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Best YOUTH Hunting Rifle?

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summitone

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I remember a thread awhile ago on this but couldn't find it.

There was one particular gun that was a POS and I want to avoid it. Best one out there?

My 12 year old gets to hunt this year. He's a little guy so we need to get him something smaller/lighter.

Anyone have a lefty for sale? :D

Thanks.:beer;
 
A 270 for a "little" 12 yr old:confused:. Go for a 243 or 30.30. Both will take down what he can shoot and are good light guns.
 
A .308 would be a good caliber for starting out. The Remington model 7 would be a good rifle though I don't know if they make them for lefty's. They are kind of spendy, a Marlin would be another good choice a little cheaper.
 
Hey Larry
Definatly a 270 or 30-6 if hes is going to hunt elk and deer both, I started hunting with a 243 and yes I killed a elk with it but ,the second year I bought a 30-6 and wish I would have done that from the beginning..if you start with a bigger caliber you dont know any diffrent..
just my 2 cents..
 
the rossi trifecta 243... best bang for the buck i've seen, you can get a 20g barrel and a 22lr barrel for it... its a single shot breach loading gun... worth a look and it a decent firing weapon... my 7yr old has one w/ a 3-9x40 scope and he nails the boiler room at 100+ yds...
 
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bonz50 said:
the rossi trifecta 243... best bang for the buck i've seen, you can get a 20g barrel and a 22lr barrel for it... its a single shot breach loading gun... worth a look and it a decent firing weapon... my 7yr old has one w/ a 3-9x40 scope and he nails the boiler room at 100+ yds...
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another vote for this route...I am partail to New England firearms. I bought several 20 gauge for 70-80 bucks and they are great guns. For what used to be 90 or so you could buy another barrel for your gun. I know they had 243, and I'm sure some other calibers. I may still buy some extra barrels for mine.
 
I don't want to enter the caliber arguement, just wanted to add that FIT is more important!

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Something with a short stock the kid can get into the shoulder pocket (not well developed on a child)

Also, you want a thinner forgrip so they can get their finger wrapped around to get at the trigger better. Adult weapons are too thick so the kid will roll his whole hand down to the trigger and form bad shooting form. You'll just see his thumb on the top of the foregrip

I would take something like this Model Five Youth above and cut the stock down even more, I would thin out the foregrip and add a muzzle brake to the barrel to keep the kick way down.


If the gun bruises his shoulder and scares him into flinching he won't enjoy it.....ALSO USE way too much hearing protection for the child as their hearing WILL be damaged much easier than adult.


Take him to the range A LOT, shooting the gun should be second nature to him...you don't need the kid afraid of the gun + buck fever all at once...take the gun nervousness out of the equation so he only deals with buck fever


Here is one with muzzle brake already on it
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Too bad it doesn't have sights though http://www.savagearms.com/11FYCAK.htm
 
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Weekday Warrior said:
one you can cut down is good, but even so the forestock can be too thick for them to get their fingers around.
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cutting down the butt will help with reach to the trigger, the forestock doesn't really matter a whole lot imho, they shouldn't be 'gripping' it to begin with, only resting it... if it is a concern a short action bolt rifle is a good option as they tend to be smaller in most areas anyway... like the Remington Model 7 for instance... just my take... another option is to get a custom stock, they can be had for just about any rifle out there... and for not much money...
 
Weekday Warrior said:
I don't want to enter the caliber arguement, just wanted to add that FIT is more important!
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Thanks, this is what I was getting at. :beer;

Theres a 7mm out, for women/youth. What brand is the best? I remember there was one that wasn't worth a sh!t...but can't remember.

I was going to order him one this week but want to get the right one!
 
I would recommend not getting him a large caliber at first. I am living proof of this, I started out on a 22-250 when I was 12, no kick, fast and accurate and I shot it great. Then I switched to 7mm-mag when I was around 14, against my dad's advice. A couple of good scope rings above my eye and a sore shoulder and I have developed a flinch that still takes a lot of self coaching to get rid of. I was stubborn and kept shooting it.

I wish I would have never put down that 22-250 till I had some meat on my bones and some testosterone in my veins. I feel I would never have that flinch I fight with now.

I am not saying that the 22-250 is the way to go, just start him on something light till he is ready to move on. I wouldnt jump right to the 7mm when he is ready to move, just ease him into the larger calibers.

I know I am opening myself up to being called some names referring to what type of genitalia I may have, I am just being honest and hoping to help the young man out.
 
mulestar,

just my own personal experience... but..... i started shooting a 22lr when i was a kid, plinked around with that until my dad put me behind a 16g remington 1100 auto, i thought it was gonna kick like an SOB for my 12yr old frame, I fired a couple shots but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, by the time I was 15 I was shouldering the 7mag (I only weighed about 95-100 lbs at that age, i was short and skinny), it certainly kicked a lot harder but it wasn't so bad that i was afraid of it and I've never developed a flinch... since then I've put down probably about 50,000 rounds of 5.56 nato and 7.62 nato while i was in the infantry, of course those things kicked like a bb gun and I developed a good technique, still shootin my 7mag and love it, maybe some day I'll get a big dog gun like a .375 or even a .338... I think it depends on the shooter whether or not you develop a flinch... my 7yr old was shocked at the kick of the 243 and he thought the 20g was nasty, but he only weighs 55lbs so of course its gonna put a whoopin on him... btw - he's goin to the tree stand this year around christmas for his first whitetail... can't wait to get pics of it...
 
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