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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin45" data-source="post: 1640693" data-attributes="member: 109862"><p>That's a very important question, "what rifles has he shot before?". More important than height and weight or any of that. Some women I know can't be much more than 120 pounds at not much more than 5 feet tall and have handled various 300 win mags over the last few years just fine. I have a friend who is 6'6 and not skinny by any stretch who received probably the hardest "scoping" I've ever seen, had no experience, everyone just assumed "he's a big guy, he'll be fine". My first "big gun" was my dad's 30-30 and I think it's still a great gun to learn on. Not too bad recoil, the rifle isn't long, heavy, or in any way awkward, teaches them to get as close as possible (I know this is a long range hunting forum but I trust we'd all agree that ethically we try to get close, and especially teach new hunters to do the same), and while you can put a scope on the lever guns I'm glad I learned how to shoot with iron before advancing to glass (and putting optics of any kind on a lever rifle is just sinful from an aesthetic perspective).</p><p></p><p>Go old school and teach the kid to hunt and shoot with a marlin or Winchester 30-30. I suspect it's what a ton of people here started with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin45, post: 1640693, member: 109862"] That’s a very important question, “what rifles has he shot before?”. More important than height and weight or any of that. Some women I know can’t be much more than 120 pounds at not much more than 5 feet tall and have handled various 300 win mags over the last few years just fine. I have a friend who is 6’6 and not skinny by any stretch who received probably the hardest “scoping” I’ve ever seen, had no experience, everyone just assumed “he’s a big guy, he’ll be fine”. My first “big gun” was my dad’s 30-30 and I think it’s still a great gun to learn on. Not too bad recoil, the rifle isn’t long, heavy, or in any way awkward, teaches them to get as close as possible (I know this is a long range hunting forum but I trust we’d all agree that ethically we try to get close, and especially teach new hunters to do the same), and while you can put a scope on the lever guns I’m glad I learned how to shoot with iron before advancing to glass (and putting optics of any kind on a lever rifle is just sinful from an aesthetic perspective). Go old school and teach the kid to hunt and shoot with a marlin or Winchester 30-30. I suspect it’s what a ton of people here started with. [/QUOTE]
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