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Started with a Red Rider B/B gun, then moved up to a 22 cal.
What rifle and caliber did some of you start your big kids on?
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Kachok
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The only problem with the managed recoil stuff is that your effective range is cut in half (or more) 100yds and under is the recommended range and anything past 200 fagetaboutit. While a 6.5x55 or 260 Rem are lethal to ranges past 500yd, and even 700yd with special VLD bullets. Sure you can switch to regular 308 ammo later but unless you are hunting game in excess of 1000 lbs the 6.5s are every bit as potent and have better ballistics. I have much more powerful rifles, and yes I can handle their recoil, but my little 6.5 Sweed is my go to gun, no deer has ever made it more then a few feet.
T.R.
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My daughter killed three mulies with .223 then we upped her to .243 at age 17. But she prefers 30-30 and has hunted with my Glenfield carbine ever since.
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tahoe2
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7x57 mauser
I handload, so I started my boy at 12 with a Spanish mauser that was sporterized. He shot .22lr before that.
We worked up a 30-30 class load with 130grn boattail spitzers @ 2300 fps(very accurate),
now at 14 & 130 lbs he is shooting full power loads with 140 or 160 grn bullets, he finds it very comfortable to shoot.
He also likes my .300 Savage Model 99.
I handload, so I started my boy at 12 with a Spanish mauser that was sporterized. He shot .22lr before that.
We worked up a 30-30 class load with 130grn boattail spitzers @ 2300 fps(very accurate),
now at 14 & 130 lbs he is shooting full power loads with 140 or 160 grn bullets, he finds it very comfortable to shoot.
He also likes my .300 Savage Model 99.
Hey folks I finally did it
I decided to go with the Savage model 10fxp .308 at wally world. i hope my son likes it..... all i need to find is a youth stock for her and its good to go i just threw on a cheapo bi-pod i had laying around and it looks good some day i plan on throwing some good aftermarket goodies on her but ill have to wait.
I decided to go with the Savage model 10fxp .308 at wally world. i hope my son likes it..... all i need to find is a youth stock for her and its good to go i just threw on a cheapo bi-pod i had laying around and it looks good some day i plan on throwing some good aftermarket goodies on her but ill have to wait.Attachments
gunfighter48
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At 9 years old my oldest daughter picked my Savage 270 Win as her favorite. With Win Super X factory loads she could do 3 shot groups smaller than a 50 cent piece with a 3X9 scope off a bench. She out shot me then and still can today!!! And you don't want to get in front of her when she has a pistol in her hands!!!!! She's scary accurate.
My youngest daughter was never into guns much. She's an average shot and enjoys shooting when she gets here on vacations. But she's a mall rat more than a gun person. But the older she gets (she's 37 now) the more she seem to enjoy shooting. There may be hope yet.
My youngest daughter was never into guns much. She's an average shot and enjoys shooting when she gets here on vacations. But she's a mall rat more than a gun person. But the older she gets (she's 37 now) the more she seem to enjoy shooting. There may be hope yet.
My oldest: 30-30 Marlin Texan and Model 54 Winchester carbine in 30 W.C.F.
My youngest: Savage 243
They both have scoped 243s now. I sold the Marlin 30-30 and the Model 54 just sits in the safe, but I plan on taking out and shooting it some more. My youngest wants to try the 54 with the peep sight (it's neat old gun).
My youngest: Savage 243
They both have scoped 243s now. I sold the Marlin 30-30 and the Model 54 just sits in the safe, but I plan on taking out and shooting it some more. My youngest wants to try the 54 with the peep sight (it's neat old gun).
I bought a used .243 Win Handi-Rifle for the grandkids because I hated to cut a full-length bolt-action stock to fit them and because the recoil/cartridge capability is about right for the smaller deer in this part of Maine.
The rifle is working well and with the limited exposure they have to it, it's very compatible to the 20 gauge H&R Topper shotguns I bought for them.
After shooting the .243 Win cartridge with various handloads and factory loads, I'm very impressed with it's performance and lack of recoil. A rubber recoil pad makes it especially comfortable for the 10-14 year old grandkids. I was so impressed with the cartridge, I had my 20 year-old Remington 700 ADL rebarreled from .22-250 Rem to .243 Win. also. It's been a great rifle in both cartridges, but it's more effective on eastern coyotes now, and it doubles as a second grandkids deer rifle.
That said, as a teenager, I bought a .30-06 Savage 110 around 1960 and re-stocked/glassbedded it. That rifle was used more for varmint hunting than deer hunting. In retrospect, I'd have been better off with a .25-06, .270 Win, or a .243 Win as a first centerfire. The .308 Win is also a great cartridge and ammo is fairly inexpensive. The reduced recoil rounds are great also, but don't shoot as close to POI as the heavier loads as they would like us to believe.
The rifle is working well and with the limited exposure they have to it, it's very compatible to the 20 gauge H&R Topper shotguns I bought for them.
After shooting the .243 Win cartridge with various handloads and factory loads, I'm very impressed with it's performance and lack of recoil. A rubber recoil pad makes it especially comfortable for the 10-14 year old grandkids. I was so impressed with the cartridge, I had my 20 year-old Remington 700 ADL rebarreled from .22-250 Rem to .243 Win. also. It's been a great rifle in both cartridges, but it's more effective on eastern coyotes now, and it doubles as a second grandkids deer rifle.
That said, as a teenager, I bought a .30-06 Savage 110 around 1960 and re-stocked/glassbedded it. That rifle was used more for varmint hunting than deer hunting. In retrospect, I'd have been better off with a .25-06, .270 Win, or a .243 Win as a first centerfire. The .308 Win is also a great cartridge and ammo is fairly inexpensive. The reduced recoil rounds are great also, but don't shoot as close to POI as the heavier loads as they would like us to believe.
Legionnaire
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My kids started with a Marlin bolt action .22, then moved to a Remington Model Seven in .243.
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