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Re: Youth Caliber
[Re: 257wbymag]
#3511444
10/20/21 07:52 AM
10/20/21 07:52 AM
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Joined: Aug 2013
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BPI
14 point
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14 point
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Posts: 9,658
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I have an Abolt 2 stainless stalker in 7-08 I’m contemplating selling for some reason. I need to be talked out of selling 🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿 PM sent.
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Re: Youth Caliber
[Re: alhawk]
#3511528
10/20/21 09:45 AM
10/20/21 09:45 AM
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Joined: Dec 2018
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Central AL
Overland
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6 point
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Central AL
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I appreciate the offer. I plan to go look at the gun this weekend. I may hit you up. Right now, her biggest fear is recoil. I am going to let her shoot a .243 and hopefully that will get her comfortable. If I order the gun, I am going to order ammo with it. Holler if you buy the 7-08 and need some 140 or 150 gr ammo
.My girls were under 100 lbs and had no issues with 140 gr ammo.
.308 would always have more ammo available
Love the caliber and bought a lot of ammo when I found it online this summer, but .308 would be my choice and you can also get reduced recoil ammo.
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Re: Youth Caliber
[Re: alhawk]
#3511583
10/20/21 11:13 AM
10/20/21 11:13 AM
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Posts: 34,556
Boxes Cove
2Dogs
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Boxes Cove
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Get her comfortable with a scoped .22lr and then move to center fire. Mine never shot the big rifle when young until their first deer and recoil was never an issue. Great advice. Teach her good form and not to crowd the scope. Buy her a brick of .22s and when she shoots all those buy another . 22 is the best trainer there is.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: Youth Caliber
[Re: joshm28]
#3511607
10/20/21 11:33 AM
10/20/21 11:33 AM
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Some Marriott/Auburn
AU7MM08
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Booner
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243, 6MMCreedmoor, 6.5Creedmoor or 7MM08 would serve her well.
Other mentions are 257Roberts and 25-06.
Agree except for 25-06. It’s recoil is fine for youth but that cartridge needs some barrel length to do what it was designed for. An 18” barreled 25-06 is not a good option. Fair point on barrel length. Ya absolutely the 25-06 is optimized with a 24-26” barrel.
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Re: Youth Caliber
[Re: 2Dogs]
#3511667
10/20/21 01:02 PM
10/20/21 01:02 PM
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Posts: 1,030
Central AL
Overland
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6 point
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Central AL
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Already got the ammo. Been buying up waiting on the day for her to express an interest. Trying to find time to run up to the grandparents farm and lay waste to some cans and targets. Have taken her to shoot sporting clays with me a few times and let her pull the trigger on a 20 gauge with the stock on her shoulder. Youngest girl (9) wants to go duck hunting with me Thanksgiving. Looking forward to a great year. Get her comfortable with a scoped .22lr and then move to center fire. Mine never shot the big rifle when young until their first deer and recoil was never an issue. Great advice. Teach her good form and not to crowd the scope. Buy her a brick of .22s and when she shoots all those buy another . 22 is the best trainer there is.
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Re: Youth Caliber
[Re: Overland]
#3511713
10/20/21 02:19 PM
10/20/21 02:19 PM
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Posts: 18,102
North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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North AL
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If concerned with ammo availability, I would look at the 6.5 CM. Because of it's popularly, it's going to be a high priority production whereas 7 08 will be much lower priority and fewer choices. The 7 08 is a fine cartridge but has never been as popular as it should have been since it was introduced, and ammo is more expensive. Until the 6.5 CM, the only truly successful metric cartridge in the US was the 7mm RM, despite many fine metric cartridges in them last 60 years. Recoil wise there won't be a noticeable difference.
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Re: Youth Caliber
[Re: AU7MM08]
#3511819
10/20/21 04:10 PM
10/20/21 04:10 PM
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Posts: 1,726
Jasper, Alabama
ValleyDawg
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,726
Jasper, Alabama
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243, 6MMCreedmoor, 6.5Creedmoor or 7MM08 would serve her well.
Other mentions are 257Roberts and 25-06.
Agree except for 25-06. It’s recoil is fine for youth but that cartridge needs some barrel length to do what it was designed for. An 18” barreled 25-06 is not a good option. Fair point on barrel length. Ya absolutely the 25-06 is optimized with a 24-26” barrel. Unless the 25-06 is in a break action gun. A single shot encore with a 24” barrel will still be pretty compact especially with a youth stock on it. 25-06 encore would be a fine youth gun.
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Re: Youth Caliber
[Re: Overland]
#3511842
10/20/21 04:57 PM
10/20/21 04:57 PM
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,292
Spanish Fort
Jstocks
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,292
Spanish Fort
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Been waiting for this day. My oldest daughter age 12 has finally said that she wants to go deer hunting with me. We were in BPS a few weeks ago and I let her shoulder a Winchester Featherweight in 7mm-08 and it fit perfectly. Not overly familiar with the caliber, so a few questions. (1) Recoil - acceptable for a younger hunter? (2) Killing Power - Will it get the job done on a deer at 150 yards or less? Closest comparable caliber, .243 or .308? Fit is equally as important as caliber when it comes to recoil and enjoyable shooting. If the gun fit, I wouldn’t hesitate on the 7mm-08. As others have stated, use the light recoil loads to get her started.
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Re: Youth Caliber
[Re: Overland]
#3512615
10/21/21 05:23 PM
10/21/21 05:23 PM
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Posts: 12,725
behind my Dillon
dave260rem!
Skinny’s Ex
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Skinny’s Ex
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Posts: 12,725
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Hsm has reduced recoil ammo. I'll add that a 25/06 needs at least a 22 inch tube. The 6.5 Grendel is vastly underrated as a killer. I've always been partial to the original 7/08 120 Hp from Remington easy on the shoulder.
Skinny is my EX.Alcohol was involved.
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