If it was me I would go 243. Not much recoil, and enough umpf to kill most anything in TX. And he can continue to hunt with it his whole life. Heck I left my 300 win mag and 280 at home this morning and brought my 243. Fun gun to shoot.
IMO most of these guys are right and there are several different calibers that would fit the mold, but for just getting started if it were me, I’d try to get a common round so there is no hassle in finding ammo and being able to practice, and I may be slightly biased, but I’ve never had an animal go farther that 50 yards with my 243.
Granted regardless of the caliber, it all has to do with shot placement.
My son started out with a .223 but I made him reck shoot everything. I want to say he was 6 at that time. At about 8 he started shooting my 7mm-08 and he loves it. Hell he’s killed more stuff with it than I have.
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