Hunting Rifle for an 11 year old

[bannockrider]

id have to say remington 257 roberts. very nice guns.

 

[Motley Doo]

I own a Browning BLR Lightning in 7mm Rem Mag. Probably the most comfortable gun I have ever owned, typical browning, outstanding fit and finish, great shooting, and I have ALWAYS been a fan of the lever guns. The only issue you may find has already been mentioned, the stock length, those Browning walnut stocks are NOT cheap! But, again, I would probably say it's worth it just because of the experience I've had with my BLR!

Ps.. I grew up with a .243, killed many of elk, deer, anything, I was always taught that with the proper shot placement, you should kill an elephant with a pellet gun, so the .243 always worked great for me, although a little bit more bullet weight couldn't hurt either! haha!

 

[Mafesto]

Lots of different guns that would work well, but it really comes down to what kind of 11 year olds you'll be hunting.
Many of them nowadays are fat & slow, hell a club would work on them!

 

[allied1]

Lots of different guns that would work well, but it really comes down to what kind of 11 year olds you'll be hunting.
Many of them nowadays are fat & slow, hell a club would work on them!

Jeezus christ................finally stopped laughing long enough to write this! Funny as hell and pretty much true!

 

[cmud]

We bought a youth remington 700 .243 a few years ago, put a leupold 3x9 on it, what a great gun, fits him good and he can shoot it good. Got a deer the last two years. I think it is extremely important that it not to big and they practice with it. It's a great investment.

 

[143777]

Thanks Mafesto, You've got a really good point. So far the airsoft gun keeps him pretty fast. Alittle small on caliber and range though.
Steve

 

[MARV1]

My 12y old has a .22/250, blah, blah, blah, shot placement is the key. A louder report and heavier recoil might be fun but a great shot is all it takes.