Jd, he's the perfect weight and size for the .308, but I prefer the 7mm-08.
IMO, I think It has a better penertation on game. Even the 6.5mmSwede.

The .260 Remington would be another good choice - a real "sleeper" of a caliber, with good penetration and mild recoil.

308 or 7mm-08 would be fine for what he needs.

I would vote .308. Cheap to plink, easy on the shoulder and very accurate to 300 yds.

The 308 is probably better than the 30-06 because of his size. I shot a 30-06 at that age, but I was 6'2" and 200lbs when I was 15.

Grizzlyman, how old are you now!
Wow! that's what is meant buy a Growing Boy.

Good advice. A 308 will kill Elk or Mule deer as far as any 15 year old probably needs to be shooting anyway and has a lot less recoil than any of the 300 mags. With the right bullet I would even say a 7mm-08 would be a fair choice. Shoots flatter than a 308 and kicks even less.

Ok well my son has shot my 300 win mag feather weight and he has no problem with it and he loves it. so the recoil isn't the problem. n to answer rebel hog's ? he handles that 30-30 quite well and but then agian that gun is pretty heavy tooo!!! I just want something for him that can take an elk down with no problem. And the 30-06 isn't the gun that is on my good list because i had i nice 6x6 buck get shot three times at 200yrds in the vital area and it never went down and i never found it.

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Ok well my son has shot my 300 win mag feather weight and he has no problem with it and he loves it. so the recoil isn't the problem. n to answer rebel hog's ? he handles that 30-30 quite well and but then agian that gun is pretty heavy tooo!!! I just want something for him that can take an elk down with no problem. And the 30-06 isn't the gun that is on my good list because i had i nice 6x6 buck get shot three times at 200yrds in the vital area and it never went down and i never found it.

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Just out of couriosity what type of bullets were you using, and what did they weigh? My father shot a big bodied bull 5 times before he went down with a 30-06. He was using 150 grain core lock bullets.[:@] I think a 30-06 will do a great job but you need to shoot a premium bullet! Of course that could be said of almost any caliber.