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7mm-08 ultimate youth elk cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1597409" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>No one has said it yet so I'll put it out there: <strong>.243 Win with 100gr Nosler Partitions</strong></p><p>All kids handle recoil differently. The .243 in a 7.5lb rifle will kick less than everything mentioned so far. And the 100gr Partition will kill elk. (No Texas Heart Shots please!)</p><p></p><p>2nd best recommendation I saw was the .257 Roberts which is also a great killer with low recoil.</p><p></p><p>3rd best recommendation I've read, since you started with the thought of the 7mm-08, was to go that route but use the "Reduced Recoil" Hornady loads.</p><p></p><p>If you reload yourself, you can probably pick whatever cartridge trips your trigger and load it to a degree your daughter can tolerate.</p><p></p><p>Another suggestion? Make sure the length of pull is short enough. I kept 'resisting' cutting guns down to fit my son perfectly because he would 'grow into them.' That was stupid. When I finally did what I should have done from the beginning, he shot better, the gun was more comfortable, and he was HAPPY. Shorter is better as you can put a thicker recoil pad on OR add a 'slip-on' limbsaver over the pad already on the gun to really cut down the recoil. Buying a longer stock later in life is easy to do as they grow.</p><p></p><p>In closing, I think you are a great Dad for looking to take your daughter elk hunting and trying to pick out the perfect gun for her to use. Nice job!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1597409, member: 9308"] No one has said it yet so I'll put it out there: [B].243 Win with 100gr Nosler Partitions[/B] All kids handle recoil differently. The .243 in a 7.5lb rifle will kick less than everything mentioned so far. And the 100gr Partition will kill elk. (No Texas Heart Shots please!) 2nd best recommendation I saw was the .257 Roberts which is also a great killer with low recoil. 3rd best recommendation I've read, since you started with the thought of the 7mm-08, was to go that route but use the "Reduced Recoil" Hornady loads. If you reload yourself, you can probably pick whatever cartridge trips your trigger and load it to a degree your daughter can tolerate. Another suggestion? Make sure the length of pull is short enough. I kept 'resisting' cutting guns down to fit my son perfectly because he would 'grow into them.' That was stupid. When I finally did what I should have done from the beginning, he shot better, the gun was more comfortable, and he was HAPPY. Shorter is better as you can put a thicker recoil pad on OR add a 'slip-on' limbsaver over the pad already on the gun to really cut down the recoil. Buying a longer stock later in life is easy to do as they grow. In closing, I think you are a great Dad for looking to take your daughter elk hunting and trying to pick out the perfect gun for her to use. Nice job! [/QUOTE]
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