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re: Lookin to buy the lil one a deer rifle. Have a few questions...
Posted on 4/30/13 at 11:26 am to SportTiger1
Posted on 4/30/13 at 11:26 am to SportTiger1
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Sounds like you just want a new gun and found a reason the wife would accept.
I bought a .17 a .223 a couple All-star rods and 3 cases of steel shot for my little boy when he was 2. Almost bought him a bow too, but didn't want to push my luck.
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Posted on 4/30/13 at 11:27 am to 007mag
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308 will have quadruple the ammo choices
none of which are available.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 11:58 am to Bleeding purple
out of what you listed .7mm-08 with handloads for reduced recoil.
However 25-06 would be my choice for a kids rifle at 6 yo perhaps a .243.
However 25-06 would be my choice for a kids rifle at 6 yo perhaps a .243.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:00 pm to 4mileduckman
:nb4joseysays243:
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:04 pm to Bleeding purple
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none of which are available.
I forgot 
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:05 pm to 007mag
I got both my girls .243's.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:08 pm to LSUballs
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I bought a .17 a .223 a couple All-star rods and 3 cases of steel shot for my little boy when he was 2. Almost bought him a bow too, but didn't want to push my luck.
I once bought Mrs Cove a .243 WSSM for 'yotes and deer and such. She hasn't made it out to hunt with it yet though. Only been 5 years or so. Shoots like a house afire, I tell you.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:11 pm to 007mag
Man i was blastin away boxes of 3 inch # 2s out of a 20 ga when i was 6. wasnt hittin much but i had a great time doin it. if it takes him till 7 or 8 to shoot it then so be it. ive got a lever action 243. just lookin for somthin wt more power. just have the itch to buy somethin and the perk is i get to shoot it for a few years. and if he sees daddy shootin it he will prob want to shoot it anyway and it may mean more to him when i give it to him.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:20 pm to 4mileduckman
Get a gun that fits him well in whatever caliber you want.
He'll be able to handle a .30-06 in a gun that fits well better than a .410 in a gun that doesn't.
He'll be able to handle a .30-06 in a gun that fits well better than a .410 in a gun that doesn't.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:31 pm to 007mag
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243 Remington model Seven
Damn, is the Remington boycott already over? I knew that would not last long. That would be like this bunch boycotting Kimber.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:33 pm to 4mileduckman
Maybe you should just buy you a gun and then get him something when he gets older.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:33 pm to highcotton2
I missed the memo on that one. link please
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:38 pm to 4mileduckman
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hes 2 now so dad gets a new gun for 4 yrs
300 WSM and in 4 years you might look into a
7mm-08 or 260 remington
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:43 pm to ZacAttack
ima just get the 270. ill ease him into it. already have a 20 ga 870 youth that i can get a slug barrel for to ease him into it. max shot at my place is 150 wt most shots under 100.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 12:55 pm to 4mileduckman
quote]ima just get the 270. I'll toughen him up.[/quote]
FIFY
I don't want to have to feed the teenager that was big enough for a 270 at 6 years old. First time that scope gets him he'll become an Xbox playing Mama's boy. Thankfully you have 4 yrs to see the light.
FIFY
I don't want to have to feed the teenager that was big enough for a 270 at 6 years old. First time that scope gets him he'll become an Xbox playing Mama's boy. Thankfully you have 4 yrs to see the light.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 1:00 pm to 4mileduckman
I used .243 for the first kid and .270. I should have use the .270 earlier. When really young use managed recoil so they do not develope a flinch. It kicks considerablly less.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 1:09 pm to 007mag
I have a very small framed child. He wasn't ready or mature enough to shoot anything bigger than a 22lr at 6. Bought a 22-250 in the browning micro line for him. By 8 he loved shooting it. We shoot milk jugs full of water to watch them explode. He has since killed 4 deer and all dropped in their tracks including a pretty nice 7 point last year.
I was never a fan of 22 caliber rifles for deer. But the lack of recoil makes him love to practice and he's a good shot because of it. I use a premium federal load with 60 grain nosler partition bullets. Works great on Texas sized deer. Mature bucks are in the 130lb range.
I was never a fan of 22 caliber rifles for deer. But the lack of recoil makes him love to practice and he's a good shot because of it. I use a premium federal load with 60 grain nosler partition bullets. Works great on Texas sized deer. Mature bucks are in the 130lb range.
Posted on 4/30/13 at 1:14 pm to 4mileduckman
Im with down shift, Get one that fits. I used a medium weight single shot for the shortness. Dont buy the cheap Rossi (junk).
Posted on 4/30/13 at 1:22 pm to Jester
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Lever action 30-30 and don't look back
Posted on 4/30/13 at 1:44 pm to 4mileduckman
I have a Weatherby Vanguard 7mm-08 with a Leopold scope.
Sighted it in and never shot it again..
Have anything to trade?
Sighted it in and never shot it again..
Have anything to trade?
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