Ok guys I am looking for a .25 cal or larger for my son. He is almost 10 but is less than 60lbs. I am looking for a light recoil rifle, I have used many different calibers but most of them were standard rifles 300 win mag, 30-06, 270 ect. I have never shot 7mm-08, 260, or the 25-06, so I not sure about the recoil. I am looking for a recoil that is not much more then a 243. Any info would be helpful.
Thanks Mike
A .243 is an excellent gun for a kid. I' m not sure about the 25-06 because I' ve never shot one but heard the recoil is mild. A 6mm would be good also however ammo is much harder to find and there' s not much of a variety either. My son (8 years old) is shooting a .410 shotgun right now and the recoil doesn' t bother him a bit. I' m looking at getting him a deer rifle this year and have been considering the 25-06 but would like to shoot one first just to see what the recoil is like. Is there anyone here that can give me a comparison of the difference in recoil between a .243 and 25-06?
Down wind,
A good .25 bore would be the old .257 Roberts this gun dose not get enough credit with todays ammo listing go with my favorite deer cartrige a 25-06 rem.I have killed mule deer and white-tail not a one has ever got away.
Ballistic,
The diffrence in recoil in the .243 and 25-06 is not noticeble,but I' m not 8.I have both the .243,6mm and 25-06,I would compare them all close to th .410 bore 3" mag.
If this is gun for him to grow in too,I would go 25-06. Buy a Ruger M77 MkII full size,then buy a Ram-lite stock and sawzall it down to his size and some 90 gr Barnes-X and shoot away.
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I would opt for a rifle with a heavy barrel if the young person can handle it from a good shooting position. They' re isnt anything like adding weight to dampen recoil. A 308, 7-08, 260, 270, 25-06 shooting the lighter weight bullets have very little recoil in the HB/varmint versions. The biggest problems with the youth/ladies rifles of today is that they are light and will have more felt recoil ie. Rem Model 7 in 7mm-08 verses the Rem 700 varmint variant.
my $.07...AA
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Down wind,
AA is right, a good Hvy barreled varmiter is a good option,I assume you are hunting out of a stand?
I have a .243 Remington Varmit Laminated rifle with a 26 in barrel,cut down for a youth for sale,3-9 x 40mm Burris scoppe,lee dot rectical and it' s for sale,no my wife said no it' s not.
I would go Ruger varmit 25-06,I' m tellin you can' t go wrong.
I would have mentioned the good Ol' 250-3000 but it is almost obsolete,but it is also a good .25 bore.
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Thanks for the info Bareback. The .410 he' s shooting is an old single shot that' s really a little too big for him. He' s shooting skeet with the 3" mags in it and has not complained about recoil even after a few boxes of shells although there is a nice bruise on his shoulder the next day. I may ask around and see if I can borrow a 25-06 that he can try out. He' s got a really gentle trigger finger and I don' t want to do anything to mess that up.
The kids first deer rifle?
I may ask around and see if I can borrow a 25-06 that he can try out. He' s got a really gentle trigger finger and I don' t want to do anything to mess that up.
