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I am considering buying a.243 youth rifle for my young grandson. Remington, Savage , and Mossberg all make an economical rifle with a scope . Which one would you recommend ? Let me know what you think.

I also considered the 243 until a friend of mine talked me into the 7mm 08. I knew very little about it and looked at the #'s and was impressed. I ended up buying my nephew a Ruger American Compact in 7mm 08 and couldn't have been happier. I bought some 140 grain Rem Core Lokt in Managed Recoil and it has very little recoil. I would highly recommend looking into that versus a 243, but that's just me.

Any of those will work. You only shoot them a few a times a year so they last. I have a savage 270 that I got as a teenager with just a tasco 32 mm scope and it has always killed whatever I shot. I got my boy a savage 7mm-08 with a Nikon 40 mm scope shortened the stock and added a muzzle brake and it is pretty sweet. He was killing deer at 4 years old with it. My girl who is 3 has been shooting a 410 and I think she will be ready for a deer this fall with the 7mm.

there's a youth model 7-08 for sale on ms gun owners, didn't notice the brand, though.

*nevermind, looks like you're looking for a better model (the one for sale is a handi rifle single shot)*

My dad bought a 7-08 for my little sister to hunt with when she was 10 or so, and everybody in the family has killed a deer with it since. It's a Remington 700,and isn't a youth model, but my nephew killed several deer with it starting at 5 or 6, and my wife has killed a couple with it as well.

Good info cwink. A good thread overall as I need to be buying a youth rifle too.

I agree with cwink. I started off with 243 for my kids because they were so young. When they got to about 8-9 I moved them up to 7mm08. I have killed many with a 243 still have and use my first rifle. But shot placement and bullet selection are key with smaller calibers.

I agree with cwink. I started off with 243 for my kids because they were so young. When they got to about 8-9 I moved them up to 7mm08. I have killed many with a 243 still have and use my first rifle. But shot placement and bullet selection are key with smaller calibers.

Don't discount the Mossberg youth. They are nice economical little rifles.
http://www.mossberg.com/product/mossber ... mbo-27840/

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