12-10-2009, 05:24 AM
Well I might be a couple days late but here is my 2 cents. Me and my buddy are going though the same issues with 4 dif boys with shotguns and rifles. 243's are a great gun but I seen someone say 22-250. Great choice as they are just bout flat shooting as they come with NO kick almost. (my buddies has a lot of bark though just no bite.) What I was shocked to see Or not see really was a little depth about the .223. that would be the one I would highly consider for a couple reasons.
1 hardly no kick
2 CHEAP CHEAP and easy to find (most of the time) which means more shooting in the off season to get the young one ready.
3 Fairly GUN to buy and made by almost all companies. ( I to like remington)
4 easy to fix and maintain or have fixed and maintained.
Also couple other things I seen was the talk of youth size and synthetic stocks. I personally believe bad choice. If you kid can shoot adl let them. That way the gun stays theirs for ever and get lots of use and also the weight the come with it will kick down the kick a bit, So will the bigger barrel. Also the same reason I dont like the synth stock for a child. the weight will help take some the *bite* away from the childs first big dog.
One last note for whatever it matters. I would consider single shot to begin with. Make them learn the first shot counts rule, Plus they are most of the time more accurate.
Hope that helps a lil bit.
Thanks
Hal
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1 hardly no kick
2 CHEAP CHEAP and easy to find (most of the time) which means more shooting in the off season to get the young one ready.
3 Fairly GUN to buy and made by almost all companies. ( I to like remington)
4 easy to fix and maintain or have fixed and maintained.
Also couple other things I seen was the talk of youth size and synthetic stocks. I personally believe bad choice. If you kid can shoot adl let them. That way the gun stays theirs for ever and get lots of use and also the weight the come with it will kick down the kick a bit, So will the bigger barrel. Also the same reason I dont like the synth stock for a child. the weight will help take some the *bite* away from the childs first big dog.
One last note for whatever it matters. I would consider single shot to begin with. Make them learn the first shot counts rule, Plus they are most of the time more accurate.
Hope that helps a lil bit.
Thanks
Hal
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