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<blockquote data-quote="jarnold37" data-source="post: 1640743" data-attributes="member: 29241"><p>In the years past deer season was always a family event and we hunted more from a rest and longer ranges. My sons started at age 7 and I was careful not to ruin them with to much recoil and found that 700 Rem in 25-06 with 87 grain bullet with 3450 muzzle velocity had little recoil and seemed to have quicker kill than 7mm mag with 140 grn and even 30-378 with 150grn and 180grn. Used 700 Rem stocks are readily available for low price and the wood stocks very easy to shorten at butt end. Just glass bed and go. As longer stock is needed buy another stock and make length as needed. As their experience increased longer range became the norm and we shoot very long range guns and just increase the weight as we usually shoot from a rest (probably should not shoot even shorter ranges from offhand). 1000 yrd gun and no recoil. If any of us do go walking in the woods we have a carry gun with lower power scope but none of seem to want to do that as we enjoy shooting at longer ranges. However the 25-06 with light bullet is very effective out to 400 yrds and light recoil good for a new or young shooter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jarnold37, post: 1640743, member: 29241"] In the years past deer season was always a family event and we hunted more from a rest and longer ranges. My sons started at age 7 and I was careful not to ruin them with to much recoil and found that 700 Rem in 25-06 with 87 grain bullet with 3450 muzzle velocity had little recoil and seemed to have quicker kill than 7mm mag with 140 grn and even 30-378 with 150grn and 180grn. Used 700 Rem stocks are readily available for low price and the wood stocks very easy to shorten at butt end. Just glass bed and go. As longer stock is needed buy another stock and make length as needed. As their experience increased longer range became the norm and we shoot very long range guns and just increase the weight as we usually shoot from a rest (probably should not shoot even shorter ranges from offhand). 1000 yrd gun and no recoil. If any of us do go walking in the woods we have a carry gun with lower power scope but none of seem to want to do that as we enjoy shooting at longer ranges. However the 25-06 with light bullet is very effective out to 400 yrds and light recoil good for a new or young shooter. [/QUOTE]
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