Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:08 am to Croacka
.243 
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:09 am to Croacka
7mm-08
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:09 am to Croacka
7mm-08 model 700 with a youth stock /thread
Leagues better than the .243 in every single possible way. Don't get a .243
Leagues better than the .243 in every single possible way. Don't get a .243
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:13 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
.260 Remington
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
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.
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.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:17 am to Croacka
.243 all day
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:17 am to Croacka
A buddy of mine bought a 7mm-08 for his boy at 7 or 8. Seemed to work well.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:17 am to Tigerpaw123
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don't count out the Savage or Tikka
Tikka's are great rifles. I had one in .25-06 that was a pleasure to shoot. I'm just not sure about youth stock avalibility for them.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:18 am to mylsuhat
Ima shoot a deer this year with my .243 I've had forever just to post that shite on here for the. 243s wont kill deer haters
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:19 am to bayoudude
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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
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:19 am to Croacka
As others have said, 7mm-08.
Or a 308 using managed recoil loads
Or a 308 using managed recoil loads
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.
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.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:20 am to Fap-n-Nap
I killed quite a few does and spikes with my remington youth model .243 
Got it when i was 11. Killed my first deer at 9 with a .410 slug.
Got it when i was 11. Killed my first deer at 9 with a .410 slug.
This post was edited on 10/4/12 at 9:21 am
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:22 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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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.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:22 am to Anodyne
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AR-10 with collapsing stock and bull barrel.
Didn't even think of that but that would be a great setup. If finding ammo wasn't a problem 6.8 spc may work too. But .308 is so much more plentiful.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:23 am to Vlad
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:24 am to bayoudude
My Remington Model 7 .243 has slaughtered some deer. Never lost one with it
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