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 Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
[Re: Greg]
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11/19/17 10:04 PM
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Check out reduced recoil ammo as well.
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
[Re: Greg]
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11/19/17 10:42 PM
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Check out Weatherby Vanguard in 243. They guarantee 1 MOA and the synthetics look nice. The 243 is a great deer rifle with mild recoil. I got my son one when he was 9 and he is 18 now and it is still his go to rifle when hunting deer.
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
[Re: Greg]
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11/20/17 01:17 AM
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.243 or 7mm-08. Personally I like the Ruger American in either the standard or Predator version.
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/20/17 03:57 AM
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For my oldest son I went with the usual .243 as that seemed to be the norm for most of the people I knew and or had talked to. He got his when he was 9 yrs old. My second oldest son was 9 yrs old when he got his first rifle. Since we already had 3 .243s I was looking for something different and a little more versatile for game. 6.5 Creedmoor is the route I took after a recommendation from a coworker. Great decision. Now looking at getting my older son one and dumping his .243.
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
[Re: Greg]
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11/20/17 05:07 AM
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Get one he can use for many years and can pass down don't get cheap on me
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/20/17 02:57 PM
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Get one he can use for many years and can pass down don't get cheap on me This
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
[Re: Greg]
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11/20/17 02:59 PM
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I started hunting when I was 10. I shot my first deer with a 270 win and full power ammo and it wasn't an issue at all. Also handled a full sized rife just fine.
I wouldn't get him a 223 or 300 blackout or 222 because of recoil, see what the kid can do and get him what will serve him both now and in the future. I would be looking for something in the 6.5 creedmore, 6.5x55, 7mm-08 7mm mauser area
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/20/17 03:35 PM
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7mm-08 recoil is mild. Can even use reduced recoil ammo for a while and move up. Don’t handicap them because of the recoil bogeyman. I think a lot of folks needlessly talk kids into being scared of recoil by making a big deal about it.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/20/17 09:21 PM
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243 Cal. in your rifle of choice.
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�A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.� -Fred Bear
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/20/17 09:26 PM
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/21/17 12:12 AM
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Been through this. from youth models to cut down stocks... I think a 6.8 AR is THE best choice hands down. No recoil, deadly, adjustable to fit as they grow. My middle kid David, when he was 11 (now 13) shot this pig and cull at 200 yards within 5 minutes of each other, first time out hunting with it. He loves HIS gun  
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/21/17 05:50 PM
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cool looking Camo job on that rifle ccoker
�A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.� -Fred Bear
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
[Re: Sirrah243]
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11/21/17 07:32 PM
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cool looking Camo job on that rifle ccoker Agree. I've got a little 10.5" sbr in 6.8 that my family loves to shoot. The adjustable stock and minimal recoil works well with the wife and kids.
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/21/17 11:15 PM
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Been using a 6.8 for almost 10 years, have 3 of them, they just work.
Had numerous people buy them after hunting with me.
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/22/17 01:54 AM
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Got my grandson a Remington 243, shoots well and he likes it a lot. Would not knock a Savage 243 though.
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/22/17 02:22 AM
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Tikka T3X Lite in 7mm-08. This
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Re: Best all around rifle for an 11 yr old
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11/22/17 02:37 AM
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Been through this. from youth models to cut down stocks... I think a 6.8 AR is THE best choice hands down. No recoil, deadly, adjustable to fit as they grow. My middle kid David, when he was 11 (now 13) shot this pig and cull at 200 yards within 5 minutes of each other, first time out hunting with it. He loves HIS gun Agree-suppressed 6.8-fantastic overall youth setup.
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