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Is a .308 too big of a round for a 10 yr old?
Posted on 10/31/17 at 5:06 pm
Posted on 10/31/17 at 5:06 pm
Debating letting my 10 yr old hunt with a .308. Just worried it might be too much.
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Posted on 10/31/17 at 5:08 pm to tigereye58
Ehhh, shouldn't be too bad. If you want, just let him/her shoot reduced recoil rounds. I just bought a .308 for people at my camp to use who are recoil shy/less experienced.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 5:09 pm to ChatRabbit77
The reduced recoil rounds are great. My kids have shot 3 deer with them all with great results. The other thing to consider is that kids Flinch more with the loud noise than with the recoil so make sure you've got some good ear protection
Posted on 10/31/17 at 5:10 pm to tigereye58
I would think so.
The OB consensus would be something in the range of:
.223
.243
7mm-08
.44
Personally, my kids all came up shooting their first deer with a Handi rifle .44 and then moved to 7mm-08.
The thing I liked about the .44 was that on paper I would have them shoot the Special ammo. Basically zero recoil. And then on deer I would slip in a Magnum round. Lot more punch to get the job done.
The 7mm-08 with the reduced recoil rounds are a really good option too.
I guess you could find the 308 in reduced recoil. I have never looked. I shoot a 308 at hogs. And I weigh #230 and I am very much aware of the recoil. It doesn't seem like it would be a fun round for a kid weighing #60 to me.
Just my 2c
The OB consensus would be something in the range of:
.223
.243
7mm-08
.44
Personally, my kids all came up shooting their first deer with a Handi rifle .44 and then moved to 7mm-08.
The thing I liked about the .44 was that on paper I would have them shoot the Special ammo. Basically zero recoil. And then on deer I would slip in a Magnum round. Lot more punch to get the job done.
The 7mm-08 with the reduced recoil rounds are a really good option too.
I guess you could find the 308 in reduced recoil. I have never looked. I shoot a 308 at hogs. And I weigh #230 and I am very much aware of the recoil. It doesn't seem like it would be a fun round for a kid weighing #60 to me.
Just my 2c
Posted on 10/31/17 at 5:21 pm to No Colors
I have seen 7 and 8 year olds shoot 7mm-08. It is honestly one of the best rounds for hunting for people at any age.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 5:23 pm to tigereye58
My 11 year old shot my Ruger American predator in .308 when he was 10. Didn’t bother him at all. He has shot a .20 for the past 3 years dove and duck hunting.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 5:31 pm to tigereye58
Just get a limb saver and double up on ear pro
Posted on 10/31/17 at 5:36 pm to Timmayy
Now my suppressed 308 has become the ultimate kid hunting gun
Posted on 10/31/17 at 6:01 pm to tigereye58
Seems like the size of the 10 yr old would be essential to this question.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 6:27 pm to tigereye58
quote:
a .308 too big of a round for a 10 yr old?
Depends on where you shoot the 10 year old.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 7:44 pm to tigereye58
.243
Posted on 10/31/17 at 7:49 pm to tigereye58
Not if the gun fits him decently. How the gun fits is a far bigger factor in felt recoil than the caliber (up to a point of course).
Shooting off of a bench sucks as well. If the gun fits decently from hunting positions he could likely comfortably shoot a .30-06
Shooting off of a bench sucks as well. If the gun fits decently from hunting positions he could likely comfortably shoot a .30-06
Posted on 10/31/17 at 8:38 pm to tigereye58
We let my 10 year old nephew shoot a doe with my 7mag. Scoped him a lil bit 
Posted on 10/31/17 at 8:40 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:
We let my 10 year old nephew shoot a doe with my 7mag. Scoped him a lil bit
Kind of a shitty thing to do tbh. You can set him up to flinch forever because you did that.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 8:43 pm to ChatRabbit77
He knew it would kick, and was told numerous times if he saw any black around the ring to back his head up. It’s not like we wanted him to get scoped.
Whatev, he’s like 16 now and has shot numerous deer/fine since then.
Whatev, he’s like 16 now and has shot numerous deer/fine since then.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 8:45 pm to ChatRabbit77
No joke buy the kid a 7mm-08. Light recoil and he’s basically shooting a 270
Posted on 10/31/17 at 9:09 pm to Easternrio
Just bought a 7mm08 for my son. Sighting it in made a believer out of me. Shooting reduced recoil loads and it kicks a lot less than the 243 auto I started out on. And the savage axis 2 is really light gun as well.
I was sighing in his 7mm08 and my weatherby 30-06. Mine weighed twice as much and kicked at least twice as hard. Now I want one.
I was sighing in his 7mm08 and my weatherby 30-06. Mine weighed twice as much and kicked at least twice as hard. Now I want one.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 9:29 pm to tigereye58
My seven yr old shoots a browning abolt micro in .308. I get the hornady reduced recoil and he does fine. He weighs 65 pounds. I agree with needing good ear protection
Posted on 11/1/17 at 6:28 am to tigereye58
quote:
Is a .308 too big of a round for a 10 yr old?
Depends on what the 10 yr old did
Posted on 11/1/17 at 7:01 am to tigereye58
Its fine. Let him get use to a scope with a 17 or 22.
Then shoot the 308 when hunting. They will never feel the recoil.
Then shoot the 308 when hunting. They will never feel the recoil.
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