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Light Weight Rifle for Smaller Hunters?
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<blockquote data-quote="sable tireur" data-source="post: 1799283" data-attributes="member: 27307"><p>There are endless threads regarding every aspect of the debate about lightweight rifles. I for one am tired of the debate but evidently not everyone has gotten the answer they need to move forward.</p><p></p><p>There is a balance between the weight of the rifle, the recoil the cartridge imparts to the rifle and the training the shooter has received to manage the recoil. It's our job to find that balance not just assume that a lightweight rifle fills the need for everyone.</p><p></p><p>Kids and youth can be two different groups as mentioned above. Slightly built females can be another whole different can of worms depending on build. I had to fit a shotgun stock to a young women who was 5'2" but very well endowed. Laugh if want but this was a challenge as are most when fitting the extremes beyond average.</p><p></p><p>Kids, youth and women should be brought along just like any beginning hunter. Hiking just for the fun of it can be a great way to spend quality time with your kids and or wife. Add a small back pack for everyone as they progress. Spend the time identifying birds, trees, tracks, helping to build their attention span for what is to come, looking a lot and shooting little.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There is a natural progression of endurance for any kind of physical duress. I assist Game and Fish with their Youth Hunting Program, helping with the Hunting Education Safety Program and some field training. Mostly this is accomplished with .22LR during the first part but be aware that shooting position can have a major impact on the body when recoil is added. Standing is the best position to defeat recoil but veritably no one has the ability to shoot accurately to long ranges when standing on their hind feet!</p><p></p><p>Sitting in a stand where a rest is available works well for all of us. Elevated shooting houses are great if you have something like that available. Otherwise it's ground blinds or spot and stalk.</p><p></p><p>Sling handling and different styles of slings to manage the load when carrying a rifle for long distances are important. Look for the different styles to see which ones could be helpful for the youth, kids or slightly built women. Then spend those hiking hours practicing the carry positions.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy the process!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sable tireur, post: 1799283, member: 27307"] There are endless threads regarding every aspect of the debate about lightweight rifles. I for one am tired of the debate but evidently not everyone has gotten the answer they need to move forward. There is a balance between the weight of the rifle, the recoil the cartridge imparts to the rifle and the training the shooter has received to manage the recoil. It's our job to find that balance not just assume that a lightweight rifle fills the need for everyone. Kids and youth can be two different groups as mentioned above. Slightly built females can be another whole different can of worms depending on build. I had to fit a shotgun stock to a young women who was 5'2" but very well endowed. Laugh if want but this was a challenge as are most when fitting the extremes beyond average. Kids, youth and women should be brought along just like any beginning hunter. Hiking just for the fun of it can be a great way to spend quality time with your kids and or wife. Add a small back pack for everyone as they progress. Spend the time identifying birds, trees, tracks, helping to build their attention span for what is to come, looking a lot and shooting little. There is a natural progression of endurance for any kind of physical duress. I assist Game and Fish with their Youth Hunting Program, helping with the Hunting Education Safety Program and some field training. Mostly this is accomplished with .22LR during the first part but be aware that shooting position can have a major impact on the body when recoil is added. Standing is the best position to defeat recoil but veritably no one has the ability to shoot accurately to long ranges when standing on their hind feet! Sitting in a stand where a rest is available works well for all of us. Elevated shooting houses are great if you have something like that available. Otherwise it's ground blinds or spot and stalk. Sling handling and different styles of slings to manage the load when carrying a rifle for long distances are important. Look for the different styles to see which ones could be helpful for the youth, kids or slightly built women. Then spend those hiking hours practicing the carry positions. Enjoy the process!:D [/QUOTE]
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