Good morning, a friend is taking is daughter with him to Africa this September and wanting to get her a suitable rifle for a few of the plains game species. Unfortunately, he’s RH and she’s LH, so he will have to go out and get something. She’ll be 8 at the time of the hunt.

What gun would you recommend? Any special calibers for the youth that you feel would be better than others? I’ll encourage the usage of Barnes bullets for penetration but aside from that, any help would be appreciated. Perhaps one of you have a gun in the safe that is outgrown and this might be a good opportunity to send it on another journey and upgrade for future hunts. Thanks!

Last edited by kscowboy01; 01/04/20.