Originally Posted by JamesJr
Originally Posted by Ramblin_Razorback
What about a 6.5 Grendel? That would be an intermediate step between a 223 and a 243 or 6.5Creed. Barnes makes factory ammo with the 115 gr TTSX, and Howa makes their 1500 rifle in 6.5 Grendel.


One of my granddaughters uses my Howa Mini 6.5 Grendel, with handloaded 123 SST's. Very capable cartridge with little, if any, recoil. The youngest granddaughter took her deer this year with a 223 using the Winchester 64 grain factory ammo. I was very impressed with the results.

Solid advice here! Wayne York built a lightweight stock and aluminum bottom metal for mine. Scoped with a VX3i 3.5-10x40 scope and it weighs an ounce or two short of 6lbs. Wayne will build a stock at youth length then when the child grows out of it he'll lengthen and repaint it for only $50. It may be worth a call to him. I'm almost certain he has shipped to Canada before and would know the process.

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