Browning white gold Abolt Medallion in 300 or 7 mag

This! And put the finest optics on it. Buy it now and you hunt with it. And give the boy your slug gun and tell him the setup is his when he turns eighteen.

It works with Grandkids.

Stainless Remington Model Seven in 7mm08 with a Leupold VX-5HD 3-15x44 with the FireDot duplex.

Thats what both my daughters hunted with was a Rem .260 mod 7 with a youth stock..."The Death Trap"...... That little rifle is a bad man, dont be fooled.... It will knock them em in the dirt...

For a 6 yr old???... Yeah, and please put a muzzle brake on it too....

Sako 25-06.

I have two Tikkas (308 and 260) and they are both sub MOA. However my Savage Model 111 in 30-06 groups even tighter. With 150 grain Winchester soft points, it's like a laser beam.

Ruger M77 compact youth rifle in REM 260 is one of many awesome choices for a kid. I like the two stage safety and it’s just generally a very well built gun. I bought the gun for my daughters but carry it myself regularly.

$3k will get you two mighty fine rifle/scope combos from the world famous BCLC Outdoor Emporium.

1) Tikka Superlite SS .260Rem - Burris 4.5-14x42 - 6 1/2 boxes of ammo

2) Kimber Montana SS .30-06 - Steiner 3-15x50 - couple boxes of ammo

The Tikka is like new and the Montana has a very low round count, excellent condition.

I love my Kimber Montana. Light, fits me good and shoots great. With that budget, you'd have a lot left over for a really nice scope.

I dont think there is a better caliber made for whitetail deer than a 7-08. My favorite rifle ever is a Sako Finnlight in 7-08

Needle in a hay stack but I want one!!!

Alot of good taste I didn't here one bad recommendation or one I wouldn't want so far

Jake 5050 trying to make em gun shy real quick.
You'd be worse grandad around far as the kids was concerned.nice rifles though

I’ve got my boy shooting my 25-06. He is deadly with it. He’s been shooting it since he was 6

Steyr Prohunter .308, add a Schmidt&Bender Klassic or Zenith.

This!!

That is a setup that a kid would never need to improve upon as He gets into adulthood. Hard to get much better for hunting whitetail deer.

Tikka with a Schmidt and Bender on it

I may be in the minority here, but this is my opinion -

This scope - https://www.eurooptic.com/Like-New-...enith-LM-FD7-Riflescope-772-811-707.aspx $1799

This rifle - https://ruger.com/products/americanRifleGoWild/specSheets/36931.html About $650, available in all 3 of your suggested calibers.

Talley Lightweight rings - $50

2 extra mags - $70

Leaves $431 (Tax probabaly reduces this) for ammo -

Ammo - https://www.sgammo.com/product/25-0...ain-sst-hornady-superformance-ammo-81453 $350, free shipping

Leaves about $75 for breakfast on the way to the range, a nice lunch on the way home, and some fuel.

Be real hard to put together a better lifetime rifle or a better package deal. If it was me for Alabama whitetails and hogs, I would do the .25-06