I think it could be an excellent first big game rifle for a youngster. It sits squarely between the 257 Roberts and the 270 Win. and can come close to duplicating the performance of either with hand loads. It can be loaded down with 85-100s for practice and loaded up with 140s for performance loads.

It's about ideal for deer sized medium game and has been used on plenty of larger sized medium game too.

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