My son just turned 9 a few months ago. He is a good shot with his high power pellet gun a 22 and crossbow. Now I think it's time for his first deer rifle. I've debated getting him a 243 or 7m-08 . In either a youth bolt action or a single shot. A friend of mine even suggested a 44 mag in a rifle or a rifle with a muzzle break. What are yalls thoughts and experiences.
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I bought my son a single shot youth 243 and I could not get it to group any better than about 8" at 100 yards. After spending more on ammo trying to figure it out than I did on the gun I bought a youth model savage bolt actiion 243 with the accu trigger. It shoots lights out, came with a weaver scope for $370 and a certificate for half off a full size stock when he outgrows the youth one. It shoots sub MOA using Hornady Custome Lite reduced recoil ammo. I would definitely recommend it.
He hasn't yet had an opportunity to shoot a deer with it...our lease has proven to be exactly like what you describe yours to be in your profile but we love being out there.Last edited by Cantcatch5; 11-06-2016, 07:02 AM.
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Both my 8yr old daughter and 10yr old son have 7mm-08 and love them. One has the savage axis and the other the Ruger American. For the money you can't go wrong with either of the 2 but I will say the savage axis has a harder trigger. I started them both out on an H&R 243 single shot but I would recommend the bolt action over single shot due to the safety aspect.
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Originally posted by HotRod Hunter View PostMy son just turned 9 a few months ago. He is a good shot with his high power pellet gun a 22 and crossbow. Now I think it's time for his first deer rifle. I've debated getting him a 243 or 7m-08 . In either a youth bolt action or a single shot. A friend of mine even suggested a 44 mag in a rifle or a rifle with a muzzle break. What are yalls thoughts and experiences.
At 10 I shot a savage .243 with accutrigger and it was amazing. Got my first deer with that gun, would still have it if our house hadn't got broken into.
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Been looking and researching lately for my daughter. She is very small framed. The .243 with hornady lite ammo is slightly more recoil than a .223.
I've wanted and finally shot a .243 with a break on it... wow. Less than a .223
Both combined would be like a loud BB gun.
Like the 7mm-08 too, but ammo in my area is harder to find and if they want to shoot just to shoot.... I want em to shoot
Bought a Caldwell dead shot field pod on sale last week, just to have for young hunters, so weapon weight ain't an issue. Wife shoots a 700 youth in 243 anyway
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