RE: What would u suggest for a young person learning too shoot?
22LR
What rifles do you have that he could use in the mean time?
A lot will be determined according to what he is "up for" in the coming two years.
Generically, if going new then I'd lean towards a 243.
Otherwise, a lot of folks rave about 7mm-08's for kids and other recoil intolerant individuals.