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Rifle for 10 year old.
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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 2319879" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>I started my kid at 11yrs (1984) old with a Remington Mohawk 600 in .243Win (today's equivalent would probably be a Model Seven) When I got it (used) I started looking for an extra stock. Found one and had a complete rig minus scope and spare stock for less than $400. I took him out to the range with the uncut rifle just to get a feel for the bang and recoil. He said it was fine. His sister said that it was fine for her too. It did not have a fine wood stock on it and was easy to cut square with a fine tooth hard back saw in a miter box.. I had taken measurements while he was shooting and decided that an even two inches would do the trick. Shot without the butt plate it was perfect. with the buttplate, was a little two long so I whacked off another 1/2". and voila. I had a friend make 1/2" thick pieces out of the thick part I cut off figuring I'd add them as he got older. To make a longer story shorter It was fine for both kids for 4 years. I put the spare stock on and they shot it just fine, no need for the 1/2" pieces after 4 years. My daughter has that rifle and hunts to this day with it. She still has the 6X Weaver scope. I asked her about upgrading and she just said "nothing is broke, nothing to fix".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 2319879, member: 71817"] I started my kid at 11yrs (1984) old with a Remington Mohawk 600 in .243Win (today's equivalent would probably be a Model Seven) When I got it (used) I started looking for an extra stock. Found one and had a complete rig minus scope and spare stock for less than $400. I took him out to the range with the uncut rifle just to get a feel for the bang and recoil. He said it was fine. His sister said that it was fine for her too. It did not have a fine wood stock on it and was easy to cut square with a fine tooth hard back saw in a miter box.. I had taken measurements while he was shooting and decided that an even two inches would do the trick. Shot without the butt plate it was perfect. with the buttplate, was a little two long so I whacked off another 1/2". and voila. I had a friend make 1/2" thick pieces out of the thick part I cut off figuring I'd add them as he got older. To make a longer story shorter It was fine for both kids for 4 years. I put the spare stock on and they shot it just fine, no need for the 1/2" pieces after 4 years. My daughter has that rifle and hunts to this day with it. She still has the 6X Weaver scope. I asked her about upgrading and she just said "nothing is broke, nothing to fix". [/QUOTE]
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