I was at the range this summer when a Dad brought his boys to the line with rifles to sight in and practice for the up coming hunting season. The boys were between 12 and 14. As I was shooting my 1911 I heard the boys fire their rifles. The rifles weren't very loud and the recoil seemed quite minimal. I look at the actions and the actions looked to be full size. I asked the Dad what the boys were shooting and he said the boys were shooting reduced recoil loads in .308 Winchester. This was factory stuff. He said the boys wanted .308 rifles but he didn't think they were up to full house loads just yet and the reduced recoil loads were the answer. When the boys get older and bigger and can handle full loads they will already have rifles ready to go.
I was quite surprised how mild mannered those loads were. This is FYI for any of you Dads out there.
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