Youth Rifle Recommendations??????

[Kola16]

7 mag is just that a magnum with a lot more powder. Like phool said the 7mm-08 is a necked down 308 case using a 284 cal bullet. You get a better bc and it is a very flat shooting round as well, with little recoil.

243 will kill anything, good shot placement and a good bullet is all one needs. Heck there is a young lady that just put a moose down with one shot from a 243. I know of one rez hunter that shot probably 100 elk and deer with a 243. Never had any problems with killing power. I do like the bullet choice on the 7mm over the 243. You can get into some heavy bullets for the 7mm and really work them well with some handloads.

I guess it is just me. I like a bigger, more powerful bullet. You could ethically hunt with a pellet gun if you put the pellet in the right place. I just prefer a little more bang for those.......well, you know.....less desirable shots  It happens, just sayin'

[carpsniperg2]

Yep what ever floats your boat

[Kola16]

Yep what ever floats your boat

Or sinks it with a bigger hole 

[bobcat]

Nothing wrong with the 7/08, but I'd go with the 243 if only for deer, or if bear and elk might be on the menu, I'd go with a 270 or 308. The only real difference between any of them is the price of ammo. 270 and 308 will be cheaper than 7/08, simply because they are more popular.

[GEARHEAD]

another vote for 7mm-08, very low recoil. can push a 140 gr bullet at 3000 fps.  as stated try and get a 24 inch barrel,  add a muzzle break, like i have, and it kicks like a .223

[X-Force]

You cant go wrong with a 7mm-08. But I really like the 6.5mm either 260 or 6.5 cm... 
Another good gun to look at would be the savage lady hunter

[rebal69972]

My kids hunt with a 308 and used to hunt with a 35 rem. I will say stay away from the 35 rem. Ammo will kill the bank. My 11 y/o daughter shot her first deer with the 308 when she was 6 and even now she is a very small child, maybe 65 lbs but she has always been able to handle the recoil, its the noise that gets her. All of my kids love to hunt but hate to go to the range. When your in the field they don't remember the noise or the recoil but getting them to the field when they don't like the noise is a little tough.  Good hearing protection is a must

[Raul Duke]

One other thing I forgot to mention. Shooting Sticks, I picked up a set (tripod) for her so she don't have to work as hard.  On are stand where she got her deer. We set her up on a ridge looking down. Set up the sticks and waited.
 I made it as easy as possible for her on her first hunt. I wanted her to learn and have fun.  And it all paid off.

Good luck to you and your daughter. Your going to have some great memories.

[C-Money]

As far as a cartridge goes, cant go wrong with a 7mm-08. Accurate, and plenty gun for North America. Remington Model 7 is a great choice. The NEF single shots are great rifles. Ammo for the 7mm-08 is around the same price as anything els these days. I was just looking at the pile of ammo at wal-mart the other day, 7mm-08 was right there with the other popular cartridges. 

[HUNT]

I'll second the 7mm-08 in the Remington model Seven.   They are tough to find, but you can usually find one on gunbroker.com.   All three of my sons have shot the rifle and love it.  The stock fits a shooter of smaller stature really well.  It is a great round that has the knockdown of a 270 with the recoil similar to a 243.  Good luck in your search.   

[whacker1]

Hunt beat me to it, but I will post anyway
Remington Model SEVEN is also another choice for youth.  It is a standard rifle with lighter action and shorter stock, so a little easier to handle, and is made in the common calibers we are talking about .243, 7-08 and a few others.

[blacktailcody]

243. Tikka t3.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Tikka-T3-Lite-Bolt-Action-Rifles-150-Stainless-Steel-Barrels/706383.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dtikka%2Bt3%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=tikka+t3&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products

[gunnarnewt]

7/08 all the way! Great little gun for ladies and children.

[dscubame]

You guys keep throwing out calibers.  With my 9 year old it was not about the caliber it is about what was weighted appropriatley and the ability to hold the gun up with proper stock length and barrel heavy variations.

I had over 12 different "models" in her hands and two stood out dramatically...the tikka t3 (whatever caliber floats your boat) and the youth model 700 (again whatever your ego tells you on caliber). 

Now this is for her size at 9 yrs old, her arm length, her strength etc...So get your kid in a bunch of gun stores and find the best fitting "model".  You all try on boots before you buy don't ya?

[dscubame]

You guys keep throwing out calibers.  With my 9 year old it was not about the caliber it is about what was weighted appropriatley and the ability to hold the gun up with proper stock length and barrel heavy variations.

I had over 12 different "models" in her hands and two stood out dramatically...the tikka t3 (whatever caliber floats your boat) and the youth model 700 (again whatever your ego tells you on caliber). 

Now this is for her size at 9 yrs old, her arm length, her strength etc...So get your kid in a bunch of gun stores and find the best fitting "model".  You all try on boots before you buy don't ya?

Oh ya ended up buying the Tikka T3 in .243 and now I find myself hunting with it more than anything else.  Love that Tikka.  Nice bear and 4 point buck down so far with it this season.