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A light .308 for a kid? It's not against the law to have a .243.
It's a .223.. I mainly use it for coyotes and stuff like that. It's super handy.Yeah I wanted the Model 7 really bad, but non to be had. I hope this youth model will work for them. The Length of pull is about 12.5" which seems to be common on other youth models and has a 20" barrel. Only time will tell. What caliber is your model 7?
Thank you this really helps, I'm looking for my 11yr old granddaughter, do they have a lot of kick because she is petite. I just don't want her to have a bad experience and not want to hunt. She's been shooting my H&K 22 call with literally no kick for the past 2 years.I love the 7-08. My son will be 10 next month and while I have a Remington 660 in .308 with his name on it, I don't think he'll be shooting that for a few more years. With today's bullet construction, a .243 or even .223 is a fine rifle to develop centerfire rifle handling and marksmanship without developing a nasty flinch. I also want to be very clear that this is my opinion and what works for me. I would not suggest that another route is right or wrong. Your child may be more or less "tough" than mine and handle recoil accordingly. It is amazing what a kid with a 77 grain(or lighter, even) bullet in a good .223 can do. It's also amazing what that little bullet can do to the lungs and heart of a deer when placed properly. The same goes for any bullet in the .243, though I wouldn't go higher than a 105 grain. For the most part, the rifles are the same(the aforementioned 660 was made in '66, for example) and though powders have come along, bullet construction is absolutely amazing.