Youth hunting rifle
 

I'm looking to buy a new rifle for my kid.I am looking for a 308 i have ran across a few just looking for some input on which one might be best suited.looking at Rem700,savage and howa and maybe model 7 or browning micro not looking to hard at the last two a little more than i what to spend.

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I own 3 Savages (well two actually, the wife took my 243). All are accurate and dependable as well as being reasonably priced. If I buy another rifle it will be another Savage. How old is your kid? Savage makes the model 10 Sierra which is comberable in size to the Model 7. I just reworked the stock on the wife's gun so it would fit her.

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Hey frizzellr,my daughters are 13 and 8 the gun is for my oldest but when she outgrows it i'll give it to my younger one.

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though i have never owned a savage, that will be my first rifle but as i live in an area where no rifle hunting is allowed then it will have to wait until i have all the handguns i need out of the way

propmahn
you can never have too many guns

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I have a remington 700 youth in 243. my son uses it and this will be his second year to use it. he sho a model 7 in 6mm before i bought this gun.
I have let him shoot a 308 in a model seven but the recoil is a little to much for him to shoot comfortably.he missed a good buck because i made him shoot it and was scared of the recoil. i have found that the 243 is great for him.
now i don't like the remington iss system. so i would recommend looking at the ruger sub compact they have out now . very nice guns.

SOUTH ARKANSAS REBEL

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Hey guy's i looked at a model 7 in 7mm-08 what do you think of that caliber.Do you think it would be good for my kid she will be hunting deer and hogs with it.

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7mm-08 Rem is probably on of the best deer cartridges around. Great ballistics and mild recoil. You also have the added bonus of a wide variety of 7mm bullets to choose from if you reload. I have a Remington 788 chambered in 7mm-08 and it is going to be my go-to gun this year instead of my usual 300 Win Mag. Texasducks, if you aren't too far from Bossier City, LA I would be happy to let you shoot my 7mm-08. Might help you decide if recoil will be acceptable. Have you thought much on the 260 Rem? Looks promising as a deer cartridge for the recoil shy with more pop than the 243 Win.

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tex...My son started with a Model Seven (youth) in the 7mm-08 and all I had to do was change stocks when he grew! He loves the caliber and so do I...<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Hunt Safe!

Jack

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Hey guys thanks for the info.Hey frizzllr i'm about 2.5hrs from you i might be able to take you up on your offer.Just let me know a good time for you and i'll see if i can make it. Thanks

Edited by - texasducks75093 on 09/12/2002 13:20:21

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i own a savage scout rifle model 10.

it is a very nice rifle ( about the size of the re model 7 )it comes with a 20&quot; barrel williams peep sights and in either 308win or 7mm-08rem.
i have had this gun for about 6 years now and it is one of my favorite &quot; WORK HORSE &quot; guns.

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My son is 10 and i have made the decision to get him the remington 7 stainless composite stock in either .308 or .260. something he don't have to grow out of.

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take it from a youth (me), a .243 is perfect. I'm outgrowing it now but it served me well, got it when I got my license at the age of 12. It's a savage 110 .243

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LittleHuntinFool, how do you outgrow a 243? I still use a 243. Do you mean you are outgrowing the rifle itself size-wise?

texasducks75093, I usually shoot on Sundays. Shoot me an e-mail if you are interested.

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have a ss savage 116 seems like a nice rifle to for the price i payed,.. a bargin even.& a dble 12 savage good to

IF you got a single shot like a contender or encore they have youht/ full size rife stocks& lotsa barrels& cal to chose from i have a conternder nice pistol no rifle stock or longer barrels yet.

nef sells single shots to in lots of cal & can get after market barrels& stocks from them i think ( i still need to) they have 308. 30/06 280. 270. 243 223 etc etc i think & shotgun barrels also.
Should get one or for my oldest grand kids maybe
all sounded good tho in the other posts too lol 1 of each , so a nice nickel 44 mag lever carbine looked nice... but mad in brazel i think :| . not that d ont own any of those ... .

e &lt;'&gt;&lt; guess it fit in with the stoegershot &lt;gun

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yes and no. I've gotten bigger but I still do shoot it. What I mean is I bought it because it was a good beginer rifle for deer but now I can handle bigger calibers, heavier recoil etc etc. Heck I was 12 at the time. I'm almost 17 now. I still love to shoot it though. Great gun. Thank you savage.