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Re: Youth Rifle?
[Re: Dphillips]
#1788836
07/18/16 02:45 PM
07/18/16 02:45 PM
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Daphne, Al
Dphillips
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Daphne, Al
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No problems with the boom, he's been sitting right next to me & watched without hardly a flinch as I've shot them with my 300 mag. He's already shooting his high power pellet gun & I'm going to let him pop off some rounds with the 22. I guess I also forgot to mention that it will be set up on a tripod.
Last edited by Dphillips; 07/18/16 02:46 PM.
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Re: Youth Rifle?
[Re: Dphillips]
#1789046
07/18/16 04:59 PM
07/18/16 04:59 PM
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Joined: Aug 2015
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Northport, AL
fur_n_feathers
3 point
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3 point
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Northport, AL
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Got my son Rem 700 youth 7mm - 08 just before his 5th birthday. I put a Bushnell Banner scope that has nearly 7" of eye relief on it and he shoots Remington Managed Recoil Loads. The gun has very minimal recoil and was easily handled by him. We went hunting on the day he turned 5 and ironically he shot a 5 point. He went on to shoot 2 more doe that year.
My other son will be turning 5 this year also and will prolly be getting the same set up.
Do your research, but there are definitely options for a kid at that age.
"God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer." Genesis 21:20
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Re: Youth Rifle?
[Re: jaredhunts]
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07/18/16 05:09 PM
07/18/16 05:09 PM
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Alabama
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5 years old maybe a nerf gun. I know you are excited about him wanting to go with you but 5 is a little young for a rifle in my opinion. Try selling my boys a nerf gun to hunt with at 5. Joe has a great suggestion above. That little compact Ruger American is a great gun as is the fun Fur-N-Feathers suggested. My boys have the Mossberg Youth 7mm-08 and have both been shooting it since they were 5. You can get reduced recoil for it and it shoots like a .22. I started them off shooting a .22 and only went to the high powered rifle once we were in the stand. Here is a link to the combo that we have (have since upgraded scope) and it's fairly affordable. Youth 7mm-08 Both of my boys pictured below with their first deer at age 5. 5 Years old, first deer.  Older brother, 5 years old, first deer. 
Ya'll are just overthinking it now
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Re: Youth Rifle?
[Re: Dphillips]
#1789945
07/19/16 05:44 PM
07/19/16 05:44 PM
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Madison County
hgmike
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6 point
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I know it's not a rifle but whatever you do don't get him a youth single shot 20 gauge. Got my first with one as a kid, but it kicked like a mule.
God, Country, Corps, Family, and Alabama Football.
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Re: Youth Rifle?
[Re: fr8-shkr]
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07/20/16 08:04 AM
07/20/16 08:04 AM
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Lake View, AL
Joe4majors
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14 point
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My son has been in the stand with me since he was two. At five I began letting him go to the range with me. I taught him how to shoot my ruger American rim fire 22 and my 10/22 takedown. Last year he wanted to go squirrel hunting, so I bought him a savage rascal in a 22. At the end of deer season he expressed interest in shooting a deer. I told him we would have to practice. I broke him in on recoil and noise with a mini 14 a few months back. He transitioned well. I wanted an inexpensive range/truck gun so I bought a ruger American ranch in 5.56/223 with the short length of pull. Topped it with a redfield revolution scope. I knew I had to get a 223. This boy was going to shoot it a bunch. So I wanted to be able to get cheap ammo. I got Barnes 556 70 grain to hunt with and bulk 55 grain to shoot at the range. The gun is light enough for him to carry and handle. He turned 8 in July and is ready. We tried to kill a hog but had no luck, but when the time is right, I feel he will do fine. He can hit a golf ball at 100 yrds using the Barnes bullets. Sorry if this was long winded, but maybe it will help. I can't hit a golf ball at 100 yards.
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Re: Youth Rifle?
[Re: Dphillips]
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07/20/16 09:49 AM
07/20/16 09:49 AM
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North Alabama
Archery_Fanatic
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3 point
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North Alabama
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You can't go wrong with a 7-08!! When I started hunting at 7 years old my dad bought me a savage 7-08 and it dropped every deer I shot until I turned 13. (Over 10 deer) The recoil was never an issue even when I was that age, hunting clothes absorb most of the recoil. I'm now 19 and have been shooting a 30-06 since I was 13. And btw my dad killed a 205 lb 8 point a few years ago with the 7-08. My 8 year old brother couldn't get a shot, so my dad did. Hope this helps!
Any day in the woods is a good day
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Re: Youth Rifle?
[Re: Dphillips]
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07/20/16 11:07 AM
07/20/16 11:07 AM
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Alabama
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Yea, times sure have changed. If your kid hasn't killed a deer by the time he's 6, then he'll get made fun of at school. I haven't heard of anyone getting made fun of at school for not killing a deer by age 6. Matter of fact, many (the majority) of my kids friends don't hunt. My dad didn't carry me until i was 12, but that was back when everything wasn't all about the kids. I'm not sure how to respond to this. Maybe I'm doing this all wrong? I've also got a 2 year old coming up so I've got another chance at getting it right this time. It's going to be hard for me to change though. I've had more great memories over the past 4 years with my boys than I had in 25 years of hunting by myself. But, like you said, maybe it shouldn't be all about the kids and I should leave them at home. 
Ya'll are just overthinking it now
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