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  • #61
    choprzrul
    Calguns Addict
    • Oct 2009
    • 6544

    Bob.

    .257 Roberts.

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    • #62
      OlderThanDirt
      FUBAR
      CGN Contributor - Lifetime
      • Jun 2009
      • 5851

      243 or 257R are both fine calibers for a young hunter. I started with a 35 run in a Remmington
      Model 8 and had no problems at 7 years old. Being a semiauto the kick was negligible.
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      • #63
        major burnout
        CGN/CGSSA Contributor
        CGN Contributor
        • Dec 2010
        • 3860

        Originally posted by Calif Hunter
        Another option depending upon his size is CZ 527 carbine in 7.63x39. I do n't have one, but my son used a CZ527 in .223 to take a javelina at age 10.

        My son (now 17) had shot a lot of prairie dogs, rabbits, etc with .223s, .22-250s and pretty much by-passed the .243 I have and went to a .270.
        The 527 in x39 would be a good choice. Practice ammo is cheap, which will allow the youngster to get very comfortable with his hunting rifle. If you get into reloading, bullet selection is good. Ive seen many reveiws of true MOA accuracy out of the CZs with handloads.

        I like the versatility of the '06 too. Reduced loads will work for deer just fine. Some reduced loads will print very close to full house loads, so if you wanted to practice with reduced and sneak in a fullhouse load when youre on a hunt...
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        • #64
          k1dude
          I need a LIFE!!
          • May 2009
          • 14614

          A 6.5 Grendel in an AR has very little recoil at all. You can easily build a 16" Grendel that's under 6 pounds. The semi-auto buffer will make shooting it a piece of cake regarding recoil. He'll also have a round that's good out to 1,000 yards. The 6.5 Grendel is an excellent hunting cartridge for deer and pig.
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          • #65
            ViPER395
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            • Feb 2007
            • 7848

            .223
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            • #66
              curtru
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2012
              • 1278

              Is it possible to put a kids stock on a rifle you currently have and then you don't need to buy a new gun. I used a 30-30 and a 30-06 since I was 10 for California game.

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              • #67
                bigbully
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2008
                • 1904

                .30-30 kicks more than people think. I started with one when I was about 12, but now that I own more guns I realize it kicks almost as much as my bigger rifles. I do have a brand new unfired Remington 700 SPS Youth in 7mm-08 that I'm on the fence about selling...

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                • #68
                  jschuff32
                  Member
                  • Jan 2013
                  • 172

                  I'm definitely gonna start reloading, can't afford not to.

                  .243 and 7mm-08 stand out to me so far. My son is definitely not a husky kid, more on the side of average size. While I sound mind building him something on the AR platform, like a 6.5 Grendel, it's a bit out of my price range. I'd like to stick with a bolt-action for him.


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                  • #69
                    NapalmCheese
                    Calguns Addict
                    • Feb 2011
                    • 5953

                    Originally posted by jschuff32
                    I'm definitely gonna start reloading, can't afford not to.

                    .243 and 7mm-08 stand out to me so far. My son is definitely not a husky kid, more on the side of average size. While I sound mind building him something on the AR platform, like a 6.5 Grendel, it's a bit out of my price range. I'd like to stick with a bolt-action for him.


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                    I like them both for deer and antelope. With either you could work up a reduced load for your child to get used to the rifle for the next couple of years as you progressively work towards 'full house' loads. I have a load for 90 grain E-tips with H-4350 in the .243 that I like, and another for 110 TTSX with H-380 in the 7mm-08.

                    In the 7mm-08 you could buy a bunch of cheapish 110 grain varmint bullets and progressively work up from a reduced load, then come hunting season/age, develop a 110 TTSX load. I know you could do the same with the .243 as well.

                    Using the 60% rule with H4895 you could, in the 7mm-08, load 115 grain bullets with 27 grains of powder to start with. I bet it'd shoot dirty but the recoil would be comparable to a .223 (in fact almost exactly the same to shooting Mk262).

                    You could do something similar with the .243 and have an absolutely soft shooting load for familiarization.
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