Youth rifle ?

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Youth rifle ?

Postby bigdecoy » Thu Aug 10, 2017 7:33 am

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.
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Re: Youth rifle ?

Postby brandoned » Thu Aug 10, 2017 8:30 am

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.
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Re: Youth rifle ?

Postby DuckBoat » Thu Aug 10, 2017 8:44 am

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.
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Re: Youth rifle ?

Postby donia » Thu Aug 10, 2017 8:47 am

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)*
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Re: Youth rifle ?

Postby DoublePslayer » Thu Aug 10, 2017 9:39 am

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.
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Re: Youth rifle ?

Postby cwink » Fri Sep 01, 2017 8:23 pm

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Re: Youth rifle ?

Postby SB » Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:07 pm

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

Postby Matt S » Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:08 pm

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.
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Re: Youth rifle ?

Postby Matt S » Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:08 pm

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.
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Re: Youth rifle ?

Postby teul2 » Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:08 am

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

Postby hntrpat1 » Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:51 pm

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