Youth Rifles

[bobcat]

.243 is perfect for a youth.  They even have low recoil ammunition that you can get for them.  Although when you get an animal in front of her she won't feel the recoil at all.

I would suggest having her get lots of practice shooting a .22 and then have her shoot the .243 end of September a couple of times just to make sure she is on.

Hearing protection is vital even when hunting and only taking one shot, says the guy who has had hearing aids since he was 44.

I should’ve mentioned she does have a 22 and has shot it a bunch without issues when we do get out and shoot and loves it. I will definitely have her wear her ear safety while hunting. I will look into the lower recoil ammo I never really thought of that. Thanks!


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When I first bought reduced recoil ammo for my younger boy, I assumed that the powder charge would be lighter, affecting the ballistics.  I was wrong.  When we tested it, it shot with the same drop as regular ammo out to 400 yards.  Turns out that they don't load it with less powder, they load it with slower burning powder.

Reduced recoil ammo is usually quite a bit less velocity than standard loads. That's the reason why the recoil is less. It's surprising that it shot the same for you out to 400 yards. But if the recoil is substantially less, I would assume the velocity is as well.

[Jonathan_S]

Dropping the bullet weight from 90-100 to 55-60 like some of that Hornady ammo decreases the recoil by a lot.

[HillHound]

I second the low velocity 243 rounds. My son started at 9 with them and shot his first deer with the low recoil Hornady 87 grain. Quartering away perfect shot only 30 yards away and dropped him in his tracks. Pretty small bullet though so for the next few years we practiced with the low recoil and come hunting time full loads went in and he never new the difference. For us inside 200 yards point of impact was pretty much the same. Now he is 14 and is moving up to the 6.5 creedmore I won at a nra raffle a couple years ago.

[TommyH]

My son also took his first and second deer with a 243 with reduced loads, they had a different point of impact than the regular load. It could be the rifles short barrel not stabilizing them, it’s a Rossi. I switched ammo brands and had to adjust again. This of course was right before the season opened      Give the kid and yourself plenty of time to figure out what brand ammo that gun likes to shoot consistently.  Good luck out there.

[C-Money]

My wife & our kids started with a .243 win. Daughter still uses .243 and son has moved on to an 06 with reduced recoil ammo. Wife LOVES her 7mm-08. I have been using a .243 myself. I think it is a wonderful cartridge for young or old! A lot of dinners have been provided by a .243 around my home.

[Gamehunter034]

My wife & our kids started with a .243 win. Daughter still uses .243 and son has moved on to an 06 with reduced recoil ammo. Wife LOVES her 7mm-08. I have been using a .243 myself. I think it is a wonderful cartridge for young or old! A lot of dinners have been provided by a .243 around my home.

Thanks for the insight C-Money!


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