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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 2019991" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>I have killed hundreds of deer over the past 50 years with about everything from a sharp stick to a 45-70 and if I had to pick just one caliber for a kid I guess it would be the 6.5 Grendel. In "normal" times good factory ammo is available. Very little in a bolt rifle to no recoil from an AR with a muzzle device brake. For varmints a 95 gr V-Max can easily get 2650 fps from a 16" barrel and depends on how big your deer are if in the 100 to 180 pound on the hoof range you could get by with just the 90 gr Speer TNT for varmint and deer. 100 to 123 gr bullets just over 2400 fps are effective on deer waaaaaaaaaaay out there. I have killed deer with the 120 Sierra Pro Hunter and Speer Gold Dot running them 2500 to 2550 fps from 18" and 20" barrels in ARs and they kill great. I like the 120 Gold Dot the best. There are a couple factory bolt rifles made in the 6.5 Grendel Rugger and I can't remember the other if you want to go that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 2019991, member: 10178"] I have killed hundreds of deer over the past 50 years with about everything from a sharp stick to a 45-70 and if I had to pick just one caliber for a kid I guess it would be the 6.5 Grendel. In "normal" times good factory ammo is available. Very little in a bolt rifle to no recoil from an AR with a muzzle device brake. For varmints a 95 gr V-Max can easily get 2650 fps from a 16" barrel and depends on how big your deer are if in the 100 to 180 pound on the hoof range you could get by with just the 90 gr Speer TNT for varmint and deer. 100 to 123 gr bullets just over 2400 fps are effective on deer waaaaaaaaaaay out there. I have killed deer with the 120 Sierra Pro Hunter and Speer Gold Dot running them 2500 to 2550 fps from 18" and 20" barrels in ARs and they kill great. I like the 120 Gold Dot the best. There are a couple factory bolt rifles made in the 6.5 Grendel Rugger and I can't remember the other if you want to go that way. [/QUOTE]
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