ORIGINAL: NE Hunter
I have a 10 year old that wanted to go deer hunting this year. I took him to the range and he tried his brothers .243 win. The recoil was a little more than he wanted to shoot again so he decided to wait until next year to go deer hunting .....
It's great that he wants to go hunting, but he's right to want to wait another year or two.
(smart boy - knows his limitations). The .243Win. should be considered the bare minimum for deer hunting IMHO.
Of course, this doesn't mean he can't go hunting with you. If you're stand hunting let him watch with you. He can use the binoculars. Teach him to read sign, tracking, etc.
He'll love it, I'll bet.
