elk caliber for kids?
consider a semi auto in any caliber my wife shoots one in a 270 most of the kick is taken out by the reloading system and its all about shot placement I saw a 360 bull drop with one shot from a 243 at 120 yards. so teach her to shoot what ever you get her.
if you get off the 4 wheeler you might see some deer
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I'll second the .270 caliber. My 15 year old shoots one with a HS Precision stock and a Limbsaver recoil pad along with a barrel stabilizer. I have shot the .270 right after the .243 and really could not tell the difference.
Most gun experts will tell you to go with a synthetic stalk and a muzzle break if you want to reduce your recoil. Good luck. It's a lot of fun getting the kids into hunting but it can get expensive.
Most gun experts will tell you to go with a synthetic stalk and a muzzle break if you want to reduce your recoil. Good luck. It's a lot of fun getting the kids into hunting but it can get expensive.
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elk cal for kids
Most I see in local papers and magazines are using .243. Not my choice but lots of ladies and young people take elk in Colo with .243. If I were equipping a t een daughter I would go with the .308 IMHO.
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Re-thinking my reply, I might thro the 7mm-08 in there as the best for a young person. It offers great 7mm 'natural' ballistics with 139 or 140gr in low recoiling rifles.
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Although i love my 25-06, i'll never use it again for elk after losing two spike bulls in one day with it using 120gr, Nosler partitions. I'm not sure what happened because i have killed elk with it before, but this one time it failed me. Both shots were less than 100yds and right in the boiler maker.
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