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Ive wanted to be in the Marine Corps since i was 12. Now i just gotta get done school. I graduate on June 13 and leave for boot camp on the 18. I cant wait.

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Good luck to you

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No i dont really hunt with too large of guns. Il ltake them with me but i usually deer hunt with a 30-06, Varmint with a .223 or .204, And moose or whatever larger game witha .300 weatherby or .300 Ultra Mag. I usually dont use too much gun. Ive too my .300 Ultra Mag for deer once though.

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Good, I get criticized about it every deer season. I've heard it all, you must have a small **** to use such a big gun, you cant shoot, its ridiculous.

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No i hunt wiht the same people every year and they love when i bring larger guns for them to shoot. We all bring something unusualyl large and we all have different calibers so its fun to shoot something different. Ill only use a larger rifle if im hunting from the top of a mountain and can shoot 700 or 800 yards to ther other mountain. Id do that with my 30-06 anyways though.

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Nice, I'm glad to see that you have a liking for the "heavy kickers".

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I like big guns and to be very accurate. If i have a gun thatw ont shoot under 1 in then ill make it shoot under 1 in. And if it wont then i get rid of it and get a new one.

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Top of one mountain shooting to the other at 800 yards.
How do you judge the wind for the entire distance if you are shooting "cross-sky"?

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If its really windy i wont shoot. I shoot alot at that distance and farther so im confident in my shooting that far as long as its not very windy or have any gusts of wind. I wontt ake a shot if im not 100% sure im going to hit what im shooting at.

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Do they make a .50 with a youth stock.?;)

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Yea im sure every kid shoots a 50 every other day. Thats prob there favorite squirrel gun. I think it shoudl kil the out to about 50 yards but i wouldnt go any farthere then that with a50 though.

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Was that thread on this forum? I came across it doing an internet search one day.

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I donot know. we just put it on this one. It might have been before though.

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You see, I did an internet search awhile back, and came across a thread where a fellow was asking for a youth model 10 Gauge for his 8 year old, and he also said that he was looking into a youth model 50 BMG, as well, as his kid's first rifle.[8D]

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Actually a 50 cal dosnt really kick as much as you would think it dose. Its about the same as a light 30-06. The gun weighs soo much. The one im getting weighs in at 32 pounds empty and no scope or bipod.

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I know, but, look at the context i was putting it in, the kid's first rifle, for gosh sakes!!!1

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I know what your saying but i wouldnt hesitate to let anyone shoot it that i know can shoot a 30-06. I let a friend of my dads son shoot it and he loves it. He is 12 years old like 5'2" and prob 120lbs wet. He didnt have any problem shooting it.

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LOL, you refering to my post?

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no

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Oh, lol

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You beat me to it.

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Not to say it isn't true either, but I don't buy the whole start them off young with a heavy caliber and muscle memory thing. My boy has a small frame so I want to get him a pleasant rifle to start off with that he will enjoy shooting along with getting his first deer. Heck, I may just save the money, let him use my 30-06 with managed recoil rounds, and better use that saved money on a bow. He's expressed interest moreso in bow hunting so it wouldn't be a bad thing for me to start learning. I bow hunted once when I was 16 so it shouldn't take long to re-learn it. Cool.

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Bow hunting will teach him more aboutthe outdoorsin the long run due to longer seasons and more about hunting because of the range limitations.

I love my guns morebut Archery isone of my fave hobbies. Those lost arrows can get expensive for the beginnerbut is well worth the price. Can shoot in city limits to!

He should be fine withyour reduced 30-06 loads.

The 30-30 would be a good choice in my opinion. If you shopped around you may find a good used bow and rifle for about the same price you would have put into the new rifle and scope.

Just remember to aim at a "spot" on the deer, not the "deer".

Good Luck to you both. :)