We just got my 7 year old SON a Rossi in .308 with a 20 gauge shot gun barrel.The Rossi fit better than the New England and had a much better recoil pad than the NEF.I didn't see the need to change it.


I know that .308 sounds big for a 7 year old but the gun kicks less than the pump 20 gauge he shot a couple weeks before.As a matter of fact ,I think the Rossi .308 kicks LESS than the Synthetic .243 Youth Remington that I have.Another nice aspectis it will allow a little more forgiveness on shot placement.With the young ones,we know nerves sometimes play a role,heck,nerves sometimes play a role with us older ones.

You know your daughter better than I and you have to make the coice but I knew my son would shoot the gun if it tore his arm off.Just the way he is.[]My son isn't big but he is strong.


I also have a .223 NEF that my daughter started with along with a couple cousins of hers.I didn't like the gun because it left NO BLOOD TRAIL.We lost a couple deer among the 3 kids that used it so I refused to let my son use it.I did use the gun first and had no problems finding my deer but I watched it fall in an open field.But there was still no blood trail with a perfect hit.[:'(]



One last thing,you may want to consider a red dot scope instead of a regular 4 power scope.I really like the fact they can immediately find the target and they are so easy to aim.Naturally this is for close range but most kids need to keep it close anyway.