RE: Caliber for son's first deer rifle?
Just bought my nephews a used savage 243 w/ simmons scope. Synthetic. They are 9 and 11,one is scrappy and the other hefty. It was a little large for the 9 year old to hold up but the kick did not bother them at all. THEY LOVE IT. It's a sweet little rifle that I'll use some myself as well.