Light kicking rifle

Remington Model 7 .243

All depends on the type of rifle you want to spend money on...and exaclty what light kicking means to the boy. A good quality rifle with some weight to it will have less kick then say a cheaper plastic rifle like a rossi ot something along those lines....but..223/243/and the 7mm-08 seem to be the standard calibers for little ones.

My uncles started me off with a .223 and a .243. But my dad just bought a 7mm-08 and it has no kick either.

I'm going to use mine next season just to get it out the box again. It's been passed from my dad to my brother to me. So I figure I should use it from time to time.

Thanks for the info and quick replies.

Will look into the 7mm-08

Judge is the answer. But it's hard to get close enough to shoot a deer in the face.

7mm-08, .25-06, 6.5x55 swede, .44 magnum, a couple of other oddball rounds

I don't like the .243 for a kid. Been on to many bloodtrails with no blood due to the bullet blowing up on the shoulder blade. I think it's good for people who can shoot very well, but not for kids. I think .25-06 is the minimum for a young kid.

I grew up on a 6.5x55 and I'm still pilling up deer with it.


ETA: 7mm-08 is what I would most strongly recommend for a number of different reasons that would take me all night to type.

I have a damn good blood dog. They all die and he finds them all, but there's never much of a blood trail. Does nasty stuff to the inside of them but does no good if you can't find them.

I've never had a deer run over 25yds with my .243 but then again I tend to shot for them to fall right there.