My soon to be 10 year old has killed one a year since he was 7yrs old. First at 7yrs with 6.5cm fieldcraft, next one with 7-08FC, both unsuppressed. Shot the one this year with 6.5CM Ruger American suppressed...
the recoil of the first 2 were not an issue but the ability to hear after the shot...
I just checked the boxes of eld-x I have.. noticed some of the "primer scratches" but that appears to be the worst of it..
had a friend check his 5 boxes and he said the same...