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Need Help with choosing .243 or 7mm-08 Remington/Savage or Ruger???

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I took my 8 year old son shooting on Sunday and I tried posting the video's which are hilarious to see.

Remember this is my 8 year old not 10 year old. We went shooting since I promised them both I would take them however the 10 year old was not feeling so great so I took my younger son and nephew to shoot. We started off shooting the 22LR like always and they were having a blast. Then I took out the .243 and I shot a couple of rounds and right away my youngest says dad can I be next… I was a like sure so I have a tripod set up so that they can lean the gun on. So I fooled him without putting in a round and I say ok go ahead and shoot. I wanted to see if he was going to flinch and he just picked up the rifle like he was going to shoot the 22LR and aimed and of course nothing happened. He said Dad its broken I laughed and told him I was testing to see how he handled the rifle. So I loaded it this time and stood by him for his first shot. He aimed at the target and shot Bam almost bulls eye at 50yrds. He looked at me and said Dad this is awesome. I said it didn't hurt he said not really just a little. He quickly said can I shoot it again, I said of course. He shot a couple more rounds and said can I try the next gun. I couldn't believe that he was handling the gun like a champ and the kick really didn't seem to effect him. So I loaded the 7mm-08 I shot a couple of rounds just to test it out and noticed that the kick was a little harder on this rifle. I explained to him that the gun gave a little more of a kick than the .243 but he wanted to shoot it. We loaded the gun I faked him out again and this time he flinched a little. I told him that is the worst thing you can do is flinch when shooting, so we gave it a couple of practice shots with no ammo and then put one in. I stood by him on the first shot, and you noticed once he pulled the trigger the gun did jump a lot more off the tripod. ( I was amazed that he was not scared). He said dad again we loaded up again, he must have taken 4 shots and said Dad I like the other gun better. I asked him why, (he said I can shoot it better). This goes to show that even though he new the 7mm-08 was the stronger gun he made his decision that he liked the .243 better because he was able to shoot it better. I wish I could upload the videos so you can see him in action. What a tough little kid and a smart one to. I think my 8 year old has made the decision for me and I think I will be purchasing a .243 over the 7mm-08.

I still have to take the 10yr old shooting but I think he will be smart like his brother and choose the gun that he will shoot better rather than the bigger caliber.

 

Thanks for all your replies, and I really appreciate you all reading this topic.

Thanks again.

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guns last a long time. get a good one. fit matters where recoil is concerned. i would get a youth 243 either a vanguard or rem 700. the tikka is a great gun too. does he have an elk or deer tag???

No Tag yet but hoping he will get one next year. I hope I have a year of practicing with the rifle before the real deal...

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Very cool! hey im 42yrs old 6'2" 260# and if I had to choose 1 rifle to own it would be 1 of my rem 700 243's.

 

It is so awesome to see the kids faces light up! enjoy I know I sure do while doing range time with my kiddos.

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I'm saving for a large mag rifle, recoil is not an issue for me. My trusty 06 is still trusty but bein that its so old and heavily used my first gun it the .243. It'll hit paper at 1000 yards and animals at 4-500. I'm good with that and know the gun well enough to be confident with my shots. The 06 is good to 800 but with its age and wear I keep it as a back up now, everything and everybody needs to retire at some point in life.

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I'm saving for a large mag rifle, recoil is not an issue for me. My trusty 06 is still trusty but bein that its so old and heavily used my first gun it the .243. It'll hit paper at 1000 yards and animals at 4-500. I'm good with that and know the gun well enough to be confident with my shots. The 06 is good to 800 but with its age and wear I keep it as a back up now, everything and everybody needs to retire at some point in life.

. I know what you mean. My trusty 270 has almost 1000 rounds out of it. This year she will get a new paint job i am going to take it out. I put it in semi - retirement

After a bad year. So this is redemption year

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