What to buy

[jmatt6.5]

Hi All,
I need some advice because I'm not sure which way to go. I'm based in Australia and my son 13 year old son is going to start deer hunting with me so I need another rifle. Because of the laws here, I cant use anything less than a .270, so I'm looking at a 7saum or 7mm-08. Should I look at something else? 7PRC and just download it until he gets bigger? I already have a 300PRC which is way too much gun for him. Custom build is an option as well. Any help would be great. Thanks

 

[khuber84]

He's 13, 7/08 would be plenty gun for his lifetime, it's a great cartridge, relatively low recoil.

What state are you in that requires 27 cal or larger?

 

[jmatt6.5]

He's 13, 7/08 would be plenty gun for his lifetime, it's a great cartridge, relatively low recoil.

What state are you in that requires 27 cal or larger?

Its for Victoria. ,270 is the min for Sambar deer.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

6.8 spc, wildcat a 27 creed, do a classic
7x57, or 7/08 for the most readily available option.

 

[Castle Rock]

The 270 is a great sambar round, it is all I used for the first 20 years of my hunting career, but I also really like the 708
I would probably favor the 708, on the other hand the SAUM has a number of drawbacks and I wouldn’t even consider it
Hands down choice for me is a Tikka 708, followed by the same rifle in 270