I got my son a Ruger youth ranch 243 when he was 8. He killed several deer and hogs with it. He’s 13 now and we still use it as a guest gin but he’s moved up to a 30-6.
I bought my son an 870 20 gauge youth model when he was 8 and it kicks like a mule!!! Ended up getting him the yieldez 20ga over and under from Acadamy. They are built on the 686 patent and relatively inexpensive ($400) it’s been a really good gun. He’s **** about 1500 rounds out of it in the...