Can someone help me find Remington Managed Recoil in .308 please?

[elk311]

This site is all about "opinions" so here goes...

I would NEVER let my 8 year old son shoot someone elses's reloads. I'm a reloader and know how meticulous that I am however, I also know how EASY it is to get it wrong. Save the risk and wait for commercial grade MFR ammo. It's tested, tested and re-tested lot-by-lot.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=233209

 

[lokidog]

elk311 has a good point. 

You might look at buying some inexpensive reloading equipment and do it with you son.   This will give him some additional "ownership" on his hunting successes, will cost less in the long run than factory ammo (if you shoot as much as you should), you can find a load that your gun likes (factory ammo has a limited number of configurations), and you can step up the load as he is increasingly able to handle it.

You should check out Lee Loaders for a cheap way to go.  I would get a digital powder scale to supplement it though.  My dad used a Lee for many years and had good success with it.  Ebay has a lot of reloading presses listed at good prices.

Good luck.

[DoubleJ]

This site is all about "opinions" so here goes...

I would NEVER let my 8 year old son shoot someone elses's reloads. I'm a reloader and know how meticulous that I am however, I also know how EASY it is to get it wrong. Save the risk and wait for commercial grade MFR ammo. It's tested, tested and re-tested lot-by-lot.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=233209

 

That thought crossed my mind last night too.

[JackOfAllTrades]

I tried to stay away from this... I can't...

I would NEVER let my 8 year old son shoot someone elses's reloads.

That thought ran through my mind too. Any reloader that puts him/herself in that position does open up some liability concerns. Personally, I don't think an 8 year old has any business shooting a 308. I don't understand the motivation for anyone to encurage a kid that young to shoot a high powered big game rifle. We hear of it all the time though.. Some kid sitting in a shooting shack overlooking a soy field shooting his first deer at the ripe age of 9 years old. A lot of kids don't understand 'death' at those young ages. You're the dad, that's your business.

This site is full of opinions; sure, I've got one or two. Here's some advise I have to give. Even some recoil energy less than 10 pounds.. Even down to 8 pounds is tough on a youngsters collar bone/shoulder. Kids should learn to shoot on low recoiling firearms. .22'sl, .223's and such. When you first started driving at the age of 15 and a half, did you just jump on the freeway? NO. You learned in the parking lot, moved out into town, got some experience then finally hit the interstate. Are you intending on letting this 8 year old hunt this year? Or are you trying to teach a lesson to a kid that's been bugging you about shooting your big rifle? I dunno... But one thing I explained in an offline message is that the Managed Recoil ammunition is using less charge of a faster powder, but the bullet is solid copper and designed to perform at slower velocities. Thus the bullet is not exiting the muzzle at normal or even light load velocities. This explains why it shoots up to 2" low at 100yds. This could equate to 10-12" low at 200yds. That's outside the pretty standard 8" kill zone for most big game. I just don't like this concept for hunting. It's OK for training. In fact, I used light bullets and relatively light charges for .243win when my boys were graduating from .22's and working their way up to being able to shoot hunting loads without wincing every time they pulled the trigger. If that's your objective, I guess I support that idea.

If you lived closer, I'd invite you over for a reloading session. Teach you how to reload, then allow you to use my equipment to get what you're looking for so you knew in your own mind that the reloads would be safe for you and your kid.

-Steve

[carpsniperg2]

everyone has there own way of how to start kids i my self at the age of 8 was shooting a 30-30 then at 10 i went to a 243 because it was flatter shooting and fit are hunting styles better for the longer shots. so a 308 is not to bad of a start  i do think that it can in most kids cause bad habbits when shooting a minimal recoil gun like 223 22lr etc, it is easyer to teach and more rewarding to a young shooter to not get beat up by a larger gun. that being said if he can shoot it good "not flinch/pull shots/etc" then there is no problem with him shooting it and the only one that can decide that right now is dad so watch and see how well he handles it before you let him shoot at a deer with it as well, and remember we are even more excited when its a animal so you want him to be shooting a gun that he shoots very well not just o.k. at the range.

[DoubleJ]

He is 8 but he is 90-95 pounds, tipping 100 on a heavy day.  I've known smaller women to shoot bigger guns with no problems.  He shoots the gun just fine and puts up 2-3" 2 shot groups at 100 yards.  not frickin bad for an 8 year old shooting a .308 with 165gn Nosler Accubonds.  It is the only gun we have and the only one we are likely to have for a few more years so, downsizing him isn't an option right now.  He loves to shoot but, only gets off a couple of shots before he wants to quit due to recoil.  I have decided that 150 yards would be his max range for deer anyway, managed recoil rounds or not.  Getting the managed recoil rounds would just keep him shooting longer so he could tighten those groups up.

As far as him being ready, he is more ready than a lot of people that go hunting.  He has been around my father and brothers dead deer for years now.  He's been to deer camp and made some hikes into the woods with my dad and has experienced everything except pulling the trigger on one himself.  This year is his hunt.  If I pull one after he gets his, then that's great.  He will, with my instruction, make the decision on what deer to shoot and when.  He has been studying for a couple of years now and could tell you as much about deer hunting as anyone that has never shot a deer before can. 

Obviously "Knowing" about deer hunting and actually doing it are miles apart but, I think he's ready to bridge that gap now.

[bobcat]

Try pm'ing "killbilly."  I believe he made an offer on here once that he would reload for others. Not sure what ever happened with that, but PM him and ask if you like. He's in the Olympia area.

I could possibly be talked into loading some up for you, but I am just really short on time with two little kids of my own, and my wife and I both working.

It would be especially easy if you bought new brass, say 100, and a pound of powder, probably H4895 as Curly suggested, 100 primers and 100 Nosler 125 grain BT's. You'd also have to buy the 308 dies, which you can get for about $30.

[elk311]

Right on! Dad's and Mom's know better than anyone else... I say let him rock and roll with the .308 it's an excellent caliber and from the sounds of it he can stay with THAT gun for years even the rest of his hunting life! And that's a huge advantage, knowing YOUR particular guns likes and dislikes. If my son were bigger I'd love to start him out with a 308, but he'll have to adjust between a couple of rifles before he settles.  

If I remember right sites like Midway you can have them email you when thier stock is in. My quick search for that particular ammo showed everyone out-of-stock so everybody's in the same boat. If he only wants to shoot 2 rounds thats awesome it's 2 more rounds than most Wii/XBox kids are shooting these days.  

Good job Dad !

p.s. just checked Midway again an right next to the "add to cart" button is "Remind Me" which will trigger an email the day they get new stock. Good luck !


p.s.s. Is Moe's BBQ still open? They have the BEST BBQ around...

[JackOfAllTrades]

Right on! Dad's and Mom's know better than anyone else...

Don't get me wrong. I'm never one to discurage any kid from shooting/hunting. I do spend a lot of time at the range, and no.. Dad's and Mom's aren't always right. Not at all. (yes, I'm a dad)

It looks like this dad has done his home work and is comfortable with the kid's current shooting experience. He's a big kid. (not that bone structure is completely developed yet...)

Good luck. Hope you find some of those reduced loads for him to shoot.

-Steve

[DoubleJ]

I just went ahead and placed a back order with Midway.  They said they'd ship on the 9th.  Thanks for everything guys