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What next? I'm thinking 6.5 cal
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<blockquote data-quote="pburton" data-source="post: 1042308" data-attributes="member: 48978"><p>It is amazing how things change in a short period of time. My son just turned 12 and will be putting in for tags for the first time this year. He has a .243 and shoots it well but he told me tonight that he wants to put in for a cow elk tag. He has been hunting with me for several years and knows what he is getting himself into. So I don't think the .243 is going to cut it. So now I am rethinking this build. I am still going to stick with the 6.5 but thinking more along the lines of a 6.5x55. The main reason being I can get away with a shorter, lighter barrel. And there is less recoil. I think that it would be a fun build and pack plenty of punch. I am thinking about having the factory wood stock cut down to fit him. What do you guys think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pburton, post: 1042308, member: 48978"] It is amazing how things change in a short period of time. My son just turned 12 and will be putting in for tags for the first time this year. He has a .243 and shoots it well but he told me tonight that he wants to put in for a cow elk tag. He has been hunting with me for several years and knows what he is getting himself into. So I don't think the .243 is going to cut it. So now I am rethinking this build. I am still going to stick with the 6.5 but thinking more along the lines of a 6.5x55. The main reason being I can get away with a shorter, lighter barrel. And there is less recoil. I think that it would be a fun build and pack plenty of punch. I am thinking about having the factory wood stock cut down to fit him. What do you guys think? [/QUOTE]
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