Youth Deer Rifle

[DeputyVaughn]

Mossberg also does a "youth" rifle in 243. I almost bought one but I have a thing about a .308 and bought my daughter a Ruger M77 Frontier in .308 at the last minute. I don't think I would have gone wrong with the Mossberg though.

Scott

 

[Newt]

I'm going to have to go with what a lot of others have suggested. My favorite of all the choices is the Rem. Model 7 Youth in any of the .308 cartridges (.243, .260, etc.) I have one that I still use to this day. It's light weight, short, easy to carry, and accurate. In a deer rifle, you can't really beat that combo.

 

[MJR007]

Weatherby compacts used to come with youth and adult stocks. Good Luck

 

[woof]

The 7mm-08 is available in a managed recoil load of 140 grains that has less recoil than a .30-30 with better ballistics. At 100 ranges I have found this load to perform better on deer than full power loads. I think it is great for youth who can then use that rifle for bigger stuff later on with full power loads.