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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1255502" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I'd say you're thinking along the right lines but if it were me I'd go with the 6.5CM or .260 Remington. Really easy on recoil and muzzle blast and outstanding ballistics.</p><p></p><p>Stick a good 130-140gr premium hunting bullet like the Nosler Partition or Accubond and as long as he can put it in the right spot it will easily get the job done at the range you're talking about.</p><p></p><p>A friend of mine back in the 80's just for grins put his son in for a NM Elk tag who was your son's age or younger.</p><p></p><p>He found a real bargain on a very nice used 7mm RM but was afraid it would be too much gun for him. I was loading 7mm RM at that time so I found a 100-110gr bullet for it and loaded it down enough for the kid to have no problem with the recoil.</p><p></p><p>To shorten a long story, kid kills his elk with a single shot at a couple of hundred yards or so. Dad tagged out as well but his elk needed 3 shots from his 06 to get it done.</p><p></p><p>Placement beats displacement on most N. American Game animals most of the time.</p><p></p><p>What we also did in his case since it was an adult size rifle was to simply drill dowel holes into the stock under the butt plate and cut a couple of inches off of it. When the kid outgrew it, glued and doweled the cut off piece back in place and refinished it.</p><p></p><p>So that's a couple of options for you.</p><p></p><p>Just for grins I picked up a couple of .260's this year, one of which is a Ruger Hawkeye FTW edition which makes for a really nice carry weight rifle.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.wideopenspaces.com/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-ruger-hawkeye-ftw-hunter/" target="_blank">Here's What You Need to Know About the New Ruger Hawkeye FTW Hunter</a></p><p></p><p>I also bought one in the Remington 700 5R Gen II which weighs in about like a sendero.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.remington.com/rifles/bolt-action/model-700/model-700-5-r-series-gen-2" target="_blank">https://www.remington.com/rifles/bolt-action/model-700/model-700-5-r-series-gen-2</a></p><p></p><p>Both rifles are shooting well under MOA even with factory Ammo. When I get around to tuning loads for them I think it's going to be a whole lot of fun.</p><p></p><p>Either of those rifles would make a kid a great first rifle and for that matter last them a lifetime.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1255502, member: 30902"] I'd say you're thinking along the right lines but if it were me I'd go with the 6.5CM or .260 Remington. Really easy on recoil and muzzle blast and outstanding ballistics. Stick a good 130-140gr premium hunting bullet like the Nosler Partition or Accubond and as long as he can put it in the right spot it will easily get the job done at the range you're talking about. A friend of mine back in the 80's just for grins put his son in for a NM Elk tag who was your son's age or younger. He found a real bargain on a very nice used 7mm RM but was afraid it would be too much gun for him. I was loading 7mm RM at that time so I found a 100-110gr bullet for it and loaded it down enough for the kid to have no problem with the recoil. To shorten a long story, kid kills his elk with a single shot at a couple of hundred yards or so. Dad tagged out as well but his elk needed 3 shots from his 06 to get it done. Placement beats displacement on most N. American Game animals most of the time. What we also did in his case since it was an adult size rifle was to simply drill dowel holes into the stock under the butt plate and cut a couple of inches off of it. When the kid outgrew it, glued and doweled the cut off piece back in place and refinished it. So that's a couple of options for you. Just for grins I picked up a couple of .260's this year, one of which is a Ruger Hawkeye FTW edition which makes for a really nice carry weight rifle. [url=http://www.wideopenspaces.com/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-ruger-hawkeye-ftw-hunter/]Here's What You Need to Know About the New Ruger Hawkeye FTW Hunter[/url] I also bought one in the Remington 700 5R Gen II which weighs in about like a sendero. [url]https://www.remington.com/rifles/bolt-action/model-700/model-700-5-r-series-gen-2[/url] Both rifles are shooting well under MOA even with factory Ammo. When I get around to tuning loads for them I think it's going to be a whole lot of fun. Either of those rifles would make a kid a great first rifle and for that matter last them a lifetime. [/QUOTE]
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