Kids First Deer Rifle

[Tmac]

My kids and grandkids used a 223 with great success on deer and pronghorns. 62 gr, Federal Fusions worked very well. Once they could handle some recoil or elk hunted (243 min. by law for elk here), a 243 or 260 came into the mix. My oldest son was good sized and ended up using a cut down 25-06 the most, but he was the exception. My friend has his young grands use a 22 Hornet, lung shots under 100 yards proved lethal, but it’s too light for my taste.

 

[McConkeyDonkey]

Yep. This has been helpful. I have an 8 year old who is just beginning.

 

[Waterboy]

A CVA Scout single shot rifle in .243, .300blk, 6.5 CM or .350 Legend

Keep it simple, economical and mild on the recoil.

That’s exactly what I did in 243 with a fixed scope

 

[95huskers]

I started both of my boys off with a Christensen Arms Mesa 6.5 creedmoor with a muzzle brake. They seemed to handle it just fine.

 

[Long Cut]

That’s exactly what I did in 243 with a fixed scope

I just bought one in 6.5 as my mountain rifle.
Specs saying around 5.5-5.7# bare rifle sounds amazing to me. I may buy the .300blk to suppress