DarryH
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.243, 6mm, .257 Roberts, 7mm Mauser, 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser, 7mm/08, or most any of the new 6mm and 6.5mm rounds.
Well the are all kinds of recommendations here. I have been a Hunter Safety Instructor since 1975 and have trained a lot of HS student to include the shooting part when the DNR would let us. (Latest iterations are so watered down as to be almost useless) Anyway for a person of this diminutive size (and that is no slam) he needs to start out with a rifle that obviously is smaller and has less recoil than many out there. A 7MM-08 has a pretty hefty recoil as opposed to a .243 or 6mm Rem. Of the two I would select the .243 simply on its versatility, light recoil and availability of factory ammo as well as reloading components. I would also select a rifle that has an adjustable stock, which is not necessarily the best as it is marketed as a kid's gun. I would get something like a wood stock Browning AB3 in .243, take it to a competent gunsmith ( I'm sorry to have to report that there are many incompetent ones out in the real live world) and have them cut down to fit his frame, install a good recoil pad then keep the piece removed so when he grows up the cut piece can be reinstalled or a new stock can be purchased. The AB3 goes for about $650 these days and is a keep for life rifle.Nice, thanks y'all!
243 Winchester is what my daughter used good caliberHey so my son has expressed Interest in hunting with me. What would be a good caliber to start him off with. He's 10 almost 5' and 106lbs.
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far and away I'd start him with a 22/250. To begin with you can load it down a bit to 223 speeds. Nothing fancy for bullets needed. 55 Horn w/c or the 63 Sierra SMP. Once he gets used to the 223 speeds bump him up to 34 of Varget with either of those bullets and he'll be golden.Hey so my son has expressed Interest in hunting with me. What would be a good caliber to start him off with. He's 10 almost 5' and 106lbs.
Thanks.
This is the exact reason why my oldest opened up all the parts to an AR-22 on his 10th birthday, then we assembled it together. He was big into that Fortnite first person shooter game and I knew a bolt action rifle would bore him a little, but boy oh boy a "tactical assault rifle" (he now knows better than to call it something stupid like that) really got him wanting to get out to the range!But don't forget the "cool" factor most kids see in a AR style rifle. If they WANT to get out and shoot, they'll get more range time.