#439287 - 10/09/07 09:27 PM
Re: Youngun First Rifle Help?
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kasey
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#439473 - 10/09/07 10:51 PM
Re: Youngun First Rifle Help?
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Tiny
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Just a couple of thoughts
1-Combo Rifle/Shotgun/ML from H&R or Rossi.
2- If your considering a Remington youth rifle look for/at the 700 SPS Youth model. Don't know if they were on sale at the time or not but the nearby BPS had them for a good bit less than the Model 7
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#440035 - 10/10/07 11:03 AM
Re: Youngun First Rifle Help?
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A while back I took a big buck that I had shot to the taxidermist. I was 10. The taxidermist said, what did you shoot him with? My dad told him a .243 and he wondered if we shot all of our deer in the head. My dad then told him he had been hunting with a 6mm for years. He was astonished that we hunted ith such 'light' rifles. I had seen about 10 deer he shot and all of them were gut shot. He referred to a gutshot as behind the shoulder. Guessed what calber rifle he shot? You guessed it, a .300 weatherby mag. Not hatin on you rum shooters though.
Edited by Bassfishing Deerblaster (10/10/07 11:04 AM)
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#440069 - 10/10/07 11:31 AM
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I started on a Marlin 30-30. I still have it. My kids will not cut thier teeth on a Lever action because they are way too dangerous for a kid. When you work the action, it cocks it with no safety. Mine will use a bolt action 7mm-08.
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#440240 - 10/10/07 01:18 PM
Re: Youngun First Rifle Help?
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I started my son out with a Remington Model 7 youth rifle chambered in the .260.
He is a rather large kid for his age, but yet his arms are short so the fit of that rifle was dang near perfect.
I agree fit of the rifle is critical.......
.....Fit of the rifle to the child and a good amount of range time before hunting will result in lots of good results no matter the caliber.
Excellent post based on actual experience. Thanks Ruger
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#440625 - 10/10/07 04:52 PM
Re: Youngun First Rifle Help?
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I started on a Marlin 30-30. I still have it. My kids will not cut thier teeth on a Lever action because they are way too dangerous for a kid. When you work the action, it cocks it with no safety. Mine will use a bolt action 7mm-08.
Marlin fixed that 
Start em out with open sights
then move on to scope, let the shooter decide on the caliber after shooting different calibers
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#447630 - 10/14/07 05:12 PM
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rossi has 22 cal 20 gag and 243 cal in one
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#452062 - 10/16/07 06:33 PM
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you can choose something that wont outgrow him soon. I have a 270 and wanted to see if my 9 year old would like hunting picked up some managed recoil from remington 243 has around 10ft lbs of kick the 270 has 21 and the managed recoil has 9ft lbs didnt even have to adjust scope he shot with no complaints if youre thinkig longterm this is the way to go!!!
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#452741 - 10/16/07 11:38 PM
Re: Youngun First Rifle Help?
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My vote is for a .243 M700 Remington. I used one of these from age 12 - 20, and I lost fewer deer with that caliber during those years than I have when I started using my .270 (I'm 23 now). That being said I'll never shoot another core lokt bullet. The .243 has very little recoil, and its accuracy inspires confidence. Mine took deer all the way out to 200 yards.
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