My younger brother who is 12 years old is going to go hunting with us. I'm 16. My dad and I are looking to get him a rifle with low recoil in the price range of 300-500. We dont know if he is going to actually get into it. He loves the outdoors though and im sure if he doesnt end up hunting with us, we'll still find a use for his gun. We were thinking a .243 or maybe a 30/30. I let him shoot my marlin xl7 .270 the other day the recoil seemed a little to much for him, since it was his first time shooting a high powered rifle i think he was paranoid about the scope hitting him in the face from the recoil. He actually hit very well, 3 inches from the bull at 100 yards. Now my marlin xl7 was a bargain i think like 300-350 bucks? its not the smoothest but i didnt expect it to be but the accuracy is great. I dont know if they make a .243 in the xs7 from them? We might pick up a used gun or something. But any suggestions for a decent rifle in this price range?