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12-02-2010, 04:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Camrose
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in need of a good beginner gun
hey guys, we are looking for a gun for the younger brother. He's only 13, and quite small. We arent real fond of the .243, but want something that will be a good all round gun. thanks in advance for your help!
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12-02-2010, 04:45 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Camrose
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Look at the 7mm-08,it is much more versatile than the 243,and you can even buy lower recoil loads from Remington, if you don't reload.Have a look at the link below.
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=74983
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12-03-2010, 04:18 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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250 savage is a good starter gun and better cartridge than most give it creidt for. 6.5x55 is also good
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12-03-2010, 05:05 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Back in Lethbridge
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Do you reload? If so, there are lots of great options from 250 savage, 257 Roberts, 25-06, 260 Rem, 6.5x55, 7x57, 7-08, 308. All are equally capable deer rifles.
If you do not reload, I would stick with 6.5, 7x57, 7-08 and 308.
If you are looking for a deer/elf/moose rifle, 308 would be my preference.
FWIW, I was a skinny whip of kid (I mean really skinny) until I was 16 or so, but I regularly shot my uncle's 8mm Rem Mag without any issues. Good shooting form and a rifle that fits will do more to prevent recoil sensitivity issues then going super light IMO.
ETA, whoops! That should say Elk, not Elf.
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12-03-2010, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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I think that a Stevens 200 in 7mm-08 is just the ticket for your 'lil bro. Affordable, low recoil and quite capable.
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12-03-2010, 05:39 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pudelpointer
Do you reload? If so, there are lots of great options from 250 savage, 257 Roberts, 25-06, 260 Rem, 6.5x55, 7x57, 7-08, 308. All are equally capable deer rifles.
If you do not reload, I would stick with 6.5, 7x57, 7-08 and 308.
If you are looking for a deer/elf/moose rifle, 308 would be my preference.
FWIW, I was a skinny whip of kid (I mean really skinny) until I was 16 or so, but I regularly shot my uncle's 8mm Rem Mag without any issues. Good shooting form and a rifle that fits will do more to prevent recoil sensitivity issues then going super light IMO.
ETA, whoops! That should say Elk, not Elf.
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Yup, that's what I was thinking too, the .308 is way too much rifle for an Elf....probably a .17 hmr would take out an elf at under 100 yrds..... 
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12-04-2010, 09:17 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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Originally Posted by twisted canuck
Yup, that's what I was thinking too, the .308 is way too much rifle for an Elf....probably a .17 hmr would take out an elf at under 100 yrds..... |
I don't know about that. 17hmr for faeries maybe, but i think I would step it up for elfs; that Dobby looks like a tough little SOB.
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