Needing a hunting rifle for my son

[YukonGlocker]

I would get a Savage .243.

 

[ExSniper]

Howa makes a great .243 that comes with a youth stock and a full-size stock. Great set-up, really high quality rifle, and he can keep using it as he grows.

 

[gerhard1]

CZ Model 527 in 7.62x39mm. It is a wel-made bolt action carbine that is very light and handy, and it won't beat him to death with recoil. Plus, it is very inexpensive to shoot. I have one and I absolutely love it.

The 7.62 round is about the equivalent in power of the .30-30 Winchester.

 

[surjimmy]

I started my son then 11 on a Howa 1500 youth like ExSniper said in a 243, and my nephew cause he wanted it a Rossi break over in a 243. Turns out that is one of my favorite rifles. Both are great and don't count out the 243 my sone's first deer weighed 260lbs and he only went 40 yards.

 

[MoBoost]

Correct answer is Marlin XS7y in 7mm-08.

Perfect fit for a smaller person, perfect caliber, great trigger ... $300.

Well, if the fit is not "perfect" - Boyd's makes stock for those under $100.
And if the 7mm-08 is somehow not "perfect" - it is a switch barrel.

 

[dieseltech09]

AR-15 in 6.8spc

 

[MoBoost]

AR-15 in 6.8spc

Will you adopt me ... please. I wish I had a dad that thought "first hunting rifle" = "$1000"

 

[NikatKimber]

Will you adopt me ... please. I wish I had a dad that thought "first hunting rifle" = "$1000"

What he said!

 

[Okie4570]

6mm in a remington model 7, for my daughter. I have a couple of friend who have tried the H/R and NEF and they're ok buy the triggers are TERRIBLE!! Their accuracy improved greatly when they switched over to a bolt gun (savage) shooting a .243 and a ar-15 shooting 6.5 grendel. Triggers made all the difference and their confidence improved as well. Marlin lever gun as mentioned above is hard to beat.

 

[orangeRcode]

6mm in a remington model 7, for my daughter. I have a couple of friend who have tried the H/R and NEF and they're ok buy the triggers are TERRIBLE!! Their accuracy improved greatly when they switched over to a bolt gun (savage) shooting a .243 and a ar-15 shooting 6.5 grendel. Triggers made all the difference and their confidence improved as well. Marlin lever gun as mentioned above is hard to beat.

I've heard some accuracy and reliabilty issues with the H&R and NEF guns and will likely stay away from them.