My son shot his first animal last year, it was a mule deer buck at 150 yards with my old Marlin xs7 in .243, with a chopped down stock to fit him. I was using federal ammo with 100 gr soft tip bullets I got from sportsman’s warehouse, it did a great job 1 shot dropped him.
Fast forward to this...
One thing I forgot to mention. Crate train your pup from day 1, when he’s a few months older let him get used to being staked out, and get him used to an outdoor kennel too if you can. When I travel my pups home is the crate. We went on a road trip from Washington to eastern Idaho with him, and...
When it comes to my son who is also 10 I use the KISS method! He shot a deer with a 243 last year that I cut the stock down to fit him. 1 shot and drop, he shoots it so well I would use that for elk too, just limit the range and make sure conditions were right to make him successful. However...
Hey Ice_man I second the sunburst Brittany’s in Ontario Or! They have some great dogs, they cross french Brittany’s and American Brittany’s to get their own hybred. They are great dogs and Gabe uses them alot! Very proven genetics.
I just got a Brittany pup last December. Previously I had a GWP...
I remember when they came out in Jr High they were $0.25 per bag and all the cool kids would eat them at lunch! 😂
Yes they are strong flavored, but I think it’s the nostalgia for me.
Hey guys, my son got his first deer last year with my .243! Since then we have been shooting the savage .22lr practicing running the bolt and acquiring targets ect. Wanted to get him a scope so he can start dialing and practicing with that kind of system. I would like an in expensive scope so...