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Here I saved these for all you guys that are so recoil sensitive for anything over quarterbores. They were originally being saved for Jeff, I thought he might get hungry, and figured he needed a pair.
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That's fugg'n hilarious !!!!
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Get a 7mm-08 and load 120 grain bullets, or a 260 if you handload. Add a good recoil pad on the thing and he won't no about recoil. When shooting off the bench if it bothers him get one of the shooting shoulder pads, they make a difference. Double ear protection often seems to make guns recoil less for younger/inexperienced shooters, takes some of the psychological aspect out of it.
The first time I shot my 16" barreled AR-15 it seemed to 'kick' almost as hard as my 280 Rem, since I wasn't used to such muzzle blast, same thing for the Model 600 222 Rem with the 16" barrel minus ear protection. Both surprised the crap out of me. Maybe I'm just a sissy?
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I have a 6 mm Rem in a Rem M7 Youth and a Ruger M77 .250 Savage in my "grandkid" collection. I expect to work up a 87 gr TSX load this year for the .250.
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I think the lightest .257" TSX is 100 grains.
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22-250, .223 and just get closer than 200 yards...it is more fun that way anyhow...or 7mm08, 257 roberts or even the .243 in a heavier gun to help reduce the recoil...or try the reduced recoil .270 loads...
lots of good options.
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Here I saved these for all you guys that are so recoil sensitive for anything over quarterbores. They were originally being saved for Jeff, I thought he might get hungry, and figured he needed a pair. LOL
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Several good choices that perform much better than the .243, yet still are mild as far as recoil. The 7x57mm (7mm-08), 6.5x55mm (.260) seem a god fit and the .257 or .250-3000, while light, would also fill the bill.
Perhaps the best choice overall might be the .308 Win with the managed recoil loads. mild as loaded and could move up to full loads later if he ever does grow a set.....or gain more experience.
I would suggest the .300 Savage, but it's very hard to find a rifle so chambered. If you can get a Savage 99 in this caliber it would be nearly perfect.....light recoil, good performance on game and in a truely great rifle.
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I would suggest the .300 Savage, but it's very hard to find a rifle so chambered. If you can get a Savage 99 in this caliber it would be nearly perfect.....light recoil, good performance on game and in a truely great rifle. I like that, a man after my own heart. Les
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Managed recoil in 308 and 30-06 ain't bad either. Then you have a bit more horsepower if you want to graduate to elk later.
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7mm-08 Rem is light recoiling with sufficient power to take up to elk size game.
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He's tried my .270 Win. and says it's too much - my .243 Win. is "O.K.". Mix of woods and field whitetail deer hunting. Max. shooting opportunity - 300 yds.
Any recommendations greatly appreciated.
Also, I noticed in a recoil table on another site that the recoil of a .30-.30 is less than the .270 - explain that, please. Reduced recoil loads in the .270. Done.
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Go with the 243. I would load a lot of practice rounds to shoot with 75gr(or less) HP bullets and light loads of a fast powder you have on hand. Let him shoot away - A LOT. Use the shooting bench sparingly. I have a set of shooting sticks that I use with my sons. It gets them ready to shoot in the field.
When you go hunting have some 85gr TSXs loaded to what shoots best in your rifle. He will never know the difference. IF he asks, just say it is a more expensive hunting bullet but shoots the same as what he had been shooting.
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I suggest .243 Win, .257 Roberts, 6.5x55 Swede or the 7x57mm.
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Go and get yourself a AR 15 in 6.8SPC or 6.5 Grendel and they both will do the job on the deer, muleys and even Elk if with in 100 yards.
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Just bought my wife a Model seven in 7mm-08 with 120's very light recoil. She said the 140's were not that much more than her old 243. Very flexiable round, deer up to elk with the right bullets. It really depends on the weight of the rifle and stock design. Another great low recoil round that will get it done is the 6.5X55. For low recoil and accuracy I would go with the Swede, the 6.5X55 has been doing it for close to 100 years.
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I think the lightest .257" TSX is 100 grains. Yup, I just looked at the box and they are plain X-Bullets...jim
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