Youth Rifle

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08-13-2008, 05:55 AM

#21

HawgLeg

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RE: Youth Rifle

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ORIGINAL: kevin1

Are you opposed to a 20 gage smoothbore and Foster slugs? They make the 20 gage in youth sizes, and they kill deer very dead.

I do have a youth 20ga for him but I'm not too interested in him trying it out. Kind of a mental thing for me??

I have checked on the .243 based on all of your suggestions and I might go that route. However, my friend has a 7mm-08 and he said we could try it out on the range to see how comfortable my son is. Now I need to find someone with a .243 to see if I can try it out.

Thank you all for the info!

08-13-2008, 02:31 PM

#22

Paul L Mohr

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: Blissfield MI USA

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RE: Youth Rifle

Both of those are going to be pretty similar. The 7mm-08 having heavier bullet choices. If you can get a deal on a 7mm-08 I wouldn't pass it up.

My opinion anyway.

Paul

08-13-2008, 03:29 PM

#23

bigangrychicken

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Join Date: Oct 2006

Location: south Ark

Posts: 371

RE: Youth Rifle

There really ain't a ounce worth of difference.

They'll both kill a deer. I would stay away from ballistic tips in these small calibers---as they leave alot less blood on the ground.

08-13-2008, 04:18 PM

#24

Hunter20084

Join Date: Jul 2008

Location: .Missouri

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RE: Youth Rifle

IAM AM 11 year old soon to be 12 and when i was 10 i killed my first deer with a 243 open sight bolt action its a good gun first of all its light weight small kick yo it and if he can kill a deer open sighted he can defiantly use a scope