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re: Youth hunting rifles. options/suggestions/opinions
Posted on 11/20/13 at 7:08 pm to Bleeding purple
Posted on 11/20/13 at 7:08 pm to Bleeding purple
.44 Magnum Handi Rifle. Less kick than a .243 or a 7mm -08. Red dot reticle instead of a scope. No chance of it busting their nose. My 8yo daughter is a stone killer with it. Perfect out to 70-80 yards. No reason to have a kid shooting further than that.
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Posted on 11/20/13 at 9:33 pm to Bleeding purple
Bought an H&R crack barrel 243 for my son. We love it.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 11:43 pm to Bleeding purple
Used Remington Model 7 in 7mm-08 if I were going to do it.
Posted on 11/21/13 at 5:12 am to Bleeding purple
Looks like you have plenty to ocher on here BP. My only other suggestion would be to let them practice with the gun too get used to it. From what I have seen of your posts though I believe you have that we'll covered 
Posted on 11/21/13 at 8:58 am to Bleeding purple
My 9yr. old daughter shoots a Tikka T3 in 7MM-08. Handles it like a champ 
Posted on 11/21/13 at 1:02 pm to Bleeding purple
quote:
Single shot vs. Bolt with detachable mag.
Bolt w/ detachable mag or blind mag.
quote:Scope
Open sights vs scope
quote:2-7X or 3-9X scope
Traditional scope vs red dot
quote:Traditional rifle caliber, preferably 260 Rem, 7-08 or 308; 270 Win and 30-06.
Mag pistol caliber vs traditional rifle caliber
quote:Stock barrel.
Muzzle brake vs stock barrel
quote:Either are fine.
Yourh model with shortened composite or wood stock vs standard model wood stock cut down to fit.
quote:No personal experience w/ it. From reading on the 'net, results seem to be either hit or miss. One of my friends (who's an accomplished shooter and handloader) has one; he gave up on over getting it to shoot better than 2" groups at 100 yds. He'll prolly get more lifetime use w/ a bolt action than the Rossi.
Anyone have experience with the Rossi 243/20 ?
When my son started hunting at 10 y/o I bought him a full size Savage bolt action (308 Win) package gun w/ regular stock. Started out w/ reduced recoil loads that I handloaded. He's done fine w/ this gun. Whatever you buy, use reduced recoil loads. At the bench, consider a sandbag between shoulder and butt of gun and use both plugs and muffs. A reduced recoil 308 Win actually recoils less than a full power 243 Win.
This post was edited on 11/21/13 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 11/22/13 at 6:03 am to Bleeding purple
Brother had a rossi .243 that couldnt hit the side of a house.
My suggestion is a rem 700 in 7mm08 with a stock that fits. He'll never need another rifle unless he just wants one.
My suggestion is a rem 700 in 7mm08 with a stock that fits. He'll never need another rifle unless he just wants one.
Posted on 11/24/13 at 10:35 am to Bleeding purple
Didn't read all the thread. But I have a H and R 243. Shoots good but just soon get a bolt. Give them one bullet at a time if you want.
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