.243 7mm/08 or 270 for beginner hunter
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: .243 7mm/08 or 270 for beginner hunter
The 243 will have the least recoil followed by the 7mm-08.The 7mm-08 offers the best selection of bullet weights if larger game is to be hunted.
#4
RE: .243 7mm/08 or 270 for beginner hunter
Any of the three would probably work fine. It really depends on the 13 yr old. How big is this person? How much experience with a rifle have they had? Alot of factors go into it. Personally I'd opt for the 7mm-08. It's a great all around cal.
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pine Hill Alabama USA
Posts: 1,280
RE: .243 7mm/08 or 270 for beginner hunter
If he is really small framed or very recoil sensitive then I'd get the 243 but for the average 13 year old I'd get the 7mm08. It has a little more recoil than a 243 but not nearly as much as a 270. A 270 is a 30-06 hull necked down to 27 caliber. And most of the ones I have shot felt like they kicked about as hard as a 30-06.
In 4 years he will be 17 and probably able to shoot any gun he wants. If you get the 243 then by that time he will probably want more gun. The 7mm08 on the other hand is as much gun as you will ever need for whitetails and can even take elk sized game at reasonable distances and with the right type bullet. Heck I'm 38 years old and could use any caliber I want. A 7mm08 in a Browning A-bolt is my primary deer gun of choice. I think its just about the perfect deer cartridge. Light recoil, relatively flat shooting, lethal on deer, good ballistic coefficient, and accurate.
In 4 years he will be 17 and probably able to shoot any gun he wants. If you get the 243 then by that time he will probably want more gun. The 7mm08 on the other hand is as much gun as you will ever need for whitetails and can even take elk sized game at reasonable distances and with the right type bullet. Heck I'm 38 years old and could use any caliber I want. A 7mm08 in a Browning A-bolt is my primary deer gun of choice. I think its just about the perfect deer cartridge. Light recoil, relatively flat shooting, lethal on deer, good ballistic coefficient, and accurate.
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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RE: .243 7mm/08 or 270 for beginner hunter
We started my son out at 9 practicing with a 243 by the time he was 12 and started hunting moved up to 7mm-08 with no problems although tough to find a rifle at the time because of the samll frame he had.
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bar Harbor ME USA
Posts: 443
RE: .243 7mm/08 or 270 for beginner hunter
If you can wait for them to come out Remington is offering a model 700 LA youth model "soon" chambered in .270 and .30/06. They also are coming out with a reduced load in both of these as well as 7mmRem Mag ( though the article I read didn't mention a youth model I this chambering) the idea is when the youth gets bigger you just buy a new stock and then regular ammo no need to upgrade.
Any of the ones you mentioned will work; I started my son off with a .243 he's 11 right now and the recoil doesn't bother him.
Any of the ones you mentioned will work; I started my son off with a .243 he's 11 right now and the recoil doesn't bother him.