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<blockquote data-quote="9.3davison" data-source="post: 2940975" data-attributes="member: 103241"><p>I would look for a Tikka T3X in 7mm-08 (22" barrel) and look for a T3X compact stock (I have one you can have), and load 110 Gr Barnes TTSX. If you are not a handloader, 120 grain factory loads will be light recoiling. And if it is still too much recoil, Spearhead machine in Ontario make an excellent radial break (no timing necessary), just have to get the barrel threaded. Not sure which province you are in but I know an excellent gunsmith in Alberta who can thread it (he also makes his own muzzle brakes and fits them beautifully to the barrel profile).</p><p></p><p>The nice thing about the Tikka's, in my opinion, they are an excellent factory rifle and not horribly expensive, there is a growing aftermarket for them, and they are very versatile. Many people (in Canada) are using them for semi-custom builds so there are lots of factory barrels around (most often a simple barrel/magazine/bolt stop swap) if you ever decide to change to a bigger caliber as your boy grows up, and the factory take-off barrels generally sell pretty cheap-often unfired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="9.3davison, post: 2940975, member: 103241"] I would look for a Tikka T3X in 7mm-08 (22” barrel) and look for a T3X compact stock (I have one you can have), and load 110 Gr Barnes TTSX. If you are not a handloader, 120 grain factory loads will be light recoiling. And if it is still too much recoil, Spearhead machine in Ontario make an excellent radial break (no timing necessary), just have to get the barrel threaded. Not sure which province you are in but I know an excellent gunsmith in Alberta who can thread it (he also makes his own muzzle brakes and fits them beautifully to the barrel profile). The nice thing about the Tikka’s, in my opinion, they are an excellent factory rifle and not horribly expensive, there is a growing aftermarket for them, and they are very versatile. Many people (in Canada) are using them for semi-custom builds so there are lots of factory barrels around (most often a simple barrel/magazine/bolt stop swap) if you ever decide to change to a bigger caliber as your boy grows up, and the factory take-off barrels generally sell pretty cheap-often unfired. [/QUOTE]
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