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re: Starter rifle for a kid
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:24 am to baldona
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:24 am to baldona
Something to hunt deer. Appreciate that feedback and that’s something we will do for sure. Leaning towards a .243. Which low recoil rounds would you suggest?
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Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:27 am to Purpleblooded
All .223 rounds are low recoil. Only problem I had with it was the lack of a blood trail.
Where do you live, OP? Someone might loan you a rifle is you’re close by.
Where do you live, OP? Someone might loan you a rifle is you’re close by.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:39 am to Purpleblooded
I bought my son a Savage youth model 11/111 Trophy Hunter XP in .243 when he turned 7. I have his first buck hanging on my wall that he shot 2 days after I gave it to him (lucky little turd). He's 16 now and still loves and even prefers hunting with that rifle for whitetail. We've made lots of memories together with that gun.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:41 am to Purpleblooded
quote:full load .223 is about as small as i would ever shoot at a deer, no matter what age
Leaning towards a .223. Which low recoil rounds would you suggest?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:48 am to SportTiger1
Sorry meant .243. Which rounds would you suggest for this rifle?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:53 am to Purpleblooded
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Leaning towards a .223.
My kids killed a pile of deer with a Model 700 VTR .223. Their shot to recovery rate with that rifle was something like 13 out of 15. Honestly I don't know why I was so quick to get them to graduate to more traditional deer calibers because that success rate has dropped considerably since they've moved to .243, .270 etc..
Deer killing machine...
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 10:54 am
Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:04 am to Eli Goldfinger
quote:And when he gets grown replace the stock with adult model 7. My son killed a deer this past weekend using the .243 I bought him in 2001. He wanted something light and handy for still hunting public land.
Remington Model 7 youth in .243
Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:11 am to Purpleblooded
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Sorry meant .243. Which rounds would you suggest for this rifle?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:29 am to Purpleblooded
Posted on 11/30/20 at 3:10 pm to yudaman
He's six...
Get him a little Keystone Cricket 22..
What my son learned to shoot with..
Get him a little Keystone Cricket 22..
What my son learned to shoot with..
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 11/30/20 at 6:41 pm to Hangover Haven
There’s no reason to hunt with reduced recoil rounds OP, he likely won’t feel it. It’s more important to practice with the low recoil rounds so that he doesn’t get recoil shy or a sore shoulder from shooting. I’m assuming shots will be under 150 yards so the sights likely won’t need adjusting.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 6:45 pm to Purpleblooded
7mm-08, reduced recoil rounds
Posted on 11/30/20 at 7:39 pm to bootlegger
Where TF you finding ammo right now?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 7:44 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
Ammo going to be the biggest hurdle right now. .223 probably best option just on availability, or a 6.5.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 7:48 pm to Capt ST
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7mm-08, reduced recoil rounds
As stated earlier, my kids shot them. Hornady SST 120s. Only reason I switched was they didn’t consistently exit. With kids (And 3/4 of the adult deer hunters) shooting it’s always a plus to have a deer with two holes versus 1. I switched mine to full loads when one of my daughters was 7 and they never noticed.
One of the big things with kids is proper form. A lot of kids now days start shooting with a scoped rifle instead of BB guns and pellet guns like in years past. Shooting open sights requires proper form that can be forgiven with a scoped rifle. I see a lot of kids with split eyebrows and complaining about recoil due to improper form. 2 lbs of bbs and a case of beer cans (Miller lite white can is best target can ever made) can go a long way in teaching kids proper form.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 7:58 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
Picked up a case of Grendel ELD Black from Pookie's week before last.
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 11/30/20 at 9:14 pm to tenfoe
Wait, I think you’re the one that talked me into getting my daughter that rifle/load combo. You sorry SOB. 
Posted on 11/30/20 at 9:43 pm to Capt ST
We shoot the crap out of his BB gun. He takes it everywhere and loves shooting it.
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:28 pm to bbvdd
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Just wanted to draw attention to the dumbass downvoting the AR suggestions.
I always suggest a 6.5 AR for kids and I always get down cit6ed. I don't know if the serial down voted is Anti AR it 6.5g. Vertical grip and adjustable LOP make the AR an easy platform for kids to shoot.
Posted on 12/1/20 at 5:51 am to DeoreDX
A lot to like about an AR as a youth rifle. The only draw back I have is safety. The safest action for a kid is a bolt action. Of course, you can always make an AR a single shot until they can operate it well. I see the .30-30 mentioned all along for youth in a lever action. A lever action is poor on safety and accuracy. Not good for kids.
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