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RE: Deer Gun for 8 year old
ORIGINAL: redgreen I would opt for a 30 30 in a Marlin for the little fellow, especially if shots are going to be close. My second choice would be the 25 06. Lots of reach, with minimal recoil. I don't want to stir the pot, but, I've seen too many people with a 243 wound and not recover deer. There is no room for error with the 24 bore. I do know that the 25 06 will drive a 120 grain through an elk on a broadside. I have a couple buddies that use the 25 06 for moose, and they have never lost one. They are a lightening strike on deer, and great for varmints too. Posts like this just make my blood boil. A .243 isnt adequate for deer but a 25-06 is good for moose. ( shakes his head and walks away) |
RE: Deer Gun for 8 year old
ORIGINAL: zrexpilot ORIGINAL: redgreen I would opt for a 30 30 in a Marlin for the little fellow, especially if shots are going to be close. My second choice would be the 25 06. Lots of reach, with minimal recoil. I don't want to stir the pot, but, I've seen too many people with a 243 wound and not recover deer. There is no room for error with the 24 bore. I do know that the 25 06 will drive a 120 grain through an elk on a broadside. I have a couple buddies that use the 25 06 for moose, and they have never lost one. They are a lightening strike on deer, and great for varmints too. Posts like this just make my blood boil. A .243 isnt adequate for deer but a 25-06 is good for moose. ( shakes his head and walks away) |
RE: Deer Gun for 8 year old
ORIGINAL: zrexpilot ORIGINAL: redgreen I would opt for a 30 30 in a Marlin for the little fellow, especially if shots are going to be close. My second choice would be the 25 06. Lots of reach, with minimal recoil. I don't want to stir the pot, but, I've seen too many people with a 243 wound and not recover deer. There is no room for error with the 24 bore. I do know that the 25 06 will drive a 120 grain through an elk on a broadside. I have a couple buddies that use the 25 06 for moose, and they have never lost one. They are a lightening strike on deer, and great for varmints too. Posts like this just make my blood boil. A .243 isnt adequate for deer but a 25-06 is good for moose. ( shakes his head and walks away)  I am a member of several serious hunting/shooting message boards, but I always come back to HuntingNet for entertainment. Keep it coming! |
RE: Deer Gun for 8 year old
I bought my son a win model 70 compact in 243 when he was 10-- what a great round. he's taken4 deer since then, plus a pronghorn and 150ib boar w it.95 or 100 grains. this year he's stepping up to the 06, we're headed for wyoming for elk, mulies-- no room for the243 there... good luck.
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RE: Deer Gun for 8 year old
(if i re-state anything, i'm sorry)
Savagearms dotcomhas a few .243's with non-removable muzzlebreaks. they claim it reduces the felt recoil by 30%. I'd also invest in a good recoil pad (Limbsaver is one of my favorites) and I agree with "liquidorange" noise scares kids. when I was younger I remember hating how loud guns were.(dad's 12ga. comes to mind.) However, I wasn't wearing hearing protection while in the field. |
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