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Tikka T3x Recoil - Suitable for Youth?
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<blockquote data-quote="Buckys" data-source="post: 1972421" data-attributes="member: 107750"><p>Full curl, both of my boys were about her size when they started shooting 243 youth models of weatherby vanguard and tc venture. The latter is very light weight and no problem for them.</p><p></p><p>My boys both started shooting competitive clay targets in 6th grade (age 12). When they started they were shooting 20 gauge semi-auto and eventually moved to shoot my 12 gauge Beretta A400 with kickoff recoil system when they were large and strong enough to comfortably handle it (this was the end of that first season for them).</p><p></p><p><u><strong>I bring that up for this reason - a 20 gauge shotgun is a lot harder on a small kid than a small 243</strong>.</u> In fact, the 12 gauge with recoil system was easier than the 20 gauge when they started.</p><p></p><p>Their competitive clay shooting team is part of a local school team (it is a high school team but the teams can have grades 5-8 in the "entry" divisions prior to JV and Varsity) and I have helped to coach a lot of other kids over that time.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Far and away, the hardest thing to teach a new shooter is how to properly mount a gun with a firm shoulder and cheek weld, as well as good posture and foregrip hold.</u></strong> Until they master those things, a small kid gets hammered by recoil and it can be tortuous for them.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Given that your daughter has been shooting .22 and 20ga, I would recommend that you assess that she has a good practice around those concerns. If so, she will be fine so long as she keeps doing so and maintains good eye relief (no black eyes).</u></strong></p><p></p><p>I would not use a brake with my kids for one reason - much of the "recoil effect" that I have observed with kids often has more to do with the perceived noise and violence of the gun firing than it does the force of the recoil - they are scared of the "bang", don't mount the gun well because they are scared and then get a heck of a recoil bruise because of it.</p><p></p><p>We hunt in Texas and the 243 is a fine round with a well-placed shot. I personally would have started my boys on a 6.5 CM if they were around and popular when they started deer hunting. And, if I was hunting somewhere with much larger deer and/or mulies or elk, I would start with the 7mm-08.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buckys, post: 1972421, member: 107750"] Full curl, both of my boys were about her size when they started shooting 243 youth models of weatherby vanguard and tc venture. The latter is very light weight and no problem for them. My boys both started shooting competitive clay targets in 6th grade (age 12). When they started they were shooting 20 gauge semi-auto and eventually moved to shoot my 12 gauge Beretta A400 with kickoff recoil system when they were large and strong enough to comfortably handle it (this was the end of that first season for them). [U][B]I bring that up for this reason - a 20 gauge shotgun is a lot harder on a small kid than a small 243[/B].[/U] In fact, the 12 gauge with recoil system was easier than the 20 gauge when they started. Their competitive clay shooting team is part of a local school team (it is a high school team but the teams can have grades 5-8 in the "entry" divisions prior to JV and Varsity) and I have helped to coach a lot of other kids over that time. [B][U]Far and away, the hardest thing to teach a new shooter is how to properly mount a gun with a firm shoulder and cheek weld, as well as good posture and foregrip hold.[/U][/B] Until they master those things, a small kid gets hammered by recoil and it can be tortuous for them. [B][U]Given that your daughter has been shooting .22 and 20ga, I would recommend that you assess that she has a good practice around those concerns. If so, she will be fine so long as she keeps doing so and maintains good eye relief (no black eyes).[/U][/B] I would not use a brake with my kids for one reason - much of the "recoil effect" that I have observed with kids often has more to do with the perceived noise and violence of the gun firing than it does the force of the recoil - they are scared of the "bang", don't mount the gun well because they are scared and then get a heck of a recoil bruise because of it. We hunt in Texas and the 243 is a fine round with a well-placed shot. I personally would have started my boys on a 6.5 CM if they were around and popular when they started deer hunting. And, if I was hunting somewhere with much larger deer and/or mulies or elk, I would start with the 7mm-08. [/QUOTE]
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