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Youth - 260 Rem or 25.06??
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<blockquote data-quote="VLD Pilot" data-source="post: 2397593" data-attributes="member: 103947"><p>Having kids at one time where this was a familiar and practical question and now having grand children needing the same tool, experience is money. Some will say if going 243, may as well go 260. Then there's if your going 260, why not go 6.5-284 etc, etc, etc. Well, IMO, the .260 fits about dead center of the .243 and the 6.5-284/284 option. Sure the 284 offers heavier options down the road but when the OP asks for a gun for a 9 year old, the decision is for their current stature. The .260 offers 100-156 grain bullets taking it into what the 284 can offer in mid weight bullets with less powder and less recoil. Also less performance but that's just what you get in a youth size cartridge. It is a cartridge that can and is used for all North American game. Kinda like that youth bow that goes from 18-28" draw and 25-55 lbs draw weight. They can grow into it real easy. After a young adult, rebarrel it to a SA magnum if desired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VLD Pilot, post: 2397593, member: 103947"] Having kids at one time where this was a familiar and practical question and now having grand children needing the same tool, experience is money. Some will say if going 243, may as well go 260. Then there's if your going 260, why not go 6.5-284 etc, etc, etc. Well, IMO, the .260 fits about dead center of the .243 and the 6.5-284/284 option. Sure the 284 offers heavier options down the road but when the OP asks for a gun for a 9 year old, the decision is for their current stature. The .260 offers 100-156 grain bullets taking it into what the 284 can offer in mid weight bullets with less powder and less recoil. Also less performance but that's just what you get in a youth size cartridge. It is a cartridge that can and is used for all North American game. Kinda like that youth bow that goes from 18-28" draw and 25-55 lbs draw weight. They can grow into it real easy. After a young adult, rebarrel it to a SA magnum if desired. [/QUOTE]
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