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The kid will be shaving by the time this thread runs out of steam.
I hear it's good for deer hunting.
Now that I think about it, he did have that "caught in the headlights" lookAs long as the deer all look like Reagan.
.223 with 1:8 or 1:9 twist. Loaded with 64-70gr pills will anchor a deer out to 200yds. With a 50yd zero. He can pretty much shoot POA all the way to 200 which will make it easy on him. Minimal recoil, so he can practice without developing a flinch.
From what I've witnessed, a 64gr .223 Winchester PowerPoint and 64gr Nosler bonded does more internal damage than a 170gr soft point out of a .30-30.
Bigger isnt always better...
I just bought 500 70 grain Accubonds to play with. I'll bet this would be a great deer killer to 250 or so, with a muzzle velocity of 2900.
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I'd stick with common cartridges that aren't expensive. I don't know how big he is, but most kids do best with lesser amounts of recoil. My list would be in this order:
7mm-08, 6.5 Creedmoor, 270 (if he's big enough to throw a longer bolt), 308, 243.
243 being my last choice because I really do believe the other cartridges give your more margin for error if you hit a bone or a joint, or if the angle is less than perfect.
I agree with you most kids growing up in the 90s 270 was the in thing but I will go with the 6.5 less recoil
I hunt with this 44 mag...light recoil but packs a good punch...this is the 16 inch version so it's nice and short for youth hunters
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