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Youth rifle recommendation...
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<blockquote data-quote="comfisherman" data-source="post: 566375" data-attributes="member: 8394"><p>I always seem to err on the side of the 243 mainly because that's what most of the young hunters in my area cut their teeth on. As an aside I've never seen one harvest elk at 500, nor would I strongly suggest it. However I watched more than just a couple elk die in the under 200 yard category from a well placed 243. With the addition of quality bullets like the new 95grain accubond I think you could stretch a little further. </p><p></p><p>With the addition of a brake, pretty much any caliber under 30 would be fairly light in the recoil category. It may sound a little weird but my 7 rum with a good brake has virtually no felt recoil with 150's. Its muzzle blast is enough to level the guy sitting next to me, but the recoil is non existent. With the muzzle brake option just figure out what kind of bullet you want to launch and find the cheapest to load round that launches it. Then let your son do what 12-14 year olds do best, pull the trigger a lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="comfisherman, post: 566375, member: 8394"] I always seem to err on the side of the 243 mainly because that's what most of the young hunters in my area cut their teeth on. As an aside I've never seen one harvest elk at 500, nor would I strongly suggest it. However I watched more than just a couple elk die in the under 200 yard category from a well placed 243. With the addition of quality bullets like the new 95grain accubond I think you could stretch a little further. With the addition of a brake, pretty much any caliber under 30 would be fairly light in the recoil category. It may sound a little weird but my 7 rum with a good brake has virtually no felt recoil with 150's. Its muzzle blast is enough to level the guy sitting next to me, but the recoil is non existent. With the muzzle brake option just figure out what kind of bullet you want to launch and find the cheapest to load round that launches it. Then let your son do what 12-14 year olds do best, pull the trigger a lot. [/QUOTE]
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