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which new caliber for 13 yr old
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<blockquote data-quote="406pat" data-source="post: 291537" data-attributes="member: 13575"><p>For what it's worth, my first hunting rifle when I was 11 (Can hunt at 12 in my great state<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) was a Savage package gun in .270 win. I still use that gun for a lot of my hunting and so far it has accounted for 3 elk and 4 deer (I pretty much took hunting off during high school and college). Recoil has always been manageable for me, even though at the earliest stage of our relationship I was so tiny I had to run around in the shower to get wet! Loaded with 130 grain bullets I've had nothing but 1 shot kills out to 400 yards. One thing I would recommend though for any sort of high volume shooting would be an additional recoil pad. I used a PAST gel shoulder pad if I was going to be shooting more than 10 rounds at a time up until I was about 17. Definitely helped to take the bite out of recoil against my bony frame and was a lot more comfortable than 4 sweaters and a coat for summer shooting sessions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="406pat, post: 291537, member: 13575"] For what it's worth, my first hunting rifle when I was 11 (Can hunt at 12 in my great state:)) was a Savage package gun in .270 win. I still use that gun for a lot of my hunting and so far it has accounted for 3 elk and 4 deer (I pretty much took hunting off during high school and college). Recoil has always been manageable for me, even though at the earliest stage of our relationship I was so tiny I had to run around in the shower to get wet! Loaded with 130 grain bullets I've had nothing but 1 shot kills out to 400 yards. One thing I would recommend though for any sort of high volume shooting would be an additional recoil pad. I used a PAST gel shoulder pad if I was going to be shooting more than 10 rounds at a time up until I was about 17. Definitely helped to take the bite out of recoil against my bony frame and was a lot more comfortable than 4 sweaters and a coat for summer shooting sessions. [/QUOTE]
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