Originally Posted by
lemoyne
I believe it's better to go with a smaller caliber bullet with enough powder to do a good job.
My son and daughters all used a 40 caliber bullet with 90 gr of powder to start with.
I recommend the 200 gr 40 caliber Shock Wave, the 200gr Lehigh and the 200gr XTP with a practice load of 80 gr and a hunting load of 90gr. in a 50 /40 sabot.
Thats what i as thinking too.
A 40-200gr SST or ShockWave with 80-90gr in a full sized gun has very little recoil and shoots a bit flatter.
There are several 200-225gr .429s also including a few Barnes that should do very well in a reduced recoil load.
My friends son is using the 250gr GoldDot over 80grs but its in a big Win Apex. I was going to let him try some 40x50s but he shot that one really well.