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What do your kids shoot?
brush hunter:
My Grandaughter two years ago at age 5 with her .22
Idabooner:
Been there, done that with 4 boys & a girl, one boy & the girl didn't take, they all started with the old 22, then three went to the 30-30 open sights, I think they learned to get in close with the old buck horn. Boneaddict learned to stalk in so close he became a good bow hunter, and woodsman. Don't recall the ages but if you start them to soon they will develop a flinch, and a flinch with the excitement of shooting game is not good. :)
brush hunter:
The flinch is a bad thing, We started my Grandaughter with some Lapua bullets (can't remember the name, but I still have some in the reloading room), they are powerless so there is no recoil. Last summer she was shooting My 10/22 in .22 mag. with out flinch.
boneaddict:
Awesome pics. You can't tell they were having a great time. Where were you hunting?
littletoes:
Kinetic Energy, and Simple Physics.
If the bullet is heavier and/or it uses more powder....its going to kick harder.
Also, as we all know, the rifle design also contributes to "felt recoil" and anyone that has fired a Winchester 94 30-30 can attest to that. Poor design, kicks like a mule. Too much drop at the heel, which causes more "felt" recoil. Put that same caliber in a straighter combed rifle, and you get a nice meek and mild offering.
I picked up a .243 Remington 700 for my Son, who is about to turn 11 next week.
He's handled his mom's copy of the same rifle just fine for the past two years, so I think it just may be time for him to have his own...he doesn't know yet.
His Mom is very recoil sensitive, and since she just hunts deer with me, I've loaded the smallest bullets avialable that will still work on deer sized game, Nosler 90 grn Balistic Tips. And they seem very accurate with a load of IMR 4350.
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