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Youth hunting rifle-Savage or Rem? .243 Win.
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<blockquote data-quote="diriel" data-source="post: 526332" data-attributes="member: 26983"><p>The Remington Youth rifles I am seeing are listed at 7lbs without scope. The LOP is nice, 12 3/8". The Howa Youth 2&1 package lists at 6.95lbs but comes with a 2nd full size stock for later on down the road. The Vanguard Youth lists at 6.5lbs and has a spacer system to go from 12 1/2" up to 13 5/8". Any way you go, with scope you end up well pretty close to 8lbs carry weight.</p><p></p><p>The rate of twist on the remington is 1-9 1/8", where as the howa / vanguard is a 1-10" twist. The savage I think is 1-9.25" twist. Not sure if you need an all copper bullet, and also not sure if you hunt in cold climates, but the 10" twist might be a little lazy for the longer / heavier game type bullets.</p><p></p><p>Also keep in mind, the lighter the rifle, the sharper the recoil, just saying.</p><p></p><p>I know you didn't mention it, but have you looked at the Winchester Featherweight Compact? LOP is 13", but weight is 6.5lbs, and they are certainly a well made hunting rifle.</p><p></p><p>For me, I would avoid a Factory .243 simply because I like to KNOW my hunting bullets are all climate stable. For that reason, I would honestly consider the 7-08.</p><p></p><p>I will leave with this thought: When my sister turned 12 years old I bought her a Savage in 308 and downloaded using the Hodgdons Youth Loads. She handled it pretty well. The reason I said 135gr SMK is because you can also use the 130 TTSX for hunting, which is a truly excellent hunting bullet.</p><p></p><p>Sorry I wandered a bit, I hope things work out well for you!</p><p>Gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diriel, post: 526332, member: 26983"] The Remington Youth rifles I am seeing are listed at 7lbs without scope. The LOP is nice, 12 3/8". The Howa Youth 2&1 package lists at 6.95lbs but comes with a 2nd full size stock for later on down the road. The Vanguard Youth lists at 6.5lbs and has a spacer system to go from 12 1/2" up to 13 5/8". Any way you go, with scope you end up well pretty close to 8lbs carry weight. The rate of twist on the remington is 1-9 1/8", where as the howa / vanguard is a 1-10" twist. The savage I think is 1-9.25" twist. Not sure if you need an all copper bullet, and also not sure if you hunt in cold climates, but the 10" twist might be a little lazy for the longer / heavier game type bullets. Also keep in mind, the lighter the rifle, the sharper the recoil, just saying. I know you didn't mention it, but have you looked at the Winchester Featherweight Compact? LOP is 13", but weight is 6.5lbs, and they are certainly a well made hunting rifle. For me, I would avoid a Factory .243 simply because I like to KNOW my hunting bullets are all climate stable. For that reason, I would honestly consider the 7-08. I will leave with this thought: When my sister turned 12 years old I bought her a Savage in 308 and downloaded using the Hodgdons Youth Loads. She handled it pretty well. The reason I said 135gr SMK is because you can also use the 130 TTSX for hunting, which is a truly excellent hunting bullet. Sorry I wandered a bit, I hope things work out well for you! Gary [/QUOTE]
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