get him a nice rem 700 .308 and some Low recoil rounds to use then he will have a nice deer rifle for life.
What would be a nice hunting rifle (deer mostly) for a 8yr old boy. He is tall but not muscular yet.
Also what caliber? I was thinking .243 but would a .223 hand loaded with premium bullets be a consideration here?
I have killed several deer with a .243, I think the 7mm-08 is much more effective if the child is not of tiny stature. By the way, Wal-Mart has the Savage Axis youth models, on clearance for only $169 until next week!!!
I have killed several deer with a .243, I think the 7mm-08 is much more effective if the child is not of tiny stature. By the way, Wal-Mart has the Savage Axis youth models, on clearance for only $169 until next week!!!
Is that with the scope? Does anyone know the closest WM to Br that might be offering this sale? Most of the WM don't have guns for sale.
Well Saturday afternoon I took my 10 yr old son and his friend to hunt from the stand I have been feeding from since May. We brought the Ruger American 7mm-08 mentioned above except I switched out the scope mounts to Leopold high mounts. Around 4:30 out comes two small does. I get my son up off the floor of the 5x8 box stand where they were playing iPad to get my boy ready to shoot when out comes a little 8 point. So in a matter of seconds my son stands takes his gun props it up takes aim and clicks off the safety and takes a deep breathe like an old pro and shoots. The buck makes out like he was hit good with the hornady 139 grain reduced recoil ballistic tip bullet as he runs into the woods. There were 5 deer total visible when he shot and two were still standing there looking at us. Well the other boy with us asked if he could shoot a doe. I decided to let him shoot as well. He (my son's friend)shot the little doe in the hind quarter and blew out all its innards. That is one bad ass round. They were fist bumping and high fiving and smiling and asking to get out of the stand to go get the deer. I made them wait for the longest 25 minutes of their life so we wouldn't jump the buck and make him run off any further. The doe laid where he shot it and died with a little knife to the jugular help. The buck was 50 yds in the woods dead. It was a good clean shot on the buck as I expected from my son who has been shooting since age 4. I have every faith in this gun and these rounds. I can't think of better father-son time than this.Does no one any longer have faith in the tried n true30-30?? What kid doesn't want to hunt with the same kind of rifle they see on the old western shows. There's no recoil and the 30cal round is much more forgiving in shot placement than 243. I just can't get away from a Marlin 336 with a trusty (JM) stamped barrel [like I said, tried n true]. If you are like most and just want a starter gun for a couple of seasons, get one in H&R then upgrade to a .308 later. Their barrel replacement program is only about $150.