For most any teenage boy that “wants” to hunt/shoot.....a 30-06 in no way has too much recoil! My first rifle, bought at age 14, weighed 7 1/4 pounds and had a hard plastic butt plate! I shot that rifle a lot, prior to scoping it after about 6 years of use. If the young man “wants” to....he can! If he doesn’t “want” to......hell even a 6.5 CM will be too much! memtb


You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel

“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024