What caliber would you choose?

[Magnum_Willys]

.243 !  Don't use anything with a muzzle brake - ear muffs mandatory with brakes and youth. 

[AdnaHunter]

308

[fastdam]

I would never risk my childs hearing with a muzzle break. There are way to many other great options.
  I was hunting deer in tucannon this last fall and encountered a 14 year old boy and his father on a trail maybe 5 minutes after i heard a shot close by. The man said the boy was shooting a .300 win mag, which made sense because he had a perfect crescent shaped, bloody cut right between his eyes where the scope smacked his face. Too much gun for even a 14  year but old.  Long action rifles are going to be heavey and hard to carry and stablize. I would conside the gun itself as much as the caliber.

[D-Rock425]

7mm 08

[Biggerhammer]

Ask a counter monkey at a local gunshop, I'm sure they will enlighten you. 

[jasnt]

 

Ask a counter monkey at a local gunshop, I'm sure they will enlighten you. 

[257 Wby Mag]

Ask a counter monkey at a local gunshop, I'm sure they will enlighten you. 

My god, please no!!! We'll have another tikka/vortex sheet show out in the woods...

[BOWHUNTER45]

Years ago I would say a .243 since that was my 1st rifle ..Killed whitetail -groundhogs -turkeys -fox and coyotes ..Love that gun ...but then I started investigating the 7mm-o8 a few years ago and I was really shocked ..Little heavier bullet if you like and to me it fits the description of being one of the perfect cal . for deer -elk and bear  Seems a  few of all agree ...But my very most favorite is a .270 ..It will kill anything 

[b23]

.243 !  Don't use anything with a muzzle brake - ear muffs mandatory with brakes and youth.

Shouldn't hearing protection be mandatory with a youth shooting ANYTHING, regardless of if it has a muzzle brake attached?!?!

Are guns with muzzle brakes louder?  Absolutely!   But, a youth will shoot nearly any, hunting caliber, rifle better and enjoy it more when it has a muzzle brake. 

Wearing electronic ear muffs while hunting is a benefit, not only does it protect your hearing but you can hear substantially better with them on.

[257 Wby Mag]

I do get a kick out of it though Landon . Go to  cabelas or sportsmans warehouse, the gun counter, whatda think abiotic such and such? Lol the bs starts rollin!! Funny stuff

[257 Wby Mag]

With the variety of cartridges and good boolits there is no reason/need for a kid to to pack around a 28",snouted with loudner around the woods... None, even if they're shooting to 800-1000 yards...

[Stein]

30 caliber in either a 308 or 30-06.  In my book, these are the minimum reliable elk rounds and my personal favorites due to the availability, price and tradition.

[mountainman]

I do get a kick out of it though Landon . Go to  cabelas or sportsmans warehouse, the gun counter, whatda think abiotic such and such? Lol the bs starts rollin!! Funny stuff

lol. Kinda like around here huh? Need a new pair of waders about every week! 

[jay.sharkbait]

243 is a fine starter caliber. Mild recoil allows for accurate placement, which will trump headspace  AND bullet type every time! I know folk who post pics of 1/2" groups at 300 yards from a bench, but have a hard time hitting mulie 's at 30 yards..

Headspace?

What does headspace have to do with anything?

[bobcat]

243 is a fine starter caliber. Mild recoil allows for accurate placement, which will trump headspace  AND bullet type every time! I know folk who post pics of 1/2" groups at 300 yards from a bench, but have a hard time hitting mulie 's at 30 yards..

Headspace?

What does headspace have to do with anything?

He meant to say headstamp.