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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 9:15 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 9:19 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 9:27 am to Croacka
Consider the 44 magnum. Mild recoil, hard hit, big hole, cheaper ammo.
In an H&R it could serve as a primitive weapon later on.
In a lever action it would serve as a handy woods rifle, and levers are fun to shoot.
In an H&R it could serve as a primitive weapon later on.
In a lever action it would serve as a handy woods rifle, and levers are fun to shoot.
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:30 am to Croacka
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.308 and shoot the remington managed recoil ammo
This & when he gets bigger he get the better ammo & have a good rifle forever.
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.
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 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 1:57 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 2:09 pm to Croacka
I've had a .260 since I was 11; I'm 22 now and I still shoot it. My little brother had a 7mm-08. Get the 7mm-08. It has a much better selection of cartridges than the .260 or .243, kicks the same as the .260, and has better ballistics.
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