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Talk to me about .243 Winchester
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<blockquote data-quote="Orange Dust" data-source="post: 2186946" data-attributes="member: 92702"><p>I'm going to ask a question that hasn't been asked. You said the rifle has been sitting awhile. How big are the kids now? The reason I am asking is both my girls killed their first deer when they were 6. Actually the little one killed her first one just before her 6th BD. By the time they were 9 or 10 they were shooting a .308 with a break. Recoils no more than a .243 without one. At the time wife was shooting a 7-08. When the little one took over the .308 the older one stole the 7-08, wife got a 7MM Weatherby. So it goes. These were girls and small for their size. They also shot alot. If I were you I would be looking hard at a 7-08 with a Ti break and a sporter wt 22" barrel. I have to cringe saying this but a 6.5 Creed might also be a great answer. If it is thick there a .308 would be better than the others and you could get by with a 20" barrel on that one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orange Dust, post: 2186946, member: 92702"] I'm going to ask a question that hasn't been asked. You said the rifle has been sitting awhile. How big are the kids now? The reason I am asking is both my girls killed their first deer when they were 6. Actually the little one killed her first one just before her 6th BD. By the time they were 9 or 10 they were shooting a .308 with a break. Recoils no more than a .243 without one. At the time wife was shooting a 7-08. When the little one took over the .308 the older one stole the 7-08, wife got a 7MM Weatherby. So it goes. These were girls and small for their size. They also shot alot. If I were you I would be looking hard at a 7-08 with a Ti break and a sporter wt 22" barrel. I have to cringe saying this but a 6.5 Creed might also be a great answer. If it is thick there a .308 would be better than the others and you could get by with a 20" barrel on that one. [/QUOTE]
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