Favorite Youth Caliber - Deer and Pigs

[tkuehn5410]

.223 is available everywhere as well, but I like more knockdown power. Have a 6.5 creed more and .224 but can’t get ammo for them.

[txhoghunter2]

.243 suppressed.

[Cazador]

Started my boys off plinking with a 22 Henry lever action. Their first pigs were shot with a Ruger compact 77 in 223, first deer with Ruger number one in 22-250. At 20 and 24 they both will still shoot their 22-250’s.

[Backwoods101]

22-250


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[cva34]

If i got one vote 243....and they do have a lite ammo someplace..to soften it ever more...Some kids are more Muz blast shy than recoil..so ear protection is a must...And consider letting them shoot standing,that softens the recoil quite a bit.(and gives them a little dose of felt recoil)the first few shots just to give them a stepping stone to Bench recoil which is more felt ...Accuracy on standing shots is not issue just gives them confidence that its recoil is OK.

[Chad C]

H started off with a .300 blackout at age 8, zero felt recoil. It's like shooting a .22 and he was able to man handle the gun as it has a short LOP and a 16" barrel. He has been shooting the Barnes 110 grain Tac-TX rounds with great success. We did lose one deer that was found months later.

With that being said, I'm not going to recommend the 300 blackout for shots over 50-75 yards. Shot placement is crucial.

Last Saturday at age 10, he took a great management 8 that field dressed over 150 with my suppressed .308 and made a great shot. He will continue to hunt with the .308 or 6.5 creedmoor and use the 300 blackout to practice with at the range from now on.


I like any quarter bore, 6.5, or 7-08 with reduced recoil rounds for a youngster.

[BJ DUPLECHAIN]

I started mine on a 7mm08 with reduced recoil loads.