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Downshiftandfoorit is absolutely correct a 6.5 is only made for soft bullets because off the slow velocity. If you want consistent pass through shots with 5 gallon buckets of blood trails to follow then get a rifle that shoots a Barnes bullet above 3500fps!

Both my sons started killing deer with a 7mm-08 at the age of five. I ran custom loaded 120gr Sierra pro hunters out of them which were very effective. We now shoot two 25-06’s running custom loaded 80gr Barnes ttsx out of them at 3500fps. They have killed six bucks over 200lbs the last two years and countless does with this round. Both of my sons say the recoil is half of the 7mm08. The 25-06 blows the 7mm-08 out of the water with its performance. The blood trails are unreal and the wound channels are devastating. Lots of people I know have switched to this round for youths and personal use once I show them the results they produce. Also put jewel triggers in all of these guns which is a must for a kid to shoot.