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Alright guys. Long time lurker, only posted a few times here.
My son is nearly 7, daughter is five. Wife is 5’2 110 lbs.
Gonna introduce my son to a .22 plinker this year.
Looking for a general hunting setup that can fit my kids as they grow, and one that works for my wife (who is actually a good shot but a novice shooter and hasn’t hunted before, but drew a elk tag this year).
This will be for deer, antelope, and (I know you will try to talk me out of it) even elk. I’m in the southern Rocky Mountain area.
Looking for something set and forget, forgiving eye relief, lightweight, and easy eye box.
I picked up a tikka t3x compact .243 20 in barrel, 1:8 twist at a local gun shop. (I usually hunt with a tikka t3x superlite 7mm mag and it is amazing). Comes threaded. Gonna suppress it.
I keep coming back to a Trijicon credo 3-9x40. Seems like it meets all my needs…lightweight, smallish, forgiving eye relief, not to big of an objective lens, reliable, and set and forget for 0-300 (I will not be allowing my kids/wife to take more than 150 yard shots - want to teach them to spot, stalk, and get closer…but this will easily punch to 300 without adjustment).
Before you talk me out of .243 on elk: the 95 grain nosler ballistic tips are gnarly. Gail root led me down the path, and my buddy’s kid smashing elk with it solidified it. Shot placement all day.
Compact rifle, low recoil, smaller pull length, suppressed, and a reliable simple scope. I think this would be great for hunting and practicing basic skills.
Wanted your guys input. Does the fixed magnification lever get in the way of the tikkas bolt handle? I want low rings so cheek weld/sight picture isn’t as much of an issue, especially with the kids.
Anyone has this setup for their kiddos/small
In stature person?
Also, what rings would you recommend? Lightweight but reliable. I’ll pay good money for rings.
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My son is nearly 7, daughter is five. Wife is 5’2 110 lbs.
Gonna introduce my son to a .22 plinker this year.
Looking for a general hunting setup that can fit my kids as they grow, and one that works for my wife (who is actually a good shot but a novice shooter and hasn’t hunted before, but drew a elk tag this year).
This will be for deer, antelope, and (I know you will try to talk me out of it) even elk. I’m in the southern Rocky Mountain area.
Looking for something set and forget, forgiving eye relief, lightweight, and easy eye box.
I picked up a tikka t3x compact .243 20 in barrel, 1:8 twist at a local gun shop. (I usually hunt with a tikka t3x superlite 7mm mag and it is amazing). Comes threaded. Gonna suppress it.
I keep coming back to a Trijicon credo 3-9x40. Seems like it meets all my needs…lightweight, smallish, forgiving eye relief, not to big of an objective lens, reliable, and set and forget for 0-300 (I will not be allowing my kids/wife to take more than 150 yard shots - want to teach them to spot, stalk, and get closer…but this will easily punch to 300 without adjustment).
Before you talk me out of .243 on elk: the 95 grain nosler ballistic tips are gnarly. Gail root led me down the path, and my buddy’s kid smashing elk with it solidified it. Shot placement all day.
Compact rifle, low recoil, smaller pull length, suppressed, and a reliable simple scope. I think this would be great for hunting and practicing basic skills.
Wanted your guys input. Does the fixed magnification lever get in the way of the tikkas bolt handle? I want low rings so cheek weld/sight picture isn’t as much of an issue, especially with the kids.
Anyone has this setup for their kiddos/small
In stature person?
Also, what rings would you recommend? Lightweight but reliable. I’ll pay good money for rings.
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