Kenjs1:
I understand your concerns fully, this was also an issue for me when I bought the BLR for my son. He is about 5'4" and about 125lbs. When he first started to shoot at the range the noise was more of a issue than the recoil.
Well the way I explained it to him was this:
"Now that you have your own 30 cal rifle you can shoot the biggest game that we will ever hunt and knock them down with one well placed shot, it is good to have a loud gun because once you knock down the big buck the loud noise will scare all the little ones away and that will make them smarter and maybe survive until the next hunting season. I told him that is why my 300 win mag is so loud. I refer to it a game management." I think he bought it! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
My reason for this story was to teach him just how important the first shot is and that it has to be a well placed one and also for him to accept the loud noise of the hi-powered rifles.
I can hardly wait until the training of the next generation starts. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
That little BLR shoots so nice and smooth that he shoots gophers with it and has no problem at all. Right now I have him shooting 150 gr mid loads for whitetail and smaller. I don't want to make anything 'hot" for him for 2 reasons.
1) I don't want to create a flinch in him.
2) I want him to keep his first rifle for his lifetime and always respect it and by shooting mid loads it should last a long time with proper TLC.
Don't hesitate to buy a BLR just find the right one in the correct calibre and one that fits your budget. There is a good supply of them to choose from on the new and used market right now. Enjoy
