rifle for a kid

[lilhunter]

What would be a good rifle for a 12 year old kid about 5foot 70 pounds to hunt deer with?

[Dennis H]

Nobody has replied to your question about what cal. would be good for a person your size, but what we start Lil' people with normally where I'm from is .243 cal., unless they need somthing with alittle more nock down power, then I would suggest .270 cal. Both are popular, and you should be able to find ammo for either, anywhere. Good Luck!

[12 gauge]

What would be really good for you is a 30-30..

I killed my 5X5 bull elk with it and a doe...

So i think that is a great choice!

Good luck hunting and welcome to the board!

God bless

[Dennis H]

12 Gauge is right, if you can handle the recoil that a heavier bullet will give you, the 30-06 has a lot of different loads, (bullet types), on the market that will cater to the way you want to hunt, from varmits, to the largest of speicies.

[hunterskater]

12 gauge and the 30-06 will work. Good deer guns right there. Buck shot in the shotgun works best for me.

[j-bird]

i have killed deer with a 223 with no problem, uesing black hills 73 grain boattail hollow point, it has vary low recoil. the new 25 would be a great one to. good luck.

[jw in va]

the 30/30. Its a little more forgiving placement wise. Recoil is not much more than a 243 .NEF handi-rifle would make a good rifle.Safety is great and shot placement will be made carefully. If you need more range than 200 yds. try the 7mm/08.

[T-bird]

Marlin 336 in the good ole 30.30, with 150 gr Win Power Point bullets. It doesn't kick much, low noise, and kills deer dead.

[Kelsey]

Sounds like your son is about the size I was when I started. I use a Remington in .270. .260, 7mm-08, .308 all come to mind as good smaller cartridges.

[custom102004]

well ur probably going out of ur mind with all those choices lol but they are all good but sry to say i got another one for ya .....25-06

[swamprat]

No one has mentioned a 7mm - 08. Not to be confused with a 7mm mag.

This is a great caliber with not much recoil. Very comparable to a .243 with a little more knockdown power.

All the choices mentioned however are great. When it comes down to it, "its all about bullet placement"

swamprat

[spikehorn]

Hello There,
Have you got enough opinions and suggestions yet?
I have 3 sons, the oldest 21,youngest 16,with all very slim builds.We own 2 ,7mm-08, They have all shot several whitetails, no problem with recoil.
I'm sure some of the other calibers are good also. Good Luck!!

[naneeslayer]

i recently purchased a rossi .243 single shot youth rifle for my 8 year old daughter. it has about as much recoil as her .410 pump. she killed her first deer with it a week ago sunday. i would recommend this gun to anyone! a solid little gun that younger kids won't be scared to shoot.