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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 1255404" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>For me this was a tough decision as well. With my daughter I went with the 7-08. With my son I went with 6.5-06. What I really wanted to be able to do was get them into a rifle that was light enough for them to carry, have enough to shoot elk, and be enough that they would be able to keep the rifles for the rest of their lives and still use if they want. Recoil was my biggest concern when they were 12 years old. I did not want shooting to be uncomfortable. My kids are in their 20's now and still using the same rifles. The other thing to consider is the fit of the rifle. Full size rifles are tough for kids to shoot. My daughters rifle is a Weatherby Vangaurd youth that came with the full size stock to graduate into as the kid gets bigger. I don't think they offer this anymore. It was the perfect solution. My son's rifle was a semi custom from an old 30-06 of mine. We cut the stock down in the chop saw and called it good, figuring that we would get a composite stock later. He still uses the original stock today. In fact he refinished it this summer.</p><p></p><p>Depending on the size of your son, I would look at a youth model rifle with the idea of a new stock when he grows big enough to handle a full size rifle.</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 1255404, member: 7999"] For me this was a tough decision as well. With my daughter I went with the 7-08. With my son I went with 6.5-06. What I really wanted to be able to do was get them into a rifle that was light enough for them to carry, have enough to shoot elk, and be enough that they would be able to keep the rifles for the rest of their lives and still use if they want. Recoil was my biggest concern when they were 12 years old. I did not want shooting to be uncomfortable. My kids are in their 20's now and still using the same rifles. The other thing to consider is the fit of the rifle. Full size rifles are tough for kids to shoot. My daughters rifle is a Weatherby Vangaurd youth that came with the full size stock to graduate into as the kid gets bigger. I don't think they offer this anymore. It was the perfect solution. My son's rifle was a semi custom from an old 30-06 of mine. We cut the stock down in the chop saw and called it good, figuring that we would get a composite stock later. He still uses the original stock today. In fact he refinished it this summer. Depending on the size of your son, I would look at a youth model rifle with the idea of a new stock when he grows big enough to handle a full size rifle. Steve [/QUOTE]
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