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Re: Remington model 7 for kids first rifle [Re: R_H_Clark] #2224064
09/12/17 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted By: R_H_Clark
Originally Posted By: Beadlescomb

Originally Posted By: R_H_Clark
I would just go short action stainless model 700. It's a platform that will offer more options as he grows and might want something different. Just a lot more versatility potential for giving up very little.


I've got plenty he can shoot in a few years when he gets bigger just nothing small enough for him to shoot yet


Then why not get a youth stock for one of your short action rifles?

The model 7 would be fine but all I'm saying is that the short action 700 would have tons more options of available stocks,triggers,barrels,etc if he ever becomes a looney and wants to customize it.

If you want a really nice light rifle the 5 lb $1700 Barrett Fieldcraft in 6.5 Creedmoor would be excellent. That's just in case you need a good excuse to spend money. Maybe he would even let dad shoot it some,hint hint.


I don't own a short action rifle and I'm not spending 1700 on anything lol


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Re: Remington model 7 for kids first rifle [Re: Beadlescomb] #2224249
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Originally Posted By: Beadlescomb

Originally Posted By: R_H_Clark
Originally Posted By: Beadlescomb

Originally Posted By: R_H_Clark
I would just go short action stainless model 700. It's a platform that will offer more options as he grows and might want something different. Just a lot more versatility potential for giving up very little.


I've got plenty he can shoot in a few years when he gets bigger just nothing small enough for him to shoot yet


Then why not get a youth stock for one of your short action rifles?

The model 7 would be fine but all I'm saying is that the short action 700 would have tons more options of available stocks,triggers,barrels,etc if he ever becomes a looney and wants to customize it.

If you want a really nice light rifle the 5 lb $1700 Barrett Fieldcraft in 6.5 Creedmoor would be excellent. That's just in case you need a good excuse to spend money. Maybe he would even let dad shoot it some,hint hint.


I don't own a short action rifle and I'm not spending 1700 on anything lol


The 7 is a good option.

Savage in that light weight hunter would be too. It's under 6 lbs.

That CZ 527 carbine in 7.62X39 would also be a good light weight low recoil gun.

The Ruger American Compact in 7mm-08 with a nice light weight Leupold 1-5 or 2-7.

Just listing some options for light weight and low recoil.

When I started my daughter out,she was about the same age,but not likely nearly as big as your boy. I started her on an AR because the weight is more centered and not barrel heavy. She had trouble holding up nearly every rifle,even a Kimber Montana,but the AR with pencil barrel with the stock adjusted all the way in fit her great and she handled it better than anything else.

Re: Remington model 7 for kids first rifle [Re: R_H_Clark] #2224311
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Originally Posted By: R_H_Clark
Originally Posted By: Beadlescomb

Originally Posted By: R_H_Clark
Originally Posted By: Beadlescomb

Originally Posted By: R_H_Clark
I would just go short action stainless model 700. It's a platform that will offer more options as he grows and might want something different. Just a lot more versatility potential for giving up very little.


I've got plenty he can shoot in a few years when he gets bigger just nothing small enough for him to shoot yet


Then why not get a youth stock for one of your short action rifles?

The model 7 would be fine but all I'm saying is that the short action 700 would have tons more options of available stocks,triggers,barrels,etc if he ever becomes a looney and wants to customize it.

If you want a really nice light rifle the 5 lb $1700 Barrett Fieldcraft in 6.5 Creedmoor would be excellent. That's just in case you need a good excuse to spend money. Maybe he would even let dad shoot it some,hint hint.


I don't own a short action rifle and I'm not spending 1700 on anything lol


The 7 is a good option.

Savage in that light weight hunter would be too. It's under 6 lbs.

That CZ 527 carbine in 7.62X39 would also be a good light weight low recoil gun.

The Ruger American Compact in 7mm-08 with a nice light weight Leupold 1-5 or 2-7.

Just listing some options for light weight and low recoil.

When I started my daughter out,she was about the same age,but not likely nearly as big as your boy. I started her on an AR because the weight is more centered and not barrel heavy. She had trouble holding up nearly every rifle,even a Kimber Montana,but the AR with pencil barrel with the stock adjusted all the way in fit her great and she handled it better than anything else.


The cz527 in 7.62x39 is one of the guns I want to add eventually. He shoots the ar fine I just don't like the idea of a kid shooting a 223 especially in the crap we hunt around.


We will burn that bridge when we get there
Re: Remington model 7 for kids first rifle [Re: Beadlescomb] #2224369
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I'd jump on that m7 7-08!
223 in surplus or varmit ammo are poor choices for deer hunting. A Barnes or heavy partition loaded to the max will kill a deer just fine.
Also my son shoots noticeably better with a moderate/light 2.5lb trigger over heavy 6-8lb triggers.

Re: Remington model 7 for kids first rifle [Re: Beadlescomb] #2225676
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Originally Posted By: Beadlescomb
My son is 8 and he's pretty big for his age. I've been wanting to get him a deer rifle but I don't want to get him a single shot or one of the cheap youth models. I'm thinking the model 7 in 7mm-08 would be a good first rifle that he could hunt with forever. Am I wrong in thinking this or does anyone have any other suggestions?


That's the exact gun my daddy got me for Christmas when I was 8. I was a scrawny little guy & I stacked up deer like cord wood with it. Kick wasn't bad at all to me. As a matter of fact, I used it often up until 4 years ago and I had full intent of passing it down to my girls... but some SOB broke in the house & thought he needed it more than I did.


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Re: Remington model 7 for kids first rifle [Re: Beadlescomb] #2226115
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I was going to go with the model 7 but I found a Browning Micro Hunter 7mm-08 at a local shop and it had to come home with me. If anyone wants the info on the $400 model 7 I know where a full size and a youth model are


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Re: Remington model 7 for kids first rifle [Re: Beadlescomb] #2226134
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What 3toe said was dead on and what I did with my girls. Started with managed recoil and then moved to standard. I also prefer 7-08 to .243

Re: Remington model 7 for kids first rifle [Re: Beadlescomb] #2226832
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Originally Posted By: Beadlescomb
I was going to go with the model 7 but I found a Browning Micro Hunter 7mm-08 at a local shop and it had to come home with me. If anyone wants the info on the $400 model 7 I know where a full size and a youth model are


Ha! When I went to buy a replacement I ended up coming home with a X-bolt in 7mm.08. A deal is a deal.


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Re: Remington model 7 for kids first rifle [Re: Beadlescomb] #2227042
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I like the model seven in 260. Not as much kick as the 7-08 but better IMO than the 243. I also like the tikka. I own both and prefer the tikka over any of the new Remington's.

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